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CIVIC WORKERS PASS WAGES AWARD

THE recent Joint Industrial Council award concerning the wages of municipal transport operatives was accepted by a decisive majority at a national conference of representatives of branches of the passenger Section of the Transport and General Workers Union, at York, on Tuesday.

The conference also expressed the opinion that a Joint Industrial Council should be set up for the whole of the passenger side of the road-transport industry, to cover both municipal and privately owned undertakings. A resolution was passed to the effect that the passenger section of the Union should immediately concentrate its energies to this end.

If this aim cannot be achieved in the immediate future, added the resolution, efforts should be made to secure the creation of 'industrial council machinery for all forms of municipal passenger transport.

TICKET CONDITIONS ARE LEGAL, SAYS MAGISTRATE.

GWING a considered judgment at West London Police Court, last Friday, Sir Gm-vale Rentoul, KC., rejected the contention that the Traffic Commissioners had no authority to impose conditions on road service licences, with regard to the issue of tickets.

MY. Ernest Bingley, Great Church Lane, Hammersmith, and Mr. Vere Bingley; Bridge Road, Hammersmith, were summoned for breaches of the conditions of licences in respect of trips

to Wembley and Wimbledon dog races. Mr. E. B. Knight (prosecuting) said that, contrary to the conditions, passengers were picked up at points other than termini, also that some persons who made only single journeys paid is. (instead of a minimum of Is. 6d.), no tickets being issued to them.

Mr. H. Pierron (defending) contended that there was no evidence so far as Mr. Vere Bingley was concerned, a's he was not present when the offences were alleged to have been committed, and could not, therefore, have " wilfully" neglected to comply with the conditions. There was, moreover, nothing in the Act which gave the Traffic Commissioners power to impose conditions with regard to the issue of tickets. He pointed out that it was the invariable rule, where the return fare was is. 6d., to charge Is. for a single journey.

The magistrate said that if the licensee were not responsible, the whole purpose of the Act would be largely defeated. In this case, the principal was responsible for the acts of his servants. He also thought that the Commissioners had ample powers to impose conditions regarding tickets.

Defendants were each fined £10, with • e5 5s. costs.

LATEST MUNICIPAL .BUS RESULTS

THE following are the latest results of municipal transport operation during the past year;— Hull. A net deficit of little more than £8,000 is expected by the transport department, as compared with the estimated loss of 234,600.

Oldham. With a surplus on the buses of £22,007 and a loss on the trams of £4,878, a net profit of £17,129 was earned, 01 this sum, £5,000 is to be devoted to rate aid; and the remainder to reserve. During the year, three important. tram routes were converted to bus operation, /easing only foul tram services. Walsall. The motorbuses and trolleybuses experienced a good year, the former showing a net balance oi £17,162 and the latter £7,338. The motorbuses work over a route-mileage of about 215, and a total revenue of £192,856 was earned, against which had to be set working expenses of £146,509 and certain other charges. The net mileage covered by the motorbuses was 3,618,455 and 25,591,525 passengers were carried. On a bus-mile basis, the total revenue equals 12,7916, and the working expenses 9.717d. Trolleybus operation over a net mileage of 642,321 brought in a total revenue oi £44.658, compared with working expenses of £28,977 and certain other charges. The passengers carried totalled 7,229,348. The aggregate revenue equals 16.642d. pe: hiss-mile, and working expenses, including power cost, 10.827d. Sheffield. The excellent net profit of £48,977 was earned by the combined boo and train systems. Of this figure, the buses contributed 211,695, after meeting total working expenses of £279,370. The total intvame was £331,977 and the gross profit £52,607, The tramways income of £861,907 compared with total working expenses of £676,062, showing a grass profit of £185,845. During the year 45 motorbuses were purchased.

NEW 12i-MILE TROLLEYBUS ROUTE FOR LONDON.

AS from next Sunday, July 5, trolleybuses will run for the first time between Hammersmith and Edgware, London, a total distance of 121 miles. The new section between Acton and Edgware is 10 miles long and is the first instalment of London Transport's scheme to replace trams by trolleybuses on 150 miles of route in the north of London,

CONDUCT RULES MADE FINAL.

NO alteration has been made to the draft and the Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Conductors and Passengers) Regulations, 1936, have been made final by the Minister of Transport. They came into force on Wednesday (July 1).

NO MONOPOLY FARES ALLOWED

THE''N.orthernScotland Commis. sinners vCrould not consider monopoly fares where bus companies had no opposition, said Mr. Henry Riches, chairman, at a Dundee sitting.

W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., applied for permission to alter the fares on certain portions of the route between Aberdeen and Dundee. In some eases a reduction was proposed and in othels an increase. Mr. Riches said that, whilst the whole application might be a case of bringing the fares to one level, the increases were serious and the strongest evidence would be necessary to justify them. The route could be operated with the greatest ease.

For the applicant, Mr. R. W. Currie said that at a previous sitting of the Commissioners the fares had been re duced at the request of the company, which had omitted, however, to submit the reductions to the railway ' com panies, as it had arranged to do. This application was an endeavour to keep faith with the railway, the latter complaining that there was undue competition in the existing fares.

Mr. Riches replied that the railways had their remedy. They could reduce their fares to the bus level and the public would benefit. When the Commissioners approved of the reductions the railways raised no objections, The application was withdrawn.

TRADERS TO FIGHT CORPORATION.

OPPOSITION to Portsmouth Corporation's ned application for roadservice licences has been announced by Portsmouth Trades Council, The Trades Council is inviting the interested public to support a protest before the Traffic Commissioners, to be made on the ground that a decrease in fare stages is unreasonable, unnecessary and not in the public interest.

FARES COMMITTEES TO HAVE WIDER SCOPE?

YESTERDAY (Thursday), it was arranged to hold a meeting of No 5 Regional Committee on Fares, in Birmingham, to consider, among other matters, the suggested extension of the scope of Regional Fares Committees,

TAXI FARES : NO CONCESSION.

AS foreshadowed in Tire COIntrzeria/ Motor, the Minister of Transport has intimated that he is not prepared to suggest amending the Road Traffic Acts, 1930-1934, to legalize the sharing of taxicab fares, although he has the matter under consideration.

P.S.V. DRIVER'S APPEAL UPHELD.

BOOTLE magistrates have upheld the appeal of Mr. William Collins, Vaux Crescent, 13oetle, against the refusal of the North-Western Traffic Commissianers to grant him a public service vehicle driver's licence. His applica tion was rejected on the ground that he had been convicted 27 times since 1928.

It was pointed out that most of the offences related to exceeding the speed limit of 20 m.p.h. with goods vehicles and that there was no conviction for dangerous or reckless driving.

The chairman of the Bench declared that there was no evidence of a conviction in conn.ection with a public service vehicle, and that Mr. Collins had never been involved in an accident.

• RIBBLE'S POWER INCREASING

REFERENCES to the extension of the activities of Ribble Motor SerL vices, Ltd., were made by Mr. W. S. Wreathall (chairman), at the company's 17th annual general meeting. He said that the item of goodwill had, through the acquisition of other businesses, been increased by about 2100,000, although the directors were convinced that the goodwill value of the company was considerably more than the 2224,000 shown in the balance sheet.

Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., had also, continued Mr. Wreathall, improved its position in Blackpool—one of the most important traffic points in its area—by taking over further businesses through its subsidiary, W. C. Standerwiclt, Ltd.

Referring to the private-hire side of the organization, the chairman remarked that reservations had already been made in connection with the Coronation, next year.

The company is increasing its fleet of oil-engined vehicles.

Last year's revenue of £1,316,000 was a record, as was the taxation payment of 2238,452.

5,756 COACHES AT ALDERSHOT.

APROVISIONAL return, issued by the Royal Automobile Club, states that 5,756 coaches visited the official enclosure at the Aldershot Tattoo, this year.


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