'THE SUBSIDIARY-COMPANY QUESTION IN LICENSING.
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Three unusual requests for B licences came before Mr. W. Chamberlain, North-Western Licensing Authority, in Manchester, last Friday, and the parties concerned were told that there did not appear to be any difficulty about the matter at all. The point raised is in regard to Section 12 of the 1933 Act and the provisions as to holding and subsidiary companies, and the parties did not appear to know what their circumstances required.
Mr. 0. L. Spedding, metal and machine merchant, of Manchester; J. Sykes (Charcoals), Ltd., of Hurst, Ashton-under-Lyne; and Lloyd Chromium Plating Co., Ltd., were asking for B licences in substitution for C licences to enable them to can-y each other's goods and the goods of five other associate-companies.
There was no opposition and the chief point at issue was whether C licences were sufficient to meet all the requirements of the case. Mr. Chamberlain said that, although there appeared to be no particular difficulty, he would refrain from giving an immediate decision.
Shipping Guide for Hauliers.
The following is the number of ships arriving at the London docks, wharves and jetties named, from April 29 to May 7, inclusive:—Docics: King George V, 5; Royal Albert, 7; Royal Victoria, 4;'Surrey Commercial, 6: East India, 1; West India, 4; South-West India, 3; Tilbury, 10; Tilbury Stage, 3; Millwall, 4; Royal, 1; London, I. WHARVES: Hay's, 8; Butler's 2; Tilbury Jetty, 4; Regent's Canal, L
Move for Merseyside Co-ordination. An important meeting of the Merseyside Co-ordination Committee was held last Tuesday when Alderman Shennan, chairman, presided over a large attendance of representatives from the six Merseyside boroughs — Liverpool, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bootle, Bebington and Crosby. Mr. Arthur Collins, adviser on municipal finance, and Mr. A. R. Hoare, traffic . consultant, were in attendance, and after a discussion, the committee decided to request them to prepare a comprehensive report on the transport problem of the region.
New Road in South-East London:
The Minister of Transport has made a grant from the Road Fund towards the cost of the first part of a scheme for building a new road in south-east London from Bromley Road to Eltham By-pass. The *new road will be over 2+ miles long, and the provisional cost is estimated at 2150,000. It will form an additional and more direct route for traffic between Croydon and the industrial area bordering the lower. reaches of the Thames, and will bring relief to the routes in Lewisham.
The first section of the scheme is being undertaken by Lewisham Borough Council and will cost about 221,000.
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