Brown Bros. Report.
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The report of Brown Brothers, Ltd., for the 13 months ended January 16th last shows a net profit of £71,110, the amount available for disposal, after bringing in the balance from the previous year, being £104,040. The payment of the dividend on the Th per cent. cumulative preference shares for the year ended December 31st accounrs for a distribution of £13,078, whilst the payment of .a final dividend of 7Aper cent. on the ordinary. shares, making 10
• per cent, for the year, will account for a further £29,063. A sum of £20,000 is allotted to the reserve, bringing that fund up to £150,000, whilst £5,000 is set aside for staff pensions. After • making these disbursements, the sum to be carried forward is £37,800.
A Big Provincial Bus Garage.
The now bus garage, which is being erected at Cremorne Lane, Norwich, for the United Automobile Services, Ltd., will shortly be ready for use. It is said to• be the largest bus garage in the eastern counties and is designed to accommodate 160 buses. The. total capacity Of the fuel tanks installed is • 30,000 gallons.
The main portion of the garage gives an unrestricted space measuring 240 ft. by 170 ft.; the total superficial area of the premises is over 66,000 sq. ft. There is a large stores department, behind which is a coachbuilding shop. The workshops for maintenance, are being equipped with up-to-date plant to enable main chassis components to be carefully inspected and maintained.
A Book for Technicians.
For those who are interested in technical matters dealing with road vehicles, also railway stock and trams, a really comprehensive work entitled " Springs and Suspension" has been published. The author is T. H.
Sanders, MI. and &I., and the publisher is The Locomotive Publishing Co., Ltd., 3, Amen Corner, London, E.C.4. The price is £1 10s. per copy.
The section dealing with automobile suspension sets forth the various requirements for road machines of all classes, and gives practical details of various patterns. It should be of great value to motor-vehicle designers.
Bus Society's Interest in Heavy-oil Engines.
A party of members of the Omnibus Society recently visited Nottingham, where it was, met by a heavy-oilengined bus run by Barton Transport, • Ltd: TheY party proceeded 'to the Beek works of . the Barton undertaking, where general engineering, in addition • to bus work, is carriedout, and in the foundry parts of a new heavy-oil engine /322
were seen. At Beeston an inipection Was made of the overhaul methods of the company, and, before returning to Nottingham, the party made a short test run on a new 13Iackstone-engined 3.2seater vehicle which has not yet been plac( tin service.
Loss on Newport Transport.
The estimates of Newport tramways committee for 1931-32 show an anticipated deficiency of £11,665 on the bus and tram department. Nearly £7,000 of this loss is, however, incurred by the change over from trams to buses on the Chepstow-road route.
Licences Refused at Hamilton.
Hamilton Town Council has refused permission to J. W. and R. Torrance and Co., of Hamilton, to run buses along Quarry Street and Cadzow Street, in connection with its bus service between Quarter and Glasgow via Hamilton. The Lanarkshire Traction Co., which runs buses between Quarter and other places via Hamilton, opposed the application on the ground that the route was already welt served.
A petition embodying about 1,000 names of householders accompanied the application.