Licensing Error Blamed for Infringement
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" UE has been -continitously. break'. ing the law," said :Mr. R. B. _Orange, solicitor to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co., speaking • of a colliery agent, well known as Messrs. Dixon's, of Scholars Green, Stoke-on-Trent, who applied to have coal added to his B licence.
His licence authorized the aarriaga. of " principally bricks and timber," and Mr.. F. Griffiths, who appeared on his behalf; said that there had been a mis . take, for which they (he and his client) took no responsibility. In view of ' letters submitted at the time of the original application, the Licensing "authority could not but assume that the applicant was carrying coal for reward, as well as in his own business. Sir William Hart, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, pointed out that coal was not specified in the licence.
Mr. Griffiths.: "It is purely departmental error."
• Sir WiHiairi: " I cannot, of course, assume that that is so."
Mr. Griffiths: "It is claimed tonnage, and the Licensing Authority was never in a position to refuse."
Sir William: "Then that point should have been raised at the time."
Mr. Orange pointed out that the applicant carried for the North Staffordshire group of Settle Speakman Collieries, all of which had rail sidings.
Sir William, who was informed that this traffic had never gone by rail, agreed to coal being inserted on the licence, but he reduced the radius from 60 miles to 30 miles, and dated the alteration to December 10.