Resistance to Film Ca rrier's Expansion Bid
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AN application by G. Jarrett Ltd.. of Norwich and Sheringham, for new A licences for 17 vehicles (nine to be acquired) at Norwich on Wednesday attracted many objectors.
Mr. R. Yorke, for Pickfords Ltd. and others, protested to the Eastern deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. Gazdar, because he had been handed 35 documents only one minute before the Inquiry started. "I cannot cross-examine witnesses basing their evidence on these documents at such short notice ", he said. Mr. S. J. Green, for other objectors, supported Mr. Yorke and proposed a month's adjournment. Mr. Gazdar ruled that the inquiry must proceed, although he would consider an adjournment if the circumstances made this essential.
For Jarrett, Mr. M. H. Jackson
Lipkin said the application was designed to add flexibility and common sense to a fleet now ludicrously licensed, with a multiplicity of conditions and restrictions, making management difficult. Because the cinema industry was having " a thin time" film transport costs must be minimized and cinema owners could not afford to run their own vehicles or hire on an exclusive basis.
Mr. R. A. Snelling, transport manager of Norfolk and District Films and manager of G. Jarrett, outlined the nature of the film collection-and-delivery business involving timed runs. Household removals and other van work was done, supplementing the work for local cinemas. The case continued on Thursday and two further days were listed— June 30 and July 8.