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More Must Use Public Transport'
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YEAR ago, Professor Buchanan said that in order to combat the worsenLg congestion caused by the growth in le number of private cars, public transart must be attractive and cheap. Mr. ewis Mumford, an American townanning expert, recently warned against le danger of neglecting, in this country, ic importance of public transport and ie part it could play in saving, even :rmanently improving, urban environent.
These statements were recalled by Mr. (. M. Dravers, chairman of the Devon eneral Omnibus and Touring Co, Ltd„ teaking at the company's 46th annual metal meeting last week. There could no doubt, he said, that in the near iture Government and local governent .action would have to be taken to. tcourage more people to use public ausport, and "abolition of the fuel oil x for public service vehicles should be e first step ". Perhaps the really wortant aspect of the autumn Budget as that the Government had at last knowiedged the desirability—as well as e practicability—of a differential in the te of tax for buses.
Mr. Dravers said that a Government 'actin had recently been issued urging e preparation of a comprehensive parkg policy in each town. But although
e bulletin was excellent in many ways, ; remarked, no reference was made to e valuable contribution public transport add make to the relief of urban conation, except at peak hours.
Speaking on his company's affairs, Mr. raver S reported that traffic receipts and her revenue for the year ended DecemI 31 last produced an increase of
2,000. But as costs increased by 9,000, profit for the year was slightly wer. During the year 25 new vehicles :re put into service as replacements at cost of £137,000. These consisted of ;ht luxury coaches for Grey Car tours, .e one-man single-deckers, four 53-seat igle-deckers and nine double-deckers. Mr. Dravers commented that following e withdrawal of the Tor bus service tween. Widecombe and Newton Abbot s Haytor, which had been in operation r more than 40 years, two other. .small lerators unsuccessfully attempted in turn provide a service, but soon decided to rrender their licences. To avoid a large rt of this area being left without public utsport, Devon General stepped into the each to provide a service On three days week.
The introduction of the Diamond tours, oviding fully inclusive holidays in the ring and autumn at most reasonable arges, had been a successful innovation.