NEW WAGES FOR DISTRIBUTIVE WORKERS.
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On October 1., new minimum rates of pay for road-transport workers in the retail distributive, trades in the provinces will come into force. There are two grades, which are to be applied in accordance with the grading arrange, ments of the National Joint Conciliation Board. In the following schedule, the Grade I figure appears first and the Grade 2 rate second: Petrol Vehicles: Adult drivers of vehicles up to 15 cwt. 52s. 6d., 50s.; 15-30 cwt., 56s., 53s. 6d.; A0-40 cwt., 60s. 57s. 6d.; over 40 cwt., 65s. 6d., 62s. 6d.; Aatntory attendants, 57s. 6d., 55s. Youths, first year, 35s., 32s, 6d.; becond year 40s., 37s. 6d.• third year, 47s. 6(1., 45s. Youths' rates apply to drivers under 21 years driving vehicles not exceeding 30 cwt. carrying capacity. Adult rates apply to drivers of 21 years and over, and to drivers of vehicles of over 30 cwt. carrying capacity.
The agreement concerning conditions provides for a 48-hour week, exclusive of meal times, with overtime pay, subsistence allowance, a week's annual holiday with pay, and other concessions. An agreement regarding rates in the Metropolitan Area was reached in December, 1934.
Price-cutting Endangers Applicant's Licence.
A warning regarding rate-cutting was given by the Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, at Dundee, last Friday, when 111r. Mark J. S. Mackay, trading as the Macdale Garage Co., Broughty Ferry, applied for an extra vehicle.
Under cross-examination, the applicant admitted to Mr. John Ross, for the objectors, that he charged 4s. 6d. per hour for conveying sand from Dundee to Broughty Ferry. Mr. Ross said that the rate was 3s. per ton-a flagrant case of price-cutting.
The Authority agreed with Mr. Ross, and said that the applicant had practically admitted that the increase in hi a business was due to what the Appeal Tribunal termed false traffic, secured by price-cutting. A continuation of the practice might endanger the renewal of his licence.
The application was refused.
Are Bricks " Agricultural " Goods? The East Midland Licensing Authority is likely to appeal against the dismissal by Retford magistrates of charges against Mr. T. Bolton, of Boughton, for a breach of the conditions of his B licence. Mr. Bolton was alleged to have carried broken bricks for hire or reward, whereas he was licensed to transport only manure from Mansfield Co-operative Society.
He also owned a farm and was, therefore, entitled to carry goods for, or in connection with, the business of agriculture conducted by another person in his locality. It was alleged that, on the strength of this concession, Mr. Bolton carried broken bricks from a colliery at 011erton, to Boughton, for the parish council.
His defence was that he was asked to do the work by a local farmer, who did not tell him that the repairs to the road for which the bricks were required, were to be paid for by the council. The road led to the farmer's holding and to another farm.
B20 The charges were dismissed after it had been contended that, so far as the defendant knew, the transport of bricks constituted the carriage of goods for, or in connection with the business of agriculture conducted by another person in that locality.
Goodyear Opens New London Depot.
The London branch headquarters of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company (Gt. Britain), Ltd., has been moved to Goodyear House, 52-56, Osnaburgh Street, London, N.W.1, where large stocks will be held. The branch will be in charge of Mr. Sydney Oxon.
The premises at Chelsea Wharf, Lots Road, London, S.W.10, will be retained to handle deliveries in South and South-west London.