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with EVIDENCE BISCUIT "WE do not deal in common sense here. We deal purely with evidence," Mr. M. JacksonLipkin told a customer witness at a public inquiry this week.
Metropolitan LA Mr. D. I. R. Muir was hearing witnesses at the continued hearing of the M and S Shipping Ltd. application (CM, last week).
The firm wants to offer a through service from Great Britain to 14 Continental countries and it produced five Continental witnesses in support. At the latest hearing witnesses from Germany and Switzerland gave evidence.
Mr. Ralph Winterberg of Germany, and Miss Marlene Gester, of Switzerland, both said that as shipping and forwarding agents in their own countries they had agreements with M and S to supply transport These agreements were not in writing and were described by Mr. Jackson-Lipkin as typically British "gentlemen's agreements".
The concept of through transport appealed to both witnesses who told the objectors' advocates that unaccompanied trailers experienced delays, adversely affecting import and export business. Removal of delays would, they felt, see an immediate increase of up to 100 per cent in traffic.
Similar delays were referred to by Mr. G. C. Morley, an International Shipping agent at Bradford. Mr. Morley told Mr. C. Sheimann, for BM, that IS had supported a similar application by P. and H. Contracts on August 3 at Catterick which had been successful.
When Mr. Jackson-Lipkin asked Mr. Morley why his company supported such applications he said "It is just common sense." Which provoked Mr. JacksonLipkin's comment.
The hearing continues on October 11.