STATE THREAT TO C-LICENSEE
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ASTATEMENT that a preliminary plan had already been prepared for the nationalization of transport by Clicence vehicles was made last week by Col. A. Jerrett, chairman of the Traders' Road Transport Association, at a meeting in Edinburgh.
Col. Jerrett was replying to a question on the nationalization of transport. He said that he had reason to believe that there was a fully prepared plan.
In the course of his address, Colonel Jerrett said that nationalization of inland transport was to be dealt with in stages. That had been made clear in the report of the Trades Union Congress. It stood out clearly that C-licence operators must be controlled.
WAR-T1ME NEEDS ARE PAST
THERE were 15 objections to an application by F. Perks and Son., Ltd., builder and contractor, of Long Eaton, to the East Midland Licensing Authority, for B licences for 14 vehicles, which, during the war, were employed on Government contracts.
Mr. L. W. A. White, for the Road Haulage Association, said that the Perks concern should concentrate on its primary work.
For the railways, Mr. H. F. R. Sturge .held that employment of vehicles for a specific war-time purpose was not in itself evidence of public need.
The application was refused.
CAN YOU GET SPARES?
PARTICULAR attention is being given by the Ministries of Transport and Supply to the production of spares, especially of parts for steering gear, transmission and brakes. The Minister of Transport gave this information last week in a written reply.
Regional maintenance and certifying officers assist the owners of vehicles on essential work in obtaining spares that are in short supply.
OFF THE RECORD
rOOD spirits and complete informality were characteristics of a dinner and concert of the Transport Managers Club at the "Elephant and Castle," London, S.E.I, last week. Attendance was good and a most satisfactory programme of entertainment was arranged.