APPEAL AGAINST EXPIRED LICENCE GRANT
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APPEARING for Leeds Corporation in its appeal at Leeds, last week, against an independent motorcoach operator's facilities to run to the Northern Command Tattoo, in Roundhay Park, Leeds, in July last, the deputy town clerk, Mr. H. R. McDowell, said it might be a little curious that he should be appealing against a licence in respect of a period now past. He would point out, however, that there was a point of principle involved.
This principle was of the greatest importance to the corporation, and the result of the appeal might have an important effect upon the decisions of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, as to licences of a similar type on any future occasion, when tattoos were held in Leeds.
The appeal was against the Commissioners' decision to authorize Mrs. j. A. Hudson, of St. Michael's Lane, Headingley, Leeds, to run an excursion from her garage in Knowle Terrace, Hea.dingley, to Roundhay Park, on the nine days during which the Tattoo was held. Mr. McDowell said that the military authorities had an option to hold these tattoos every year, for the next 10 years, at Round hay Park. In view of the large number of people which attended the tattoos, Leeds Corporation had to work out a plan to meet the requirements of the public, and it was apprehensive that if private operators, such as Mrs. Hudson, who, in the ordihary way, did not operate to Roundhay Park, were to be given " occasional licences" for the period of the Tattoo, the corporation's scheme of services would be upset. Indeed, -if that situation arose, the efficiency of these services might be seriously affected.
For Mrs. Hudson it was said that people travelling on her Tattoo excursion had reserved seats, and had the knowledge that they would have a seat reserved for them on the return journey at a specified time. It was submitted that the petition, presented by Mrs. Hudson, was sufficient evidence for the granting of the licence.
The decision on the appeal will be announced in due course.