NO GROUND FOR TOUR LICENCE
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OPERATION on a private-hire basis was not a sufficient ground on which to apply for an • excursion and tour licence. It was not enough for an applicant to say that he had insufficient private-hire work.
These comments were made by the Western Licensing Authority, last Friday, when Zeals Garage, Zeals, unsuccessfully sought to run tours to various points in the West Country, Brighton and London. Objections were lodged by Mr. B. C. Leather, of Maiden Bradley, Mr. T. Lawley, of Gillingham, Ind the Southern National and Western National concerns.
The Authority said that the objectors lad been operating before the 1930 Act :ame into force and, so far as could be wen, were meeting all requirements. People had not the time or money to go on tours every day. There were difficulties in running rural services: stage and school services were subsidized by receipts from summer tours and excursions. These facts were borne in mind when applications from rural districts were considered.
The Authority suggested that Mr. Leathers and Mr. Lawley should consider applying for additional picking-up points.