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' log created difficulties at an inquiry into the. proposed addition of three tipping lorries to the fleet of 22 vehicles used by Messrs. J. H. Peck and Sons, Ardviick, Manchester, chiefly for demolition and excavation work. This firm not only sell sand and grave!, but dismantle and excavate. The latter work is carried out at a rate per cubic yard, the price including the cost of disposal of the rubbish.
The accountant to. the applicants, who put in the figures of turnover, said that at least an additional bookkeeper and a much bigger expense of audit would be involved if the actual figure for haulage had to be extracted.
Mr. W. Chamberlain, North-Western Licensing Authority, insisted that the only figure upon which he could ad judicate was the haulage figure, and, before giving his decision, he would probably take further advice on the schedules submitted.
For the applicants, it was urged that there was no increase in the sand and gravel business, and no change in the demolition and excavation work, except that, instead of hiring mechanical excavators, Messrs. Peck were now using their own. The price per cubic yard quoted for excavation included the cost of transport to the tip and could not be stated specifically, although, with much labour, it might be estimated.
So scarce were tipping lorries in the Manchester area, said Mr. J. IL Peck, managing director, that he was hiring six machines from Blackpool on one of his jobs.