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The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all &fealties of transport, at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.
A.R.O. MERGER RESOLUTION SHELVED.
• No vote on the proposed merger with the C.M.U.A. was taken on Tuesday, when A.R.O. held its two extraordinary general meetings. A 'statement, issued on Wednesday on behalf of A.R.O. National Council by Messrs. H. J. Lloyd, A. Todd, R. W. Birch and R. W. Sewill (national director), says that, at the first meeting, resolutions were passed, under which by-laws were adopted. Immediate steps will be taken to elect a new [National Council, but, in the interim, a management committee of eight members will control all the Association's affairs and examine the position regarding the proposed merger.
The following members were appointed to the management committee:—Messrs. H. J. Lloyd, A. Todd, D. Richardson, F. J. Downer, E. B. Hutchinson, R. W. Birch and Capt. J. W. Jones. The eighth member is to be appointed by the committee itself.
At the second meeting the resolution regarding the merger was adjourned, in view of the appointment of the management committee. Reports by the auditors and National Council were adopted and auditors were appointed. All resolutions at the extraordinary general meetings were passed unanimously on a show of hands.
The management committee will commence its work immediately. Mr. Sewill and Major The Hon. Eric Long (political adviser) are resuming their programmes of meetings throughout the country.
Result of Dock-traffic Census.
During the past summer the Minister of Transport arranged for a traffic census to be taken on the principal roads in the London dock area, and the order of importance of these thoroughfares is now shown by the results, which have lately been issued. Commercial Road East heads the list. with East India Dock Road and Silvertown Way in close attendance, whilst the older riverside streets are compara tively deserted. .
The census was undertaken to ascertain the routes and destinations of vehicles leaving the dock gates, and It was hoped in this way to facilitate
£28 the charting of road-traffic movements across the Metropolis.
Of the 7,614 cards distributed to drivers, 1,705 were filled in and posted, representing a return of 22,4 per cent.
The roads which carry the greater bulk of the dock traffic are situated on the north side of the Thames. The use made by dock traffic of the different river crossings varies considerably, and Tower Bridge and Rotherhithe Tunnel carry most of it.
TRADE RETURNS SHOW INCREASING OVERSEAS DEMAND.
The Board of Trade returns for November show that the value of commercial vehicles, cars, chassis and accessories imported was £392,822, which compares with £335,486 for the same month of 1935.
The number of complete commercial vehicles exported in November was 418, which is well ahead of the total (280) for the corresponding month of 1935. Although there was a good advance in numbers, the actual value of the exports, at 266,457, was considerably lower than in November, 1935, when it was £112,895. In the 11 months ended November, 3,053 commercial vehicles, valued at £890,608, were exported, the comparable figures for 1935 being 2,053 and £673,088 respectively.
The exports of commercial chassis advanced from 877 in November, 1935, to 1,219 a year later, In this case, there was also an improvement in value, the 1935 figure of £135,512 rising to 2184,901. In the 11 months ended November, 12,407 commercial chassis, valued at £1,979,769, were ex.ported, contrasted with 10,326 and 21,582,747 in the corresponding month of 1935