Minister Hears Case. Against 12-seaters
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THE case against using 12-seat utilities as buses in rural areas was put strongly by the representatives of the four operators' associations who met Mr. Harold Watkinson, Minister of Transport, on Tuesday. One point that was raised was that such use would be uneconomic, as confirmed by the British Transport Commission's report ("Bird's Eye View." The Commercial Motor, July 5).
Mr. Watkinson was grateful for the views expressed and is investigating the position. He will also consider additional information which the Associations are forwarding to him.
HIGHER FARES THAN OPERATORS SOUGHT
I N a reserved decision, uniform increases in fares were granted on Monday by the •West Midland Traffic Commissioners to seven operators who run coach services for employees of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd.
Mr. W. P. James, chairman, said that fares had not been raised for five years. There was a marked difference in the percentage of increase applied for by individual operators, which was said to be caused by their respective financial positions.
However, the Commissioners thought that so far as possible the same rate of increase should be granted in respect of each application. Fares would be raised by a maximum of 20 per cent. In some cases operators would be granted more than they sought, and in others, less.
[The hearing of the applications was reported in The Commercial Motor on June 14.]
• DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS URGENT
A FTER a 286-mile drive along the ti Great North Road (The Commercial Motor, last week), Mr. G. R. H. Nugent, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, stressed the need for more dual carriageways.
DYSON EXPORTS INCREASE
"EXPORTS continue to improve, despite the difficulties of meeting foreign subsidized competition," Mr. Joseph T. Dyson, chairman and managing director of R. A. Dyson and Co., Ltd., told shareholders on Tuesday. The general trading position was excellent. The company started a new trading year on a buoyant note.
DUNLOP MANAGER DIES
WE regret to announce the death of MR. R: E. A. GOODE, Nottingham district manager of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd. He had been with the company for 20 years• and was sales development manager at Fort Dunlop from 1.949 to 1453. He was 47.