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UNANIMITY AT BAILLIE REPORT MEETING.
A.R.O. haulage sectional board devoted the major part of its meeting, on Monday, to a consideration of the Baillie report and the memorandum in connection with it, which had been drawn up by a special sub-committee.
It is learned that the ancillary user sectional board subsequently joined the haulage sectional board for a further discussion of the report, in view of the importance of the document to this section of the industry. Unanimous decisions were reached on the final draft of the memorandum, which, it is understood, is to be presented to the Ministers of Labour and Transport at an early date.
S.T.R. in East London.
Details are now available of the arrangements for the lecture to be given by S.T.R., The Commerical Motor costs expert, before members of the East London Hauliers Association. The address will be delivered at the " Green Man," Plashet Grove, London, E.7, at 8 p.m. on November 3.
New Chairman for Haulage Board.
At its meeting on Monday, A.R.O. elected Mr. J. W. Beresford, of the well-known concern of Beresford, Caddy and Pemberton, Ltd., as chairman of its haulage sectional board. Mr. Beresford is one of the earliest members of the Association, having attended the inaugural meeting at Winchester House, which led to the formation of the Road Haulage Association, later to be absorbed in A.R.O.
Mr, Beresford has also been chairman of the West Midland Area of A.R.O. since January 1 last.
B.R.F. Propaganda Going Strong.
For October, . the British Road Federation is sponsoring the following meetings:—
October 8, hull branch, C.M.U.A.; speaker, Mr. W. A. Gibson Martin, P.R.G.S.. on " Road Problems." October 11, King's Lynn Rotary Club; speaker, Mr. R. Gresham Cooke. Oetober Ye, Oxford Rotary Club; speaker, Mr. R. Gresham Cooke. October 19, Horsham Rotary Club; speaker, Mr. R. Gresham Cooke on "Road Problems." Brixton Rotary Club; speaker. Mr. Gaston Vincent on "Road Traffic and Road Aneidents." October 28, Hull Jimior Liberal Association; speaker, Mr. W. A. Gibson Martin on " Road Transport."
Busy Year for Hull Association.
Full programmes have been pre. preparedby the Hull and Grimsby branches of Hull Traffic Association, for the session which has just commenced. Meetings of interest to roadtransport operators are as follow :—
HULL.
October 5: Mr. A. T. V. Robinson. deputy secretary, Ministry of Tranaport, on " The Work of the blintstry of Transport." October 19: Ninth annual dinner, Guildhall, HulL November 2: Mr. E. H. Fryer, deputy secretary, Automobile Association. on 'British. Roads of the Future." February 1: Mr. Owen Massey., transport manager, Soribbans and Co., Ltd.. on "National Distribution." February 111 Third annual dinner•dence, Hammonds Ballroom, March 1: H.T.A. Council, Mock Traffic Cornmissioner's Court. Aprlf 19: Annual general meeting.
GRIMSBY.
October 18: Mr. J. A. Trormage on "Transport Management as a Profession." February 21: Mr. W. P. Dodd, transport manager, Nottingham Co-operative SocietY. on Road Transport in 1937." March 21: Mr. J. R. Pike, research assistant, L.M.S. Railway Co., on " Railway Propaganda."
At the opening meeting at Hull, on Tuesday, Mr. R. G. Tarran was installed as the new president, in succession to Mr. A. Cargill. Mr. A. Cunliffe, A.M.Inst.T., vice-president of the Industrial Transport Association, gave an address on "Handling Small Consignments."
A.R.O. to Compile West Midland Directory.
The West Midland Area of A.R.O. is compiling details relative to the class of traffic carried, districts served, and vehicle and licence records of all members. Such records will expedite reference, and enable the area office to reply to inquiries as to transport facilities available to particular districts.
A.R.O. Headquarters Speakers at Manchester.
The big A.R.O. meeting which is to take place in Manchester on October 5, under the auspices of the East Lancashire Area, will be held in the Milton Hall. Speakers will include Major Crawford. president, Major the Hon. Eric Long, and Mr. R. W. Sewill. COAL HAULAGE RATES SCHEDULE.
As announced in our issue for last week, a deputation from the Forest of Dean Area, of A.R.O., met members of the selling committee of the Forest of Dean Collieries, with a view to the fixing of rates for the haulage of coal from the various centres.
Schedules have now been drawn up, and an undertaking has been given that the Forest of Dean Collieries will not employ any haulier who does not charge the full agreed scale of rates. It may be pointed out that rate-cutting has been responsible for much cutthroat competition in this area.
The complete schedule, together with the names of the collieries concerned, is published on this page.
New Contracts—More Vehicles.
A report received from the South Wales Area, A.R.O., says that no difficulties have so far been encountered in connection with the new contracts for milk haulage. In several cases, increased quantities will have to be carried, and applications for additional vehicles have already been filed.
Price of Cheap Transport.
Cut-rate service invariably strikes back in some indirect fashion at the user. This warning to traders was given by Mr. T. Worsley, in an address to Cupar Rotary Club, under the auspices of the British Road Federa tion. He declared that one of the biggest problems in the road-transport industry was to attain that spirit of co-ordination by which a reasonable rates structure could be maintained.
Co-operation among hauliers would be considerably helped if traders would realize that the cheap rate invariably had repercussions and that the person td employ was the type of contractor who ceased to regard his own selfish interest, thus making himself a ,useful unit in the national transport system.
C.M.U.A. Objects to One-way Traffic.
The C.M.U.A., the A.A. and two private motorists have lodged objections to the new gyratory traffic system, which, involving reconstructional and other work costing £19,000, has been introduced in City Square, Leeds, by Leeds Corporation. The main ground of objection, it is understood, is that the trams passing through the Square do not conform with the gyratory system, and, to a large extent, cut across the general traffic flow.
The City Square changes were introduced without confirmation of the corporation's Order having been obtained from the Ministry of Transport, a feature of the position which has caused some indignation among road users. Objectors will have an opportunity of being heard at the Ministry of Transport inquiry at Leeds Civic Hall on October 14, into the corporation's application for confirmation of the arrangements already carried out