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Works May Benefit from New Fuel Concession . . .
0WING to the seriousness of the coal situation, the Ministry of Fuel and Power has announced a relaxation of the criterion for granting licences for fuel-efficiency equipment. In future such a licence, which was formerly on a two-and-a-half-year standard, will be extended to four years. That is to say, it will, be granted if it can be shown that the capital cost of a scheme can be repaid by fuel savings within four years of the date of licensing. The cost of erection must still be included, and time taken to install the plant must be reckoned as part of the increased period. While on the subject of fuel economy, we may mention that, in many instances, factories which are in reasonably close proximity one to the other have agreed to draw their steam from a common boiler plant. It is believed that this process will continue after the war. In such cases accountancy is not difficult, provided a steam meter be available.
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Semi -trailers Would A BIG advertisement by a Add Much Load 4-k trailer company in an
Capacity American paper struck us
• rather forcibly receptly. It was headed: "It's wasteful at any time . . . but in war-time it's-tragic to let a motor truck work without a trailer ! " It pointed out that thousands of existing vehicles could easily do two or three times as much work as they are doing, and on little more expenditure of fuel, tyres and other materials, if they were used in conjunction with semi-trailers. A survey of American long-distance operators has shown that over 87 per cent. 'of the equipment they use is comprised of tractor-trailers. In view of the advantages afforded, the amount of extra steel that would be necessary is insignificant_ There are, of course, so far as Britain is concerned, other considerations—for example, the braking requirements, and some of our vehicles might not, through age, be in a condition to cope even with the slight extra work required from them. Mtnister of Labour to THE Minister of Labour is to Improve Appointments I reorganize and improve the
Department . . .• existing -Appointments Depart ment of the Ministry. This is for the purpose of adjusting the latter to meet the needs of men and women from the Forces, or other forms of war service, who are seeking to resume or start their careers in the higher ranks of industry. commerce or the professions. It is to he properly equipped to give authoritative advice ein training opportunities, employment trends, opportunities overseas and other questions of a similar nature, The number of appointments offices is to be reduced from 31 to 13, so that the field of vacancies available will be wider, whilst prospective employers may have a bigger choice of candidates. The sites will be the same as the 11 regional offices of the Ministry of Labour, together with Liverpool and Glasgow. In some cases financial assistance to applicants will be provided. The Department will work _in close co-operation with university training boards. One
reason for the change is that many -ex-Service • people may be reluctant to return to their former occupations, in view of the organizing and administrative ability they have brought into use and developed; others have neither an occupation nor a job to .which they. can return, in which case every likely _opportunity of civilian employment will be noted and made available for reference.
THE following Verse was seen the other day, written up on the wall of a popular transport café. We have .altered it-only in that we have eliminated the name . of the haulage contractor, which was actually included
the original
A Littte Encouragement Will Often Help
Efficiency
'We drive all day and load all night.
We do repairs on Sunday.
And all our boss can find to say is:
'Don't be late on Monday.–