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'OPPOSING a' proposal by Scar
borough Corporation to ban excursion coaches from the Esplanade area of the Yorkshire seaside resort, a Whitchurch operator, Mr. Harry Richards, declared at a Ministry of Transport inquiry into the matter, that it was "a horrible form of class • distinction." It raised a principle which affected the whole tourist traffic. said Mr. Richards.
Mr. W. R. Fla rgrave, for objecting hotel proprietors, said: " This application is most dangerous in its implications. You are going to kill Scarborough, certainly the south side."
After, stating that bookings from private parties had already dropped enormously because of the threatened ban, Mr. Hargrave said there was no evidence that the amenities . of the Esplanade area had been disturbed by coach outings.
The town clerk of Scarborough said that the preservation of the amenities of the South Cliff—favoured by residents for its quietness—was a secondary consideration to road safety.
Mr. Henry Storry, hotel proprietor and town councillor, said, as chairman of the safety committee; that he had never heard it suggested that Belmont Road was a danger area. •
Mr. F. S. H. Ward, for other objectors, referred to what he termed "hole and corner diplomacy" when the town clerk refused to divulge the terms ofan agreement between the corporation and Tes.seyman, Ltd., of Crown Garage, in the proposed prohibited area, whereby' the company withdrew its objection to the proposal.
Mr. Ward asked Whether Tesseyman's would receive preferential treatment. The town clerk .said that the company's objection arose from uncertainty as to the law. The corporation decided that the law was uncertain, and said in the agreement that it was prepared not to recognize as a breach what Tesseyman's proposed to do.
M.1.11.A. PROVING GROUND
THE Motor Industry Research Association's new proving ground .at Lindley, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, will be officially opened by Mr. ,L. P. Lord, president of the Association, on April 28. The Association hopes to arrange a display of modern vehicles and a demonstration of certain tests.
CENTRAL GARAGE UNWANTED A PROPOSAL' by W. Alexander and 17/ Sons, Ltd., to build a bus station and garage on ground opposite St. Andrew's railway station, at a cost of £20,000, has brought protests from the town council. The company is to be asked to consider erecting a garage on the outskirts of the town.
GLASGOW TROLLEYBUSES
GLASGOW'S trolleybus service was inaugurated on April 3, when five vehicles were in operation on the route between Poltnadie and Piovanmill. AS sufficient trolleybuses were not available for a full service, motorbuses were also employed.