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R.H.E. Dismisses "Free Speaker A WEEK'S notice terminating his employment as
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an adviser, as front October 31, has been given to Mr
George Read by the Road Haulage Executive Mr, Read was head of Reads of Peterborough, Ltd., a prominent haulage and removal concern, which has been taken over by the R.ELE.
As reported in "The Commercial i Motor" on October 21, he addressed an open leiterto Mr. Stanley Tiffany.
• M.P.:, -through' loeal newspaper, and asked a number of penetrating
questions about nationalized transport.
He was due 'Co have served in an advisory capacity until the end of the • year, and he assumes that his summary dismissal is the result of his outspoken
ness, but the RILE. has declined to give any, reason for his discharge. IVIr. Read takes the view that he was entitled to speak freely to his Men-thee of Parliament.
[The Minister of Transport. speaking at a luncheon of the Institute of Transport, last week, agreed that all
cha'rged w jib responsibility . nationalized transport should be able to give their views to their colleagues
• hi industry.'
Mr: Read" is still. principal of Peter: borough. Motori, Ltd., New Road, Peterborou Rh: DEARER VEHICLES NEXT YEAR A CCORDIN6 to the Midlands re:I:vet-A Sentative of "The Financial Times," vehicle manufacturers are likely to-have to increase their prices in the New Year because of the effects of devaluation.
":Present indications," he say's, "are that the increases in electrical . equipmeat, batteries, bearings and probably . tyres, Which:use important quantities of materials imported from hard-currency, areas, may be substantial in total."
Although rising output had helped makers to offset higher costs of Materials and wages, their ability to do so now was much more restricted, because the limit in key raw, material supplies had almost been reached.
In the neW circumstances" caused by deVaItiatfon, it would be more difficult to hold exports at their present volume, but much would depend on the level at which prices settled in countries supplying essential raw materials.