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Sheffield Succeeds in Making Surplus
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DESPITE the 17-day strike, which cost the Undertaking £100,000 net, and the wage award at the end of the financial year, the Sheffield Transport. Department made a Surplus for the eighth successive year. This was disclosed in the annual report and statement of accounts issued last week.
The £20,0,000 a year which the wage award would add to the wages bill, had resulted in fare increases, which should help to maintain financial stability this year, it was stated.
"This does not mean that everything is plain sailing," said Mr. R. C. Moore, general manager. "We have built up our reserve fund to £823,811 but in the next three years we anticipate spending about Elm. on renewal of buses."
The programme of reinstating highways, following the withdrawal of trams. which had been speeded up by about 18 months, represented another major commitment. It meant that during the current year the department had to meet expenses of E180.000 which would otherwise have been spread over three years, said Mr. Moore.
Total revenue for, the year was £3,877,600 and the reduction in income of £44,000, apart from the cost of the strike, was largely due to fewer passengers, it was stated.
LOW-COST ROADS IN UGANDA A SERIES of test road surfaces employing non-hardening bituminous material, have been laid at Kampala, Uganda, . under the supervision of _engineers from the research centre of Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd.
The surface, which has been used successfully in Sweden during the past three years, has a unique self-healing property which is advantageous on roads which are damaged by frost and rain.
The experiment has been conducted to determine Whether this type of road can be adapted to tropical' conditions.
FIRESTONE SAFETY COMPETITION
AROAD safety competition which will stimulate a competitive spirit between local authorities throughout Britain„ was announced last week. The new National Safety League, sponsored. by the Firestone Safety Foundation and to be administered by the British Safety Council, accommodates competing towns in four divisions according to population figures. Monthly accident figures will determine a plus or minus rating when compared with previous records.
SPARES ORDERS DAY OR NIGHT
AN automatic telephone answering device has been installed at the Avcley works of .the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., to enable Ford dealers throughout the country to order urgent requirements at any time of the day or night.
When the depot closes, a telephone line is connected to the instrument, which records the order for attention the next div.