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service of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, which has been extended in scope this week, could well be regarded as the eyes and ears of the haulage industry so far as the Port of Liverpool is concerned. As such it is obviously of increasing value to operators working into the docks and, even if the costs to the Board are relatively high, they will be counterbalanced by savings for road transport men. Contact by telephone (or by telex) enables operator or driver to ascertain in a few seconds the precise situation at any ship on the 37 miles of quays. Mr. C. A. Dove, director general of the Board, told me last week that since the institution of the service there had been a considerable drop in the total time that cargo had waited on the quays. Now that the scheme has been extended to cover the whole of the port he expects replies to inquiries to average at least 100 daily. The Board's regional offices at Bradford, Birmingham and London have telex links with the information room so that answers on dockside conditions can be given in a matter of minutes, even for inquiries made locally in those districts.