Lorry Not Fit to Carry Meat?
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1-1. A LORRY carrying 240 lamb carcasses from Temple Meads station to a local depot was not fit for the carriage of meat, it was alleged in Bristol last week, when William Burgess (Bristol), Ltd., pleaded guilty to exposing meat to contamination and to carrying meat not protected by a cloth., They were fined £2.
A third summons alleging that the company failed to keep the lorry clean was withdrawn.
Mr. W. .I. Hutchinson, prosecuting, said that the lorry was open with a wooden floor, whereas a closed vehicle with a metal-lined interior should have been used.
For the defence, it was stated that meat transported by the company normally came in proper metal con
tainers which were loaded straight on to open lorries. In this case, it was understood that the meat to be transported would be in metal containers. The company had now taken precaution to see that meat was not carried in open lorries,
The British Transport Commission pleaded guilty to transporting meat not protected by a cloth. A fine of £1 was imposed. The railway lorry used was normally run for the transport of iron girders, said Mr. Hutchinson.
Referring to a recent application before the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. Hutchinson pointed out that British Railways had stated that they had adequate lorries in Bristol for the transport of meat, Mr. G. Macdonald, defending, said that the lorry was clean. White sheets had been used around the toad, but only one had been placed on top. This had flapped partially back and so exposed the meat, FARES UP IN SOUTH LANCS
PERMISSION has been given to Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., and the South Lancashire Transport Co. to raise fares from next Monday. A halfpenny will be added to 21(1.-60. singles, and Id. to single fares of 7d. and over, with Id, on ordinary and workers' day returns,
[Details of other fare increases are given on page 4011