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tcision in etcher case
.71E "Goods for Fletcher" case (see COMMERCIAL MOTOR, July 1) was luded last week before the East Mid
deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. R. M. Ellis, who said he would doe the eight-day transcript before g a decision. There were 115 objectors, ugh not all of them were called to give nee.
reaking in support of the applications, R. Johnstone, managing director of letcher and Co., of Ibbstock, explained his company's volume of work was asing annually. Expansion of Fletcher's fleet was impossible because of the xl accommodation available for ging and servicing. These • factors had it necessary for Fletcher to advertise :ipper operators with spare capacity. r. R. T. Banks, a customer witness, e on behalf of three companies in which las an interest—Banks Horticultural [ucts Ltd., British Gas Purification Co. and Desburgh Clay Co. Ltd. He ribed the types of traffic on which his panics used the applicant's vehicles.
liss E. Havers and Mr. J. Robertson, for umber of the objectors, did not call on • clients to appear, but British Railways Mr. N. Carless, representing the render, produced eight witnesses who all ned that they had spare capacity.
kn unusual feature in the closing submiss and in the deputy LA's summing up e the congratulatory remarks concerning court clerk and the shorthand writer. as the opinion of all concerned that the imary of the applications, compiled by clerk, Mr. W. A. Lill, had done much to ice the time spent on this case.