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The Need for co. A CTIVITY concerning' or dina ti n g Patent r-Ipatent law is taking place Law both in this country and in America, with a view to bringing such legislation more into line with modern Conditions. The laws differ in various countries. Here 16 years is the duration of a patent, whereas it is 17 years in the 'U.S.A., and in Mexico 20 years. In Japan, Iraq, Iceland and many parts Of South America it is 15 years. In some countries it may be one, two or three periods; in Ecuador it is three or 12 years.; Guatemala, five or 15 years ; Argentine, five, 10 or 15 years; and in Haiti, five, 10 or 20 years. Anyone desiring to obtain patent protection in Siam must petition its King. County Surveyor's. QPEAKING recently on Views Concerning Transport and Highways," Our Highways . . . before the East Midland Sec tion of the Institute of Transport, Mt. S. 'Mehew, B.Sc.; County Surveyor of Derby, stressed the fact that road construction had not kept pace with the growth of traffic. Whereas in 1920, 650,000 vehicles were licensed, in 1938 the number rose to over 3,000,000. Between the two wars, however, road-making itself had made great strides. This was proved by the way in which the surfaces had stood up with the minimum of maintenance to the great strain of war-time traffic. He considered that the two main problems for the future were traffic flow and the prevention of accidents.
vehicle Maker Decries THE deputy chairman of the
Heavy and Vicious I Austin Motor Co., Ltd., Mr.
Taxation L. P. Lord, is strongly of the opinion that the present vicioui and intolerable load of taxation on motor vehicles and their fuel will, after possibly two or three years of false markets and boom periods; cause a contraction in the motor industry and result in -unemployment. The sooner the Government appreciates this point the better it he for the industry and the country as a whole.
Pass on to the Forces A READER who hands on Your Copy of This r'his copy of this journal to•a
Journal . . . . Service depot wondered if it were really appreciated or just accepted out of politeness. The corporal in charge left him, in no doubt: " Am .I interested? " he said; " I should think I am.. This was my job in peace....
time, and the' keeps. me in touch, Here we
get 'nthing but Army " What do you
read first? " " I begin at thefront cover and I read
every word through to the back [Advertisers, please note.—ED.] and when I've done that I keep it by me for a day'for so and re-rcad special bits, then I hand it on to my mates in the company workshop.''
Lend-Lease Machine N4ANY people may have Tools Now Bought 1v1-thought that the majority for Cash of the machine tools used in
our war factories was imported.' Actually, 73 per cent. were made in Britain. Of the remainder, 141per cent. were purchased outright in America, only 121 per cent, ,being provided under Lend-Lease. Now the Government has concluded negotiations for the sale to Britain of some 58,000 American machine tools delivered in the last-mentioned way, the price being 31,500,000 dollars. There will now be no machine tools of American origin in British possession not purchased for cash. They will be used for war, production while the need. exists and disposed of when not required for that purpose: This will enable British manufacturers to plan the re-equipment of their factories.