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.come in 'front of him, perhaps from a side road, was because he knew that if he did he was going to be subjected to a large cloud of black Smoke until he could get by. If he was in that position he was tempted to take a great many risks to pass the lorry, merely to get out Of the smoke.
Eminent, engineers had written that the compression ignition engine did not necessarily emit offensive smoke, but they were dealing with engines in their laboratories, beautifully maintained, and not with the possibly slightly-badly maintained engine used on the road, said the Earl
Meat Transport Costs
ACALL for the 10 per cent increase in charges by the Smithfield Meat Carriers' Association to be investigated by the price review committee was made in the Commons last week. It came from Mr. Arthur Lewis (Labour, West Ham ls:orthi, who said that the change would increase the-price of meat • and the-scist of living,
Mr. Maurice Foley, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, replied. that
George Brown was not yet ready to announce the detailed arrangements for the price review body, including the scope of references to • it.. • Discussions about these and ot.her matters affecting prices and incomes policy were to be held with representatives and trade
unions. .
• The Minister was aware of the increase in charges mentioned by Mk. Lewis, and was advised that it would. not add a significant amount to the cost of living.
Hours Enforcement Reinforcements IT now learned that the extra 100 men which the Minister of Transport has agreed to add to the Ministry's enforcement staff are to be employed on checking drivers' hours, and not on vehicle examination as suggested last week. This stepping-up of hours' enforcement was referred to by Lord Lindgren in Parliament host week (see page 28) but he also made it clear that, in addition, there was to be a strengthening of the vehicle examination teams. It is understood that the number of new vehicle examiners will he 50. which will he quite a sizeable addition to the roadside inspection teams.
Vehicle Excise Duty RFt-ERRING to the evasion of vehicle IX excise duty, Mr. Fraser said in the Comnions last week that "Licence applied for" labels had no statutory significance.
The Minister said he was in continuing touch with the Home Secretary and the local authorities responsible for this part of the excise law about measures to make enforcement as effective as possible.