Yorkshire P.S.V. Owners Support A.R.O.
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A RESOLUTION expressing conPl tinned loyalty to A.R.O. was unanimously adopted at a wellattended meeting of members of the passenger section of the Yorkshire Area, in Leeds, on March 24, under the chairmanship of Mr. T. H. Burrows, of Wombwell. The meeting, at which addresses were given by Mr. R. W. Sewill, national director, and Mr. F. G. Bibbings, Yorkshire Area secretary, was held primarily for the purpose of clearing the air, in view of recent developments affecting the area passenger section.
Outlining these developments, Mr. Bibbings said that a few A.R.O. members in Yorkshire—actually only three resignations had been received—had seen fit to throw in their lot with the C.M.U.A., whilst a salaried official and a junior member of the staff had also transferred to that body. Although these changes were to be regretted, they gave no cause for apprehension, in view of the strength of A.R.O. Yorkshire Area, which, on its passenger side, represented a far larger body of passenger operators in Yorkshire than any other organization. There were no signs of any serious cleavage. Mr. Sewill reviewed the position of A.R.O., especially on the passenger slde. Stressing the value to operators of an organization, the ramifications of which extended throughout the country, he pointed out that A.R.O. had 160 sub-areas, and instanced the actionwhich had recently been taken on the question of taxation.
The sub-areas had forwarded to their local Members of Parliament resolutions asking for a reduction of motorvehicle taxation in the forthcoming Budget, and from information coming into A.R.O. headquarters, it appeared that many Members of Parliament had taken up this matter with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who hadpromised to consider it.