MR JOHN CLIFF

*Mr John Cliff, who died oil October 18 at the age of 94, devoted more than fifty years of his life to public passenger transport. He had served as tram conductor and driver, senior trade union officiia, and as a Board and Executive Mem-

ber of London Transport, for' some eight years as Deputy Chairman.

Mr Cliff began his transpolt service in 1900 as a member of the tramway operating staff of the Leeds Corporation Trans. port Department. At that time steam tram -and horse tram services were being converted to electnrc traction.

From an early age AL Cliff took an active interest in trade union matters, and became a amember of the National Executive Countil of the Amalgamated Association of Tramway & Vehiole Workers. He took a prominent part in the national wages movemenits and arbitrations whic-h commenced in 1918, the national agreement for the 48-hour week, the "equal pay for equal wrork" arbitration. anld the p1920 Tramways Inquiry. He also played a maior Part in the formation of the National Joint Industrial Council for the Trainways Industry, and when this was established in 1919 he became Joint Setcetary.

In 1922, withl the mnalgama. tion of 22 trades unions into the Transport & General Workers' Union, under fthe General Secretaryship of the late Mr Ernest Bevin, John Cliff was

appointed National Secretarv of the Passenger Workers' Group, and in 1924 became the Assistant General Secretary of the Union.

In 1929 be was invited by thle Government to be a member of the Royal Commission on Labour in India, many of whose recommendations were adopted by the Government of India.

He was appointed an original member of the London & Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee in 1924 and remained a member until 1933. In that year he was appointed a part-time member of the London Passenger Transport Board, becoming a full-time member in 1935, with special responsibility for staff, staff welfare -and medical services. In 1947 he bect.me Deputy Chairman of the London Transport Executive, retiring in 1955.

He was a prominent member of the London County Council for many years, becoming an Alderman in 1937 and Chairman of the Council in 194G. In 1949 he became a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Middlesex.

Cliff's otlher activitics in. cluded membership of the British Institute nf Management, of which he was a founder member, the Institute of Transport, the Management Committee of the International Union of Public Transport, the Post Office Advisory Council and the Management Committee of the Workers' Travel Association.

He is survived by his widow, Marion.