MAIL CONTRACTS EXTENDED.
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The present contract which McNamara and Co. (1921), Ltd., has with the General Post Office for the conveyance of letters is to be extended from July 31, 1938, to July 31, 1941, but at a reduced rate of remuneration. The parcels contract is to be extended from June 30, 1937, to June 30, 1943. The latter extension will involve a completely new fleet and, in 'effect, constitutes a fresh contract for six years.
Johannesburg's Latest Needs.
Johannesburg City Council is calling for tenders, which have to be presented in the city by May 19, for the supply of , petrol-driven tower wa,gOns and lorries. Those in a position to offer products of United Kingdom manufacture' may obtain further particulars from the Department of Overseas Trade, 35, Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, quoting reference TY30.094.
Avon Progress in Scotland.
Increased sales in Scotland have been responsible for the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., removing to larger premises in Glasgow, the new address being 205, High Street. The company's Scottish manager is Mr. H. Warland. The new depot provides good accommodation for tyre fitting and servicing.
Forthcoming Exide Convention.
The 16th annual convention of the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd., will be held at Harrogate from June 17-19. The headquarters will be the Hotel Majestic and Mr. D. F. Dunne, managing director of the company, will be the chairman and will welcome a number of delegates from overseas. The mornings will be devoted to business discussions, and social and recreative functions will be held in the afternoons.
New L.N.E.R. Purchases.
The London and North Eastern Railway Co. has placed an order with Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., for 10 Bedford 30-cwt. chassis and is buying a Bedford 2-tanner and a Morris-Commercial 2-tonner. It has also placed an order with the North London Engineering Co., 99, Cobbold Road, London, N.W.10, for bodies for 20-cwt. vehicles.
For Motor-boat Enthusiasts.
To-day's issue of The Motor Boat is the annual Special Beginners' Number. This issue is much enlarged and contains articles on the choice of a boat, running costs of motor cruisers, boat handling and dinghy sailing, and includes a list of British and Irish motorboat clubs.
Important New Lancashire By-pass.
The Minister of Transport has made a grant from the Road Fund in aid of a scheme, submitted by Lancashire County Council, to build a new road, 120 ft. wide and nearly four miles long, to carry the heavy traffic passing through Formby, on the route between Liverpool and Southport. The scheme
B20 will take three years to complete and is estimated to cost about £198,000. Traffic amounting to 8,600 tons daily passes through Formby. and is at present borne by a narrow, winding road.
Ford Benefit Scheme for Employees.
A scheme has been inaugurated to provide financial benefits for the many thousands of employees at the Dagenham works of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd. Sir Percival Perry made this announcement a few days ago, and stated that a first contribution, amounting to E.71,500, in respect of 1935, has been placed in the hands of trustees for the benefit of employees. Consideration is being given to the final form of the scheme and further details will be announced later.
BUSINESS BEING SUBSIDIZED?
The question of subsidizing a business was again raised. at a sitting of the North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Sir William Hart, at Liverpool, when Mr. W. Glover, 47, Vine Street, Widnes, applied for a renewal of his B licence for a 24-ton vehicle to carry timber within 50 miles for two named firms and goods within 15 miles for marine-store dealers.
The applicant admitted that, during six months of the year, he did no haulage for hire or reward, but was engaged 'entirely in his own basket-making business which fully occupied his time.
Mr. G. H. Beames, for the railways, submitted that this seemed to be a case of subsidizing a business. During a certain part of the year, the firms for whom he carried had to look elsewhere for their
transport. He did not think that circumstance was ever intended by the Government when the 1933 Act was brought into operation.
In renewing his licence on the same conditions, Sir William Hart warned the applicant that when it came up for renewal again, the question whether he was not so much a haulier as a basket-maker might possibly be taken into account.