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Use of Refrigerated Vans May be Enforced
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THE time may come when the authorities will require all meat to be carried in refrigerated vehicles, but we don't think we are the right body to make any Government decisions of that sort." This comment was made by Mr. Hubert Hull, President of the Transport Tribunal, in Edinburgh last week, when he gave judgment in the appeal by McDonald's Transport, 100 Charlotte Street, Fraser burgh.
As reported last week, the appeal was against the rejection by the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority of the firm's application for a vehicle and trailer for the carriage of fresh meat and edible offal for Buchan Meat Producers, Ltd., from Fraserburgh and Peterhead to London, Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, and the north of England; and to carry . for Buchan Poultry Producers, Ltd., from Maude to London, and return with loads of frozen meat and offal to Liverpool, Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, Peterhead and Fraserburgh.
Passing through Montreuil on its way to Paris, this Thames Trader with Walker bodywork is carrying a load of best quality meat from Smithfield, London.
The Tribunal partially ' allowed the appeal. Mr. Hull, in his judgment, stated that no case had been made out for the reinforcement of McDonald's transport facilities for the Buchan group in so far as traffic to London was concerned.
It was plain from the evidence given on behalf of Buchan Meat Producers that they did not regard the facilities available to them from Sutherlands of Peterhead (lioad Hauliers), Ltd.—one of the objectors—as being 'suitable in that the meat was carried on platform vehicles with such covers as tarpaulins.
"We have come to the conclusion that the carriage of the meat would be more suitably assisted by the sort. of thing which McDonald's will be able to offer if the licence is granted to them, and we think a case has been made out for the one vehicle of a special type," he stated.
Mr. Hull said the licence would be limited to the carriage of meat to Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and the north of England. "We are not prepared to hold that the mere act of an applicant's being preipared to put on arefrigerated vehicle is sufficient to displace the use of an insulated vehicle," be said.
Mr. A. P. Brown, for the appellants, said that a second appeal by McDonald's would be withdrawn in view of Mr. Hull's judgment.
GLASGOW PLAN TO SCRAP 11 TRAM ROUTES
ATHREE-YEAR £2.6m. plan for the conversion of 11 tram routes to motorbus operation has been adopted by Glasgow Transport Committee. If the scheme is implemented, the present fleet of 638 trams in daily service will initially be reduced to 514, and after three years the total will be 217.
The committee assess their motorbus requirements at 350, and the purchase of 150 for delivery next year is recommended. The cost is placed at £1.87m.