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PRIVATE BUSMEN MAKE BID " FOR PARITY

5th September 1947
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

LAST week the passenger transport .1--tunions decided to accept the tribunal's award to company busmen, but considerable dissatisfaction has been evident in various places, particularly on the differentiation in Sunday work and holidays. Municipal staffs get 12 days' holiday and time and a half for Sundays, but company men are to have10 days and time and a quarter.

Bristol busmen were on strike for three days after the acceptance, but went back after the promise of discussions.

Some private companies have already expressed doubts as to the practicability of working cf. 44-hour week.

DEATH OF SIR HAROLD KENW ARD

VVIE learn with much regret of the IT death, on August 28, of Sir Harold Kenward, Dunlop's director of distribution. He died tragically suddenly on the "Queen Elizabeth" while on his way to visit the United States and Canada on business, and was buried at sea on his 53rd birthday. Accompanying him on the ship were Mr. L. 'lariat and Mr. 'G. H Ellis, of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., and amongst. those who attended the service were many of his old friends—Mr. L. P. Lord and Mr. G. W. Harriman of Austins, Mr. A. S. Bishop of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., and Mr. F. B. Davis, Junr., of the United States Rubber Co.

Sir Harold was president of the Tyre Manufacturers' Conference and jubilee year president of the S.M.M,T. His knighthood appeared in the New Year's Honours for services to the Ministry of Supply through the tyre industry.

KEEPING OF RECORDS REMINDER

THE Ministry of Transport reminds holders of A, B and C licences and defence permits, of the statutory obligation which requires all drivers of goods

a24 vehicles, including owner-drivers, to keep and carry on their vehicles records of their hours of employment, the loads carried, and the journeys made by the vehicles.

The records to be kept are explained in leaflet G. 3/9, copies cr-Z which can be obtained from the licensing authorities for goods vehicles in all traffic areas.

WRIT AGAINST L.P.T.B. AND EXECUIIVES OF T.G.W.U.

AWRIT has been issued against the London Passenger Transport Board and members of the Executive of the Transport and General Workers' Union, by the National Passenger Workers' Union. It concerns the alleged wrongful dismissal of Thomas Rise, one of the 176 busmen who were discharged by London Transport last year for refusing to join the T.G.W.U.

It has been stated that the money required to carry the matter to the High Court has been subscribed by the busmen concerned.

LIQUID FUEL SUPPLY GREATLY CURTAILED

nUlTE unexpectedly, the Govern

ment announced on August 27 that the basic ration for private cars would be stopped at the end of September. Coupons may be used up to October 31 and any petrol saved in car tanks, etc., to November 30.

If cars be used after then, the drivers cart be called upon to account for their use, as motoring for essential purposes only will be permitted. Rations for these will continue to be issued according to the circumstances, but may also be reduced.

It is not yet known whether coach trips will be affected. It had, of course, already been decided to cut the supply for many goods vehicles.

These measures are intended to reduce the cost of the import of fuel by E5,000,000, which sum seems rather ridiculous when compared with the large amount we spend on tobacco, although that will, no doubt, also be much reduced.

The original announcement was that the basic ration would be reduced by one-third.

It is believed that there are other reasons for the restriction than the saving of a comparatively small amount of money. One is that a great many people in the motor industry will undoubtedly become redundant, and they may be redirected.

SOME OMNIBUS SOCIETY EVENTS

ONSeptember 14, at 2.30 p.m., members of the Omnibus Society will visit the engineering department of Maidstone and District Motor Services. Ltd.

A study tour of London all-night bus services will be made on September 26.

The chairman of the Society, Mr. Charles F. Klapper, was recently elected a member of the Council of the Institute of Transport.


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