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PUBLIC MUST MEET HIGHER BUS COSTS

4th August 1950, Page 33
4th August 1950
Page 33
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

ANY further costs will have to bia' borne in one form. oranother by the public," said Mr. H. C. Drayton, chairman of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., at the company's annual meeting last week. He was referring to the effect on the associated bus undertakings of the increase in the fuel duty and the application of the workers for an extra 3d. an hour. This claim has gone to arbitration.

Between 1945 and 1941 the takings of the B.E.T. bus concerns rose by 50 per cent., but the wages of drivers and

conductors advanced by 109 per cent. Other costs also increased appreciably.

" If we have to increase the cost of our transport, it is the artisan who will suffer most." Mr. Drayton declared.