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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

.1'11e wheels Of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.

The Cuts in London Bus Fares.

The London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., has issued its comment upon the question of the cuts in fares by the independent bus owners of London, asserting that these cuts have in view merely the selfish interests of the proprietors concerned. A cut in fares is only of advantage no long as it is not followed by everyone ; if it is, then it affords no advantage at all, but merely results in the whole traffic being carried on a lower basis of fares. If, however, the present facilities cannot be maintained upon the lower basis of fares, the public must suffer by the impairment of transport facilities.

It is pointed out that the cuts in fares by the independent owners are-erratic and inconsistent, because some of the penny fares have been extended without making the necessary adjustment to the Ares of higher values. London should have a consistent scheme of fares uniform in all directions if its traffic is to be carried in a satisfactory manner. The London General Omnibus Co. certainly cannot follow the independent owners in a spasmodic and irregular cut in fares. At the present level of fares is such as is necessary to maintain the transport system of London upon an efficient and satisfactory footing, no change in the L.G.O.C. fares ie A great point is that, if there is to be a fares war, the L.G.O.C. is in a position to carry the wareraucn farther than any independent owner or group of owners.

Cleansing Superintendents' Conference.

" The annual conference of the Instite of Cleansing Superintendents will a held at Swansea from June 8th to 12th, both dates inclusive.

The open business of the conference will commence on the Tuesday with the installation of the president, Mr. J. II. Heath, the borough engineer and surveyor of Swansea, followed by his presidential address and other proceedings. In the afternoon there will be an exhibition and demonstration of mechanical !vehicles on the Mumbles Road.

On the Wednesday and Thursday 'various papers will be read, including lone on "The Container System of Refuse Collection and Costs," by Mr. H. M. Webb, deputy borough surveyor Of Southport, whilst during the week 'there will be receptions, visits and different entertainments which will make Welcome breaks in the proceedings.

Our Next Issue, The next issue of The Commercial Motor will be on sale all over the country, as usual, on Tuesday morning, in spite of the intervention of the Whitsun holiday.

An Order from Buenos Aires.

In our last issue we•`..referred to a recent group of orders tar commercial 0:rioter vehicles which bad been placed by the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires, and in it, on the authority of a well-known and prominent manufacturer, we stated that B20 British manufacturers had been quite unsuccessful.

We are now informed that this statement is not strictly correct, as Leyland Motors, Ltd., have been successful in obtaining an order for a 1,000-galloncapacity street sprinkler and flusher.

Naturally, the directors of Leyland Motors, Ltd., are not at all satisfied, but they think it noteworthy that they have not been entirely "out of it." In addition to this order, they have recently secured several orders from the same market both for buses and for commercial types of vehicle, whilst they consider that their prospects in this and other overseas markets are steadily improving.

Birmingham Bus Co.'s Success.

The receipts on the paAenger-carrying vehicles of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., for the year 1924 amounted to £117,529. After deducting administration and general expenses and adding the sum of £17,711 brought forward from the previous year, £94,765 remains. A dividend of 10 per cent, is to be paid on the ordinary shares, plus a bonus of 5 per cent, and £25,000 placed to reserve, leaving a sum of £26,592 to be carried forward.

It is of interest to note that £119,429 was expended during the year on the construction of garages and the purchase of additional buses. The company's total fleet at the end of the year consisted of 327 buses.

Abolishing Hydraulic Traffic Lifts.

Steps are being taken to equip the Seacombe ferry with a floating; bridge for vehicular traffic. The need for this has been manifest for a long time, as vehicles ferried across the River Mersey, on reaching the Seacombe landingstage, have now, when the tide is out, to be carried in a hydraulic lift up to the street level. On busy days there is considerable congestion of traffic at the Seacombe landing-stage, due to the fact that the lifts, which are used both by horse-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles, are out of date, and, working slowly as they do, are unable to cope with the pressure of traffic. The new landing-stage, it is said, will be quite adequate to cope with the volume of traffic using the Wallasey service.

Motor Mowing Awards.

The Royal Horticultural Society, on the report of the judges appointed for the trial of motor lawn-mowers and accessories recently held in London, have made the following awards :—Awards of merit to Thomas Green, Ltd.; Shanks and Son, Ltd.; Dennis Bros., Ltd.; and Alexander Shanks, in respect of their mowers. High commendation to C. H. Pugh, Ltd.; Auto-Mower Engineering Co.; G.N., Ltd.; M.P. Co., Ltd.; and W. Edgecumbe, Rendle and Co., Ltd., the trailer seat for motor mowers shown by Dennis Bros„ Ltd., also being highly commended. Commendation is granted to John Shaw and Sons, Wolverhampton, Ltd.; Godiva Engineering Co., Ltd.; C. H. Pugh, Ltd.; F. Mitchell; and the M.P. Co., Ltd.

A full copy of the details of the awards can be obtained from the secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, Surrey.

Tramways versus Bus Systems,

The London and Provincial Omnibus Owners' Association recently placed before a gathering of members of the House of Commons the views of the owners of some 10,000 omnibuses working regular services to published timetables upon the recent action of several municipalities in refusing to grant facilities for working services of omnibuses through outlying districts into provincial centres of population, dealing also with the question of the demand made on behalf of the municipalities that they should be allowed to operate motor omnibuses, although they already possess Parliamentary powers to operate tramways or raifless-trolley vehicles.

It was arranged that a deputation of members of the House should wait upon the Minister of Transport and place before him the views which were expressed by the Association.

Wolsetey Report.

The report of the directors of Wolseley Motors, Ltd., which has just been issued shows that the company incurred a trading loss of £20,875 in the year ended September 30th last, a result due to reduction in prices.

,,,After reviewing the position of the company at the end of the year covered by the report, the directors decided still further to write down the stock by the amount of £185,904. After making provision for the payment of interest on debenture stock and other charges, the results show a total net loss for the year of £324,843.

Not Commercial Cars, Ltd.

There has recently been lodged a petition for the compulsory winding up of a company known as Commercial Cars, Ltd., but it must be clearly understood that this is not the existing company operating under that ',name, but a former company which went into voluntary liquidation in 1919.

The existing company is actively carrying on the binsiness of building Commer cars at Luton, under the management of Mr. H. Teasley Witt, and is not in liquidation.

A Bolton Bus Appeal.

The Ministry of Transport has held an inquiry with regard to the appeal of the Ribble Motor. .Services,'ILtd., against the refusal of the Bolton Corporation to grant licences to ply for hire with motorbuses on the following routes :— Bolton to Blackburn ; Bolton to Burn ley; Bolton to Belmont ; Bolton to Bury ; Bolton to Radcliffe.

The Ministry has now decided to uphold the decision of the corporation to refuse licences in respect of the route from Bolton to Bury, but with regard to the four remaining routes it is unable to support the corporation in its refusal. Hence the Ministry is of opinion that, provided the company give the corporation an undertaking not to compete with the municipal trams and omnibuses for local traffic within the borough, licences should be granted.

Plymouth Society's New Coaches.

The Plymouth Co-operative Society has just added four pneumatic-tyred 15 seater chars-i-bancs to its fleet for the season. A reduced tariff is being prepared for parties engaging the vehicles on other days than Wednesday or Saturday, thus encouraging the use of the vehicles on days that are frequently slack.

During the past half-year the society had a turnover of £2,3843 on the hire of motor conveyances, an increase of £54 or just over 2 per cent. In its traffic department the receipts were £841, as Compared with £429 in the corresponding, period of last year.

A Successful Fiat Expedition.

A convoy of five Fiat 15-ter light lorries and one passenger-carrying vehicle has just completed a successful expedition across Tripoli under the control of Major Babini. The purpose of the expedition was to ascertain how far it was possible to penetrate the hinterland of Tripoli with motor vehicles of the normal type, and for this reason the Fiat lorries were not transformed in any way or equipped with special apparatus for travelling over desert sands.

Starting from Tripoli, the convoy reached the town of Ghadames, in the south-west, and practically on the borderline of Tunisia and the Sahara Desert. Although . many difficulties were encountered and tha El Bab wastes, which are considered almost impossible of negotiation by camel convoys, had to be crossed, Ghadames was reached ovithout mishap. Some of the vehicles are shown entering the town in an illustration which we publish on this page. After a few days' rest at this Sahara centre the return journey was commenced, and the whole convoy of vehicles completed the homeward journey in excellent style, having completed 780 miles, many of which were under most strenuous desert conditions.

Bus Service Co-ordination.

In consequence of the new bua service which is to be inaugurated between Car. cliffand Penarth by the Cardiff Corporation at the end of the month, the Penarth Urban District Council convened a meeting of representatives of the Penarth and Cardiff Councils, the South Wales Commercial Motors, Ltd,, and Messrs. White's Motors, with the object of reaching an agreement as to times of running of the three competitive services over the route. A bus-for-bus service is suggested as best calculated to avert any future intensive competition and provide the best facilities for the

For Foden Users.

Users of Foden steam wagons will La particularly interested in the leaflet recently issued by the Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., dealing with the correct lubrication of this popular make of vehicle. It consists of one of the company's technical series and contains much useful information dealing with the maintenance, so far as lubrication is concerned, of the Foden wagon. It gives details of the principal features of the Foden wagon and contains a list of grades of oil recommended for use at various points. A copy of the leaflet can be obtained from the company at Caxton House, Westminster, London, S.W.1.

An L,U.T. Licence Application.

The Lancashire United Trainways, Ltd., recently made application to the Bolton Watch Committee for licences to operate motorbuses from Four Lane Ends, Westhoughton, to Bolton, so as to enable the company to run a through !service from Wigan through Hindley to Bolton. The applicants expressed the view that the condition as to fares could be arranged so that the bus fares were 100 per cent, higher than those prevailing on the tramcars, thereby avoiding any possibility of competition. Nevertheless, the committee would not grant the licences.

German Postal Motor Services.

The operation of public passengercarrying services is one of the increasingly important functions of the German Postal Department. Although the first service was not started until early in -1920, there are now no fewer than 036 in operation, on which 1,480 vehicles are running over a distance of about 7,000 miles. The daily mileage amounts to about 28,000, and, according to a recent report, over 8i million passengers were carried last year.

Buses in Cardiff.

The report of the Chief Constable of Cardiff on the annual inspection of hackney vehicles in the city was recently presented to the Cardiff Watch Committee. It showed that the number of motorbuses licensed in the past year was 118, as against 70 in the previous 12 months. Licensed drivers increased from 850 to 431.

A New idea in Traffic Control.

In many cities of the United States regulations have been made which compel road users to stop just before driving on the main thoroughfares from intersecting streets, the object being to minimize the risk of collision, and if this law be disobeyed a heavy fine may result.

It has been the custom in these cities either to paint the word " Stop " on the road or to erect a metal sign at the points of intersection. Both these ideas possess certain drawbacks, and the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., have accordingly developed a rubber paving brick to be inserted in the road. The sign is made of orange block letters, 32 ins, high, set in a background of rubber bricks, the whole section being laid flush with the rest of the paving and measuring 38 ins. by 84 ins. A few inches beyond the word "Step" a narrow strip of orangecoloured rubber brick runs the length of the sign, this forming the boundary The bricks are made of a hard rubber base with a smooth surface. Dipped in hot asphalt and linked together by grooves, they form a lasting sign, which becomes an integral part of the roadway.

America's Output.

Figures which have just been issued by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce of New York show that 374,317 commercial vehicles were produced in the United States during 1924. The total exports of motor vehicles of all types during the year amounted to 380,580.

Some idea of the extent of the use of passenger cars and business vehicles in America can be obtained from the fact that 17,591,981 vehicles were registered in the country last year.

Merryweather's at the Bath and West.

As in previous years, the fire-protection arrangements at the Bath and West and Southern Counties Agricultural Show, which opens on Thursday of this week, have again been entrusted to Merryweather and Sons, Ltd. The company will have an example of the Merryweather-Hatfield motor fire-engine and a trailer fire pump displayed at their fire station on the showground, apart from other appliances for extinguishing fires.

A Blackpool Parking Difficulty.

The increasing volume of motor coach traffic visiting Blackpool each year is likely to engage the attention of the town council at an early date. Some years ago the watch committee attempted to restrict the privilege of allowing motor coaches to ply for hire in the streets, but as the use of the promenade was forbidden and only some owners had private ground on which to accommodate their vehicles, the proposal was dropped.

The watch committee has now again granted the application of the Blackpool Motor Coach Proprietors' Association for permission for its members to ply for hire from stands allotted by the watch committee, as in previous years. The committee, however, has passed the following resolution "That, on account of the congestion in the streets of the borough through chars-it-bancs being B22 allowed to stand therein, the general purposes committee be recommended to consider, at an early date, the question of providing a char-à-banes station, or stations." It is as well to remember that there are already three extensive motor coach stations or parks in the town.

Keighley Buys More Buses.

Keighley Town Council has decided upon the purchase of six new buses at a total cost of £0,500. The corporation already has 15 buses in use operating on seven routes, but it has been found necessary to employ them mostly in the centre of the town, owing to the excessive competition with which the authority has been faced. The buses are Proving extremely popular; and during the week ended May 7th carried 42,890 passengers. Although the receipts on the trolley-buses have been affected by running the petrol buses in the town itself, they are very largely used, and during the same week carried 81,162 Passengers.

It is intended to use the new buses on services to outer districts, whilst the availability of additional vehicles will afford the tramways committee a better opportunity of carrying out repairs and effecting periodical overhauls of those vehicles at present in use.

Bus v. Rail in the Ruhr.

It is stated that no fewer than 90 applications for concessions for motorbus services in the Ruhr coal-mining district of Germany have lately been made, and that they are giving rise to considerable discussion. On one hand the postal authorities are insistiiig that they have the rights for passenger transport on the roads and on the other hand the State railway authorities are objecting to any direct competition with the railways, holding that any concessions for motorbuses must be restricted to those used on services which act as feeders to the railways.

Even the communal authorities are sceptical on the subject, fearing that the greater use of the roads by motorbuses will involve them in extra expenditure. A Karrier Laundry Van.

The smart Karrier tilt van illustrated on this page has recently been supplied by Karrier Motors, Ltd., of Huddersfield, te a well-known Cornish laundry —the Aberdeen Sanitary Laundry, of St. Blazes. The .chassis is an example of the makers' Z type, which is built to carry 25-cwt. loads, and it is fitted with 33-in. by 5-in, pneumatic tyres on all wheels. .

The body was specially built to meet the requirements of laundry transport. A light framework is carried above the sides, being protected by a waterproof cover the sides of which can be rolled up and held in position by straps. The cover also protects the opening above the hinged tailboard, which is supported by stout chains and facilitates loading and unloading operations. Rolilup curtains are also fitted at the sides of the driver's cab, which, with the windscreen, is thus made completely weatherproof.

The equipment of the van includes a 6-volt electric lighting set and a spare wheel and tyre, the latter being carried by brackets suspended amidships from the frame.

Of Benefit to Road Users in County Durham:. Constructed to meet a long-felt. want in the way of reducing traffic risks at a dangerous corner, and to „provide a straight run through for vehicles travelling between Sunderland and South Shields, a new bridge and road have been made in Westot Road, South Shields, at a cost of £10,000. The construction has entailed the use of 40 tons • of steel, whilst there are 900 tons cf concrete in the foundations and 350 tons of masonry in the abutments and wing walls.

Limiting Coach Licences.

Having regard to the liability of congestion on the rank set aside for the use of chars-a-bancs, and the fact th.vt the number of motor coaches in the town is already sufficient, the Weymouth Watch Committee has decided to issue no further licences this year. Light Vehicles from Canada.

Acdording to statistics which have been issued, the number of goods-carrying vehicles of 1-ton capacity or less exported from Canada during March of this year was 1,078, their value being $356,700. This figure is considerably lower than that for the corresponding month of last year, when 2,089 vehicles were exported. The total number of vehicles not exceeding this capacity exported in the year ended March, 1925, totalled 11,773. We note that no vehicles of a capacity beyond that covered by the above figure were exported in March.

How Trade is Lost.

Carnarvon Town Council is to inquire fully into the queition of the parking of chars-h-bancs in the town following a request received from the local

Traders' Association. It was stated recently that during the summer season about 100 coaches passed through Carnarvon every week carrying an average of 2,000 passengers, and it was said that owing to lack of accommodation many touring coaches' that might otherwise stop went straight through the town, thereby involving the loss of a considerable amount of business.

A Way to Relieve Congestion.

To relieve congestion in Tooley Street, London, which is clue chiefly to vehicles waiting about until they can be loaded -or unloaded, the Traffic Advisory Committee suggests that the Borough Council of Bermondsey should consider the possibility of making arrangements for such vehicles to wait elsewhere until actually required. The council reports that vacant land might be purchased as a parking place and a fee charged for its use.

Satisfaction from Thornycrofts.

The Thornycroft vehicle which is illustrated on this page has just completed over 2,000 miles for its users, the Moss Gear Co., Ltd., of Crown

Works, Aston, Birmingham. It consists of a pneumatic-tyred type Al 2-ton subsidy chassis with a hinge-sided Tarry body. The vehicle runs from the headquarters of its owners to Cowley,

near Oxford, practically every day, the complete journey amounting to 140 miles.

It was following the success of a Q-type 5-ton Thornycroft lorry bought by this company about 18 months ago (it has covered 22,000 miles without a breakage, and, we are told, with a big saving in petrol over an American lorry which was previously used) that the company decided to buy this lighter model. They are very satisfied with the 2-tonner, which they tell tui is capable of attaining a speed of 40 m.p.h.

Chinese Bus Company's Progress.

We learn from Shanghai that good progress is being made by the China General Omnibus Co., Ltd., of that city, nearly 50,000 passengers having been carried during the first four months of working. The company, whose operations have already been reviewed in our columns, have three routes in operation, over which a fleet of 20 Tilling-Stevens single-deck vehicles is run. Four more vehicles will shortly be placed in service on a line to Yangtszepoo, while double-deck buses are shortly to be constructed.

A Bodywork Scheme.

Some time ago the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., instituted a special scheme as part of their service organization, whereby they supply free of charge complete coloured designs for the treatment of the various types of body fitted to their chassis, and an ex

ample of bodywork supplied in accordance with this offer is to be seen on the 4-ton A.E.C. lorry illustrated on this page. This vehicle, together with a 2-tanner of the same make, has recently been supplied to Messrs. Davies Bros., of Leyton, and the body is specially equipped for timber-carrying. The colour scheme of the 4-tanner consists of a pleasing shade of blue, forming a tasteful background to the bold white lettering shaded black and the gold

Bearing Service.

Delco-Rerny and Hyatt, Ltd., 111, Grosvenor Road, London, S.W.1, have just issued the 1925 edition of their service catalogue dealing with Hyatt and ND. 'bearings. The first pages of the catalogue give a general description of the bearings and notes in connection with ordering and inquiries. The following pages are devoted to bearing equipment data for lorries and cars from 1918 to 1925 inclusive, whilst the remaining pages contain -a comprehensive list of various types of bearing, together with the prices.

The catalogue also contains a list of 497 different makes of lorry and car on which Hyatt or ND. bearings, or both, are fitted as standard.

At the present time, Delco-Remy and Hyatt, Ltd., have 21 official service agents in Great Britain and the Irish Free State, and 13 others in the principal countries of Europe.

Tyre Prices.

In our last issue we published a paragraph referring to the recent 10 per cent, increase in the prices of many makes of tyre, and, although this increase applies to the products of most of the prominent manufacturers, there are one or two of them whose prices remain unaltered, amongst these being David Moseley and Sons, Ltd.' of Chapel Field Wofks, Ardwick, Manehester. • Dennis Lorries for Overseas.

The various types of vehicles manufactured by Dennis Bros., Ltd., of Guildford, are very popular with the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Large numbers of vehicles have already been despatched to various parts of the world, and seven of the latest order for 11 machines for service in Hong Kong are shown in an illustration on this page.

All the vehicles are 2-2i-tonners, fitted with three-way tipping bodies operated by hydraulic gear. The bodies are lined with sheet steel, their exteriors and the cabs being varnished in the natural grain. A special lever is fitted so that the tailboard automatically drops as the tipping operation proceeds, thus allowins the contents to be quickly discharged.

The equipment of these vehicles includes cape-cart hoods and mileometers incorporated in the near-side front hub caps. It is interesting to note that all screws in exposed positions are of brass, whilst bolts are either galvanized or painted, according to the provisions of the official specification.

The Crown Agents' inspectors carried out special tests on the vehicles, amongst

their demands being that they must be able to start on a gradient of 1 in 7 when fully loaded, or held on this slope by one brake either when facing uphill or down. It may be added that the Dennis machines have passed all these tests in a most satisfactory manner.

A Booklet on Worm Gearing.

David Brown and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., hold an acknowledged and important position amongst manufacturers of worm gears, and the company's experience is such that their views on the application of gearing of this description to meter vehicles is sure to command attention. Mitch of the knowledge obtained over a period of many years' association with the manufacturers and supply of worm gears is centained in. a little booklet entitled, "Automobile Gearing," which has just been issued by the company from their works at Lockwood, Huddersfield.

It deals briefly with the design of the DBS worm gear, and contains a review of the elements of the microstructure of steel, so that a ready appreciation • of the care required in the selection of suitable material for the worm can be obtained. Haying treated with the subject of the selection and preparation of materials, a number of pages is then given over to a description of the manufacturo of the gears, some of the special machines used in the process being referred to and illustrated.

Other pages deal with the application of different types of gear to gearboxes, B24 steering and timing assemblies, and passing mention is made of the DES Carburizer, by the aid of which the company are able to guarantee maximum hardness and penetration. A copy of the booklet can be obtained from the address given above.

Licences Issued in Truro.

The hackney carriage inspector of Truro reports that during the year ended March 31st last licences for 62 motor vehicles and 17 horse-drawn vehicles were issued. Of the motor hackneys, 37 consisted of buses, 16 of taxicabs and 9 of motor coaches.

A Whit-Monday Procession. Pemsel and Wilson, Ltd., London Road, Boxmoor, Herts., have sent us a pamphlet dealing with the procession of decorated vehicles on Whit Monday which they are organizing for the third year in succession in aid of the local hospital. We notice that several sections are set aside for motors, these including decorated vehicles and tradesmen's turn-outs.

Those companies using publicity vehicles may feel inclined to enter for the procession, and they can rest assured that their drivers will enjoy the outing, for the afternoon is given over to sports, and side-shows are being run.

The procession starts from Apsley Church, Hemel Hempsted, at 12 o'clock, the judging commencing at 11.15 a.m. The hon. secretary of the processions committee is Mr. A. G. Hyde, and he can be communicated with at 234, London Road, Hemel Hempsted.

Institute of Metals Scottish Meeting.

• The annual autumn meeting of the Institute of Metals will take place in Glasgow from September 1st to September 4th. An influential reception committee has been constituted, and is presided over by the Right Hon. the Lord Weir of Eastwood, P.C., DL., LL.D. It is expected that the meeting, which is the first to be held in Glasgow for 15 years, will attract a large attendance.

For the convenience of applicants for membership who are desirous of being elected in time for the meeting, a special ballot is being arranged, in connection with which membership application forms should be received by the secretary at 36, Victoria Street, S.W.1, before June 20th.

CrossIey's London Manager.

We are told that Mr. S. C. Newton, who has for many years been associated with Messrs. S. Newton and Co., has joined the staff of Willys Overland Crossley, Ltd., in the capacity of London sales manager, at 151, Great Portland Street, London, W.1.

Local Proceedings.

Paignton Urban District Council has authorized the purchase of a 30-cwt. Thornyeroft lorry at a cost of £580.

Tynemouth Corporation has authorized the purchase of a light vehicle for the health department at a cost of about 1175.

Hobart (Tasmania) Corporation -.las now decided to purchase three Dennis motorbus chassis at a total cost of £3,120,

York Corporation has agreed to place an anti-splash device on a motor vehicle if the patentee will supply it free of charge.

Hertfordshire Education Committee has authorized the purchase of a motor mower for use at the Herts. High School at a cost of about £90.

Portland Urban District Council is to consider the purchase of an additional motor lorry when the rate estimates are under discussion.

Bournemouth Corporation has accepted the tender of English, Ltd., for a Ford chassis at 1112 12s., and of Messrs. Sterne for a tipping body at /75.

Bournemouth Corporation has decided • to purchase three Tillirig-Stevens 37seater motorbuses at an estimated cost of 11,700 each.

The magistrates committee -of he Glasgow' Corporation recommends a one-way traffic experiment at the Candleriggs, between Bell Street and Ingram Street.

A special committee of the East Ham Corporation recommends substituting a railless omnibus service on the Wanstead route rather than reconstructing the tramway track.

Bournemouth Corporation has authorized the tramways manager-to experiment with two runabouts for a nionth between Boscombe Arcade and =the Square, via Undercliffe Drive.

Bolton Corporation has decided .zo make arrangements for the supply and fixing of sand distributors on the underside of each of the three new Leyland motor wagons to be purchased.

Bolton Watch Committee has refused to grant licences to Messrs. J. E. Loynds and Co. for a bus service within the borough from Dunscar Bridge to Vic toria Square, although the company ^pressed their readiness not to compete with the municipal tramways.

The guardians of the Isle of Wight Union arc in the market for a motor ambulance, the 'body of which must be mounted on a Morris, Ford, Maxwell or Overland chassis. Further particulars may be obtained from the Master of the Institution, Parkhurst, and tenders have to be submitted not later. than May 27th.