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IT is probably too much to hope that this will silence all the uninformed criticism which is ventilated at frequent intervals, but at least it provides the C-licence operator with authoritative and unbiased information with which to meet such criticism." Mr. L. A. Carey, transport manager of Reckitt and Colman, Ltd., made this comment upon the Ministry of Transport's recent report on the growth of C-licences, when he spoke at Ipswich to the London and Home Counties Area of the Traders' Road Transport Association. "The C-licence case is based on the fact that transport exists to serve industry, and not the other way round," he said. "Industry knows best the transport methods most suitab* for its 'purposes and it has the right of choice, including the use of its own vehicles— a right confirmed in the Transport Act. "This holds good whether the industry is in national or private ownership. and the National Coal Board. the Gs Boards and the British Electricity Authority find the operation of their Own vehicles ,just as essential as any private enterprise." he added.
Lo.T. MEETINGS
CORTHCOMING meetings of the Institute a Transport include the February 6, Gloucester and Cheltenham groom lecture on collection and delivery arrangements by W. Gallagher. British Railways .Goods Offices. G:oucester. 7 p.m.: Midland section. lecture on transport for D-day by Sir Reginald Kerr. Imperial lintel. Birmingham. 6.30 p.m.: North
western Fection, lecture. A Transport User Looks at 1551," by A. G. Marsden. Bolton Town Hall, 6.15 p.m. February 7, Northern sect kin, annual dinner and visit of president. Royal Station Hotel. Newcastle upon Tync. 7 MEM February 0. East Anglia group. debate on Clicence transport. Eastern Counties Omnibus Co.'s offices. Norwich. 7.30 p.m.: East Midlands section. Mtn display. School of Transport. Derby. 6.30 P.m.
• BRISTOL SHORT OF STAFF TWO HUNDRED more platform staff are required by the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd. A hundred are needed on the city routes and the rest to work from Gloucester, Bath and Stroud. The men are wanted to maintain duplicate services at peak periods and as a reserve against the incidence of sickness, for expanding services and improving services on other routes.
STARTING on any day of the week, tours. to Hastings. Bexhill-on-Sea, Folkestone, Ramsgate and Margate are to be operated this year by the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., and Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., in conjunction with London Coastal Coaches, Ltd. The tours will be of eight days' duration, starting from London, and vary between i12 12s. and £8 8s. in price.
DRIVERS RETURN ON TERMS STRIKERS at the Selly Oak. Birmingham, depot of British Road Services, agreed to return to work last week, on condition that another superintendent took charge while their complaints were investigated. After a meeting between the management, trade-union officials and drivers, it was stated that Mr. C. Jennings, divisional traffic officer, would open an investigation. Immediately he arrived at the depot, a 14-tonner left with an urgent load.
BRUSSELS SUCCESS
THE recent Brussels show was the most successful Continental exhibition ever attended for F. Perkins. Ltd.. Peterborough. The Brussels Tramway Corporation has had two vehicles. fitted with Perkins P6 engines, on trial for over a year and has decided to equip the whole of its fleet with units of this type. A preliminary order for 50 engines was placed at the Show.
WASHING WITH DETERGENTS
ASIMPLE device newly produced by Lister Equipments, s Ltd., Manchester, I, enables detergents to be used in convenient tablet form for vehicle washing. It consists of a tubular dispenser which contains the tablets and is screwed between the end of the hose and the brush. The dispenser costs 31s. 6d. and the trade price of the Listergent tablets is 22s. for 250.
IN A LINE OR TWO
The Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers is holding its annual dinner at Grosvenor House, London, W.I. on March 5.
Operating costs of various types of Chaseside shovel are given in a publication recently issued by the Chascside Engineering Co., Ltd., Hertford.
The Leyland bus for Walsall Corporation. illustrated on page 501 of "The Commercial Motor" dated January 19, had a Park Royal body.
The Automotive Transport Association of the Province of Quebec and the Quebec Truckers' Association have amalgamated to form the Automotive Transport Association of Quebec;