Proof of Need: But Application Fails
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FIGURES illustrative of the enormous traffic in milk from Wiltshire to the industrial areas were given at Bristol, last week, when Mr. J. H. Lawrence, of Market Lavington, applied before the Western Licensing Authority for two extra vehicles. Giving evidence, Mr. Lawrence said that there was a big demand for his services, and he required two extra tank wagons.
Dairy companies preferred milk carried by tanker, rather than in churns, the latter being an obsolete method. " One cannot obtain cream," he said,--" from milk • carried in churns. Moreover, a tank can carry 1,500 gallons, whereas the same quantity, if carried in churns, would require six vehicles."
In November last, Mr. Lawrence carried 176,000 gallons of milk to London alone, and for December this figure had increased to nearly 190,000 . gallons.
For the G.W. and L.M.S. Railway companies, it was argued that they provide facilities for carrying milk in tankers mounted on raii.vay trucks. The G.W.R. had lost business to the applicant, and. if the application were granted, both companies would lose still more traffic,
The Licensing Authority, Mr.. A. F. Nicholson, said that there Was evidence-that the applicant's business had increased, but a good deal of the business . had been abstracted • from the railway companies. If the applicant were granted the two extra vehicles, he would be in -a position to take further traffic from the railways. The application was, in consequence,refused.