No Abuse of Queen Mother's Privacy
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rR1T1CISM of a grant to Highland
Omnibuses, Ltd., to run tours to Mey, where the Queen Mother has purchased Barrogill Castle, was answered by the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. Robertson, last week. He emphasized that he was not forgetful of the circumstances obtaining at Mey, and would attach conditions to the licence to ensure that the Queen Mother's privacy should not be disturbed.
Caithness administration and finance committee had expressed concern that her privacy might be disturbed by "bus loads of tourists," and it was described as " unfortunate " that the Authority had not asked for the views of the local authority.
Mr. Robertson added that he intended to consult the chief constable of Wick about the conditions of the licence.
TORY DUPLICITY?
A T the European Assembly at Stras bourg this year, the Conservatives voted for co-ordination of road, rail and river traffic across Western Europe to even charges and fares and eliminate wasteful competition, yet they had opposed the Transport Bill, 1947, and were to-day attempting to cut off road haulage from the rest of the transport industry.
Mr. W. I. P. Webber. assistant general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, made this' statement in .a :party . political broadcast last Saturday. Road haulage was the most profitable part of the transport system and the Conservatives were handing it back to their own friends, he said.
OBITUARY
XVE regret to record the death of VT Mit. J. S. Ewe, M. GEORGES LITAL1EN and MRS. FLORENCE ADELAIDE
COLEMAN.. •
Mr. Edge was the managing director of Edwards Bros. (Tippers), Ltd. He recently underwent an operation and, after appearing to be recovering, suffered a relapse.
Litalien, who was 57, was president of the Federation Nationale des Transports Routiers and had held this office since 1946. He was a member of numerous transport organizations in France and died suddenly in Paris on November 19.
Mrs. Coleman was managing director of "Modern Transport."
EXAMINERS' PAY CLAIM ACLAIM • for pay increases for driving and traffic examiners employed by the Ministry of Transport has been heard by the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal, which will announce its decision in due course. It was proposed that scales should be advanced by £65-£,100 a year.
The India Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., has opened a depot at 94-106, Park Road, Liverpool, 8.