No More Co-operation —London Busmen
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A RESOLUTION stating that future co-operation with the London Transport Executive would be "virtually impossible" was passed by a delegate conference of Langan busmen, last week, when they agreed to accept, under protest, the offer of an extra 5s. a week for country service crews, and 7s. 6d. for Green Line drivers. After a seven-hour meeting, a move to accept the offer was carried by 82 votes to 40, with seven abstentions. The resolution said the delegates strongly condemned and protested against the interpretation by London Transport of the agreed terms for a resumption of work. The conference was convinced that the strike would not have been called off if it had been known what the L.T.E.'s interpretation of the agreement would be. "The treatment of our wages claim, allied to the now known alarming proposals of the L.T.E. to drastically reduce services and close garages, makes it virtually impossible to have any beneficial form of co-operation with London Transport in the future," said the resolution, Afterwards, Mr. Harry Nicholas, assistant general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, pointed out that this did not mean. the Union would cease any discussions with the L.T.E. It meant they would look more closely at precise terms in future.
SALVATION ARMY WITNESS
APPLYING for a. new B licence at Bristol, on Monday, Mr. L. D. Troke, Somerdale Avenue, Bath, had supporting evidence from the Salvation Army, who wanted him to carry furniture and clothing for their welfare department. Mr. S. W. Nelson, Wcstern Licensing Authority, granted the licence, remarking that he would not restrict the distance for Salvation Army goods. "No-one would want to hinder their good work," he said. The licence also covered the carriage of Sunday newspapers, lime, fertilizers, animal feeding stuffs; and building materials for a named concern over 15 miles.
TOO MANY PASSENGERS
FINES totalling £25 were imposed on Wainfleet Motor Services, Oasten Road, Nuneaton, for carrying excess passengers, failing to issue tickets and failing, in one instance, to display a copy of the fare and timetable. It was stated at Coleshill Magistrates' Court, last week, that in a check at Allesley, two coaches operated laY Wainfleet were carrying a total of 95 passengers. Their combined seating capacity was 68.
IRAQI OIL SAFE
OIL from Iraq would continue to flow to its usual markets. Col. Abdul Faik, senior military attache at the Iraqi Embassy in London, said on Monday. He did not think nationalization was planned.