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THE final dinner to the visiting Austin distributors from Canada was a most enjoyable and animated function. It was obvious that the guests had had a memorable experience during their three weeks' tour.
The chairman, Mr. L. P. Lord, greeting the High Corrunissioner for Canada, said the AuStin concern was now thern largest vehicle producer, in Europe and the biggest exporter to hard-currency countries. Much more could have 'been sent but for the lack of steel. Good service was essential, and a friend must be made of every customer.
It had been said that the home market should be used as a buffer, but this did not go far enough. At present, manufacturers were tied hand and foot by the planners. There should be free competition among the "Big Six."
The High Commissioner referred to the company as a battalion fighting to fill the dollar gap, and said that there was nothing more important than the field of motor-vehicle production.
0.P.P.A. NOW HAS 100,000 MEMBERS
AT Easter, the Omnibus Passengers'
, Protection Association enrolled its 100,000th member, a testimony to the public's appreciation of the work done by this body in opposition to the proposed northern area scheme and nationalization generally.
A branch has been set up at Whitley Bay, where the speaker at a public meeting on Wednesday was Mr. Horace A. Morgan, chairman of the National Union of Ratepayers' Associations.
Art action committee of 12 members is being set up in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch to resist any effort to nationalize the local passenger transport services. This decision was taken by delegates from 38 local organizations. i The committee will form part of the south-western branch of 0.P.P.A.
LONDON CHARGES SCHEME
HEARING of the British Transport 'Commission's application to introduce a new interim passenger charges scheme for London will be started by the Transport Tribunal at Church House, Westminster, on May 9.