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S.T.R. Raises Tyre-cost Discussion
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rICCASION was,again taken at the 1,-X meeting which S.T.R. addressed at Tonbridge on Wednesdass. March 9, to follow S.T.R.'s own advice and begin with a little refreshment, actually a supper. The A.R.O. were responsible. and Mr. W. G. P. Arnold was in .the chair. The outcome was, as usual, successful and an audience numbering nearly 40 was present. It so happened that on the same day, Mr. Bevin, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, had issued his ultimatum in connection with an increase in drivers' wages, and Mr. D. Richardson, chairman of the area, who was present at the wages conference, took the opportunity to explain the matter and to stress the importance of immediate action being taken by the members to deal with the problem thus presented. In Mr. Richardson's opinion, the policy behind this attack by Mr. Bevin was that of improvingthe stan
dard of wages before Parliament takes steps to implement the findings in the 13aillie Report.
S.T.R.'s address followed and was listened to with the keenest interest. The discussion touched mainly on making proper provision for tyre costs. The point raised by Mr. P. L. Dicker, and enlarged upon by Mr. Richardson, related to the need for making proper allowance, at the annual stock-taking, for the value of tyres still in use. The question arises because S.T.R. recommends that in putting vehicles into commission, tyre cost should be deducted and entered separately. It was pointed out that if this happened just prior to stock-taking, and if only the figures in the cost records were available, there would seem to be an overwhelming debit on, account of tyres. S.T.R. agreed that the proper way to counter that was to enter on the credit side the -value of the tyres on the vehicle as they stood.