• INVESTIGATING ALLEGED CONCILIATION BREACHES.
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It is understood that the local conciliation officer of the Ministry of Labour is now dealing with several cases of alleged breaches of the Yorkshire interim agreement, reported by the Transport and General Workers
Union. It is expected that, failing settlement, the cases will go to the Industrial Court.
The Commercial Motor learns that they do not directly involve the Yorkshire employers' counter-proposals, although the question whether the interim agreement of the National Joint Conciliation Board still remains in force would be tested.
U.S. Imports 1,344 Tractors.
Despite the large home industry, 1,344 tractors, valued at £132,450, were, last year, imported Into the United States, as compared with 364 and £30,220 respectively in 1934.
Agricultural Show Plans.
The agricultural-show season will shortly be upon us and the plans of many exhibitors are already well advanced. There is little question that the growing interest in mechanization in agriculture will continue. The Ford Motor Co., Ltd., which is prominently identified with activities in this field, will again be featuring a wide range of tractors and transport vehicles at important events, and we are promised some interesting developments.
More Tankers for Iran.
Four more Leyland tankers of 10,000 litres capacity were recently. shipped to Iran, where they will be operated by native owners, carrying oil under contract for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd. The chassis, which are of the normal-control type with a short wheelbase and left-hand steering, are powered by six-cylindered engines and are similar to the many Leyland tankers shipped to that country during the past 12 months.
Effort to Improve Cross-river Communications,
London County Council highways committee is considering the improvement of cross-river facilities for traffic east of Tower Bridge. The maximum transport capacity of Woolwich Ferry is being approached and there is already congestion at peak hours. To provide another ferry at a different part of the river would be a costly proposal, as the existing ferry costs some 260,000 a year to run.
Delays are experienced at Blackwell Tunnel, the chief cause being, in the committee's opinion, the presence of horse-drawn traffic. The committee has forwarded the results of its investigations into this matter to the Ministiy.
Although traffic through Rotherhithe Tunnel has increased almost as much as that through Blackwell Tun nel, there is less congestion. Any substantial improvement in the Blackwell Tunnel would probably attract some of the Rotherhithe traffic.