IS N.-W. BOARD NEEDED?
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THE need for the proper employment of the country's resources was stressed at Manchester on Tuesday, when he Institute of .Transport's North-Western and Merseyside sections debated a resolution that "a comprehensive north-western transport board is desirable in the public interest."
Mr. G. Beckett, emphasizing that there was no political significance in the proposal he was supporting, said that to he fully effective any scheme must he all-embracing, including road services. railways, airways and waterways.
Municipal transport in the area was provided by 31 undertakings. Although the major part of transport was already publicly owned, unrestricted competition existed. A complete reorientation of mind in the approach to transport was necessary for the public and the staff.
Opposing the motion, Mr. J. Balderston said the advantages would not compensate for the disadvantages, which would include direction of traffic. The tendency would be for the heads to he too remote from the workers and deep-laid loyalties would be lost.