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6th January 1925
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all digculties of transport at whatever Points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.

New Short-period Motor Duties.

The Road Vehicles (Part Year Licensing) Order, 1924, dated November 1st, 1924, came into force as from January 1st last. Quarterly •licences are issuable for air vehicles (except the 5s. classes and tramcars) at one-quarter of the annual rate plus 10 per cent. As an example of the effect of this Order, the ordinary London taxicab quarterly licence has hitherto cost £4 10s. In 1925 a similar licence will cost £4 2s. 6d.

In the case of vehicles of classes other than tramcars, cycles and the 5s. classes, licences taken out before the beginning of October and expiring on December 31st, will cost one-twelfth of the annual rate of duty for each month or part of a month to run, plus 5 per cent.

New L.U.T. Acquisition.

The Lancashire United Tramways Co., Ltd., have taken over the motorbus servicV inaugurated six years ago by Mr. A. Roby, of Irlam. This change recalls the days of, seemingly, not long ago, when the only means of conveyance between Cadishead and Irlam and Peel Green was an old horse-drawn bus, which ran at most irregular intervals. It used to be said that the old bus was not a paying proposition.

The absorption of the Yellow bus service by the proprietors of the Red buses demonstrates that the Irlam and Cadisbead section is one of the most remunerative of the network of motorbus services controlled by the Lancashire `United Tramway Co., Ltd. The company do not intend to increase the fares or interfere with the stages. There is one immediate advantage from the absorption, and that is the removal of the' danger on the Liverpool Road which existed from the keen competition between the rival services.

, An interesting Licensing Point.

.Judgment has now been given in the adjourned case, reported in The Com mercial Motor, dated December 2nd, in which Jones, Clarke and Jenkins, Ltd., Motor Engineers, Fisher Street, Swansea, were summoned at Ammanford Police Court for alleged illegal use of a lorry bearing a general trade licence.

The case is of importance to all users Of commercial vehicles in that it estab

lishes the right of a motor trader to loan or hire to a customer a lorry or other motor vehicle with a general trade licence in substitution for one undergoing repair for the customer.

Added interest was given to the case l)y the tendering of evidence on behalf

'of the defendants (they had hired a

lorry to a provision dealer for business Purposes to replace the customer's own vehicle under repair) by an official of the Excise Licensing Department, Swansea, who testified to the fact that a Ministry of Transport advice circular declared that a trader had the right to adopt this procedure if the vehicle was to replace one undergoing repair.

The magistrates adjourned the case to test the status of the Ministry's ad B20 vice and have now given judgment for defendants, dismissing the case against them and upholding their proceeding as legal.

The New Year's Honours.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of knighthood upon the following :—Harry P. L. Lane, Esq., 0.B.E., M.V.O., chief constable of Lancashire; Benjamin Longbottom, Esq. chairman British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers Association ; and Ernest W. Petter, Esq. (Messrs. Petters, Ltd., Yeovil), president, British Engineers Association ; whilst Sir Ernest Rutherford, F.R.S., the famous scientist, Cavendish Professor of Experimental I'hysics and Director of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University and an ex-President of the British Association, has been appointed to the Order of Merit.

Northwood's Annual Dinner.

Abundant proof of the cordial relationship existing between employer and employees was very strikingly demonstrated at Messrs. H. Northwood and Sons' annual staff dinner and dance held on New Year's Eve, when members of the staff presented Mr. Northwood with a handsome illuminated address.

It was certainly a most enjoyable evening—the few speeches were commendably short and the musicalprogramme which followed was exceedingly good. Needless to say, the 200 guests present took full advantage of the

facili

tieS for dancing. Mr. Harry Northwood, Junr., acted as M.C.

The Death of P. Frost Smith.

We regret to have to announce the death on Christmas Eve of Percy Frost Smith, the managing director of a concern making petrol-electric bus chassis and running (until recently) a. small fleet of buses in London. Difficult times had come upon him lately, we are sorry to say. He was the son of the late Mr. Frost Smith, who bad the contract for the advertising on all metropolitan traincarS. He was a pupil of Mr. Alfred Dickinson, the well-known consultant and civil engineer of Birmingham, and had a course of instruction in the works and drawing office, afterwards going to Spain in the year 1895 in connection with the conversion of the Madrid and Barcelona tramways to electric traction. Returning to England, he joined the surveying staff of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., and in 1809 was appointed works manager to Motor Traction Co., being occupied in an attempt, which proved premature, to run a service of motot omnibuses. He ran two double-decked buses with iron tyres for 15 months between Kennington and Oxford Circus. After that service bad ceased Mr. Frost :Smith joined Mr. Burford in an engagement with MilnesDaimler, Ltd., in connection with the organization of the Liverpool to Manchester motor parcel-post service and with motorbus services at Hastings and Eastbourne. He was with Petters, of Yeovil, for a time, and then became engineer and manager of Tillino motorbus department. He left TillingsStevens Motors, Ltd., in 1922 to work out, in association with Mr. P. V. Powell, the designs of the projected F.S. petrol-electric chassis, and eventually six of the chassis were assembled and completed as buses, submitted to Scotland Yard and run on the service mentioned. We are afraid that success did not follow the venture, however, and so passes a man who was in the limelight in the early days of the bus industry.

Big Contract for Engine Oil.

Sterns, Ltd., of Royal London House, Finsbury Square, London, E.C.2, the manufacturers of the well-known Sternol W.W. motor oils, Ambreleuea gearbox lubricant, and Kasternol aeroplane engine lubricant, inform us that they have just secured the largest contract for aircraft engine oils placed by the Air Ministry since the war.

Guy Motors Capital.

The directors of Guy Motors, Ltd., have recommended that the capital of the company be reduced from 1750,000 to £464,715 by cancelling 10s. on each of the outstanding 570,570 £1 shares.

Temple Press Ltd. (proprietors of The Commercial Motor, etc.), have openings for business representatives. Applicants, who should be between the ages, of 30 and 35 years and who must have had previous experience in obtaining advertisement" orders for good-class journals, are requested to write, in confidence, stating qualifications, to the general manager, 7-15, Rosebery Avenue, London, E.C.1.

Hartlepools' Bus Problem.

Tleelopirtents during recent weeks, de battle between the Corporations of Hartlepool and West Hartlepool, for running powers between the sister boroughs, have done little to lessen the difficulties of the position, but some slight hope is now held out of an agreement being reached, a conference of representatives from the two authorities having been convened. The position is that the Hartlepool Corporation is desirous of establishing a motorbus service between the towns, and that the 'West Hartlepool body is seeking powers to include the through line in its new trolley-bus scheme. It is with a view to preventing wasteful overlapping of facilities that the conference has been

I.A.E. General Meeting.

At the next general meeting of the Institution of Automobile Engineers, to be held at the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi, London, WM.. at 7 p.m., on January 13th, Dr. S. S. Pickles will deliver a lecture on "The

General Manufacture of Rubber." Commencing with the botanical origin of rubber and its cultivation, the lecturer will proceed to describe the working up of the latex into sheet and erepe rubber, and will then deal with the principal aspects of rubber manufacture and the chemical and physical changes involved. The various Works processes will then be described, and also the different types of machinery in common Tickets of admission may be obtained on application to the secretary of the Institution at Watergate House, , Adelphi, London, W.C.2.

The lecture will also be delivered in Birmingham on January 12th at the Chamber Of Commerce, New Street.

Johannesburg Wants Buses.

The Johannesburg (South Africa) Municipality has at last come to the conclusion that motorbus services fill a definite need in passenger transport systems of important cities. The undoubted success of many of the .private enterprises in the city has unquestionably stimulated its tramway department to embark upon the institution of some flexible form of transport, and it is

proposed to spend £30,000 on the provision of a fleet of 20 buses in order to supplement the existing tramway services.

It would appear that the private owners are also alive to the need' for further services, and are contemplating extensions of existing routes.

Hygienic Transport of Refuse.

It is generally deemed advisable in the interests of efficient sanitation, to ensure that domestic and works refuse is transported without the risk of part of the load being scattered by the wind when it is being conveyed to the destructor, and many motor vehicles which are now engaged in such work are provided with bodies protected by sliding covers, so that the possibility of this happening is avoided.

A vehicle of this description has recently been delivered by Henry Garner, Ltd.: of Moseley Motor Works, Birmingham, to the Oldbury Urban District Council. It consists of a Garner 2-ton chassis with a tipping body pos

sessing several interesting features which were introduced to meet the specific requirements of the purchasers.

The body is operated by a single screw and . is hand controlled. It is fitted with sliding doors in place of the more usual roller blinds, and the tailboard is made in two sections, each of which folds back, so that it rests against the body sides. The height of the body is such that the operation of emptying the ordinary form of bin can be readily accomplished, and this is clearly exemplified in one of our pictures.

A Bus Fleet on Low-pressure Tyres.

The first attempt in America to use low-pressure tyres exclusively on a large fleet of buses has been carried out on the bus line between Pallas, Tex., and Greenville. The fleet is built up of 12 passenger buses of .Reo make, and the tyre equipment consists of full-size Firestone low-pressure tyres.

Diverting Village Traffic.

Warwick CouBty Council has decided that, at the present time, it cannot undertake ,the construction of a new road so as to divert traffic from the village of Coleshill.

A New Electric Tail Lamp.

To meet the requirements of the polieel authorities in regard to adequate Mumination of rear number plates, Brown Brothers, Ltd., of Great Eastern Street, London, E.C.2, have just introduced a new electric tail lamp, 'which is Wine. sold under the trade mark of " Charlenge."

This lamp is of somewhat larger proportions than the normal tail lamp, and is fitted with a reflector iu order to ensure the utmost illumination. Its overall width is 3It ins., and the glass is 21 ins, in diameter. The lamp is soundly constructed, and is supplied with a flat bracket fixing, complete with adaptor, in a black and nickel finish. It sells at Ss. 6d., but this figure does not, of course, include the bulb.

The Bus Problem at Leeds.

Communications have been sent to the Leeds City Council from the Publicity Club of Leeds, the Leeds Incorporated Chamber of Commerce, the Leeds Wholesale Fruit, Flower and Potato Merchants' Protection Society, Ltd., the Leeds Wholesale Fruit and Potato Merchants' Association, the Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers, and the National Union of Liberal Clubs (Yorkshire County Federation) expressing disapproval of the action of the watch committee with respect to applications for the licensing of motor omnibuses to run in the city from outside areas.

Another Demand for Trolley-buses.

The lease which the Worcester Electric Traction Co. hold from the Corporation for running tramcars in the city of Worcester expires in 1929. There has been much talk about renewing the lease, but there is so much feeling in favour of buses that the corporation has now taken in hand the question of providing trackless cars in 1929.

Some time ago there was a heavy flood in Worcester resulting in the electricity works being put out of action. Midland buses were then used to take the place of the tramcars for several days. The better speed, absence of noise, and greater comfort afforded by the vehicles on this occasion have given a Very sustained impetus to the demand for a change in travelling methods at Worcester.

Bus Fares at Oxford.

At a recent meeting of the Oxford Town Council a motion was put forward calling upon the Oxford Bus Co., Ltd., to provide 1d. fares within a half-mile radius of (Jarfax. The council has no ;power to compel the company to reduce the fares on their vehicles, who, it is worthy of note, have been granted a monopoly, for which they pay the corporation the sum of MOO per annum. This arrangement has the authority of an Act of Parliament behind it, and until this expires it is only possible for fares to be reduced by amicable arrangement.

The company have made a number of valuable concessions in relation to !fares, and the recent motion has been , referred to a bus fares sub-committee for attention.

Motor Spirit )n France. A change is being made in the appellation given to the two qualities of motor spirit on the market in France. Petrol for commercial vehicles, which has hitherto been known as "essence poids Wards," is in future to be designated "essence ordinaire," whilst that for car use will be known as " essence Emperieure " instead of " essence tourisme."

A Co-operative Leyland Fleet.

The Derby Co-operative Provident Society, Ltd., who already own four Leyland machines, have recently taken delivery of the rebuilt R.A.F. 4-tonner of the same make which is illustrated on this page.

The activities of these vehicles are concerned with the distribution of various kinds of foodstuffs which are delivered from a central depot to the branches of the society. In view of the nature of many of the loads and the fact that speedy transport is of vital importance, it was deemed advisable to use quickly interchangeable bodies on these machines, and as will be seen from the picture, the vehicle which has recently been delivered is fitted with a flat platform, on which is mounted a special detachable van body of large capacity.

This body is arranged to take 90 trays, which slide on 18 racks and occupy the whole space of the interior. In order to ensure adequate ventilation, four sets of _louvres are arranged at the top of the sides of the body.

The rear doors are arranged so that they fold right back on to the sides of the body, in order that the racks can be readily reached and withdrawn without the possibility of causing obstruction to other traffic, particularly in the narrow streets where much of the loading and unloading have to be undertaken.

The attachment of the van body to the platform is by four threaded steel rods, which swing into position and are clamped to the slotted brackets on the van body by wing-nuts. When these nuts are released it is a simple matter to lift the body, four steel beams, which terminate in strong eyes, being provided for the purpose.

Government Orders for Lorries.

Amongst Government orders placed during November last, Guy Motors, Lid., secured one for 30-cwt. W. D.-type vehicles for the Admiralty, and the Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., one from the Crown Agents for the Colonies and one from the G.P.O. for motor lorries and chassis.

January 6, 1925. For Co-operative Work. _ Dennis Bros., Ltd., of Guildford, have supplied a large number of vehicles to co-operative societies in various parts of the country, and one of the latest machines to leave their factory is that which is illustrated on this page, and which has been delivered to the Nottingham Co-operative Society, Ltd.

The company's 2-21-ton chassis is used as the basis of this vehicle, and it is fitted with a hand-operated tipping body supplied by the Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd., of Warwick. The tipping mechanism is of the horizontal screw type, which moves the body backwards by means of steel arms connected to the screw, and the steel under-framing.

The rearward movement of the body is controlled by locating stops on the under-framing which register with stops located on the chassis, and when these stops are in engagement the body is practically in a balanced position. It can then be elevated to the required angle without any undue stress being thrown on the mechanism and framework.

I.A.E. Graduates' Meeting.

At a meeting of the London graduates of the Institution of Automobile Engineers, to be held at Watergate House, Adelphi, W.C2, on January 15th, at 7.30 p.m., Mr. A. E. L. Collins will read a paper on "Steam Vehicles for Road Transport." The chair will be taken by Mr. Thomas Clarkson.

Macintosh form an Athletic Club.

The employees of Chas. Macintosh and Co., Ltd., and of their associated company, the Shrewsbury and Challiner Tyre Co., Ltd., Macintosh House, Gillingham Street, London, S.W., have formed an athletic club, to be known as "The Macintosh House" Athletic Club. The activities of the club commenced with a trial association football match on Saturday last. We are asked to state that the hon. secretary of the club will welcome challenges from the secretaries of similar organizations.

Fuller's United Electric Works, Ltd., of Chadwell Heath, Essex, inform us that their Swansea depot has been removed to more convenient premises at 51, Waterloo Street.

Devonshire Licences.

The Devon County Council has recently prepared a series of statistics which shows the number of licences issued and the duty collected in the county for the years 1921-1924 inclusive.

The number of motor vehicles licensed in 1924 was 25,338, which compares with 22,494 in 1923, 17,273 in 1922, and 13,033 in 1921. It is interesting to note that, as this marked annual increase has taken place, there has been a gradual diminution in the number of licences issued for horsed carriages, for 11,813 such licences were issued in 1921, whereas in 1924 the number had

been reduced to 9,197. •

In 1921 there were 12,068 driving licences issued, 14,960 in 1922, 18,205 in 1923, and this number had been still further increased to 20,960 in 1924. The total duty collected in 1921 .amounted to £126,725, whereas in the past year it amounted to £210,437.

A Tribute to Tecalemit Efficiency.

Tecalemit, Ltd. 10, Little Portland Street, .London, W.1, inform us that the 15 h.p. Citroen cars and the CitroenKegresse creeper track vehicles which, as mentioned in our issue of December 16th, are to provide a service twice a week between Colomb-Bechar in Algeria, and Northern Nigeria and the French Sudan via the Sahara, are being equipped with the Tecalemit high-pressure lubricating system and Tecalemit chamois. leather visible petrol filters.

The fact that both these well-known accessories have been selected to perforrn the vital functions of lubrication and fuel filtration under conditions of operation which are far from normal is certainly a remarkable tribute to their efficiency.

Speed Throligh Warwickshire Village.

Warwick County Council has received a petition from a number of inhabitants of Leek Wootton and the neighbourhood, calling attention to the danger and annoyance caused by the speed of motor vehicles passing through the village of Leek Wootton, and requesting the council to take the necessary steps to obtain the enforcement of a 'speed limit through the village, and to erect dangerous cross-road signs. The matter has been referred to a committee for consideration and report.

Passenger. Transport in East Kent.

In dealing with the activities of the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., at the annual general meeting, Mr. Sidney E. Garcke, Who occupied the chair, referred to the fact that the unfavourable weather of the past summer had affected their operations, although it was satisfactory to record some progress in spite of this adverse factor.

In dealing with the question of fares he said it was a curious fact that in transport generally, and road transport particular, competition soon results in increased cost to the passenger, which, of course, is quite contrary to the experience of competition in regard to the manufacture or supply of a consumable commodity.

Ho explained that the reason that fares are higher in rural and semi-rural areas is because the mileage run per bus each day is much lower, and the day much shorter, whilst many of the buses have to stand idle on certain days. A most important factor in this connection, he said, was that the country omnibus is necessarily much smaller than that used in London, and yet the cost of working it is not lower, with the result that about 36 passengers have to share between them the same cost of operation, which is spread over as many as 54 passengers in the case of a vehicle in service on the Loudon streets., Compulsory Third-party Insurance. . Reporting to the Eastbourne Watch Committee in regard to the compulsory insurance of public-service vehicles, the chief constable states that he believes it is a fact that some proprietors of taxicabs and other public conveyances do not insure their vehicles against thirdparty risks. He suggests it is a matter for the committee to consider as to whether it is fair to members of the public nishig such pUblic vehicles that they should be liable to the risks attendant upon motor travelling with no opportunity of recovering suitable coin

pensation in the event of their receiving injuries: The chief constable has been asked to refer the matter to the Cabmen's Association for an expression of their opinion.

"The Motor Ship Reference Book."

A handy work of reference has been compiled by the staff of The Motor Ship with the object of giving, in concise form, brief details of the many. points connected with motor ships and their machinery, on which information is continually being sought.

" The Motor Ship Reference Book" contains a description and illustrations of practically every type of modern Diesel engine, particulars of every motor ship afloat and those under construction, information relating to bunkering facilities at the world's ports, besides a large number of valuable general statistics relating to motor ships and their machinery.

It has just been published by Temple Press Ltd., 7-15, Rosebery Avenue, E.C.1, price 5s., or price Ss. 4d. including postage.

Keighley's Bus Regulatons.

The highways committee of Old Keighley Corporation has just drawn up a series of new regulations with regard to the granting of licences to motoromnibuses plying for hire in the borough. The regulations are somewhat stringent in their composition, and are 14 in number.

Amongst other clauses it is laid down that omnibuses shall not be used to ply for hire in the borough except on routes specified in the licence, and that they shall not set down or pick up passengers except at stopping-places approved by the licensing committee.

An important clause is that which states that "Where any route specified in a licence is part of a route served by the corporation's tramways, trolley vehicles, or motor-omnibuses, in so far as that portion of the route lies within the borough, the fare charged for the carriage of passengers for any distance either in an inward or outward direction shall exceed by not less than Id.

the ordinary fare for an adult passenger on the corporation's services within the borough."'

It is made clear that all omnibuses shall be subject to inspection halfyearly, and shall comply with certain conditions in regard to brakes, chassis, engines, etc. Other points referring to the construction of the vehicles relate to gangways 'and emergency exits.

• Agricultural Tractors in Ireland.

The official returns lately to hand show that the number of agricultural tractors imported into• the Irish Free State during the ten months ended October last was 147, of a value of £17,146. The major portion of the machines131, of a declared value of £11,056— are credited to the United States and 16 (i5,190) to Great Britain.

Manchester's New Bus Garage.

A huge garage for the accommodation of sonic of Manchester's motorbuses is being built adjacent to the Kingsway leading south froin the city.

Bus Traffic at Darlington.

At Darlington, which is one of the busiest motorbus traffic centres in the North of England, congestion is daily becoming more acute, and, with a view to providing diem adequate parking and standage facilities, the markets committee has devised a scheme which will cost £2,200 to put into effect. At the present time practically all routes between the town and its surrounding neighbour:hood converge rd the Leatiyard, and it Is estimated that on busy days fully 600 buses are accommodated at this point, the result being extreme congestion. The new scheme aims at encouraging ,bus traffic to the town, and at the came-time obviating danger to Pedestrians and other vehicular traffic.

Gully-emptying in Wandsworth.

Wandsworth Council Works Committee suggests the purchase of a motor gully-emptying machine. The borough engineer reports that he is of opinion that three machines would be necessary to deal -with the total number of gullies

(approximately 14,700) throughout the borough, but that, as some of them must of necessity be emptied by hand owing to their awkward positions, he is of opinion that it would be more economical to use two machines only and supplement these as occasion may require by manual labour with horse traction.

The borough engineer estimates that if one machine were purchased in the first instance its use should effect a saving of about £400 per annum. The acquisition of a second machine could then be considered by the council at a later date, in the light, of practical experience.

Bedwellty Bus Proposals.

The proposal of the Bedwellty Urban District Council to promote a Parliamentay Bill seeking sanction for the right to run omnibus services has resulted in a special meeting of the Mynyddislwyn Urban District Council being held to consider the proposals with regard to buses.

It was stated that the Bedwellty Bill 8,24

sought authority to run the buses through the Mynyddislwyn area, and that the council would have to protect itself by instituting safeguarding clauses, and that all the public authorities in the Monmouthshire mining villages would have to give consideration to the Bedwellty bus-running, proposals. It was said that one of the clauses of the Bill meant that outside authorities might be called upon to reconstruct 'roads, strengthen bridges, etc. It was decided to receive a special report on the need for taking measures of protection.

Parking at Trowbridge.

At a recent meeting of the Trowbridge Urban District Council the question of traffic standing for long periods in Market Street, opposite' the Market Hall, received consideration. It was decided that it would be to the town's advantage to provide a definite spot for parking purposes, and that it might be possible to make a small charge for the facility.

The parks' and market committee is to confer with the highways committee with the object of drawing up a scheme on these lines for the consideration of the council.

Allen-Liversidge Dividend.

Allen-Liversidge, Ltd., have declared an interim dividend, payable on January 10th, for the ,six months ended October 81st, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum ,(5 per cent. actual), less tax.

Acknowledged With Thanks.

We have received with grateful thanks pocket diaries and table calendars from the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd. ; note-cases from John 1. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.; a pocket diary from Spiral Tube and Components, Ltd.; and calendars from the following :—Chloride Electrical Storage co., Ltd., J. W. and T. Connolly, Ltd., Hollings and Guest, Ltd., Leyland, Birmingham and Midland Rubber CO., Ltd., Hasten:: and Stretton, The Antocar Electrical Equipment Co., and the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co. (1900, Ltd.

Local Proceedings.

The Metropolitan Asylums Board has sold a tractor and four trailers for £150.

13lyth Corporation recently arranged for a demonstration of a Lacre motor road-sweeper.

The Metropolitan Asylums Board has purchased two Clement-Talbot omnibus chassis for £1,305.

Morecambe Corporation has decided to invite tenders for the supply of a motor street-sweeping machine.

The Metropolitan Asylums Board has authorized the purchase of a 1-ton lorrychassis at a cost of about £200.

Middlesex County Highways Committee recommends the purchase of a motor road sweeper and a Fordson tractor.

Middlesex County Council proposes the purchase of a motor mower for cutting the grass verges on the Great Western arterial road.

Wolstanton Urban District 'Council is calling a conference of North Staffordshire authoritiee to discuss the question of motor omnibus services.

Morecambe Corporation has asked a committee to consider the acquisition of a site for the parking of omnibuses, chars-h-bancs and other vehicles.

The works committee of the Wandsworth Borough. Council recommends the purchase of a motor road-sweeping and loading machine at a cost of about £945.

The fire brigade committee of the Whitley and Monkseaton Urban District Council recommends the purchase of a Leyland motor fire-engine at a cost of £1,080.

The Middlesbrough Tramways Committee has decided to purchase a new 14-seater motorbus for use on the Port Clarence route during slack traffic periods.

Having witnessed a demonstration with a motor gully-emptying machine, the works committee of the Willesden Council has hired the machine for a short period so that a record can be obtained of its capabilities.

Wandsworth's borough engineer reports that it, would be conducive to economy if a loading machine were purchased for use in connection with the steam wagon and trailers recently purchased, and the council has, accordingly, authorized the purchase of such an appliance at a cost of about £175.

Warwickshire's New Index Mark.

The Minister of Transport has issued an order assigning an additional index mark, consisting of the letters 'OE, to the Warwick County Council.

More Space for Parking.

A feature of several new country inns now in coarse Of Construction on the outskirts of Birmingham is the wide space which is being left for parking motor vehicles clear of the roadside.

Motor Spirit from Molasses.

From Bombay comes the news that the Mysore Government is giving support to a scheme for the establishment of a factory at Sulekere for the manufacture of sugar and motor spirit from molasses.

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