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H. G. and F. G. Sharp, have now 100 cabs, Darracqs and Mors.
A meeting was held last Tuesday at Brixton garage to settle the form of the testimonial to Mr. Edgar Cohen.
We understand that Major Urquhart is in future to assist Capt. Lynch as traffic manager to the British Motor Cab Co., Ltd.
At a recent meeting the By-laws Committee of the Llandudno Council decided to defer the issuing of taxicab licenses for six months.
Coupe Accounts.
The annual accounts of the Coupe Co. and Motor Cab Co. of Great Britain Ltd. show a gross profit of £10,302. The directors reccmmend a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the shares issued to 20th September, 1.910; 1:4,967 is carried forward.
Taxicabs for a Week.
A motion was brought before the Norwich Town Council last week that the Watch Committee should be instructed that no taxicab licences should be issued except in respect of a period from the 26th June to the 1st July. After a lengthy discussion the motion was lost by 31 votes to 9. A correspondent informs us that last week a four-cylinder Humber taxicab towed a six-cylinder RollsRoyce from Luton to Finchley Road. The driver is stated to have received ,E,1 for the job.
The Boxing Taxicabby.
A. silver subscription cup " for the 10-stone boxing championship of the motorcab trade" was won for the first time by J. Fiske, a National driver. The 9-stonechampionship cup presented by the Stepney Wheel Co. was on the same occasion won by D. McHale, a General driver. The contests took place last week at the National Motor Cab Co.'s Garage.
The Cost of the P.C.O.
Mr. W. P. Byrne's statement before the Home Office Committee ou Taxicab Fares, with regard to the cost of the maintenance of the Public Carriage Office Department of Scotland Yard, was the subject of a question asked in Parliament by Dr. Addison last week. The questioner was evidently under the impression that the figure quoted by Mr. Byrne, namely £40,000 per annum, represented the cost of collecting the licence fees, whereas the cost is almost entirely due to the inspection of public carriages. The Progress of the Inquiry.
Our readers will have noticed that during the sittings of the Home Office Committee on Taxicab Fares, we have refrained from comment on the evidence that has been given, but have reported in considerable detail the whole of the proceedings. The present issue contains a further instalment of this report. We shall upon the conclusiqn of the inquiry summarize the evidence.
Motorcab drivers were very much disconcerted at the evidence given by Mr. George du Cros at last Tuesday's hearing. The representatives of the men asked for an opportunity of inspecting his figures, which were not disclosed publicly but which were handed up to the Committee.
Mr. Davison Dalziel stated that he could find employment for another 1,000 drivers if he could get them. He had 1,000 cabs in reserve, and all the important companies in London have cabs, which are not licensed, waiting for drivers. He favoured a limitation in the number of licences.
Mr. George du Cros stated that on the petrol supplied to his drivers in a year there was a net loss of £579 11s.