IMPORT AND EXPORT RETURNS FOR APRIL.
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The Board of Trade returns for April, 1936, show that the value of commercial vehicles, cars, chassis and accessories imported was £459,426, which contrasts with £451,113 for April, 1935, and £254,354 for April. 1934.
The number of complete commercial vehicles exported fell in value, but increased in number, the former, at £76,478, comparing with £87,308 in April, 1935, and the latter, at 266, contrasting with 182 for April last year.
During the month, the value of exports of commercial chassis was well maintained and, although at £111,063 it was slightly below the comparable figure for 1935, the actual number of chassis exported advanced from 688 to 772. The number of commercial chassis exported in the four months ended April was 3,930, their value being £584,982, the corresponding figures for 1935 being 3,745 and £563,185 respectively.
£80,000,000 Spent on German Roads.
Last year £40,000,000 was spent on road construction in Germany, according to the report of the engineering company which has been carrying out the work of building the great new motor roads. At the end of the present year, the company expects to have 620 miles of roads ready for traffic: The total amount spent up to date on the roads, during Herr Hitler's regime, is estimated at £80,000,000.
Order to Pay Driver for 315 Hours Overtime.
A complaint, of non-payment of overtime was the subject of a summons heard at Manchester County Court, last week, when Mr. J. Williamson, Victoria Street, Rnsholme, was B18