Beresford's Tours Bid Adjourned
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WHEN Mr. J. A. Beresford, a director WW and secretary of Beresford's Motors Ltd., started to give evidence in Birmingham last week in support of his firm's application for a group of seven-day inclusive tours, it became apparent, said the objectors, that he was, in fact, applying for eight-day tours.
It was submitted on behalf of the objectors, Salopia Saloon Coaches Ltd. and Shearing's Tours (Manchester) Ltd., that the applicants were asking for what were generally accepted as eight-day tours, as their evidence had shown that they were intending their passengers to stay in their destination hotels for seven nights. This would necessitate republication and might attract new objections from operators of eight-day tours. While neither of them objected to the case continuing, it would obviously be abortive if fresh objections were attracted and the application had to be reheard.
Mr. D. Skelding, for Beresford's, submitted that if the objectors wished to be technical, it could be held that the company were asking for eight-day tours, but he felt it was obvious from the publication what his clients intended. He regarded the objectors' move as a "blocking tactic ". Mr. Skelding said that in view of the possibility of the hearing being abortive, he would not submit his passenger witnesses to crossexamination and therefore asked for art adjournment, which was granted by the West Midland Traffic Commissioners.
Mr. Skelding said it was intended to run the tours to Southsea, Eastbourne, Gt. Yarmouth, Weymouth and Paignton from Easter Saturday to the first Saturday in June, and the first Saturday in September to the second Saturday in October. They were concessionary holidays intended for old-age pensioners and retired people on fixed incomes.