When a plea of ,guilty was tendered at DuritbartenOPOlice Cottrt;; .. iecently,
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to a number of charges, against. Helen Croall and Co., a cone-ern of general merchants and contractors in Dumbarton, it was stated that the members of the concern rendered themselves liable to fines up to about' 2540.
There were /4 charges of permitting a driver to work for more than the regulation period, and other charges of failing to keep or cause to be kept a current record of the periods during which certain drivers were employed in driving. •Ballie Irwin. imposed a penalty of £5, and smaller fines, were imposed on certain employees.
Guys to Carry Autogiros.
A small fleet of Guy lorries, especially designed to transport Autogiros, is to be constructed for a South American Government. Each vehicle will be equipped with two large tanks, one of 6110 gallons for the storage of petrol, the other a, 150-gallon oil, tank; ,these supplies are seffirient to allow We Autogiros to fly for 75 hours—equal to a distance of 8,000 milcs,
Each machine, weighing less than tO cwt., can he readily hauled up to the specially constructed ramp and on to its lorry for con_veyance from point to point. Experiments with this equipment may result in the replacement of kite balloons,
Woman Operator's High Turnover.
" These are probably the highest figures per vehicle ever produced in this court " said Mr. L. W. A. White, solicitor, when he quoted turnover figures for Messrs. Kinders Haulage, of Blaby, Leicester, before the East Midland licensing Authority, last week. They were applying for an additional vehicle for stand-by purposes only, and Miss A. M. Walker; managing, director, stated that with the present 19 vehicles the firm's turnover for the twelve months ended September 30, 1987, was 240,534, with hiring at 21,443. For the following six months, the turnover was 2Z1,504. The application was granted.
Shipping Guide for Hauliers.
The following is the number of ships arriving at the London docks. wharves and jetties named, from April n to. 30 inchisive:—Doctrs King George V. S; Royal Albert, 19; Royal Victoria, 2; Surrey Commercial, 4; East India, I; West India, 4 ; South-West India, 1; Tilbury, 6: Millwall, 4; Royal, 4. Wnanvirs : Hay's, 5; Malt Brown's 2; Tilbury Jetty, 2; Regent's Canal, 1.
Ford Farm Shows a Profit.
The Ford. factory at Dagenham is probably the only works of its kind with a farm within its boundaries. Lake Farm, as it is known, consists of 185 acres of land, not at present needed for industrial purposes, and is kept under cultivation. It is run on a profitsharing basis for the benefit of those who work on it, and the result of last year's operations shows that the farm made a profrt of 227/, after paying rent and expenses. This sum is being shared among the nine perenanent „ farm employees, m proportion -Co wages earned; Thu crops WU WIZ1 have :been la.fgeIy mirket-gaideo PrOdoce nod wheat,' and all nwer is provided_ by FoitBontraet' ors:.
Hlands. bailey Saba and Serviee.
I-lands (Letchworth), Ltd.,' advises us that all sales and inquiriesconcerningite.bratilets are now' being :dealt with direct from ita wOrks: a1 Letchworth, , and ,that a special service department has been estahlished.
IiS Second-hand Exports
" Higher.
During last year 454 seComl-band vans, lorries and buses, valued at £40,546, were_ exported from the United States, as contrasted with 439 vehicles and 231,629 in 1966.