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That, following restrictions on timber, there will he no round pegs.
That this being so, we hope that the holes will not be square.
That the Ministry of Supply should " vet " its staff more carefully.
That in some forms of Governmental control there are too many " interested " parties.
That when the lights o' London shine again none will be more glad than taxi and bus drivers.
That our war song should be, "There'll always be road transport and road transport shall be free."
Of quite a number of haulage drivers being "well in" with the police during heavy falls of snow.
That in comparing light and heavy metals, machining speeds and costs may be more important than the basic prices. That the home side is now called the "home front."
That you can have all the coal you want if you can carry it.
That "Everything comes to him who waits" is a bad business slogan. • That the Government-sponsored producer seems to have no Government-produced sponsor.
That the road-transport operators' slogan for weeks past has been, "Snow use worrying, it's an ice change."
That owing to coal-distribution difficulties some gasworks are unable to obtain supplies and are using their coke over again.
That this may please gas consumers, but is very unpopular with the coke user.
That the Mines Department employs 1,938 persons at an estimated cost of £334,750 in connection with petrol rationing. 0 That all should realize the import of export. 0 The general opinion expressed that it is 4d. well spent.
Of the fair sex as a big success in its new transport job.
That the war has had little effect on the American oil industry.
That the industry needs all possible speed forward and no reverse.
Of wheels within wheels and the difficulty of extricating them in black-out collisions.