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affects the C-licensee, is to be discussed at a mass meeting of C-licence operators which is to be held under the auspices of the C.M.U.A. on July 1, at the Holborn Restaurant, London, W.C.1. The meetL ing will commence at 2.30 p.m.
Mr. F. F. Fowler, chairman of the London and Home Counties division of the Association, will be in the chair, and he will be supported by Mr. W. A. Winson, president of the C.M.U.A., Mr. J. L. Kinder, national organizer, Capt. C. F. Roberts and Mr. Frederick Smith.
Enfield • to Hear Straight Talking.
Major Eric Long, the Association's political adviser, is to address an A.R.O. meeting at the King's Head Hotel, High Street, Enfield, on Monday next, at 8 p.m. He will deal with the question of road transport's future and what A.R.O. is doing to ensure that the haulier gets a fair deal. Mr. I. B. Roberts, chairman for the North Metropolitan Sub-area, will preside.
Rotarians Praise German Roads.
An animated discussion followed the address which Mr. Sewill gave to the Stoke-on-Trent Rotary Club, last week. The invitation to Mr. Sewill had been arranged by Mr. J. W. Beresford, chairman of A.R.O. West Midland Area. The Club recently heard a talk from the Chief Constable of Stoke on the road and its uses, from the point of view of safety. Mr. Sewill dealt with the matter from the angle of construction.
During the discussion it transpired that several members had recently visited Germany and Italy and were impressed with the special roads in those countries. They commented on the fact that, in this country, little provision had been made to develop road transport as it deserved.
Further support was forthcoming from several speakers, who criticized the Ministry of Transport for its scheme for a new trunk road from Preston to London. It was explained that this road is designed to pass through the middle of Stoke-on-Trent, with consequent expense of demolition work for widening. It was suggested that it was hardly a progressive policy to take an important trunk road through a town.
S.H.M.A. Moves.
The Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association has transferred its Glasgow headquarters from West Regent Street to Albert Road.
C.M.U.A. Members to Visit Vauxhall's.
A visit, on June 30, to the Luton works of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., has been arranged for the Grays and District area of the C.M.U.A.
A.R.O. Commercial Motor Show Conference.
The A.R.O. luncheon and conference, during the period of the Commercial Motor Show, will be held this year on November 8, at Earl's Court.
No A.R.O. Money for Wages Boards.
In view of the recommendation in the Ba.illie Report that the cost of wages machinery should, in future, be borne by the whole of the industry, A.R.O. has decided to withdraw all financial support from the national and local boards.
More Support for Road Transport.
As a result of the efforts of the Enfield and district area committee of the C.M.U.A., Mr. A. Beverley Baxter, M.P. for Wood Green. and Mr. B. Bull, M.P. for Enfield, have shown increasing interest in. the road-transport industry. It is expected that they will shortly join the Parliamentary Road Group. ANOTHER SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL?
A deputation of members of the Plymouth Sub-area of A.R.O. recently waited upon Col. Guest, M.P. for the Drake division of Plymouth, with a view to gaining his support for the Association's policy. Col. Guest expressed his sympathy with road-transport's difficulties, and it is expected that, in consequence, he will shortly become a member of the Parliamentary Road Group.
Restrictions on C Licences a Menace.
Wages and conditions in the industry were discussed at a recent meeting of the retail section of the Newcastle arid Gateshead Chamber of Commerce. The question of the C-licensee was dealt with, and the meeting expressed strong disapproval of any new regulative machinery which would affect this class of operator. It was decided that further restrictions would be a menace to. trading interests.
A Time-table for New Regulations.
Entitled " A Statutory Time-table," a useful leaflet has been prepared by the London and Home Counties Haulage Contractors Association, showing the dates on which the wide variety of new regulations becomes operative. The number of each item in the Construction and Use Regulations is given, so that operators may quickly refer to them. .
Object to Showing Registration Books.
Several members of the Stroud Subarea of A.R.O., at a meeting last week, objected to sending registration books to Licensing Authorities when applying for licence renewals. As they were engaged on seasonal haulage, some vehicles were not licensed for the whole year and they feared that the evidence of registration books might jeopardize their carriers' licences.