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competition from American, Canadian and German manufacturers, Albion Motors, Ltd., has obtained, after negotiations lasting 12 months,.a. £160,000 order to supply the South African Railways and Harbour Board with 80 buses. it is reported that the first consignment will be shipped in January.
The buses, which, it is understood. are to be used mainly by natives, are 48-seaters and will be specially adapted for operation over rough country roads. Experimental use of an Albion bus supplied to the Board two years ago has proved most successful.
AUSTRALIA TO BUILD BRITISH HEAVIES
ACCORDING to a Reuter report, an Australian company, Hastings Deering Pty., has bought the rights to build British heavy vehicles at Lidcornbe, Sydney. Two buildings in Scotland are stated to have been bought for the equivalent of £500,000 sterling, and they are to be dismantled and re-erected in Australia.
Hastings Deering Pty. is not mentioned in "The British Commercial Vehicle industry" (the standard work of reference to export trade) as an agent of any British commercial vehicle
manufacturer.
NEW CONTRACT-A RATES AGREED FOLLOW1NG further diseussions between the Road Haulage Association and the South Wales Licensing Authority, a new scale of guaranteed payments for work under contract:A licences has been agreed.
Annual rates for vehicles not exceeding the unladen weights stated are as follows:-11 tons, £450; 2 tons, £540; 2i tons, £630; 3 tons. £720; 31' tons, £810; 4 tons. £900; 41 tons. £990; 5 tons, £1.080: COUNCILS AGREE TO RAISE RATES
RA EMBERS of the Coventry Sub1V1 area of the Road Haulage Association have s:-been informed that Coventry .C45rporation has agreed td.a 10-per-cent. increase in all hiring rates, back-dated tO May' 1: Municipal officials, it is understood, 'refused to negotiate with individual hauliers. and saidthat they would wait until the R.H.A. approached them. ,
Scarborough Corporation 'has also agreed to .a 10-per-cent. increase.
BRISTOL SEEKS MANAGER
A PPLICATIONS are being invited ft for the post'of general manager-of the manufacturing organization' of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd. It is at present held by Mr. A. 1_ Romer, who on .October 1 will become managing director of A.E.C., Ltd. Applicants Are required to have high tech nica1, qualifications. : The vacancy is being advertised in the classified-advertisennent columns of this issue.