2-TON CHARGE ON 1-TON LOAD JUSTIFIED
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AN appeal by Isaac Webster and Sons, Ltd., Abbey Works, Kirkstall, Leeds, against a charge of £6 12s. 2d. made by I. W. Holdsworth, Ltd., Horton Street, Halifax, for the haulage of a tank from Halifax to London, has been dismissed by Major F. S. Eastwood. Mr. J. Newton and Mr. L. Hartley sat with him as assessors.
The appellant submitted that the charge was excessive, being based on a rate of £3 6s. Id. per ton, whereas the tank, in a wood crate, weighed about 10 cwt. It was admitted that, as the tank was bulky (it measured 8 ft. 9 ins. by 5 ft. by 4 ft.. equivalent to 175 cubic ft.), a higher charge than the usual flat rate was justified, and £3 10s. to £4 was suggested as reasonable.
Because of a narrow gate at the works from which the tank was collected, it had to be loaded lengthwise on a collection vehicle and later transferred to a 15-tonner, on which it occupied, according to the Holdsworth company, about a fifth of the space. Contending that, in the circumstances, a charge for 2 tons was justified, the Holdsworth company pointed out that the rate of £3 6s, Id. per ton was a figure recommended by the Road-Rail Conference and was based on an equivalent of 80 cubic ft. to the ton.
Major Eastwood accepted these contentions. In announcing his decision, he said that he had also had regard to the use of 80 cubic ft. as a ton measurement in Section 42 (3) of the Transport Bill.
ILEA. INCREASES TRANSPORT COMMITTEE , .
VE British Engineers' Association as strengthened its transport cornmittee by the addition of the transport managers of five of the larger com
panies. Members of the committee A.D.A. ACTIVITY EXTENDS THE Aluminium Development Assn1 ciation has moved to more commodious headquarters at 33, Grosvenor Street, London, W.I.
The Association has issued a booklet setting forth its aims, activities and organization, and describing some of the work so far accomplished. The Association is a non-trading body and exists to co-ordinate effort and disseminate information to the mutual advantage of supplier and user. The Association has on many occasions co-operated with Government Departments.
Mr. Erlich will read a paper on "Twin piston Two stroke Engine Design" at 6.30 p.m. on January 22, at the Institution of Automobile Engineers, 12, Hobart Place, London, S.W.1. The lecture has been postponed from January 8.