FURTHER BOOKS CALLED FOR IN TAKE-OVER CASE.
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An adjournment for the production of further books was the result of pro ceedings . in a take-over application which came befote the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority at Harrogate. The application, the hearing of which had previously been adjourned for the production of books, was by J. Burton (Haulage), Ltd., of Grant Avenue, Leeds, which asked for an A licence to take over the business of J. Burton, Carter Street, Leeds., There were two road-transport objectors, Mr. L. R. Turnbull, of Leeds, and HoldsWorth and Hanson, Ltd. The L.M.S. and L.N.E. Railway Co.'s also opposed.
For the road objectors, Mr. W. R.
Hargrave said there was nothing in the books produced to show that they were Mr. Burton's books. He alleged that there was one item in the receipt book which indicated that it referred to the business of a Mr. Whitehead, who, he said, had been described as an employee of Mr. Burton.
Mr. E. A.'Boothroyd, for the objecting railway companies, supported Mr. Hargrave's request that the production of additional books be ordered.
Questioned by the Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. Burton said he took over the business last June from Mr. Whitehead, who was subsequently employed by him.
The Deputy Licensing Authority said he required to see the unemployment and national health insurance cards for the period that Mr. Whitehead was alleged 'to have been employed. He also stated that the production of further books wculd be required to show that there was continuity in the business for two years.
Mr: J. Levy, for the applicant company, submitted that if he proved 3. turnover, the: existence of the business had been proved.
Scots Fire Brigades to be Reorganized.
In connection with the proposed reorganization of fire brigades throughout Scotland, a preliminary meeting was held in Edinburgh, a few days ago, between representatives of the Scottish Office and delegates from local authorities. The proposals envisage provision being made for fire extinction in every City, county and borough in Scotland.
Scamtnell Street-washer Proves Its Air-raid Value.
There was an important gathering of officials representing municipal authorities and local air-raid precautions committees at the works of Scammell Lorries, Ltd., Watford, on Thursday of last week, to witness a demonstration of the special street-washer based on a Scammell mechanical horse. The vehicle, which, fundamentally, is a street-washer, can also be used for the decontamination of roads, pavements and buildings after air raids, for which purpose it is equipped with a powerful monitor jet; which can be directed at any angle by.an operator seated on the vehicle. Apart from this use, the vehicle
1:422 is distinctly valuable as an aukiliary fire-engine, carrying its own water supply of 1,250 gallons.
Special demonstrations were given, which much impressed those present on the value and efficacy of the appliance.
Commercials at Belgian Show.
A section for commercial vehicles is being included in the annual Belgian International Motor Show, which is .o he held in Brussels from January 8-19 next.
Leyland's Share of Bus Business.
Leyland Motors, Ltd., Leyland, Lanes, claims that, in the classes covered by 27-64-seaters, it supplied 42 per cent, of the buses registered in Great Britain during the year ended September 30. 1937.
800-mile Trial for Compressed-gas Vehicles, The first officially controlled denionstration of compressed-gas vehicles was recently held in France under the auspices of the French Automobile Club, the Ministry of War, the Office National des Combustibles Liquides, and the Comite pour le Developpement des Gas Comprimes. The object was to show commercial-motor users that, although much remains to be done in the way of the provision of renewal supply stations, the use of compressed gas for vehicle propulsion is now a practical proposition.
Six different makes of vehicle took part in the demonstration which started at Paris and extended via Orleans and Limoges as far as Bordeaux and back to the French capital, a total distance of about 810 miles. RAILWAYS ACCUSED OF DELIBERATE OBSTRUCTION.
Mr. H. Backhouse, solicitor for the C.M.U.A., made some pointed remarks, at a sitting of the North Western Licensing Authority, at Manchester, last week. Application was made by Messrs. M. Wolstenholme and Sons, of Oldham, for the substitution of one customer for another, who was named on their limited carrier's licence.
Various objections were raised by . Mr. P. Kershaw for the railway corn-..
panies, who pointed out that, whereas the applicants were at present limited to the carrying of builders' material from Oldham to Huddersfield, they now sought to carry, as required, for a new customer.
Mr. Backhouse pointed out that the railway companies did not carry sand and ballast over the distances required,
they could not give the necessary same-day deliveries and were not
interested in any degree. What could the opposition be but deliberate obstruction to prevent road operators from obtaining facilities of any type?
" It is time to show them," he said, " that, as objectors, they have certain limits. The railway coral:Carnes are not -represented in these courts as the public Prosecutor. In so far as they protect their own interests, you—the Licensing Authority—should listen to their representative. In so far as they overstep that mark, they simply become, as it were, a permanent part of the court to examine all applicants and tell you what you should do."
The Deputy Licensing Authority, Sir William Hart, granted the application, but deferred decision as to the details regarding radius of operation.