§ Major GLYNasked the Minister of Transport what has been the number of prosecutions of owners of public service vehicles for exceeding the speed limit of 30 miles an hour laid down by the Road Traffic Act; and in how many cases were convictions obtained?
§ Mr. CLYNESThe only figures which I can give relate to drivers of public service vehicles who have been summoned for exceeding the speed limit of 30 miles per hour in the Metropolitan Police District. During the six months ended 30th
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County. Common or manorial waste. Parish. Acreage. Name of person executing deed under Section 193 (2) of the Law of Property Act, 1925. A. E. P. Cambs, and Isle of Ely. Whittlesey waste Whittlesey St. Mary and St. Andrew. 48 — 12 John Peed. Derby Ashbourne Green Off cote and Underwood. 40 2 20 Herbert Richard Dudfield May. Devon Aylesbeare (part of). Aylesbeare 7 3 18 Lord Clinton and the Clinton Devon Estates, Ltd. Devon Knighton Heath Hennock and Bovey Tracey. 178 1 37 Stover Estates, Ltd. Devon Luppitt Luppitt 112 1 4 John Madge. Hense Moor 237 3 17 Hartridge 206 1 23 Glamorgan The Cymdda and Ogmore Downs (part of). St. Bride's Major. 206 — — Dunraven Estates Co., Ltd. Gloucester Frampton Green Frampton 15 3 — Mrs. Hilda Clifford. Gloucester Painswick, Edge, Sheepscombe, Bull Cross, and othersmall commons in the vicinity. Painswick 296 — — Detmar Jelling Blow. Oxford Marsh Baldon Green. Marsh Baldon 24 — 17 Queen's College, Oxford. Surrey Clacket Green Tatsfield 5 3 — G. C. G. Leveson Gower. Surrey Merrow Downs Merrow 276 2 — Earl of Onslow. Surrey Witley (part of) Witley 6 2 15 Sir Aldo Castellani. Sussex Upper Copthorne Worth 31 3 18 E. J. Workman and J. P Howard. Total 1,694 — 21 June last, 103 drivers were so summoned, of whom 91 were convicted. In three other cases the charge was dismissed, and in the remaining nine proceedings are still pending. I regret that corresponding figures for other areas are not available.