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Laycock Depot: Laycock Engineering, Ltd., have opened a new sates and service depot at Kingswood, Bristol.
Branch Office.: A branch office of the Astley Industrial Trust, Ltd., has been opened at 30-32 Waylen Street, Reading.
J.T.A. Date: The 1960 congress of the Merseyside division of the Industrial Transport Association will be or?' May 13-14.
Sports Cars: The annual sports-car number7 of our associated journal The Motor will be published on March 16 at the usual price of Is.
Centre Status: The Plymouth group of the Bristol and West of England. centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration has been granted centre status.
Australian Fiats: Commencing this year, Australian Motor Industries, Ltd., will assemble Fiat commercial vehicles at Fishermen's Bend, Victoria.
Less Coal by Road: The amount of coal carried by road dropped from 34.7m, tons in 1958 to 31.4m. tons last year, Lord Mills said in the House of Lords last week.
A.E.C. Move: The headquarters of the northern region of A.E.C. (Sales), Ltd., has been moved to Marston Lane, Crossgates, Leeds, 15. The office in Bradford has been closed.
Assembly in Rhodesia? Mr. C. G. Tipper, export sales manager of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., said in Salisbury, on Monday, that the company were considering setting up an assembly plant in Rhodesia.
In Production: The new Firestone factory at Alcochete, 10 miles from Lisbon, is now producing tyres for the Portuguese market. Annual production capacity is expected to reach 120,000 tyres and tubes.
Trams To Bases': Two tram services using Great Western Road, Glasgow, will he replaced by buses on Sunday. The final tram service using that road will be withdrawn on June 5, and a further service will give way to buses on November 6.
Long-service Awards: With the presentation of long-service awards to four persons last week, thetotal number of employees of the Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd., with 40 years' service reached 29. Awards to workers with 25 years' service have been made to 543 employees.
Grade 1 Wanted: The chief fire officer of South Shields is again trying to make the central purchasing committee buy grade l petrol for his vehicles. Commercial-grade petrol, he says, is " totally unsuitable ' for modern, engines, which, in fire brigade service, operate under damp conditions and in variations of temperature.
EXCISE TAX SUMS GIVEN L'STIMATED Excise tax paid last year in respect of 50,924 B-licensed and 12,169 contract A -licensed vehicles weighing between 1+-3 tons was £1.4m. and £400,000 respectively. The duty paid for vehicles of over 3 tons was Vm. for 14,894 under B licence and Elm. for 12,957 under contract-A licence. Revenue from fuel and licence duty on 73,268 hackney vehicles was about £30m.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave this information in a written reply to Mr. C. Mapp (Lab.. Oldham East).