Henry, Portstewart

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

SERVICES IN PORTSTEWART,

CO. LONDONDERRY,

NORTHERN IRELAND

Appendix A: Cars, taxis and lorries

Cars and taxis

Ford car new 1914, later converted to a lorry

Studebaker car new 1914, sold or scrapped at unknown date

Chevrolet car new 1922, sold or scrapped at unknown date

Ford sedan car new 1922, sold or scrapped at unknown date

Ford sedan car new 1926, sold or scrapped at unknown date

ND 9611 Fiat car new 1927, cost £375, sold 1934 for £1 5s

Armstrong Siddeley car new at unknown date, sold 1931 for £15

Ford sedan car new 1929, sold or scrapped at unknown date

IW 3997 Austin new 1931, cost £387, sold 1935 for £115

AZ 7923 Hillman new 1931, cost £95, sold 1934 for £45

IW 4046 Ford Landaulette new 1931, cost £338, sold 1935 for £151

IW 4750 Austin new 1933, cost £147, retained following N. I. R. T. B. takeover

BZ 475 Austin Landaulette new 1934, cost £135, sold 1935 for £97

IW 5070 Austin new 1935, cost £375, sold 1935 for £357

Lorries

Ford new 1914, converted from a car

Ford new 1920, converted from a bus, later scrapped or sold

Ford new 1926, acquired from Simpson, converted from a bus, later scrapped or sold

Ford new 1927, acquired from Stuart, converted from a bus, later scrapped or sold

IW 3160 Dennis new 1927, cost £80, sold 1935 for £40

IW 3889 Chevrolet new 1928, cost £240, sold 1933 for £37

IW 3579 Ford new 1929, cost £201, sold 1933 for £44

Ford new 1929, cost £201, sold 1931 for £100

IW 4007 Morris new 1931, cost £295, sold 1935 for £126

IW 4023 Morris new 1931, cost £295, sold 1935 for £129

IW 4400 Morris new 1933, cost £283, sold 1935 for £189

CZ 8879 Bedford new 1935, cost £289, sold 1935 for £268

Appendix B:

Charabancs and buses

Ford charabanc 14 seater acquired 1920, converted to lorry 10/20 and sold 1920

IW 1119 Ford charabanc 14 seater acquired 1921, converted to lorry and sold 1932

Ford charabanc 14 seater acquired 1921, converted to lorry and sold 1932

Traffic charabanc 20 seater acquired 1922, converted to lorry and sold 1930

IW 1379 Berliet charabanc 20 seater acquired 1922, sold 1927 for £10

XD 8114 Thornycroft charabanc 30 seater ex Samuelson, London 10/2/23, cost £850, converted to lorry and sold 10/4/34

CD 1937 Thornycroft charabanc 30 seater ex Samuelson, London 10/2/23, cost £600, sold 22/6/32 for £12 10s

NC 4903 Leyland charabanc 32 seater ex Pemberton, Manchester 10/6/24, cost £906, sold 15/3/33 for £50

OI 1632 Thornycroft charabanc 28 seater ex Stewart 1924, cost £125, sold 11862 for £12 10s

GM 657 Leyland A 35531 26 seater bus new 3/25; ex Steel and Ferguson, Glasgow 9/1/26, cost £750, sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board C548 3/12/35 for £20; sold to G. Cook 7/1/36, last taxed by Lowe, Carryduff in 1944/45

VA 25 Leyland 32 seater bus ex Rankin, Glasgow 9/1/26, cost £425, sold to Charles Hurst 26/6/29 for £125

IW 2961 Ford charabanc 14 seater ex Simpson 1926

IA 3168 Ford charabanc 14 seater ex Simpson 1926

IA 3169 Ford charabanc 14 seater ex Simpson 1926

IW 3119 Dennis 30cwt 51729 - Denby 18 seater charabanc new 11/4/27, cost £873; sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board E593 3/12/35 for £141; sold to G. Cook 7/1/36 for £3

IW 3160 Dennis - Catherwood 20 seater charabanc new 11/4/27, cost £640; converted to lorry 1/2/35, retained following NIRTB take-over

Ford charabanc 14 seater ex Stuart 9/7/27, cost £110, later converted to lorry and sold

IA 1472 Thornycroft charabanc 28 seater ex Stewart 5/6/30, cost £125, sold 22/6/32 for £12 10s

IW 3786 Dennis GL 70638 - unknown C20 new 5/6/30, cost £855, sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board H596 3/12/35 for £267, sold to G. Cook 7/1/36 for £5

IW 3787 Dennis GL 70652 - unknown C20 new 5/6/30, cost £855, sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board H597 3/12/35 for £276, sold to G. Cook for £5

IW 4221 Leyland KP3 465 - Catherwood C26 new 5/32, cost £891, sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board K549 3/12/35 for £501, sold 9/3/39

IW 4235 Leyland TS5 1305 - Catherwood C34 new 3/6/32, cost £1,399, sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board K550 3/12/35 for £787; r/n K582 10/43; scrapped 5/44

IW 4441 Dennis Lancet 170385 - Harkness C32 new 12/6/33, cost £1,056, sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board L608 3/12/35 for £726, scrapped 9/9/42

IW 4732 Dennis Lancet 170703 - Harkness C36 new 11/6/34, cost £1,061, sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board M610 3/12/35 for £862; r/n M366 10/43, sold to J. Potter 12/46

IW 5068 Dennis Lancet 170979 - Agnew C36 new 30/6/35, cost £1,043, sold to Northern Ireland Road Transport Board N612 3/12/35 for £989, r/n N368 10/43, rebodied as Harkness C34 (body ex M367 (DZ 1399) Dennis Lancet 170367, new to Kerr, Toomebridge in 1934) 1945, sold to Ulster Transport Authority N368 10/48, sold to Express Motor Co. 7/49, sold to Linton, London SE8 9/50

Appendix C:

Hackney licences granted to the Portstewart area in 1923

Operator

Licences granted

S. R. Henry

8

John Tinsley

4

Peter Doherty

3

Daniel Reid

1

Others

4

Totals

20

Appendix D:

Invoice for GM 657 dated January 9th 1926

Appendix E:

Invoice for IW 5068 dated June 29th 1935

Appendix F:

Details of full-time employees of Henry's Coast Tours

Yardman/driver

Daniel Clarke McKinney was employed for 38 years (1896 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s plus free rent. Died on November 17th 1935.

Bus drivers

Thomas McGuiness was employed for 10 years (July 1925 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

George Scott Turbit was employed for 14 years (May 24th 1921 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

James Martin was employed for 7 years (23rd June 1928 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

John Wallace was employed for 15 years (May 1920 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

David Bacon was employed for 15 years (June 1920 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

Bus/lorry drivers

James Spence was employed for 3 1/2 years (14th July 1932 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

Robert Brown Kennedy was employed for 2 1/2 years (1st May 1933 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

William Glenholmes was employed for 1 year (12th June 1934 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

Lorry drivers

Robert Finlay was employed for 2 1/2 years (17th April 1933 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

Mechanic

William Dunlop was employed for 5 years (8th August 1930 to 1935) - average weekly wage £3 8s 6d.

Book-keeper/clerk

Thomas Johnston was employed for 9 years (June 1925 to 1935) - average weekly wage £2 5s.

Details of temporary employees of Henry's Coast Tours

Bus drivers

Alexander McGuiness was employed from June 1925 to 1935 (summer season only) - average weekly wage £2 8s 6d.

James Lynas was employed from June 27th 1932 to 1935 (summer season only) - average weekly wage £2 8s 6d.

John Murray was employed from 8th June 1929 to 1935 (summer season only + 2 years full-time) - average weekly wage £2 2s 6d.

Joseph McClelland was employed from 17th June 1935 (summer season only) - average weekly wage £2 2s 6d.

Lorry drivers

William Elliott was employed from 18th June 1934 to 1935 (summer season only) - average weekly wage £1 15s.

Alexander McClements was employed from 1st July 1935 (summer season only) - average weekly wage £1 15s.

Book-keeper/typist

Evelyn Thompson was employed from 2nd July 1934 to 1935 (one summer season + full-time) - average weekly wage £1 11s.

Bus conductors

Robert Logan was employed from June 1925 to 1935 (summer seasons only + 2 years full-time) - average weekly wage £1 12s 6d.

James McCracken was employed from 12th June 1934 to 1935 (summer seasons only) - average weekly wage £1 12s 6d.

Henry Bradley was employed from 24th June 1935 (summer season only) - average weekly wage £1 12s 6d.

William Doherty was employed from 24th June 1935 (summer season only) - average weekly wage £1 12s 6d.

James Ross was employed from 20th June 1930 to 1935 (summer seasons only) - average weekly wage £1 15s.

Canvasser/conductor

Bernard Diamond was employed from 11th June 1934 to 1935 (summer seasons only) - average weekly wage £1 17s 6d.

Daniel Steele McKinney was employed from 25th February 1935 (summer season only) - average weekly wage £1 5s.

Cleaner/conductor

Archibald Hamilton was employed from 15th July 1932 to 1935 (summer seasons only + one year full-time) - average weekly wage £1 5s.

Assistant Clerk

Jubilee Maxwell was employed from 2nd July 1934 to 1935 (summer seasons only) - average weekly wage £1.

Appendix G:

Northern Ireland Road Transport Board

Particulars asked for from undertakings which are being acquired

Name of Company

Property and Buildings.

Description.

Situation or Address.

Tenure (Fee farm grant, Leasehold or yearly letting as the case may be. Rent (where applicable) and any important restrictions in title).

Date of Acquisition or Erection (where property owned).

Purchase price or cost (where property owned) including cost of additions.

Particulars of any Mortgages or Charges.

Particulars of Employees.

List of Employees.

Surname_____________ Christian Name_____________

Occupation and date of entry into employment.

Rate of salary or wage.

Date and amount of last increase of remuneration and amount.

Wages and hours of each class of employee. State whether employed under Trade Union conditions.

Particulars of any agreement with Trade Union to be given.

Insurance policies.

Name of company.

Policy number.

Date taken out.

Nature of risk covered.

Annual premium.

Date paid up to.

Amount of cover.

Buses, lorries and motor cars.

Maker and description.

Registration number.

Engine number.

Chassis number.

Seating or loading capacity.

Date of first registration.

From whom purchased with date.

New or second-hand.

Original cost if purchased new.

Price paid if purchased second-hand.

If on hire purchase, the name of the finance company with terms and present position of repayments. Similar particulars with regard to any vehicles sold, scrapped or otherwise disposed of during period covered by account (see below), with date of sale and price realised.

Whether owned by operator or supplied under mileage agreement with manufacturers. If the latter, give particulars of agreement.

Information regarding the foregoing headings is urgently required and it is requested that same be forwarded in duplicate as soon as possible without waiting for the completion of the remaining particulars.

Machinery and plant.

Situation. Under each location an inventory giving : Description of machine. Makers name etc. Date of acquisition or construction. Purchase price or cost if constructed by operator. Particulars of any hire purchase agreements.

Fittings and fixtures

Situation. Under each location an inventory giving : Description for purposes of valuation.

Stocks of stores, spare parts etc.

These will have to be taken as at date of transfer when stock sheets will be neccessary.

Statistical information.

Passenger traffic.

Service mileage. Total per annum.

Dead mileage. Total per annum.

Number of vehicles owned at date of each balance sheet.

Number of vehicles licensed at date of each balance sheet.

Average of miles per bus per year.

Number of passengers carried.

Single ticket equals one passenger.

Return ticket equals two passengers.

Limited travel tickets. Number of journeys equals number of passengers.

Season tickets. Estimated number of passengers to equal estimated number of journeys (state basis of estimate). Complete timetables and fare lists at present in force.

Goods traffic.

Mileage. Total per annum.

Number of vehicles owned at date of each balance sheet, number of vehicles licensed at date of each balance sheet.

Average miles per lorry per year.

Particulars of any tarriff issued.

No account to be taken of goods traffic carried on passenger vehicles.

Contracts.

Particulars of any contracts in force.

Note: It is requested that the foregoing information be forwarded in duplicate.

Accounts.

Certified copies of Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheets (as normally prepared) covering the year 1932 and thence forward up to last balance sheet preceding date of acquisition and including balance sheet at beginning of period covered. If undertaking in existence for less period, then such accounts and balance sheets as are available. There is no need to prepare accounts for the broken period between date of last balance sheet and date of requisition. It is requested that adjustments or modifications of the normal accounts deemed necessary be furnished separately. Particulars of any charges or bills of sale affecting assets.

Name and address of Accountant or other agent (if any).

Particulars and any enquiries regarding same to be sent to:

Muir and Addy,

7 Donegall Square West, Belfast.

Appendix H:

Details of claim and award.

CLAIM

NIRTB OFFER

NIRTB 2nd OFFER

ARBITRATOR'S SETTLEMENT

Goodwill

£24,860

£11,710

£11,720

£16,649

Severance

£1,400

£72

£72

£72

Omnibuses

£5,731

£4,569

£4,569

£4,569

Tyre deficiency

--£99

--£99

--£99

Lorries & Taxis

£1,357

£1,357

£1,357

£1,357

Premises

£7,000

£2,680

Retained

Retained

Plant & Machinery

£151

£144

£144

£144

Garage Equipment

£157

£122

£122

£122

Spares and equipment

£186

£186

£186

£186

Total

£40,842

£20,741

£18,071

£23,000

Interest to 23/2/1938 (less 25% income tax)

£1,922

Total paid

£24,922

Appendix I:

Letter from Northern Counties Committee to Major Speir dated 25th February 1937.

Sir,

S. S. Henry, Portstewart

This gentleman's Road Motor activities included merchandise per lorry, summer omnibus services, tours (including mystery tours) and hackney cars. He also executed running repairs to motor cars, sold petrol and was a coal merchant.

He had two garages, one of which he was supposed to have handed over to the N. I. R. T. B. as being of no service to him when lorries and buses were absorbed, although subsequently he used the ground floor of this garage which on top has a dance hall, let to cinema proprietor for the summer months, and two dwelling houses, both with tenants residing therein.

He held route cards authorising buses to run between Portstewart and Portrush and between York Hotel, Portstewart and Strand during summer months, including Sundays.

His profits were partly due to poor condition of service and low wages paid to his drivers and conductors and it was well known that the hours of duty were 12 to 16 per day according to requirements of work to do. Owing to this fact he secured many long distance private hire trips as other operators paying a reasonable wage with shorter hours could not quote so cheaply as Mr. Henry, and I presume this feature will be strongly stressed when compensation for loss of services is being considered.

Up till 27th July 1931, Mr. Henry delivered goods and parcels traffic between Portstewart station and Portstewart town, and in addition to bus services already mentioned he operated (with a subsidy from N. C. C.) a service between Portstewart town and station till 1st January 1933, from which date it was operated by the N. C. C.

For some considerable time after the Road Board took over his entire machines he did not operate any services and for a period employed Board lorries to deliver his coal, but subsequently and at the moment, he has one hackney car and one lorry. I may say that the names on the lorry are S. S. Henry and H. J. Henry, the latter having a grocery business and, as there is no doubt this particular lorry is plying for work of any description, it would seem that Mr. Henry, having sold his road interests, ought not to compete against the Road Board.

As an example, we employed him on 14th July 1936 to collect and deliver luggage in Portstewart as on that date Road Board lorries were not working.

Yours obediently,

A. REA.

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SB

Operator	Licences granted
S. R. Henry	8
John Tinsley	4
Peter Doherty	3
Daniel Reid	1
Others	4
Totals	20

	CLAIM	NIRTB OFFER	NIRTB 2nd OFFER	ARBITRATOR'S SETTLEMENT
Goodwill	£24,860	£11,710	£11,720	£16,649
Severance	£1,400	£72	£72	£72
Omnibuses	£5,731	£4,569	£4,569	£4,569
Tyre deficiency		--£99	--£99	--£99
Lorries & Taxis	£1,357	£1,357	£1,357	£1,357
Premises	£7,000	£2,680	Retained	Retained
Plant & Machinery	£151	£144	£144	£144
Garage Equipment	£157	£122	£122	£122
Spares and equipment	£186	£186	£186	£186
Total	£40,842	£20,741	£18,071	£23,000
Interest to 23/2/1938 (less 25% income tax)				£1,922
			Total paid	£24,922