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The Stockton Rural District Council is buying a 10-ton steam roller, from Aveling and Porter, Ltd., at a cost of £468.
A correspondent informs us that a Conuner Car belonging to Messrs. Butterworth and Son, Blackpool, recently left that town at 1.30 a.m. to fetch a load of 1Jj tons, from a town 60 miles away. It returned to Blackpool at. 6.30 p.m.
A New Registration.
London and South Coast Haulage Co., Lid., with an authorized capital of £3000 in Li shares, and with its office at 2.0a, Charing Cross Road, W.C., to adopt an agreement with French's Garage and Motor Works, Ltd., etc. First directors : W. F. French ; H. E. Hickmott ; R. K, Inman. Is Overloading Worth the Risk ?
An interesting point, as to whether owners and drivers of motor lorries sometimes enter in an agreement about the payment of fines, if the police catch the vehicle overloaded, was raised in a case at Bolton. Jas. Chadwick, Bolton, was the driver ; and Jno. Thos. Lawton, Manchester, the owner ; the excess of r.a.w. was 101 cwt. The case against the former was withdrawn on payment of costs. Both defendants pleaded guilty, and in outlining the evidence against Mr. Lawton it was stated that :—
Lawton told Detective Smith six weeks ago that he had a contract that those who employed him would pay any fines in regard to overloading. Mr. Greenhalgh, on behalf of Mr. Lawton, said the detective had misunderstood defendant.
Mr. Lawton went into the witnessbox, and explained that what he said was this :— He had an agreement with the firms for whom he was carrying that they should not overload.
Mr. Hall (for the police) crossexamined defendant, who admitted that he would expect firms to repay his fine if they did overload.
Mr. Greenhalgh contended that the fact of his client having obtained an agreement showed that he did not " permit" the offence as alleged in the summons.
A fine of £i and costs was imposed,