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MR. A. G. SHAW has been appointed manager of the Exeter branch of the British Wagon Co., Ltd.
SIR ROBERT E. MARRIOTr, B.Sc.. M.1NsE.C.E., has joined the board of Consolidated Glass, Ltd. This company will shortly be producing all types of glass, including those for vehicles.
MR. IAN D. ParrE.RsoN, chief chemist and development manager of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., Wolverhampton, from 1926 to 1937, has been appointed to the newly created post of assistant manager, chemical products division, of the Goodyear company at Akron.
MR. J. HARRISON has been appointed production manager of Brush Coach work, Ltd. He was connected with, Leyland Motors, Ltd., and, later, Dennis Bros., Ltd., before taking up his new position. MR. FREDERICK H. RAYER, who joined Brush Coachwork, Ltd., in 1944, as chief designer, has now been appointed chief engineer of the concern.
MR. A: W. WHALE and MR. L. T. LOVERING have been appointed joint general •matragers of Halls Car Sales. Ltd.. incorporating Halls Commercial Division. The company is London distributor for Seddon oil-engined vehicles, distributor for Guy in Hertfordshire, main dealer for Austin Commercial vehicles in Middlesexand London and Home Counties distributor for Pilot ,tipping gears.
The Mayor of Hackney, COUNCILLOR A. ALMAN, J.P., recently senior traffic movement officer it Kelvin House, has joined R. Davis (Haulage), Ltd. He has been connected with the road-haulage industry since 1929, beginning with Carey, Davis and Thomas, Ltd. He was that company's manager at Liverpool and Manchester. Before being seconded tO the Ministry of War Transport, he was with Cowan and Co., in London.
MR. D. BOXALL, 0.B.E., previously north-eastern area sales manager of Transport Vehicles (Daimler), Ltd.. has been appointed assistant bus sales manager of the company. He replaces MR. G. FINCH, recently appointed general manager of the Daimler group of com panies. Formerly north-western area sales manager, MR. W. L. DRUMMOND has been appointed north-eastern area sales manager, LtEur.-Cmoa_....G.. Day replaces Mr. Drummond as northwestern area sales manager.
MR. J. R. PIKE, Mlisisr.T., assistant chief commercial manager of the L.M.S. Railway Co., has been appointed a director of Cumberland Motor Services, Ltd. MR. H. G. N. READ, M.Ims-r.T., general assistant to the chief commercial manager of the L.M.S., is now a director of the Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., and the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd. MR. A. JEssm, assistant (outdoor) to the
A24 L.M.S. chief commercial manager, is joining the board of the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., and has been appointed a member of the management comniittee of the Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd.
MR. J. FORSTER, of the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., will succeed MR. G. C. CAMPBELL-TAYLOR as general manager of the Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd. As announced in " The Commercial Motor" last week, Mr. Campbell-Taylor is retiring at the end of this month. He joined the passenger-transport industry 39 years ago and helped to inaugurate the first motorbus service in Vienna in 1913. He joined the Trent company in 1923,
when it had only 45 buses. During the past 20 years the fleet has expanded to over 350 vehicles. Mr. CampbellTaylor is a former member of the -I.A.E. and served on the original committee of the graduates section when it was formed in 1907. He was chairman of the East Midlands section of the Institute of Transport and served on the council for several years. He was also a member of the advisory committee of the Ministry of War Transport (North Midlands Area).
SOUTH AFRICANS SEE NEW TRACTOR
E prototype of a new British farm 1 tractor has been shown to a delegation from the South African Overseas Farmers' Association, which has also visited the United States and Canada. The delegation, representing 95 per cent. of the farmers of South Africa, visited the works of David Brown Tractors, Ltd., Meltham, near Huddersfield. A great portion of British standard equipment would need extensive modification to meet South African needs, said the delegation. This year 8,000 tractors are urgently required, and a future annual demand of 5,000 is forecast. The delegation pointed out, however, that a tractor would not be acceptable unless it could be used with any of the existing makes of farm implement. It sticuld have a wide wheelbase and weigh about 32 cwt.
OUTLET FOR GRIEVANCES
r0 area transport committees have bleen set up in the North-western (Western) Area as the result of the agreement between the Road Haulage Associatioa and the Ministry of Transport. One committee will work in conjunction with the S.A.R.H.O. at Liverpool and the other in conjunction with the A.R.H.O. at Wrexham. Among the duties of these committees is that of discussing with the Ministry's local officials any matter upon which a member of the R.H.A. feels himself aggrieved.
Complaints about rates offered by thz Ministry, allocation of traffic, etc., should be submitted to Mr. E. A. Whitehead (area secretary), Mr. G. J. Mullany (Liverpool contact officer), or Mr. B. Bell (Wrexham contact officer).
The North-western (Western) Area committee of .he R.H.A. has decided not to make an annual charge for legal assistance in licensing matters. A scale of charges has been agreed upon for legal representation.
WHY SHOULD DIVIDENDS BE LIMITED?
ATRADING profit Of £476,336 was earned in the past year by Charles Roberts .and Co., Ltd., an increase of £75,599 as compared with the previous year. The net profit of the company and its subsidiaries was £95,441, as against £73,752 in the preceding year.
Stating that the final dividend of 121 per cent. (less tax) made 20 per cent. (less tax) for the year, Mr. Duncan Bailey, chairman and managing director, alluded to suggestions that large dividends should not be paid to share holders. He failed to see on what ground this objection was based, bearing in mind the present purchasing power of the pound, very heavy direct and indirect taxation, and the fact that the labour partner in industry had received great increases in wages.
MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS Glasgow Transport Committee is buying 12 A.E.C. and eight Daimler trolleyhtis chassis.
Bolton Lighting Committee is to invite tenders for the supply of an hydraulic tower wagon. Wallasey Gas Committee is buying a Comm* 3-4-ton tipper from the Anchor Motor Co.. Ltd.
Wallasey Works Committee is buying a Lewin road sweeper and three S.D. Freighter refuse collectors. Bolton Cleansing Committee is to purchase a Saimmell Mechanical Horse with a 9-cubic-yd. refuse-collection body. Sheffield Finance Committee has approved the proposed expenditure by the transport committee of £504.000 for the purchase of 174 bases. Sheffield Transport Committee is to buy 16 A.E.C. double-deck bus chassis. Northern Coachbuildcrs. Ltd.. is to make the bodies.
Swindon Highways Committee has accepted the quotation of II. C. Preater. Ltd., Swindon. for the supply of a Fordson Thames 2-ton tipping lorry. Swindon Transport Committee has obtained sanction to borrow a sum not exceeding C59,513 for the purchase of nine single-deck and 10 double-deck vehicles. Glasgow Corporation has accepted the tender by A. and Ls. Fraser. Ltd., Glasgow, for the snooty of two lorries for the parks department, and a Morris 10-cwt. delivery van for the education department. Southport Transport Committee recommends the purchase of 12 Leyland buses. The committee is also buying eight Bedford chassis and
cabs. Holland Motors, Ltd_ is supplying a Fordson 1O-cwt. van to the committee.
Eastbourne Transport Committee is buying four A.E.C. Regent Mark 3 oil-engined chassis fitted with fluid transmission. pre-selective; gearbox and pneumatically operated brakes. Four oil-engined Leyland Titan chassis are also being bought by the committee. The tender of East Lancashire Coachbuilders. Ltd— for .the construction of eight bus bodies has been accepted. Estimates for 1946-47 include 12 double-deckers. and for 1947-48 eight double-deckers.