State Encroachment Problem
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lkeiR. E. G. WRIGHT in presenting IVIhis paper, 'The latest developments under the Transport Act, 1947," paid tribute first of all to the trade Press, which, he said, kept readers up to date.
Many problems peculiar to furniture removers arose from the implementation of the Act. Chief amongst thee was the way in which members were going to be affected when the Road Haulage Executive took over mixed businesses part of which was that of removing furniture. He referred to the recent developments in connection with Hays Wharf, • Another difficulty arose in connection
with applications for original permits and especially in relation to the new form PR2(A).' It was, he said, almost impossible for a furniture remover to complete the column which asked for description of commodities to be handled or that asking for information as to frequency of journeys. •
_Then there was the point that the excluded traffic was strictly that of the removal of household goods from house to house or from house to store. That would mean that a-good many of the small lots which were mentioned bythe previous speaker 'could not be carried under the Act.