N. Wales Application Heavily Cut
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AN application which was described as " far in excess of what is required " was modified before being granted by the North Western Traffic Commissioners at Manchester on Monday. Pownall Brothers, Ltd., of Golborne, Lancs. applied to introduce period returns on an excursion licence at Easter and Whitsun, and Saturdays only from the last Saturday in June to the second week in August. They also sought a proviso allowing passengers to be carried on one coach to the various destinations if the coach was not full.
Mr. T. Pownall, managing director. said that they served a population of 15,000 in Golborne and the immediate vicinity. Many of Golborne inhabitants worked outside the town and had their holidays at times other than the annual Golborne holiday fortnight, so his company were applying for an extension of the licence over a large number of Saturdays.
Eight witnesses told of the difficulties they had when travelling to North Wales destinations, both by rail and road.
The chairman of the Commissioners. Mr. F. Williamson, granted period return5 on the two Saturdays of the Golborrs. annual holiday fortnight to RhvL. Llandudno and Abergele.
Waiting Time Probe
THE Tees-side and South-West Durham
Chamber of Commerce has asked its Shipping Committee to investigate complaints about lorries being delayed unnecessarily at ports. Mr, I. S. McKay, chairman of the Transport Committee, said that British Road Services and private haulage firms were losing money at British ports because their lorries carrying goods for shipment were being unnecessarily delayed, In the past, hauliers had carried the extra cost of this delay themselves, but were now asking for higher rates, or payment for the time their vehicles were held up before unloading.