Little Evidence But Grant Justified
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AFTER being told that the 23-vehicle .fleet of Mr. Peter Tennant was the only transport serving the needs of the Forth area, Mr. W. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, granted him an extra 3-1-ton lorry on B licence at Glasgow on Monday.
Mr. R. MacKenzie, for Mr. Tennant, said the conditions sought were: "Agricultural produce and requisites and livestock within -30 miles." The fleet's gross earnings, excluding two contract-A vehicles, had risen from £44,410 in 1956-57 to £46,278 in 1957-58. Cattle carryings • were up by 100 to 7.880 this year, and sheep had increased by nearly 7.000 to 44.407.
Nearly 2m. gallons of milk. were carried annually to Edinburgh, and the main difficulties were caused by vehicles being tied down to milk collection while the carriage of cattle and feeding stuffs was increasing.
Three witnesses gave evidence of delays in getting produce to markets, and late collections of fertilizers and feeding stuffs. They were outside the radius of British Railways' collection and delivery service from Carstairs.
Mr. I. Howitt, objecting for the railways, submitted that the figures showed no significant increase, except for sheep, which always fluctuated.
Mr. Quin said there was little alternative transport available in Forth and district and, although there was not a great deal of evidence, a grant was justified.