Motor Transport in Nyassaland.
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In the article on "Motor Transport in British Central Africa," which appeared in our issue for June 17th last, reference was made to the transport improveinents which had been effected and were in. contemplation on the property of the North Charterland Exploration Co. (1910), Ltd. We observe that in his speech at the ordinary general meeting of the company on November. 17th. Sir Henry Wilson, the -chairman, said that this most important problem-4' upon the satisfactory' solution Of which the success of the company to: a large extent depends "—had of late been receiving the special attention of the board. As he had previously informed them, the company had purchased from the military authorities atDar-es-Salaani a number of light lorries for use over the existing motor road between -Blantyre and Declza, about halfway to Fort Jameson. The latest cable adviecs state that 13 lorries had-been delivered at Blantyre. . Captain Milward, who had been in charge of these lorries at Dar-es-Salaam, purchased them on behalf of the company, and it waS due to his energetic representations. that they were shipped without delay to Durban, 'Natal, from whence they were forwarded to Johannesburg to be thoroughly overhauled before being sent to Blantyre to be .put in use. With the repairs that had been effected,
the lorries were practically as „good as new, and Captain Milward, while in Johannesburg, was able to purchase a quantity of necessary spare parts, including tyres, at a very reasonable figure.
Sir Henry Wilson went on to say that the wagon road from Dedza to Fort Maiming, on the Nyassaland border of the company's concession, to line up with the motor lorries, had now been completed„ and it was hoped to commence running a combined ax wagon and motor transport service during the present month before the rainy season sets in. This method of transport, he said, should enable the company to deal much more rapidly with its imports and exports.