RESIGNATION WANTED
MINISTRY
CONDEMNED BY LORDS
DniteiJ Press Association—By; Electric ■ Tele- ■ >. -:KBM>li—Copyright••.•-:-■..•.;.■-■ .(Beceived ■February 17,; 2 -p.m;) ' •■_-, "'■. . ' LONDON, February 16. In the House of Lords, the, government was' defeated, a motion by Lord Buckmaster demanding' the dissolution of the Ministry of .Transport being carried by 31 votes to 26. Lord Buckmaster complained, that the .Transport -Department had failed in the duty of holding the .'scales fairly; between road and railway traffic and the protection of the public There was a.terrific road accident toll last year, 6651 people being killed and 206,410 injured'in motor accidents. • '.-.•. -■ • ..'.... Lord Londonderry claimed that the Ministry of Transport was doing; valuable'work towards a solution of "the road versus rail problem.' The number of road accidents, he said, was slowly declining. .:- . . :■-■-•■-'■ Lobbyists stated that the defeat was a mere demonstration, and lost'its force by reasoii of a small attendance.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 40, 17 February 1933, Page 9
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142RESIGNATION WANTED Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 40, 17 February 1933, Page 9
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