p RICES of Land-Rover Vehicles were increased on Monday by about
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2+ per cent. The , following arc the new prices: 88-in, wheelbase: petrol-engined, £630; oilengined, £730; station wagon. petrol, £705 (£1,058 17s. including purchase tax); station wagon, oil, £805 (51,208 17s. including purchase tax); fire engine", £998,
104-in. wheelbase: petrol-mined. £708; oilengined, £808; de luxe petrol-engined. E728; de luxe oil-engincd £828. 107-in, station wagon: £815 (£1,/23 I7s.. includ. mg Purchase tax).
Mr. L. G. T. Farmer, joint managing director of the Rover Co., Ltd., said last week-end that the company had deferred changes in prices as long as possible. Even now, increases in wages and the price of steel were being only partly passed on to the customer.
Rs. 40m. FOR CEYLON'S TRANSPORT
THE Ceylon Treasury are to release Rs. 40m. in three instalments towards the capital expenditure of the Transport Board. This amount will enable the Board to buy new buses and build and equip premises. It has yet to be decided how the sums for compensating the present operators of buses in Ceylon are to be raised. The Prime Minister's sanction had to be gained before the amount mentioned was released. Another Rs. 50m. may be needed for compensation.