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New Astky Branch : Astley Industrial Trust, Ltd., have opened a new branch at 59 Preston New Road, Blackburn.
Close Season: No public sittings will be held by the East Midland Licensing Authority for Public Service Vehicles from August 6-31.
P.T.A. Dinner: The annual dinner of the Public Transport Association will be held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. W.1, on November 8.
New B.T.C. Depot : The British Transpoil. Commission are to build a depot for about 40 vehicles at Darlington. Two other depots in the town are to be closed.
Garage Plans Approved : Oldham Plans Committee have approved a scheme by Messrs. S. Scott and Sons, Hauliers. Oldham, to build a garage in. Westhulme Street.
Minister at Opening: The new £187,000 depot of Newcastle upon Tyne Transport -Department in Slatyford Lane will be opened on July 10 by the Minister of -Transport.
Australian Premiums Up: A sharp increase in insurance rites for vehicles has been made in Australia New rates for older vehicles are as much as 5 per cent. of their value. Policy holders also have to early EA10 excess.
Tubeless Tyres Coming: The Goodyear concern have stated that their tubeless tyre for goods vehicles is not yet generally available. The mechanical task of producing a complete new line of tyres is tremendous" and takes time.
, Still 30 m.p.h. for Pick-ups: Even if it were possible to devise a workable legal definition of a pick-up, there would be insufficient grounds for exempting 5-10cwt. types from the 30-mph. limit outside built-up -.areas, the Minister of Transport said last week.
PROFIT AND LOSS
Cranes (Deteham), Ltd.. £32,476 net profit alter 15,241 tax; year's dividends 20 per sent.
A.P.V. Co.. Ltd.. £333,017 group Profit; taxation, £148.277; year's dividends 10 per cent.
Simms Motor Units, Ltd.. £515,200 net profit after £523,525 taxi year's dividend, 35 per cent.
F.R.F. (Holdings), Ltd., £193,438 group net profit before iax of £91,74: vear's dividend 2a Psi. cent.
C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., £1,474,452 group net profit after L1.675,011 tax; year's dividends 271/2 per cent.
British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., £1,910,372 grin.IP net profit after £1.518.867 tax; year's dividends 221,:: per cent.
R. A. Dyson and Co., 'Ad., £57.799 nes profit atm. £70,177 tax; final dividend 10 per cent, on doubled capital; year's dividends equal w 17',.l! per cent, on enlarged capital.
Oswald Tillot '
son Ltd., 00.034 profit after £38.867 tax: 2s. per 5s. share returned to ordinary holders and final cash distribution of fid. per ordinary share from capital reserve.
Sheffield Transport Department, £24,149 net surplus. Total revenue up from £3.421.550 to £3,838,779, and working expenses from £3,412,331 to £3,814.630. Sum of £194.858 allocated to bus renewals. Office Block Completed: The Normeir Tyre Co.. Ltd., have built a new office block and service station in Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
Improved Craniey Building: With no increase in price, Messrs. Hewitt's, of Cranleigh, Surrey, offer an improved form of
their prefabricated building. An 85,500cu-ft. building can be built for £4,500.
B.R.F. in the Red: The British Road Federation's expenditure last year exceeded income, although a grant was received from the Roads Campaign Council, This year, less money will be available for publicity than in 1946.
Meeting Fuel Demands: The Esso Petroleum Co,, Ltd., 36 Queen Anne's Gate, London, S.W.1, have published 'Oil and the Future," which deals with the provision of adequate supplies of energy to meet sharply rising demands.
Fihromold Orders: Orders are being gained by Fibromold, Ltd.. Chertsey, Surrey, for polyester glass-fibre van roofs, as fitted to a vehicle described in The Commercial Motor on June 8. These roofs are available in various lengths and are integrally cross-braced, Road Bridge Over Forth: The Government have agreed with the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board that the crossing should take the form of a bridge and that preparatory work and plans should now be completed up to the contract-letting stage. The estimated cost of the bridge and approach roads has risen to between £10m.-£15m.