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In a Line or Two

3rd December 1929
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The Guildford municipal authorities have decided to issue season tickets at £1. 6s. per quarter in respect of the Cattle Market parking place.

Dennis Brothers, Ltd., of Guildford, tells us that the first order for its new 2-ton goods chassis was for 100 vehicles, these being ordered by the British Petroleum Co., Ltd.

A conference of representatives of Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Bridgend, Cardiff Rural, Cardiff City and Newport authorities is to be held to discuss a uniform policy for long-distance-coach licensing.

Isle of Ely County Council is in negotiation with the Thorney Drainage Board, regarding the proposed reconstruction of Thorney toll bridge, the Ministry of Transport having promised a grant.

324 Hastings Tramway Co. is seeking power to convert farther tram routes to trolley-bus working.

Notts County Council is to erect a bridge over the level-crossing at Lincoln Road, Newark, at a cost of £35,000. *

During the seven months frka April let to October 31st 5,990,228 passengers were carried on the Blackpool Corporation bilges.

We understand that permission lo deal in the shares of the Metals Coating Co., Ltd., has been granted by the Stock Exchange and the shares are now quoted.

Apropos the paragraph published in our issue for last week concerning a recent order placed by Brooke Bond and Co., Ltd., for Trojan vans Wrojan, Ltd., tells us that this companw now owns 1,865 such vehicles. • Hampshire County Council is to promote a Bill for the acquisition of the Bursledon Bridge and roads.

Motor tractors and parts to a NItlue of £938,172 were exported during the nine months ended September last, from the Irish Free State.

United Automobile Services, Ltd., is purchasing 15 Leyland Titan buses. The first 4 the new vehicles will be run on the Newcastle-Ashington route.

Finsbury Borough Council is urging the Government to agree that municipal vehicles used for highway construction, maintenance or cleansing should be exempt from payment of licence duty.

At a recent meeting the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint Committee passed a resolution protesting against the abolition of the veto of the borough councils regarding new, tramway plans.