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The proniot-Jrs of the suggested r■vistal motorbus scheme, ivilIcti aas
it in our last is.sne, are not yet in a positism to publish technical particulars of the machines which it is t.oiggested shall be employed. The pre1Unitiary announcements of this scheme have been received with a certain amount of enthusiasm by a nomlei' of 8011111 Coast ninnicipal authori
• Increased Tourist Facilities in Ireland.
'The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland has placed an order with Commercial Cars, Ltd., for three special aagotyttes de luxe in connection with the tourist service in the %test of Ireland„ the development of a hich business they are now actively poshing. P. Wutters, Esq., of Dundalk. Ireland, has also placed an order for a '22-sea'ed W.P.-type char-itby Iles
Weymouth's Problem.
The Streets and Works and Electric Lighting Committees of the Weymouth Town Council, since the tramway scheme for the town has heett dropped, have been jointly inquiring as to the po.s4P5ility of an efficient service of motorbuses for local requirements. It is unilerstood that a report on this branch of the public-transport problem is shortly to be issued, and that this will deal with several offers
that have been received on behalf of certain existing motorbus -undertakings. The paper entitled " 'Motorbus or Tramcar which was presented by the Editor of this journal to the Bond Congress in Brussels last year, bus I een most useful, in reprinted form, in order tAi afford valuable information to those who are interested in the subject in Weymouth. Thc 'info ii report of the Stritnrier i,nd Drummore Motor Bus Cu,. Ltd.. reveals a gross balance oi C47S upon total earnings amounting to 41.1tf7. A. five per cent, dividend is To he paid, .C250 is to be placed to a renewal account, £125 is to be Wrirr en 5,11 the goodwill aceount and the halatice to be
carried hirward. Quite a rreditable result tor this sulAl company.