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State Industries to Use Hauliers ?

13th May 1949, Page 8
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A.CCORDING to Mr. Alfred Barnes„ /-1. Minister of Transport, it would be quite wrong to draw from observation of some "scattered" cases the conclusion that nationalized undertakings will automatically and in all circumstances operate their own vehicles.

Mr. Barnes hopes that these undertakings will use hauliers, among them the Road Transport Executive, "which. of course, is itself a nationalized undertaking."

The Minister said this in a letter to Mr. James Harrison, M.P. for East • Nottingham, who had written on behalf of a local haulage*contractor, who said that " if this were to happen, many of these hard-working fellows (B-licence operators) must go bust."

NEW ZEALAND INCREASES IMPORT QUOTA

AN increase in the allocations for the importation of unassembled commercial vehicles and cars from the United Kingdom has been announced in Auckland by Mr. Nash, the New Zealand Government Customs Minister.

The quota for commercial vehicles will be raised by 50 per cent., compared with that for 1948.

Commerdial vehicles are not affected by the ban which, according to an official of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, is likely to be imposed after June on the importation of .all British " built-up" cars into South Africa.

NON-RETURNABLE PALLETS?

AHINT that several interesting experiments with pallets were being carried out in conjunction with large food and tobacco companies was given recently by Mr. F. M. Montgomery, managing director of Pallets, Ltd.

Specially treated cardboard and laminated plastics were being used, he said,,and pallets of this type would cost only a few shillings and could be nonreturnable.

M. Montgomery, was speaking at a demonstration at,• London docks of mechanical handling equipment, including-fork lift trucks.

LMECH.E. SUMMER MEETING

THE Institution * of Mechanical Engineers will hold its summer meeting in Liverpool from May 31June 2. A local reception committee has been formed, with the Lord Mayor of Liverpool as chairman.

• Visits of interest to transport engineers • will be paid to the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd, Speke, Liverpool, on the afternoon of May 31, to the Shell Research Station at Thornton on the afternoon of June 1, to the Shell Refining and Marketing Co., Ltd., Stanlow Refinery, on the morning of June 2, and to Leyland Motors, Ltd., on the same day.

ENGINEERS TO MEET IN PARIS

pRODUCTION efficiency will be the theme of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress to be held in Paris from September 12-17. Among a number of papers to be read will he one (in English) on the production of Scania Vabis vehicles. Visits to works will take in the Renault, Simca and Peugeot factories. Further details can be obtained from the British Engineers' Association, 32 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1.

NOWHERE, TO GO

WHEN Mr. John M. Ridley, haulage IT contractor. of Allendale, Northumberland, applied for sanction to change his operating centre from Allendale to Hexham, the Northern Licensing Authority said that the application would be deferred until Mr. Ridley could give a definite address at Hexham from which his business would operate. It was stated on behalf of the applicant that at present he had no premises at Hexham.

Ford to Spend • £10,000,000,

WITHIN the next few years, the Foil; VV Motor Co. Ltd. expects to ba to spend more than Z lk 10,000,000 on new machinery and equipment and certain factory extensions. These developments will be necessitated by changes of models, increased production and growing demands for spare parts.

The company states that by increasing output and selling at a smaller margin of profit, it was able in 1948 substantially to increase its profit.

The profit on trading was £6,290,259, which was increased by other items to £6,475,805. After allowing for depreciation, obsolescence, pensions and audit, the profit was £5,534,298. Credit items brought in raised the disposable Wince to £8,719,123.

MERGER WITH COMPANY BENEFITS COUNCIL

THE 16-year-old amalgamation of Keighley Corporation's transport undertaking with the local interests of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd.. has proved "a jolly good bargain" for the corporation, according to Ald. J. Spencer Binns, munio'pal representative on the directorate of KeighleyWest Yorkshire Set-vices,

Ltd. .

He told Keighley Town Council, last week, that in 16 years the net receipts of the undertaking totalled £145,310, after paying 196,918 in tax. On the KeighleyBradford service, for which the corporation had a separate agreement with the West Yorkshire Road Car CO., Ltd., the net receipts for 19 years were £60,728, after payment of £35,526 in tax. • .

There was no doubt, he added, that ultimately the joint undertaking would be taken over by the British Transport Commission, and it was doubtful whether the corporation would receive any compensation.

NEW MUNICIPAL FEDERATION

TO facilitate the formation and operation of machinery to negotiate rates of pay and conditions of service, the Municipal Passenger Transport Association proposes to form a Federation of Municipal Passenger Transport Employers. Bolton Corporation has signified its willingness to join the Federation.

C.I.E. TO RESUME TOURS

A T the end of the month, Coras

lompair Eireann is to resume the Irish tours which were so popular under G.S.R. organization before the war. In addition to the six-day tours at £14 and nine-day tours at £22, there will be day tours from Dublin at prices ranging from 4s. to 10s. and from Galway at 8s. to 12s. 6d.


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