Co-ordinating London’s Passenger Traffic

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 May 1933, Page 7

Co-ordinating London’s Passenger Traffic

POOLING SCHEME PLAN British Official Wireless. Received Friday, 7 p.m. • RUGBY, May 18. It was announced in the House of Commons that Lord Ashfield, chairman of the London Traffic Combine, will be appointed the first chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board. The appointment is for seven years. Mr Frank Pick, the present managing director of the Underground group, will be a whole-time member for seven years; Mr John Cliff, the present as-sistant-general secretary of the Transport and General Workers’ Union, and Mr Patrick Ashley Cooper, a director of the Bank of England and of the Hudson Bay Company, will be parttime members for five years; Sir John Hilbert, an alderman of the London County Council; Sir Edward Holland,

ah alderman of the Surrey Conntv Council; and Sir Henry May bury, chairman of the London Home Counties’ Traffic Committee, will be partwithin an area of about 25 miles from Charing Cross, and represents approxithne members- for three years.

The new pooling scheme includes every form of passenger transport mately £120,000,000 of invested capital.