R.II.A. Chairman's Five Points for 1959
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rOMPLETE freedom from political
interference in transport was first on the list in a set of five wishes for 1959 made by Mr. R. N. Ingram, national chairman of the Road Haulage Association, speaking at the annual dinner of the Association's Coventry, Rugby and North Warwickshire sub-areas at Coventry last week.!
M. Ingram said: "If I were able to make my wishes come tfue I would particularly like to see the following developments take shape during 1959: "I. By some means or other the achievement of complete freedom from political interference in transport.
"2. An announcement from the Government of plans to speed up their present road programme, so as to give road hauliers some encouragement for the future.
"3. Abolition of the anomalous 30 per cent, purchase tax on commercial goods vehicles, coupled with some reduction of the fuel tax.
"4. Equality of taxation between road and rail to enable effective economic competition between these two modes of transport.
5. The reasonable exercise by Licensing Authorities of their discretion on such points as the extent to which the declaration of normal user should restrict the operations of A or B licence holders."
NO NEW EVIDENCE ON AIR POLLUTION
A LTHOUGH an American report on
air pollution is being studied by the Government, it contains no new evidence to support the theory that there is a causal relationship between lung cancer and the pollution caused by vehicle exhausts. This was stated by Lord Hailsham, Lord President of the Council, in the House of Lords last week.
Lord Hawke asked whether the Government were encouraging research into the invention of an economical method of running public service vehicles on stored electricity. Lord Hailsham replied that anyone who introduced such a vehicle would not need Government help: he would be a millionaire overnight.
OBITUARY
wirE regret to announce the death of VT MR. R. H. CLARK, MR. WILLIAM ELKINGTON WRIGHT and MR. L. W. avrNs.
Mr. Clark, aged 48, was Scottish branch manager for the Power Petroleum Co., Ltd. He joined the company from school and became Scottish branch manager last January. He was taken ill while returning from a conference in London.
Mr. Wright. who had been in failing health for some years, retired from the board of the Pyrene Co., Ltd.. in 1957 after nearly 30 years with the company.
Mr. Elvins had been managing director of North of Leeds, Ltd., for 25 years. He diedon board ship for South Africa.