British Stone for British Roads.
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The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.
[2,658] Sir,—As a motorist and one who contributes a considerable stun annually to the Roads Fund, I should like to raise a protest against the importation and the use of foreign material on the roads of this country. Surely a British motorist, who pays towards the construction and upkeep of British roads, is entitled to ask that British material should alone be used on these roads.
The Prime Minister, in his .address the other day, urged the desirability of buying British goods first, Empire goods second and foreign goods last. This excellent advice, which, unfortunately, cannot be enforced by legislation, has been repeated time and time again, and yet,. in talking to officials of highway authorities, one still hears of vast quantities of foreign stone and other materials which are being imported into this country. That plenty of British stone is available is obvious from the large number of quarries, capable of large outputs, which exist in these isles. Without going into the question of politics, do the local authorities realize that by buying foreign materials they are increasing the number of unemployed?
Continental countries refuse to use any read stone except that produced in their own quarries. Why do we not follow their example? To "Buy British Goods First" would be a good New Year'S'resolution for highway authorities to adopt. —Yours faithfully,
London, S.W.1. JOHN POWER.