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Minister of ansport, made in March last, upon, appeals by Ilibble Motor Services, Ltd., had not been complied with, was admitted at an inquiry in Manchester, last week, at which the Ribble company, supported by six other transport undertakings, submitted alternative proposals.
Mr. E. S. Herbert, for the applicants, submitted estimates that the Minister's ruling would involve an annual loss in revenue of £7,971, and that the Commissioners' decision, which was appealed against, would have caused a yearly loss of £11,538.
The original applications made in order to eliminate complications and anomalies would have meant an increase of revenue of £1,691, as against any loss on the extension of returnticket availability, and the new proposals would mean a minimum loss of £3,339, whilst any engendered traffic was problematical. These calculations were based on the week ended October 16 and involved 16 men's work with machine calculators for 12 days of 10 hours each.
Mr. W. Chamberlain, chairman of the Commissioners, intimated that there might have been a misunder-• standing as to the desirability of three months' availability. If the three months' availability were unfair to the company, the Commissioners were prepared to revert to the original position, with its maximum availability of 16", days for return tickets costing 5s. 6d. and over.
Put briefly, the proposals now submitted offer three months' availability for tickets costing lid, and upwards, and return tickets below 11d, in value, for the day of issue only, except on Sundays and on Saturdays after 2 p.m.
Explaining why the Minister's Order had not been put into operation, Mr. Herbert said it was self-contradictory and contained matters which clearly the Minister had intended the Commissioners to look into.
The hearing of the ease was adjourned.