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. The parties to the recent appeal by Miller and Co: (Liverpeol and LondaiH,' Ltd., have been notified that it has been allowed_ The appeal (reported in The Commercial Motor on July 30) occupied three days, at Liverpool, and was against the North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority's refusal to delete a 31-ton vehicle from the company's A licence and substitute two 7-tonners. -The appeal was opposed by the L.M.S. and L.N.E. Railway companies and 14 coastal-shipping companies, which contended that a contract licence would meet the ease. Reasons for the decision are to be given at Preston. after the vacation.
• Increase at Base Not Essential.
The contention that increased demands at the operating base had to be proVed before vehicular tonnage could be increased was overruled at a sitting of the Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, in Perth, last week.
. Messrs. James and David Ward, contractors, Dunblane, were granted permission by Mr. Henry Riches to acquire an additional vehicle not exceeding 21 tons for operation within a 30-mile radius.
Summiag up his objection, Mr. W. Weir, for the L.M.S. Railway Co., contended that, on their own evidence, Messrs. Ward executed 90 per cent. of • their business at Crieff, whereas they had to prove an increase at Dunblane before becoming entitled to an additional vehicle.
Over 500 Exhibitors at Motor Show.
The list of exhibitors at the forthcoming Motor Show, which takes place at Earl's Court. London, from October 14-23, has just been issued, and it shows that 521 have taken space. We feel sure that many commercial operators will he interested to know that there will be 67 exhibitors in the garage-equipment section.
"Jute Roads Last Longer."
Success has attended an experiment at Dundee Harbour with jute cloth for road-making purposes, Reporting to the trustees, an inspection committee states: "On a comparison of this part with the other part of the road, where cloth has not been used, we were convinced that the experiment has been successful, and that the use of jute cloth will lengthen the life of roadways."
New Session in Transport• Classes.
A leading centre for transport education in London, the North-Western Polytechnic, Prince of Wales Road, N.W.5, reopens for enrolment for the 1937-38 session on September 13. The senior transport lecturer, Mr. E. T. Milburn, will be in attendance from 6 p.m, to 9 p.m. on September 14, 15 and 17..
. There will be courses for the preliminary, gracluateship and associate membership examinations of the Institute of Transport. In addition, classes will be held for the Royal Society of Arts certificates in road transport, and of special interest are the new courses for the first intermediate examination of the Institute of Travel Agents.
Last season nearly 600 transport students attended the Polytechnic classes. Further details may be obtained from Mr. M. W. Mitchell, head of the department of commerce. MORE MILK GOES BY ROAD.
Statistics are given by the Liverpool Medical Officer of Health, in his annual report, showing the extent to which milk traffic has been diverted from the railway system to road transport. In 1936, 36,764 gallons of milk per day were road-borne and 3,706 gallons railborne. In 1934, the respective totals were 29,116 gallons and 5,000 gallons per day.