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Ministry Guidance On Fares Increases
Page 57
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THEWest Midland Licensin g. Authority, Mr. R. Stuart PtIcher, is called to London-last week, probably to obtain guidance from the Ministry of Transport.on action to be taken. on the applications that many municipalities are likely to make to ritise bus fares to offset higher fuel
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Alderman V. A. Hammond, mayor of Coventry, and a' ,member of the Licensing Authority's panel, gave this infOrmation last week to members of the Midland area of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association. He expected that the Authority would sit more often than in the past to consider applications to increase fares. • Municipal undertakings were not anxious to make a profit, but wished to be self-supporting and not to be a cha'rge on local rates, Mr, A. C. Baker, general manager, Birmingham Transport Department, said that it was necessary for municipal bus undertakings to create good conditions for their employees. The only way to do this was to increase wages. but he doubted whether fares could be increased to such an extent to enable conditions to be made equal to those enjoyed by workers in factories or private transport companies.