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MR. D. TURNER has become deputy traffic superintendent of Halifax Transport Department.
MR. B. G_ RocrrEs, a director of Rootes, Ltd., is visiting China to cement future trade relations.
MR. R. ELLIS, general manager of British United Traction, Ltd., leaves England tomorrow for a tour of South, Central and East Africa.
MR. B. B. MARSLAND, who has been secretary of the Birmingham Horse and Motor Vehicle Owners' Association for 21 years, has received a presentation in appreciation of his services.
MR. SIDNEY I. WAITERS has been appointed sales promotion manager for E. R. Howard, Ltd. He succeeds MR. PAUL RUSTED, who takes a new post as administrative assistant to the board.
MR. A. E. BRISTOW has retired after. more than 42 years' service with C.A.V., Ltd. For the past 31 years he has been personal assistant to MR. E. L. CADWALLADER, now consulting director of the company.
MR. MILES BEEVOR has joined the board of Rubcry, Owen and Co., Ltd., parent company in the Owen organization. He was for four years chief secretary and legal adviser to the British Transport Commission.
MR. R. T. HILL has resigned his directorships of Export Packing Services. Ltd., and Wellwinch Engineering, Ltd., to take up an appointment as director and general manager of the Dar-es-Salaam Motor Transport Co., Ltd. He will leave for East Africa at the end of the year.
MR. H. F. ACTON, assistant manager at the Glasgow branch of Brown Brothers. Ltd., has been appointed manager of their Carlisle depot. He is succeeded by MR. J. COMRIF., warehouse manager at Glasgow. MR. F. H. LEE, head office representative, becomes assistant manager (sales) at Acton, and MR. A. W. MOUND, Acton's warehouse manager, is promoted to assistant manager (administration). MR. J. HuKrim is appointed assistant manager at Sheffield, and a similar post at Newcastle upon Tyne goes to MR. J. BIGGIN.
MR. W. NEWLAND has been appointed export manager of Simms Motor Units. Ltd., and the Simms group, and he will also be assistant to the general manager, MR. J. AYRES. MR. N. J. ELLERRECK succeeds him as commercial manager. Ma. W. H. BINNS becomes sales manager (operators' division), whilst MR. D. H. HENRI takes up a similar post in the manufacturers' division. Mr. Ellerbeck's previous post as branch controller is taken over by MR. E. BROOM, at present Birmingham branch manager. MR. J. BELL, Cardiff branch manager, takes over at Birmingham, and MR. J. ElfE, assistant branch manager at Kilburn. succeeds Mr. Bell at Cardiff.
C2 MR. H. J. WALKER has joined the board of E. G. Brown and Co., Ltd.
MR. A. D. GARROW has been appointed an additional director of Edmunds Walker and Co.. Ltd.
MR. D. F. RINGE, chief designer, has become general manager of Vokes, Ltd., and MR. K. D. MULCASTER has succeeded him as chief designer.
MR. F. LEVER, North Western divisional traffic manager of British Road Services, has been appointed manager of Liverpool District. He was formerly Bristol District manager.
MR. CHARLES F. MAYER, formerly commercial overseas manager of TricoFolberth, Ltd., has been appointed manager of Trico Pty., Ltd.. formed in Australia to manufacture Trico windscreen wipers. MR. PAUL N. MA-rroN and MR. RUPE,RT WARREN are the other directors. Mr. Mayer left for Australia yesterday. accompanied by MR. L. L MEADOWS, who has been appointed technical manager of Trico Pty., Ltd. He was formerly assistant works manager of Trico-Folberth, Ltd.
MR. A. G. MARSDEN. transport adviser to Unilever, Ltd., will shortly reach retiring age. and MR. E. G. WurrAtum will be required to give his full time to general transport matters for the organization. Mr. Whitaker will therefore resign from the board of S.P.D.. Ltd., at the end of this ycar, and will be replaced as chairman by MR. M. ORMEROD. MR. MARTIN BROWN and MR. D. E. A. PETOT will also become directors. The other members of the five-man board of S.P.D.. Ltd., will be MR. L. S. PAGAN and MR. A. M. DAVIS (advisory).
"ROAD INVESTMENT VITAL " INCREASED investment was probably 1 more necessary in highways than in any other sector of the economy, and it was gratifying that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had spared roads from capital cuts. This was stated by Lord Mills, Minister of Power, at the anniversary luncheon of the Institute of Transport on Tuesday.
Slowing-down of investment in the railways should not materially affect their advance towards solvency. This year the British Transport Commission would be spending more than ever before on railway modernization. The eventual departure of the steam locomotive would mean the saving of some 12m.-13m. tons a year of the best-quality coal.
At present, inland and coastal transport used some 33m. tons of coal, or its equivalent in other fuels, a year.
FUEL PRICES REDUCED
THE price of petrol was on Tuesday reduced by id. a gallon and of dery by 3d. a gallon. In inner zones, standardgrade petrol now costs 4s. 2id. a gallon and dery 3s 10d.