SHORT-TERM TIPPER GRANT FOR HARFOOT
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IN Cardiff on Friday, S. Harfoot and I Sons Ltd., of Barry, were granted shortterm licences for six tippers, not exceeding 54 tons unladen, on A licence, to be based at Ryans South Tunnel Site, Dowlais, They are for carrying colliery waste and coal to be processed and, after processing by Ryan Holdings Ltd. and associated companies, within 40 miles of base.
When the hearing opened before the South Wales Licensing Authority, Mr. R. Jackson, four objectors withdrew their opposition; they were George Read (Transport) Ltd., Richard Read (Transport) Ltd., James Smith (Bicknor) Ltd. and Soudley Valley Transport Ltd.
Mr. D. T. Harfoot, assistant secretary of the applicant company. said they had been unable to supply extra vehicles for carrying colliery waste, as requested by Ryan Holdings, and there was a shortage of tippers in the area. The job, he said. involved mainly eight-wheeler traffic.
Asked by Mr. Jackson if he would object if anybody else applied for eight wheelers, Mr. Harfoot said that he would. as there was a limit to the number of vehicles that could be used on this job.
Mr. Jackson reminded him that on the previous day he had objected to a Short Bros. application for eight-wheelers. Mr. Harfoot agreed that he had, and said if there was only work for six vehicles for Ryan he would obviously object to anybody else wanting to work for this company. "There would only be work for six large tippers and 12 would be applied for."
Mr. Jackson commented: "Yesterday you were saying that there were sufficient tippers in the area. Now, today, you are asking for six tippers?"
Mr. Harfoot: "I agree sir, but I base this on the fact that once I make my application, which was prior to the one yesterday, I have a. hope that my six will be granted. I consider then that there is just no work for vehicles over and above that. If there is work for 10 eightwheelers, and I have asked for six, I say there can only be work for four more."
Supporting the application, Mr. R. A. Roper, general manager of Ryan, said his firm had a new coal washery coming into production at Cymmer. Porth, which would mean the removal of about 2,000 tons of coal a week for the next 10 years. There was another coming into production at Tredegar, the production of which was gong partly by rail and partly by road, and another three washeries were envisaged. In six weeks' time they would have another 2,000 tons of coal to be carried and another 2,000 six weeks after that. This meant that in the next three or four months they would be dealing with an extra 6,000 tons of coal.
The eight-wheelers were preferable for this work because they were more economic to tun. The company's requirements of this type of vehicle would probably be another 20 by the end of the year, said Mr. Roper. "We have five outstanding hauliers at the present time. We shall use so many from Short and the bulk of the remainder will come from Harfoot."
Mr. Jackson granted Harfoot shortterm licences at this stage, saying that he would consider the substantive application when he considered that of Short Bros.. which had been adjourned.