REPORT ON ORGANIZING POSTWAR TRANSPORT
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THE Councilof the London Chamber of Commerce has requested its transportation committee to prepare a report on the organization of all forms of transport after The war. This is being done with a view to submitting the Chamber's considered recommendations to the GoVernment. Mr. A. 0. Tookey. who represents the interests of the S.M.M. and T. on the London Chamber, has been appointed a.member of a small sub-committee charged with this task.
NOTES ON THE GOVERNMENT ROAD HAULAGE SCHEME
Supplied by the Ministry of War Trans-port and the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool, to keep the industry informed or developments, but not necessarily to be regarded as official pronouncements Road Haulage Scheme in Enter. gencies.—T he Ministry is, at the moment, 'appointing Local Emergency Haulage Officers, who, in case of emergencies, may be called in • to take operational charge of vehicles hiredby the Minister either from the Defence
Lines or otherwise. These posts are honorary and involve no duties in normal times. No applications for'the
posts will be considered, Appointments are being made on the basis of the joint recommendations of Regional Transport Commisaioners, Divisional Road Haulage Officers, and Chairmen of the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool branches.
When.called upon, these officers will cone upder the control of the appropriate Area Road Haulage Officer.
Cargo.—The general cargo and meat moved in the week ended July 31 totalled 149,000 tons. On the basis of the figures for recent weeks, the Ministry may be kaid to be handling traffic through the scheme at the rate of well over 8,000,000 tons a year. Defence.—Recruiting for the riefence Lines continues fairly briskly, although the total still falls a long way short of the number required. The number of vehicles enrolled in the week ended August 1 was 728, bringing the total at that date to 39,$5Q. Outstanding contributions in this Week were 137 from Eastern. 116 from North Midland and 105 from Northern Regions. The 'Midland Region, by a sudden spurt, recaptured thefl third position in 'the regional table which we recently taken from it by North-Eastern.