No Witness — No Grant
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IN the absence of key witnesses. an 1 application by Mr. S. W. J. Ostle, of Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, for a variation of an A licence by the addition of a 3f-ton anic was refused by the Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, last. week. Ostle said he wanted the additional vehicle to pull one of two spare trailers on work for Stillite Products. his main customer. 1-Ie took Stillite goods to South Wales, a return load to Glasgow, then came back with metal containers. For British Railways, objecting, Mr. A. Coines asked Ostle: "Where are the witnesses to support your statement that Stillite was expanding and need van-type trailers?" Ostle replied that he had asked the firm to send someone, but had beer told that was not their policy. The applicant's counsel, Mr. Robson, said that Stillite had increased their demand for transport and Ostle had given satisfactory service for seven years. On the evidence before him, Mr. Hanlon said he could not make a grant, but Ostle could apply again and ask for an inquiry nearer Middlesbrough. when perhaps Stillite would send a representative. The LA, however, renewed Ostle's present A licence.