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The question of employers' responsibility with regard to the keeping of records by drivers was raised at Castleford, last week, when a number of drivers was accused of failing to keep current records, and the ena pIoyers of failing to cause such records to be kept.
Prosecuting for the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Mr. J. Wurzal said that it had been laid down in the High Court that an employer was responsible for seeing that the records were compiled.
Mr. E. Ould (defending in one of the cases) contended that the law was not quite so' strong as had been made out by Mr. Wurzal. He submitted that, in calling on employers to cause records to be kept, the relevant Act meant that employers must take every possible and reasonable step. The Act should not he interpreted to mean that an employer had to achieve the impossible. If evidence were given showing that actual steps had been taken to see that drivers carried out their obligations, the employer should be free from blame..
Mr. Ould added that, in this case, his client had taken five precautionary steps to see that the law was carried out. Both Mr. Ould's client and the driver were Stied each.
80-ft. Load Through Mersey Tunnel.
Mr. J. Thomas, haulage contractor, of Birkenhead, recently transported the longest load that has passed through the Mersey Tunnel. The load consisted of two pitch-pine logs, one SO ft. long and 16 ins. ,square, and the other about 77 ft. long and 14 ins. square.
The logs were caxied on an articulated outfit, and great care was necessary. The journey had to be undertaken at night, and was completed in 14 minutes at about 12 mph.
Death of Mr. A. W. Stringer.
It was with great regret that we learned from the Coupe Co., 47, Graham Street, Sloane Square, London, S.W.1, that Mr. A. W. Stringer, who had served as manager and later as general manager of the company for 17 years, had died on May 18. The funeral took place at Ladywell Cemetery on May 23. Mr. Stringer's death at the early age of 53 will be felt as a personal loss by his many friends in the industry.
£97,000 By-pass for Cardiff.
Cardiff City Council is to construct another trunk road, as an extension of the existing orbital road around the city, linking the east and west sides, via the northern suburbs. It is proposed to build a highway from North Road, the main artery to the mining valleys of North Glamorgan, and Allensbank Road to the north side of the G.W. Railway.
The road will be of the most up-todate type, with service thoroughfares, cycle tracks, etc. The cost, with land, will be £97,000.
The traffic section of Nottingham Chamber of Commerce has elected MR. A. RILEY (Messrs. Riley and Sons) as chairman for the ensuing year, and MR. L. W. GAGE (Messrs. J. Burton and Sons). deputy-chairman.
MR. DUDLEY A. ELwES, a founder member and first chairman of the Liverpool branch of the Industrial Transport Association, is leaving the city to become transport manager of Allied Supplies,Ltd., at Unilever House, London. lie has had a long connection with transport in the north of England, having been 13 years with the London and North-Western Railway, for 21 years traffic manager to Joseph Crosfield and Sons, Ltd., and two years with Unilever, Ltd.
A farewell luncheon was given at Liverpool, on May 29, when Ma. C. HAMILTON-SWANZY, chairman of the Liverpool branch, presided.