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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

The wheel of

wealth will be slowed by cal difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage-is by the roughness of the roads over whichit runs."--.7-ohn Beattie Crosier.

The New Subsidy Scheme.

It is believed that the meeting, which was held last Tuesday when representatives of the India 'Office, the British Manufacturers Association, and the Commercial Motor Users Association were invited by the Mechanical Transport Advisory 'Board to a consideration of the new subsidy scheme which has been drawn up by the War Office, the proposals met with general approval. From this it may be inferred that the new scheme does not contain any very hard and fast regulations as regards design, which would involve manufacturers in unnecessary trouble and expense in ors to make their vehicles comply with the requirements. The old subsidy scheme was bad in this respect, and the war amply demonstrated that in circum stances of emergency such regulations are bound to go by the board.

Extraordinary Traffic.

The appeal to the' House. of Lords in the " Extraordinary Traffic" case of the Westonesuper-Mare Urban District Council versus Henry Butt and Co., Ltd. (the decisions of Mr. 'Justice Eve in the Chancery Court and of the Court of Appeal having gone against thetde. fondants) is due for immediate hearing. It was expected that it might' be 'heard as early as last Thursday, but it had not been reached up to the hour of going to press.

Thia case is of immense importance, so much ,..so thatthe expenditure of £10,000 in fighting it on behalf of cernmercial vehicle users has been considered to be fully justified, If the 'decision of' the Court of Appeal should be,reversed„ a number of actions against 'users of heavy vehicles all over the country will go by the.board, and the ruling leeision in Hill v. Thomas (1803) will give way to the ruling of a higher court. Should the decision be upheld, commercialvehicle owners and users will have a good case for fresh legislation, because it is unquestionablethat progress in transport elmeld.,not be hampered by the retention of' methods of road construction unsuitable toi.modern needs.

ThelCommerciaI Motor Users Association still needs £800 to £1,000 towards the fund for fighting this case.

New Bristol :.Road.

The road communication from Avotmouth to Bristol leaves much to be desired, it being in bad condition and the gradients in many . cases extreme. For many years the construction of a new cgoexi has been underieonsideration, and the matter was brought to a head recently -when the housing sites at Sea Mills and Shirehampton were purchased.

The Bris ol Corporation is now conetructingea neWi roa,c1' whicYwill link up with theseinewly purchased spots. The road will be 100 ft. in width, giving a 20 ft. road on either• aide for ,,up and down traffic, with space reserved in the centre for the construction of a tramline. iThe road will run from Avonmouth. Docks as far as the Clifton Suspension Bridge,

czt from which point direct communication is available to all warts of the city.

The course of the road " follows the banks of the river for, the greater part of its length, and there is no doubt that, it will form a very fine boulevard. The length of the road is about five miles, and the estimated cost of construction is appreximately £730,006, including the tram track and equipment.

The Wallace Chassis.

On inother page in this issue will be found a short description of the Wallace chassis. This is assembled in England from American components, and is being handled in this country by Mr. S. A. -Wallace, who is well known. through his 'association with the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., and the fainous Slough Depot. Mr. Wallace's right-hand man in this venture is Major E. H. Alklay, who shad much experience with heavy commercial motor vehicles in use in France during the period of the war.

Potable or Portable ?

The daily papers 11.ve got sadly muddied over the results of recent experiments in the use of alcohol-benzole fuels in the engines of motor vehicles. One of them spoilt an article by a wellinformed correspondent by .referring to a fuel which, "if kept CT rendered portalaI‘" now produces a revenue to the State °fen° less than £7 2s. 6d, per gallon. We love that " portable," but prefer our alcohol potable.

A Danish Demonstration.

Many: leading members of the autonoleile; cycle, and motorcycle, and. coachpainting trades in Denmark recently witnessed an interesting demonstration carried...AA by ;Mr. A. Mackay on 'behalf of Jenson and Nicholson, Ltd., of Goswellt Works, Stratford. London, E., manufacturers -of the well-known The demonstration took place at the :technological Institute in Co-penhaqen, and, besides members a the various trades mentioned, many hundreds of the general public saw the demonstration in progress.

The Aero Exhibition,

The Acre Exhibition. being held at Olympia, from June 9th to 20th, to which Hisf:Majest) the King and the Duke of York (Prince Albert) have.extendeel their patronage, has aroused considerable interest among foreign Government circles, an indication of which can be perceived by the fact that the Japanese, Swedish, Polish, Dutch, Belgian, Canadian, Brazilian, Australian Commonwealth, Queensland, Argentine, Roumanian, French, Victoria., Tasmanian, Peruvian, and Grecian Governments have sent either a deputation or representative to visit the exhibition in their interests.

Glasgow Corporation has agreed to purchase, for £25, an exact replica of the first steam carriage successfully .propelted by steam, made by William Murdock, of Belle Mill, Auchnileck.

Tractor Trials in Egypt.

His Majesty's Commercial Agent for Egypt has arranged with the Ministry of Agriculture for the participation 'in a trial of tractors and motor ploughs, to beheld under its auspices in January next, of as many British makes of machinery of this nature as possible. British manufacturers whose tractors and motor ploughs are not already on the EgYptian market, and who are desirous of competing at these trials, should communicate without delay with H.B.M.'s Commercial Agent, The Residency, Cairo, giving'hiniffull details of their particular,etype,s of machines, in order that he may notify the Ministry of Agriculture of their intention to compete, and.otherwiseeassist them in every way.

Manufacturers who are already represented in Egypt, whether their machines actually are in the country or not, are advised to instruct their representatives to get into touch-. with H.B.M.'s Commercial.',Agent; manufacturers who are not 'yet represented in Egypt ishould apply to him for assistance in finding them suitable representatives.

It is of the utmost importance that all British manufacturers . should have experts in Egypt, who cain do their machines justice.

• Legality, of Petrol Pumps.

A meeting of the Glasgow Corporation Committee of Special Acts correspondence was submitted between the Corporation Inspector, the Board. of Trade, and various inspectors of Weights and Measures of other local authorities regarding the Bowser petrol pump, which

is being Used over the country as a petrol-measuring instrument, -but which has not received the approval .of the Board of Trade, and is accordingly not an authorized legal measuring instrument.

It was explained that the usefulness of the instrument is generally recognized and that for that reason the infringements in the law in 'using it as a measuring instrument have so far been allowed to pass without notice, but 'that theinspectors areagreed that this state -of affairs cannot be allowed to continue— which means that, where such instruments are found -to be used as measuring instruments, prosecutions under the Weights and Measures Act must follow.

As many similar appliances are in daily use the view of the Board of Trade will be awaited with much interest.

The committee decided to bring the matter to the reticel of the Board of Trade with a view to having the Bowser petrol pump approved as a measuring instrument or to have its' use as such definitely prohibited

The Darlington Show.

Our next issue will contain preliminary . information of the exhibits at the'forthcoming R,A.S.E. Show to he held at Darlington from June 29th to July 3rd. The following issue will contain a fully illustrated report of the exhibits at the showground, and -will be found to he very useful to those of our readers Who' intend journeying to Darlington.

Vulcan's Virility.

One speaker at the Vulcan celebration at Southport recently claimed, rightly enough, that they heel performed a "national achievement" in -speeding up production, so that they are now turning out 100 vehicles a week. The accuracy of this output was clearly demonstrated during a short visit to the works, and it was stated than 90 per cent. ef those are commercial chassis. Mr. J. Whitcomb, at the subsequent dinner, in proposing the toast of the Press, is responsible for the statement that the output of the Harper Bean combine (of which Vulcan forms an important part) for the month of May was 685 vehicles, June would produce 1,000, September output would have advanced to 1,600 and-,. by December, the total for the four weeks would reach 2,000. He cornmended the Press for their work in the past, exhorted them to assist in getting Wider roads and to urge the authorities to frame proper regulations for -road transport, and was eloquent on the subject of reciprocal duties for each country. Mr. C. B. Warclman occupied the chair, and replied to the toast of the evening, that of the -Vulcan Co., proposed by the Mayor of Southport. Little Belgium had come gallantly to their assistance, he explained, -during the moulders' strike, just as they head played a magnificent part in. the recent war.

In our issue of June It we dealt more fully with the Vulcan works, following upon a visit from a representative of The Commercial Motor immediate'y after the 1.000th commercial chassis had been turned out.

Garage Enterprise.

The illustration which we reproduce on page 461 shows the entrance to the garage of Messrs. Hiltons, of Stoke-onTrent, Staffordshire. ' Messrs. Hiltons are the local agents for Karrier chassis, and they have had much success amongst local tradesmen with this particular mike of lorry, Their customers include the focal Co-operative Societies, big contractors, and the councils of nearly all the surrounding boroughs. It will be seen from the illustration that Messrs. Hiltons are very progressive, and have recently installed a roadside petrol measuring and e filling instrument. This device has proved a considerable convenience to local users, and has certainly done the concern no harm.

Looking After Overseas Trade.

A great deal is heard nowadays of the 4-desirability of British manefacturers tackling the Overseas markets in an enterprising matinee. There is direct evidence that the Leyland Motors., Ltd., have since the armistice been actively engaged in developing their trade Overseas. Up to the present cMse representation, either by means of the company's own depots or by responsible agencies, has for some while past been effectively arranged in Calcutta., Madras, Bombay, Rangoon, Christiania, Copenhagen, Consta.ntinoole. Cape Town, Toronto, Wellington, N,Z., Sydney, and Java.

Direct results of this enterprise are already becoming very apparent, and' amongst orders received during the pastfortnight there /nay be recorded instructions from Java. for 14 2. tonners: China, 24 2 tortnersa Singapore, 12 2 ionners; New Zealand, 36 23-4 boners; Canada, 15 3 tanners, and 6 4 tanners, and so on. The dernand for chars-h-bancs has of course, remained a very pressing one indeed. No fewer than 18 of these machines left the shops immediately preceding the Whitsun holidays. The manner in which the company is meeting this demand is evidenced in the illustration reproduced on page 466, which shows the hundredth Leyland charel-bancs delivered this year.

Passengers by the Million.

An examination of the returns of the Liverpool Corporation tramways and omnibuses, which were submitted to the Juno meeting of the City Council, shows that the receipts from the tramways in fares were equivalent to 1.s. 100. per mile and the buses is. 5d. per mile. The details are as follow :— Trams (fortnight ending May 22nd).— Receipts, £55,715; passengers carried, 8,719,606; mileage, 593,870.

Omnibuses (week ending May 22nd).— Rae eipts, 1,693; passengers carried, 187,986; mileage, 24,768. It is only just to say that the Liverpool omnibuses have not yet emerged from the experimental stage to definite and regular routes. New routes are constantly being explored, and an innovation is to be made by permitting smoking in the rear part of the coaches.

Is This Your -Property ?

Mr. P. H. Miller, of the Fleet Motor Haulage and Transport Coe of Newgate Chambers, 2, Newgate Street, Chester, informs us that, whilst driving from Rossett to Chester on the main Wrexham Road, several days ago, he picked up a mudguard painted red with black lines, which had presumably been tern off a charelebancs. It is new and both wing stays had snapped off, and as this could have happened without the driver being aware of it, it probably accounts for its loss. If this paragraph attracts the eye of the user to whom it belongs, he should make application to the company at the above acldrei-s, when they will be pleased to restore it.

Relax Motor Accessories Co.; Ltd., inform us that they have opened a serVice depot at their Birmingham works in Lander Street, for the fitting and repair of their lighting and .starting sets.

COMMERCIAL MOTOR Personal Pars.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to grant his patronage to the Commercial Motor Users Associa

tio111.r. John Fletcher, secretary of the BirkenheadChamber of Commerce, has been appointed secretary of the Birkenhead Road Transport Association, in succession to Mr. Edward. Youds, who has resigned after holding the position for 11 yeaxs.

Mr. F. J. Hurst, for many years associated with the well-known organization of Brown Bros., Ltd., the motor and aircraft, factors, has recently taken up an appointment with the Aircraft Disposal Co., Ltd., and is now installed at their sales headquarters at Regent Housa, Kingsway, Vq..C.'

It is with much regret that we have to record the death of Mr. William Sheldon, who' died at' Ashdene, Roundhay, on May 20th, in his 69th year. M. Sheldon's long-connection with J. Fowler and Co. (Leeds), Ltd., brought him into contact with a wide circle of friends in the world of agricultural engineers.

He had been in failing health for some time, but he evinced an undiminished interest in business matters almost up to the close of his life. He was born at Hanchurch, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and served, at the Stoke Works, and from thence went to Laied's shipbuilding yards at Birkenhead. In 1879 he was engaged by Messrs. Fowler as foreman for their tool shop. In this capacity he inspired such confidence amongst the workers that in 1888 he was given the position of assistant works manager. In 1897, when great' development of trade and extensions of business were undertaken, he was appointed works manager, and unilec the late Mr. R. F. Fowler's chairmanship the growth of the concern and the enlargement. of the business was such that Mr. Sheldor. was given a seat on the directorate in 1906.

He was a practical engineer and a thoroughly capable works organizer: Owing to ill health he relinquished his business actiVities in January, 1919. Pleasing recollections of him will long i remain n the minds of those with whom he came into business contact, especially those with whom he has been closely associated at the Leeds Steam Plough, Works and its Overseas branches. At the district meetings of the Engineering Employers' Assoemtime he-usually represented the concern of Messrs. Fowler, and his well-formed opinions and impartial judgment were highly valued by that body. . The funeral took place on May 24th, and was attended by Mr. Alfred Fowler, chairman of the company, Mr: Charles Fowler, managing director, and many departmental heads and others from the works of Messrs. Fowler. His death is a great loss to the industry with which he was so intimately connected.

Slough Auction Sale.

A sum of £20,000 was realized at a recent auction sale at the Slough M.T. depot. The lots included several Garrett steam tractors, which realized from 410 guineas to 440 guineas. One of the advantages of buying at the Slough depot is, that the vendors guarantee to supply spare parts, and one or more vehicles can be procured by private treaty. In order to develop this side of the business a large showroom has been .erected on the main Bath road.

M.A.N.-Saurer Lorry.

Lorries with the above title are being manufactured by the Maschinenfahrik Augsburg-Nurnberg in Germany under the patents of the well-known Swiss cornmenial vehicle makers, Saurer. The 4-5 ton model and particulars of it have

just been aunounced. It has a fourcylinderecl, 45 h.p. engine of 120 lam. and 180 mm. bore and stroke reepectively. The cylinders are cast in pairs, and 1,900 r.p.m. is the normal speed of the engine. Three brakes are provided, one, the patent Saurer engine brake, a hand brake acting on the transmission, and a font brake which actuates on the rear drums in the back wheels. A Pallas accessory is used for carburation, and the Eisemann hat. magneto is fitted as standard. Lubrication of the engine is by pressure. The clutch is of the leatherfaced cone type, and the gearbox pro' vides four speeds forward and a reveise. The petrol tank is placed amidships in the chassis, the feed from it being under pressure.

The most notable feature of the lorry appears to be the braking system on the engine. This brake is-controlled from the steering column, and by the simple movement ,„of a lever to the left it converts the engine into -a gas compressor acting on the two-stroke principle; at the same time the carburettor is automatically closed and the intake opened to admit fresh air. Another feature of the M.A.N.-Saurer lorry is the automatic engine governor which becomes operative when _1he 'Larth speed is engaged.

. The weight of the chaasi.'s 4.000 kilog. The driver's' seat. has room for three persona, and a roomy toolbox 5s arranged beneath it.

Exploitation of Petroleum Wells in Serbia.

The Agramer Tageblatt publishes the following announcement:—

"The Minister,of Forests and Mines has been authorized 'by 'the Councilg of Ministers to grant concessions for all the petrol producings.lancls still unappropriated in Croatia, Slavonia, audeMedjumouria to individuals belonging to our State or companies formed` with native 'capital. Concessions. will be amade both Losexploration and exploitation purposes.,, Among--the stipulations are the following

(1) Concessions for exploration will be limited to an area of 8..seuare kilometres. (2) The right of exploration shall not last more than five years.. CO

(3) The tax for each exploration eonvBS-SiOil will be 400 dinars. yearly. (4) On termination of the exploration the beneficiary will have the right to 50 hectares for the purpose of exploitation.

(5) The right of exploitation will last 50 years.

(6) The exploitation tax will be 20 dinars per annum and per hectare.

(7) If the exploitation is undertaken by a joint stock society the State reserves the right to retain 20 per cent, of the fully paid up shares.

(8) The exploitation and sale of the oil shall be subject to the control of the State Monopoly Department,

CharA-bancs Accommodation at Llangollen...

Due to the heavy increase in the number of motor chars-a-banes which are daily carrying loads of visitors to L'angollen, the local Urban Council are taking steps to improve the present system of garaging in the Smithfield. Another entrance is to be made to allow better turning and passing facilities for the vehicles, and at the same time increasing the available space. In addition, an inspection pit is to be built, and loads of sand will. be kept there in ease an outbreak of fire should occur on any of the vehicles.

At a recent meeting the Council decided by a majority not to increase the garage charge from 2s. to'2s. 6d. It was reported that practically every day large numbers of chars-a-ba,ncs arrive from all parts of the country, and at Whitsuntide a new record was easily constituted when more than 80 vehicles arrived in one day.

Gulf Coast Crude Oil.

Many oil refiners in the Gulf Gnat region are uaying nearly as much fur Gulf Coast crude as for Micleontinent oil which has a much higher gasolene

An explanation of thisiis seen in the statement of is prominenterefiner who points out that the Gulf Coast fields are close to the refineries, whereas oil purchased in the . North Texas and Oklahoma-Kansas fields, has to be transported a long distance. The transportation charge by pipe lino from the Ranger

field to the 'Gulf Coast refineries '52 cents a barrel. Besides this there is a 3. per cent, tax and a 1-per cent. loss which must be. borne bythe refiners. Gulf Coast crude oil.is fetting,as high as 3.50 dollars a barrel, representing a, premium of 50 cents over the posted price of 3 dollars a barrel.

The Spanish Trials.

The .entriesfor the motor lorry and motor omnibus tests between Barcelona and Madrid to take place from June 21st to 26th include two Spanish vehicles, six French, five Swiss, five German, three British, and four American. Italy, so far, is unrepresented.

The complete list is as fellows ;—

MOTOR LORRIES.' Category I (up to 1 tone')

G. M. C. (American).

Category 2 (from 1 to 3 tons).

Horch (Germ-an); Unic (French); Arbenz (Swiss); Federal JAmerican); La Iiispano-Suiza (Spanish).

Category 3 (over 5 tons).

Opel (German); Opel (German); Cornmar Car (British); Saurer (Swiss); San rex (Swiss); G.M.C. ' (American); F.A.U.N. (German); Delahaye (French); Delahaye (French); Caledon (British); .Donar Lastleraftwagen (German); Ch. Dewald (French); Berliet (French); Bcrliet (French); La Buire (French).

MOTOR OMNIBIISES.

Category 2 (16 or snore seats). Commer Car (British); Saurer (Swiss); Arbenz (Swiss); Clydesdale (American); La Hispano-Suiza (Spanish).

U.S. Surplus Sales.

• The U.S. Army Motor Trausport Corps, authorized by Congress to dispose of 39,000 motor vehicles, announces that up to April 8th 98 per cent. or 35,043 vehicles had been disposed of. Of this number 6,374 were partially destroyed or scrapped.

Sliding Scale of Wages for Drivers.

'Durham County surveyor has reported upon the wages and hours of steam wagon drivers—now £3 14s. for a week of 44 hours. He suggests a sliding scale for these men. New men are Rot always experienced drivers, and his suggestion is that when appointed they should start at the same figure as steam roller drivers, 3 4s. a week, and that the wages should increase .withefficiency.

Healso suggests employing the men longer hours, paying overtime, of course. His object is to secure where possible an additional journey per day, which will have-the effect of increasing the earning capacity of each wagon by at least 25 per cent.

American Motor Industry.

The growth of the American automobile industry during the last five years is in: dic.ated by a cumpilatien of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The following table shows the increase for lorries and cars .

Exports of motor vehicles from America in 1919 were 79 per cent, greater than those of the previous year. Passenger car exports Last year represented only 4 per cent, of cars produced, and motor lorry exports amounted to 4.9 per cent.

of the year's output. The following table shows the number of lorries exported for the past three years and the countries to which they have been consigned :—

In order to cope with the large volume of business arising from the increased demand for C-ommer Cars, a fine suite of offices has been opened in London by

Commercial Cars., Ltd. All business connected with borne and export sales hitherto dealt with at Luton will now be transacted at the new address. To ensure immediate attention any communications relating to sales mattere should he addressed to Commercial Cars, Ltd., Ulster Chambers, 168, Regent Street, London' W.1. The telephone number is Regent 2628.

Testing a Beckenham Foot Pump.

Now that there is a prospect of many commercial vehicles being fitted with giant pneumatic tyres, the means for inflating these tyres must seriously be considered. It is certain that manuallyoperated pumps will not meet the bill, and some form of power-operated pump will have to be installed, either in the garage or on each vehicle.

In this connection we recently witnessed an interesting test with the Beckenham foot pump manufactured by the Beckenham Motor Co. Ltd., 103, High Street, Beckenham, and priced at 66s. 6d., complete with gauge reading up to 150 lb. pressure. Each Beckenham foot pump is actually tested to this pressure before it is placed on the market. The test consisted of inflating a 9 in. Goodyear giant pneumatic tyre to a pressure of 130 lb. per sq. in. A pressure of 80 lb. was reached after 27 minutes' pumping.

A smell of burnt oil was noticed when the pressure reached 100 lb., and we found that this was due to the pump working hot; 'however, it was dismantled in a couple of minutes and the leather plunger soaked in castor oil. After this a pressure of 120 lb. was reached in 1 hr. 10 mins., when a rubber connection burst and it had to be replaced. 130 lb. pres

sure was reached after 1 hr. 20 mins.' pumping, and we were surprised Co find that even at this pressure the pumping was remarkably easy. The pump is well constructed, and consists of an aluminium casting one which is pressed a steel barrel held in place by four set-screws. On to the top of this casting are screwed two long, flat spring plates, at the end of which is the operating pedal. Below the pedal are pivoted two connecting rodsconstructed of steel tubing, with solid eyesewelded in position. These links are, in turn, pivoted to two other links hinged to the further end of the base. The piston is a hollow aluminium casting fitted with a cup leather washer and screwed into the piston rod, the other end of which is connected up to the joint between the two pairs of links. Into the top of the cylinder is fitted a neat aluminium cap, through which the piston rod passes. A volute spring bears against this at one end, and the piston red "boss at the other. It will be seen that by depressing the pedal the two pairs of links close together and force the piston to the end of the cylinder.

Chinese Road Construction.

The Far Eastern Review reports that, with the object of constructing a highway for motor vehicles between Yunnanfu and Nanning, a company has been organized with a capital of 5,000,000 dollars.

New Motor Taxes.

The Standing Joint Committee of Mechanical Road Transport. Associations asks us to deny the statement that the heavy transport organizations of the country are in any way associated with the proposal to revert to the petrol tax either on a differential or a flat basis. Any such statement is misleading and contrary to fact.

Liability of Extraordinary Traffic.

The Brixworeh has claimed from the Northampton Corporation £60 for damage said to have been caused to roads in the Auld district by the carting of heavy iron pipes in connection with the Corporation water -undertaking. The Water Committee of the Corporation has decided to inform the Rural Council that the Corporation is not prepared to recognize liability of extraordinary traffic in this case.

Local Proceedings:

A new petrol motorbus to coat £1,200 is to be purchased by Haslingden T.0 A sub-committee

£1,800 is to be borrowed by Mansfield Corporation to cover the cost of a motor fire-engine.

Sleaford U.D.C. is applying for sanelion to borrow £1,000 for the purchase of a motor chassis.

lichen Council has obtained permission to borrow £1,625 for the purchase of a motor fire-engine.

Manchester Watch Committee has accepted the tender of Crossley Motors, Ltd., for a motor ambulance.

Horsham U.D.C. is considering the question of adopting motor tractors, but is in doubt as to the most suitable type.

Lincoln Corporation wants to borrow £10,800 for the provision of motorbuses, and £2,300 for the construction . of a garage.

Rotherham Corporation Tramways Committee recommends acceptance of the tender of Railless, Ltd., of two new worm-driven chassis at £1,280 each.

Chorley R.D.C. is making inquiries with the view of adopting a system of scavenging by motors similar to .exas which is in_ force at Westhoughton end Her .

Bradford Corporation Electric Committee has, accepted the offer of the Yorkshire Commercial Motor Co., Ltd., to supply a steam wagon at a cost of £1,300.

The Bradford Corporation sub-coramittee which was appointed to go into the question of a central garage has arranged to inquire about' suitable sites and to get particulars with regard to the management of large motor garages.

Fifteen Ambulances for the Asylums Board.

The Ambulance Committee of the Metropolitan Asylums Board recommend the purchase of 15 20-30 he). Crossley R.F.C. se-ivies chassis from Crossley Motors, Ltd., for £850 each, less 5 per cent. It is suggested that tenders for the bodies should be invited.