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CLLR. H. HOLMES, a Rubery haulier, has been elected chairman of Bromsgrove Urban District Council.
MR. E. G. CLEMSON, general sales manager (home Sales) of the Mon India Rubber Co., Ltd.; has :joined the
board, as director of home 'nick •
Ma. F. G. H. Curnusit has been appointed manager of the Blackheath branch of Simms Motor Units, Ltd., in StkeeSsiOn AO MR. H. N.. WALIC CR.
MR. D. J. F. Jatxsort has been elected chairman of the Western Area of the Traders Road Transport Association, With . MR. C. J. HORSLEY ES vice-chairman.
MR. MILES BEEVOR, secretary and legal adviser, to the British Transport Commission, has been appointed deputy managing director of the Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd..
. MR. HARVEY S. FIRESTONE JUN., chairman of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, US... recently visited the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., at its' Brentford factory.
MR. J. V. BRAITHWAITE, M.I.T.A., has been appointed chairman of the Yorkshire (West Riding) Area of the Traders Road Transport Association. MR. G.J. BARROW, MR. H. BRADLEY, Assoc. Inst.T., M.I.T A., and MR. R. F. CLOUGH, A.M.Inst.T., have become vicechairmen.
MR. M AURICE H. Poox, a member of the central governing body of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, has been appointed chairman of the Transport Users' Consultative Committee for the south-eastern area. The Minister of Transport hopes to appoint the full committee shortly.
SIR HERBERT MATTHEWS has been re-elected president of the Institute of Traffic Administration, with MR. FREDERICK .Ssarril as deputy president. Vice-presidents. are Ma. E. P. Purrick, 'Ma. R. P. BOWYER_ MR. A. LAWES COLE and MR. 1. C HARRISON, Chairman of the national council is Ma. C. I. PARKER. M. B. R. MILLER, MR. A. DARLEY, MR. T. H. CAREY, MR. J. HANCOCK and MR, E. H. BURN have been appointed vice-chairmen. MR. A. W. FIELDER is honorary treasurer and MR. C R. GRIFFIN honorary secretary.
R.T.C. REVENUE
I N the four weeks to April 22. British
Road Services earned £5,853,000, and in the 16 weeks to that date, £22.581,000. Comparable figures for the revenue of the provincial and Scottish passenger transport undertakings of the British Transport Commission are £3.008.030 and £11,095,000. London Transport worked at a revenue of £4,492,000 in Ilie four weeks to April 22, and E17,311.000 in the first 16 weeks of the year. All these figures are higher than last year.