DECISION ON ABER CASE RESERVED
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-PLIDGMENT was reserved by the J Transport Arbitration Tribunal last week at the conclusion of the hearing of a compensation claim by Aber Carriers, Ltd., Salop Road, Welshpool.
As reported last week, the British Transport Commission had submitted that a multiplier of 3i was just. Mr. F. W. Beney, Q.C., for the company, said that if ever there were a case for the maximum multiplier to be applied. that of his clients justified it.
It was through the acumen of the company's pioneer, Mr. G. J. Jones. now superintendent of the British Road 'Services Welshpool group, that the business had a "virtual monopoly" in that part of the country.
The president, Mr. R. Montgomery White, Q.C., said that the Tribunal might be able to give their decision on June 21.
B.M.C. OIL ENGINE FOR AUSTIN
A N oil-engincd version of the Austin 2-tonner is now available in this country. The engine used is the B.M.C. 3.4-litre four-cylindered unit, which has a power output of 58 b.h.p. This engine is already fitted to the MorrisCommercial 3-ton oiler, as road tested by The Commercial Motor (May 14), and comparisons between the two vehicles may be made next week, when a full test report of the Austin model will appear in this journal.
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