Farm Haulier's Appeal Fails
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A N agricultural haulier,Mr. Joseph
Thirlwall, Croglin, Cumberland, appealed unsuccessfully before the Transport Tribunal, in London, on Tuesday, against the refusal of the Northern Licensing Authority to permit him to carry fertilizers and animal foodstuffs for West Cumberland Farmers, Ltd. The respondents were the British Transport Cornmission.
Mr. T. H. Campbell Wardlaw, for the appellant, said that at present Mr. ThirlWall was entitled to carry lambs from Scottish :border sales, fatstock within 120 miles of Croglin and offier goods' within '35 miles:: He had Oro ch icles.
Mr. Wardlaw described West Cumberland' Farmers, Ltd. as a co'operative society for farmers.
The compa'nyhad a number of their own vehicles operating under C licences from various depots, one of whichwas at Penrith. It was in respect of that depot that Mr. Thirlwall's application was made. Sometimes when urgent demands were received from farmers. the company had difficulty in finding transport.
" The Licensing Authority .appears to have gained the impression—I would say wrongly—that the appellant was going to abandon his short-distance haulage work." said Mr. Wardlaw. lie submitted that if the appeal were allowed, the result would not be the
creation of an excess of transport. .
When calling upon Mr. . Francis Coningshy„-for the B.T.C., Mr: Hubert. Hull. president, saidthat the-Tribunal. had decided to dismiss the appeal-. "The factsbrought before 'the LicensingAuthoriiy are insufficient to justify thevariation which was sought," he announced.