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The Great Western Railway Co. is building a motor-service station at Paddiegton and a garage at Wolverhampton.
Vincents of Reading have received the warrant of appointment to the Prince of Wales for one of their Super two. horse boxes.
The traffic census carried out last August, in Northumberland, showed a weight increase of 9 per cent. in traffic, as compared with the figures obtained in 1928.
Nearly 40,000 vehicles were conveyed on the Wallasey goods ferry during last December, compared with 35,938 in December. 1930. Toll receipts increased from £4,017 to 14,388.
Last year Middlesex County Council issued 19,841 annual and 19,626 quarterly Road Fund licences, as compared with 20,164 and 16,892 respectively during the previous year.
During the past quarter, Warwick County Council's weights and measures inspectors tested 406 petrol pumps, of which 315 were found to be correct, the verification fees amounting to £37 15s. Plymouth Corporation's bus depot at Milehouse is to be enlarged.
The Worthing authority has prepared schemes for improving the Ratting and Southfarm level crossing at a cost of £5,000. * Contracts valued at £5,200 for the conveyance of school children, for the year, have been placed by Worcs. Connty Council.
It is estimated that 34,000 commercial vehicles were built in France during the past year. representing a decrease of 17 per cent. as compared with the figure for 1930.
• * The Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways, Ltd., has rented, from the Dewsbury municipality, land in Asman Square for the provision of a bus station. The rent is £400 per annum. * Users of Morris light vans will be interested to learn that packages and containers of Morrisol—an oil specially prepared by Alexander Duckham and Co., Ltd., for vehicles of this make and carrying the recommendation of Morris Motors, Ltd.— will, in order to avoid confusion, carry in future the additional words " Sirrom (regd.) brand."