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Novel Submissions in GiBards Tours Bid
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I F abstraction of passengers from tours for the elderly authorized to his clients was the outcome of additional facilities granted to applicants, it might jeopardize the concessionary hotel rates obtained in the early and late seasons.
This plea was advanced by Mr. A. Simpson on behalf of Wallace Arnold, Heaps Tours and Feather Bros., addressing the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners on Friday at Leeds on the fourth and final day of the hearing of new and variation applications by Gillards Tours Ltd., Normanton (The Commercial Motor, May 21). Giving evidence on the variation to add five-, sevenand eight-day tours to five resorts, to extend the early season to the first Saturday in June, to increase the number of departures and withdraw the age restriction, Mr. F. D. Reacroft, Heaps' general manager, spoke of 11 coaches from the district to four resorts having been withdrawn up to May 15 owing to lack of demand, and of "selling" tours during April and October being difficult.
Mr. G. Steele. traffic manager for Wallace Arnold and representing Feather Bros„ produced a schedule of 70 coaches cancelled—mostly in April—and said elderly people took some persuading to tour in April and October. He spoke of the applicants' proposal to extend the early season to the first Saturday in June as an encroachment on the high season to the detriment of Wallace Arnold and Feather's. In cross-examination by Mr. J. W. Bosomworth for Gillards, Mr. Steele admitted there had been an increase in passengers on " elderly " tours, which, said Mr. Bosomworth, had been created by the efforts of Gillards in the first place.
Mr. Simpson referred the Commissioners to the facilities provided by his clients from Normanton and Castleford and to the evidence of their being used. On the proposed increased departures from 32 to 40, he said they were not confined to any period, neither were the weekly departures to be restricted. He did not dwell on the removal of the age limit, because of the Commissioners' view expressed at the previous hearing and, recalling a remark made by the chairman, he took it they did not regard the first Saturday in June as early season.
The evidence given had shown how easy it was in the Normanton area to organize private coach tours and submitted it indicated adequate facilities already existed; to grant Gillards further facilities would enable them to " cream " the traffic.
In his address Mr. Bosomworth criticized the 70 coaches cancelled, saying only three referred to destinations involving Gillards, that before Gillards set out to cater for the elderly, the objectors were not interested in Normanton. and Gillards' witnesses had demonstrated what a very formidable 'supporters' club" they had. Describing It as possibly the most important point
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of the objection to the variation. Mr. Bosomworth said it was "fantastic" to suggest concessionary hotel rates would be endangered; any member of the public could get early and late season concessions at any resort.
The Commissioners reserved their decision on the applications, the chairman remarking that, if it was any consolation to applicants, some grant would be made on the variation.