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Preventing Excessive A PPARENTLY plating Wear Through Many r-Ipistons with tin is not such
Cold Starts . a temporary measure as it is sometimes believed. Specialbid pistons for the Austin taxicab are to be treated in this manner in future, to overcome the effects of petrol wash, resulting from constant starting from cold.
IN connection with the allowance for depreciation for Income Tax purposes, applying to plant and machinery used in the motor industry, the Nand Revenue Authorities have agreed to extend the existing arrangement for a further period of five years to 1942-43. The rates of allowance for wear and tear vary from 5 per cent. to 12i per cent, for stationary
Tax Allowance for Wear and Tear of Plant plant, and to 20 per cent. for transport plant, i.e., motor vehicles, all on the written-down value. Very careful records have to be kept, however, as to the disposal of plant and machinery, their replacement, etc, Many Workers in IT is surprising to learn that, Transport Have Deaccording to an estimate of fective Sight . . . the British Sight-Efficiency Committee, 1,350,000 workers in transport and communications need attention to their sight. In a test arranged for visitors to the British Industries Fair at Olympia, out of MO people tested, it was found that over 35 per cent, had some definite optical defect requiring correction. There is little doubt that:a great deal of worry would be obviated if only those who suffer from eye trouble would visit qualified oculists.