Traffic Restriction in the Isle of Wight.
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The highways committee of the Isle of Wight County Council reports that the Order of the Ministry of Transport in connection with the restriction of heavy motor traffic on certain roads in the island was advertised and a circular sent to motor-coach proprietors and others drawing attention to the proTi£40119 of the Order, which came into operation on August 1st. By this date all the warning notices had been erected as well as certain " advance " notices which the Ministry required to be erected in several cases where branch roads lead into the scheduled roads. The Order appears to be working satisfactorily. There have been several prosecutions against persons ignoring the Order by driving heavy motor vehicles along prohibited roads and, in each ease, the offenders were convicted and fined.
A New British Stone Quarry.
A few days ago Sir Henry Maybury, Director-General of Roads, opened the new plant at Waterlip Quarry, near Cranmore, Somerset, which is one of several owned by Roads Reconstruction, Ltd. The plant has been designed throughout by the company's engineering staff, at a cost of 1100,000, with the object of meeting foreig-n competition in the matter of the supply of stone, quantities of which are being imported from abroad by certain municipal authorities.
At a luncheon synich preceded the opening of the quarry, Sir Henry Maybury referred to the great increase and the changed nature of road traffic, and dealt with the need for maintaining roads in the highest state of efficiency.
Recent Thornycroft Orders.
A large number of the vehicles produced by John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., is built for overseas nests, and substantiation for this fact is to be found in recent orders which the company has received. It is constructing four type-A2 2-ton chassis for Singapore, two type-Al 30-cwt. chassis for Calcutta, a type-UB passenger model for Buenos Aires, and a type-Al 30-ewt. chassis for Rotterdain. These orders were received during the week ended September 24th, as was a number for users in different parts of tbis
country, the most important being one —a repeat—for six type-UB bus chassis from the Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Tramways and Electricity Board and another from Hall, Lewis and Co., Ltd, Cardiff, for seven chassis, mostly for passenger carrying.
Insisting Upon Splashguards.
As from November 1st next all motor vehicles in the Paris district weighing over three tons will be required, under a regulation recently issued by the Police authorities of that city, to be fitted with some device that will prevent mud splashing.
Bus Traffic at Nottingham.
Congestion which has arisen in the streets of Nottingham through the large increase which has taken place of late in motorbus traffic; has given rise to further problems that are now engaging
the attention of the municipal authorities. Supplementing municipal and private services within the cit,y and its immediate neighbourhood, there have been many additions to the number of vehicles running into Nottingham from outside areas and the necessity for providing adequate terminal stations has become urgent.
Several plans for the utilization of vacant sites have been suggested, andat the last meeting of the corporation, the chairman of the watch committee indicated that a solution for the difficulty may soon be arrived at.
Business Motors in New Zealand. Evidence of the increasing adoption of rnotorvans and lorries in New Zealand is afforded by a return just to hand which shows that there were 23,469 such vehicles registered in the country at the end of May last. Of the total 16,181 are registered in the North Island.