SUCCESS OF ROAD TRANSPORT CONFERENCE IN MIDDLE EAST
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REPLYING to Major Astor in the House of Commons, last week, Mr. Noel-Baker gave the following report of the recent Cairo conference on commercial-motor transport in the ftliddle East :—The main purpose was to promote economy in the use of road transport, to survey the supplies of vehicles, tyres and spare parts, and to secure the help of the
various Governments concerned, It is not yet possible to assess its results, but' I have every reason to think that the conference was a success.
ASSOCIATIONS DISCUSS NEW HIRING RATES
AJOINT meeting of the Amalgamated Horse and Motor Owners Association, Commercial Motor Users Association and Associated Road Operators is being held at the Grand Hotel, Aytoun Street, Manchester, to-day, Friday, April 30, at 7.15 p.m. The meeting has been called specially to discuss the new hiring rates under the Ministry's Scheme and Mr. J. F. C. Pye, A.M.Inst.T., chairman of the Finance Panel of the S.J.C., is to address the meeting.
PERKINS' WINGS FOR VICTORY WEEK OF GREAT VARIETY
N4ANY attractions abound in the alprogramme of events arranged by F. Perkins (Diesels), Ltd., of Peterborough, in connection with its " Wings for Victory " week, for which the target is £3,000. The proceedings cover the period from May 6 to 15, and apart from more practical events like Home Guard and A.R.P. displays as well as massed physical-culture exhibitions, there is good selection of entertainment, including Ensa and other concerts. The star event, however, is a boxing tournament in which Servicemen from the R.A.F., the British Army and CzechoslovaAn Army, in addition to some famous professional boxers, will take part in 15 bouts. Tickets at one end of the scale are £500, £100 and £50 and at the other end are purchasable at popular prices, but in all cases the money will be returned to the ticket-holders in the form of War Savings gift tokens, so that, in effect, the seats are free; all expenses will be met by the Perkins directors.
Judging.by the thought given to the. programme and to the variety of the entertainment it seems that the target iigure should be easily reached.
HOW ROAD HAULAGE OFFICERS WERE CHOSEN
AS few of the area road haulage officers appeared to him to have been appointed from the Ministry of Labour Appointments Department, Major Lyons .asked in the House of 'Commons how they were chosen.
Mr. Noel-Baker, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the M.O.W.T., explained that one divisional road haulage officer was appointed from a lower rank and 10 were appointed after consultation with the industry and after consideration by the M.O.W.T. of other candidates, who had the sxperience and the qualities required. He added that 22 area officers were promoted from other posts under the Ministry, 13 were transferred from the Wholesale Meat Transport Association or from the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool and eight had applied for consideration, or were recommended from other sources. Those eight candidates were • considered together with 300 candidates submitted by the appointments department of the Ministry of Labour, of whom 63 were interviewed, and eight were chosen. The posts were not advertised, but the industry was generally aware, and the Ministry of Labour was advised, that there were vacancies to be filled.
A B.R.F. APPOINTMENT
MR. CIIRIS. SMITH, M.INST.T., has been elected vice-chairman of the Associates' Committee of the British Road Federation in succession to the late Mr. P. Howling.
£5 FINE FOR USING TYRES WITH FABRIC EXPOSED A T the Paisley Sheriff Court last
week, Mr. Stephen Veitch, 105, George Street, Paisley, was fined 45 for permitting the use of two tyres on a lorry when the fabric had become visible. The deputy procurator-fiscal, Mr. David B. Copeland, said this was the first prosecution of the kind in that court and that a serious offence was involved. The acute position with regard to rubber was well known, and once tyres were worn to the extent that the cotton fabric was showing they were useless and could not be retreaded.
The driver of the lorry, who admitted using the vehicle while the tyres were in this condition, was admonished. EQUAL REPRESENTATION FOR ANCILLARY USERS WHATEVER the representation on VI' the Road Transport Organization Joint Conference might be, its Report makes it perfectly clear that the ancillary users will have their two autonomous association and they will have equal representation with the hauliers and p.s.v. operators on the National Federation. This statement, from "an authoritative source," should clarify the position to correspondents who have doubts as to how the C-licensee will be affected.
APPOINTMENTS IN LONDON DIVISION, C.M.U.A.
A T the a.g.m. of the London and Home Counties Division, C.M.U.A. (this being the first meeting of the Divisional Committee for the year 1943-44), Mr. Frank F. Fowler was re-elected as divisional chairman and Mr. Chris. Smith as divisional honorary treastner for the ensuing year.
The Committee also decided that when the respective chairmen of the Divisional Ancillary, Haulier and Passenger Sectional Boards for the above year are elected, they shall, at the same time, comprise the three divisional vice-chairmen for that year.
BE A GOOD CITIZEN AND _SAVE PAPER
SINCE the war our total recovery of waste paper has almost reached 3,000,000 tons, but much more is required for essential war purposes and the legitimate needs of everyday life. The carelessness • of the slacker in respect of paper salvage must be regarded as a reproach upon good citizenship.