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ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTH E R LANDS.

11th December 1928
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Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets.

A Municipal Motor for Malacca. THE municipal market overseas has been cultivated to a considerable extent by Leyland Motors, Ltd., and many vehicles and appliances of this company's make are in use by local authorities in many parts of the world. The municipality of Malacca has recently taken delivery of the street sprinkler and washer which is shown in the accompanying illustration, the appliance being for use by its cleansing department.

The machine consists of a Leyland 2A-ton chassis carrying a 500-gallon tank supplied by the Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd., of Warwick. The chassis is the maker's A3 model, which has a four-cylindered engine of 4i ins. by 5 ins, bore and stroke respectively. As is depicted by the illustration, the tank is filled via a hinged manhole. Pressure is obtained by a single-stage centrifugal pump, which is driven from the gearbox of the chassis by a silent chain. Two Warwick patent pressure sprinklers form part of the equipment and they are adjustable both for the volume of water delivered and the width of the spread. The sprinklers can deal with a road having a maximum width of 60 ft. and, to ensure that the driver has complete control over them, independent hand levers are provided to each head.

Four swivel-type flushing nozzles are fitted, three of which can be cut off by means of control levers located in the driver's compartment, an arrangement which leaves the near-side nozzle free for flushing gutters, channels, etc.

An unusual feature is the fitting at the rem of tht tank of a 7-in, diameter flushing valve for use with which a suitable length of special hose is provided for flushing gullies. Owing, to the climatic conditions under which the vehicle is employed, the driver's cab and the mounting for the tank have been constructed of teak.

Registrations in Germany.

THE number of motor lorries regis tered in Germany on July 1st last is shown in a return from His Majesty's Commercial Secretary at Berlin, which has recently been issued by the Department of Overseas Trade, and from which we extract the following information :—Motor lorries of a weight of 1,000 kilos., 15,971; more than 1.000 kilos. and up to 2,000 kilos., 43,539 more than 2,000 kilos. and up to 3,000 kilos., 13,435; more than 3,000 kilos. and up to 4,000 kilos., 18,305; more than 4,000 kilos. and up to 5,500 kilos., 25.511 ; and over 5,500 kilos., 5.004.

The same return shows that the number of motorbuses in Germany on July 1st last was 8,596, this figure com

paring with 6,632 a year earlier and 5,086 on July 1st, 1926. The number of tractors used for haulage purposes, as distinct from carrying units, is given as 19,007, a figure which shows an increase of over 5,000 in 12 months.

Australia's Imports.

DURING the month of July last 6,034 unassembled chassis and 484 assembled chassis were imported into Australia, 4,183 in the former category and 434 in the latter having emanated from the United States. Of the unassembled chassis 651 were• shippedfrom the United Kingdom, whilst 37 assembled chassis were received in Australia from the same source. The total value of unassembled' chassis imported was £498,853 and of assembled chassis £70,010.

Tractor Prospects in Manitoba.

A REPORT on the market for trac

tors for haulage purposes in Northern Manitoba has been prepared by the Department of Overseas Trade from information furnished by the Office of His Majesty's Trade Commissioner at Winnipeg. United Kingdom concerns which may be interested in this market can obtain a copy of the report by communicating with the Department at 35. Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, quoting reference AX.7199.

Brazilian Duties Increased.

A PRESIDENTIAL decree notifies

an addition to the duties on motor vehicles and accessories and petrol imported into Brazil. On the former the increase of 20 per cent. (mentioned in an Executive Decree of January Oth, 1927) has been raised to 30 per cent., And on petrol the increase is from 60 reis to 80 reis per kilogram. The decree does not specify a date on which the new regulations Will come into force. Lorry Prospects in Japan. OWING to road conditions the demand for motor lorries in Japan is confined almost entirely to vehicles of less than 2-ton capacity, there being legal restrictions on the size of vehicles in most of the prefectures. About 75 per cent, of the commercial motors in the country are owned and operated by haulage companies.

The outstanding feature of the trade at present is the demand from rural districts, farm products now being conveyed by motor lorries to the cities or to railheads. Whilst the majority of the vehicles afe nominally operated by transport companies, actually they are often purchased co-operatively ,by farmers' guilds or associations. , Cheap labour has always been, and probably will continue to he, a factor

limiting the sale of motor lorries in Japan. Even to-day the bulk of the movement of smaller goods is by mandrawn or bullock-drawn carts, and this is almost as true of the city of Tokyo as of the smaller towns and villages. Nevertheless, it is inevitable that, in the near future, the motor lorry will deal with most of the transport of heavier materials over longb distances.

Another promising field for the motor vehicle is in inter-urban delivery work—one not yet exploited to any extent, but one in which there are still two unfavourable factors : (1) The Government probably will not permit any inter-urban transport which would interfere with the goods traffic of the Imperial Government Railways; (2) there exists a network of inter-urban and rural tramways carrying both passengers and goods.

Despite the various discouraging factors, the outlook for the use of motor lorries is encouraging; in fact, a very rapid expansion is expected during the next few years. Undoubtedly, sales during this period will, in the main, continue to consist of liglat.lorries.


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