ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS
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Road and Rail Transport in New Zealand.
IN the New Zealand Parliament not long ago the Minister of Railways stated that he desired to secure a proper adjustment between the railways and private motor traffic. The railways were slowly but steadily regaining the goods traffic, and public co-operation was being sought to regain the passenger business.
A Report on the Persian Market. THE Department of Overseas Trade has prepared, from information furnished by the Officer-in-Charge of Commercial Affairs at the British Legation, Gulhak, a short, confidential report on the present condition of the market in Persia for motor vehicles. British manufacturers who are desirous of receiving a copy of this report should communicate with the Department of Overseas Trade, 35, Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, quoting reference AX.8241.
Motorbuses in Madeira.
DURING the past two years a moat
significant development on the Island of Madeira has been the large increase in the number of motorbuses in use. The period of financial depres
sion has had a good deal to do with the increased popularity of the bus as compared with the private car, and at present half-hourly services of firstclass buses carry passengers from the centre of Funchal to the outskirts of the city. In addition, there is a large number of third-class buses carrying peasants and their produce, both animal and vegetable, in the more remote parts of the island. These vehicles often carry as many as 30 passengers, with their additional burden of chickens, pigs, milk and vegetables.
Motor Lorries in the Dutch East Indies.
DURING the past few years there has been a marked development in the use of motor lorries in the Dutch East Indies. The most popular types are those intended for loads of less than two tons. There are two or three large warehousing and transport companie,s engaged in business in the East Indies,
with branches in the more important distributing points. Lorries are used to some extent at the sulphur and tin mines and in lumber camps, whilst on rubber, sugar, tea and quinine estates, particularly on estates owned and cultivated by Europeans, light 1-ton to 2i-ton vehicles are employed for moving crops. The Government authorities are large purchasers of lorries for employment by various departments, such as the Post Office, and municipalities use motor vehicles for removing refuse and transporting road-repairing equipment.
The Awakening East.
A LONG trip through the Chinese
provinces of Kwangtung, Kwangai and Yunnan has recently been completed by Mr. Julean Arnold, the American Commercial Attaché at Shanghai. He reports a remarkable increase in road construction and a resultant development in the importation of motor vehicles, particularly buses. Kwangsi bas,j1,000 miles of recently built roads, over which about 400 buses operate. Kwangtung, of which Canton is the capital, has a still larger proportion of new roads and motor vehicles.
Mr. Arnold predicts that the bulk at motor imports into Southern China during the next few years will be comprised of commercial chassis intended for locally built lorry and bus bodies. British makers should not miss this opportunity, particularly in view of the fact that they have a ready-made base in this territory at Hong Kong.
Registrations in Bombay.
IN view of the close attention which 'is being paid to Indian markets by both British and American manufacturers it is of interest to note that 146 buses and 300 lorries were registered in Bombay during the first quarter of this year. We are informed that the new assembly depot in this port which has been established to handle General Motors products is exceedingly busy, in spite of the monsoon.