An Advisory Committes toMinise try of Transport: Monopolies for Private Undertakings London, Mar: 26, In the House of Commons, today, Mr. Harry Gosling, Parla. mentary Secretary for the Minis-_ try of Transport, moved the second' reading of the London Traffic Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on March 9%. Mr, Coating, sie cla sao) meiely proposed 40 constitute an advisory committes to. the Minis: ter of Transport and he appealed to the authorities of London to Beg it fait ial He. hoped at this would result in formulation of some agreed larger scheme.
Stanley Baldwin supported the Bill.
Mr. Perey Harris, Liberal Member for Bethnaf Green, moved its rejection on the ground that it was contrary to principles of local government and conferred a monopoly of private _undertakings. He said that London must seguer or later come into Tine with other cities where traffic was controlled by the municipality.
Mr. Sydney Webb, President of the Board of Trade, arguing in favour of the Bill, emphasized the necessity of dealing with the trafic problem in. view of the Wembley Exhibition, The amendment proposed by Mr. (Harris was rejected by 211 votes to 112 The Bill passed the second rending.—Reuter,
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