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Farnham Urban District Council has granted licences for 11 motor coaches to the Tourists Motor Coaches (Southarapton), Ltd., for use on the Southampton-Farnham-London route.
A recent census taken in the Isle of Ely shows an increase of motor traffic of. 154 per cent, over that of 1922. Horsed traffic declined by 97 per cent, in the same period.
At a special meeting of the Dundee Town Council held last week approval was given to a draft Provisional Order authorizing the corporation to borrow £25,000 for the purpose of its bus undertaking, to extend the municipal powers to run buses and to restrict competition.
Kent County Highways Committee recommends seeking an order for closing the narrow Lower Island Wall at Whitstable to heavy motor traffic.
Dover Watch Committee has promised to grant licences to Elliot Bros. (Bournemouth), Ltd., for 24 buses for a proposed service from Bournemouth to Margate to commence next January.
It Is announced that the Mansfield and District Light Railway Co. is to apply for Parliamentary powers to run trolley-buses in connection with the local tramways system. It is said that an expenditure of 00,000 will be in-volved. The proposals include the establishment of new routes to Rainworth and Clipstone, as well as additions to the existing system.
The urban councils of Northfleet and Swanscombe and the rural council of Dartford are forming a joint committee to deal with bus licences.
Powers are to be sought by the Paignton Urban District Council to erect a central station for motor coaches.
A recent census taken in Cheshire shows traffic to be 21 times greater than in 1922.
The tramways committee of the Rotherham Corporation has awarded ten prizes to bus drivers in respecc of economy in petrol consumption, the average consumption of the vehicles which they drive ranging from .0974 to .1095 gallon per bus-mile.