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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The whoc/s of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—JOhn Beattie Crozier.

Stamping Petrol Pumps Not Permitted.

Norfolk County Highways Committee report that three years ago they authorized their inspectors to verify and stamp a type of petrol pump, in which a definite measure was filled by the pump, in the belief that this type was covered by the existing Weights and Measures Acts. The Standards Department of the Board of Trade have, however, recently intimated that in their opinion this type of pump does not legally come within the jurisdiction of the committee's inspectors, and the committee have, therefore, instructed the inspectors to discontinue the stamping of such petrol pumps pending legislation.

Irish Free State C.M.U.A.

The first general meeting of the Irish Free State Commercial Motor Users Association was held recently in Dublin under the chairmanship of the president, Mr. T. R. McCullagh. It was pointed out that the Association had joined, with other motoring organizations in Ireland, in presenting a joint letter regarding the Budget resolutions as they affected road transport development in Ireland.

The disabilities under which commercial motor transport at present operates in the Free State were discussed, and it was agreed that a petrol tax is the only really just method of taxation for motor vehicles. The new taxes on heavy commercial motor vehicles were considered to be far too severe, and it was suggested that the case could be met much more fairly by increasing the old tax by 33iper cent. for 1927, and making similar increases in 1928 and 1929, thus totalling in the space of three years the taxation rates that existed last year, if the percentage increases were based upon the original figure.

The Australian Road Scheme.

The Australian Roads Bill, involving an expenditure of £10,000,000 during the next 10 years, was recently passed by the Federal House of Representatives and the Senate. It is of interest to note that the Victorian Legislative Assembly has already rejected the proposal, and now the South Australian Government has decided to test the constitutionality of this proposal by the Federal Government.

A New United Bus Service.

A bus service has been instituted betam Spalding and King's Lynn by United Automobile Services, Ltd., in conjunction with their associated company, W. T. Underwood, Ltd., the route covering Long Sutton and Holbeach. A comprehensive time-table is in operation, and this includes four through cars daily in each direction, whilst other buses are booked to run at regular intervals to important intermediate points only. The complete journey tine: is two hours, and connecting buses are available at Sutton to such places as Boston, Skegness, Mablethorpe and Sutton-ot-Sea, whilst at King's Lynn

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connections can be made to Sandringham and Hunstanton. The return fare is 4s. 6d., and there are stage fares.

Traffic results will be watched with considerable interest, and it is hoped, so soon as deliveries can be effected, that the company's new de luxe E type 35seated pneumatic-tyred single-deck buses will be introduced on these services.

Motor Tractors to Replace Horses.

The L. and N.E. Railway Co. inform us that they are purchasing two Fordson motor tractors for the purpose of hauling wagons between the reception sidings and warehouses alongside the quay at King's Lynn. These tractors will replace horses.

Sheffield's C.M.U.A. Parade.

It has been decided to cancel this year the parade of commercial motor vehicles which is normally held annually in Sheffield under the auspices of the Commercial Motor Users Association. This decision has been reached after careful consideration, and is in consequence of the conditions resulting from the coal dispute.

The Launching of Lifeboats.

In the annual report of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for 1925 it is mentioned that the question of the mechanical launching of lifeboats on flat, sandy beaches has been carefully considered, and a number of_ stations has been provided with motor tractors for this purpose, but the Institution has now under consideration a transporting and launching carriage to be driven by its own motor.

Morris Truck and Van Prices.

Sales of commercial vehicles are often delayed because potential buyers are uncertain as to whether price fluctuations, possibly to their advantage, may occur during the ensuing seasons, and in order that any doubts in this connection shall be settled Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., inform us that there will be no change in the prices of Morris trucks and vans this season. Encouraging Producer Gas in France. •

As a result of the efforts of the French Automobile Club and • the Office Nationale des Combustibles Liquides, the French Parliament, recognizing the need for rendering the country less dependent on imported motor fuel, has adobted a proposal granting a reduction of 50 per cent, in the annual licences on all motor vehicles the internal-combustion engines of which are run by means of gas produced in generators carried on the vehicles. The use of petrol in an alternative carburetter will be per mitted for starting purposes only. '

This is an iuteresting developmeut which might well be taken as an example by the authorities in other countries„ and particularly in Great Britain.

Damage to Roads by Steel-tired Traction Engines.

The Minister of Transport has directed a letter to the Clerks (if County COuncils, County Boroughs. Metropolitan Borough Councils and Urbanand Rural District Councils in England and Wales and Town Conucits and District Committees in Scotland in reference to complaints that are frequently :made to him by highway authorities and road users regarding the damage caused to road surfaces by the passage of steel-tired traction engines, and particularly those the wheels of which are fitted with strakes. "

These complaints are said to come from all parts of the . country and ,ere most common during the early summer months when carriageways have recently beeii treatedwith tar or bituminous dressings. During one month abbe the instances reported to the Minister, show that damage amounting to many thousands of pounds has been caused by such engines. The purport, of the letter front the Minister is to draw ettention to the fact that many highway authorities themselves own steel-tired tractors, traction engines and wagons.

One important county council, however, has recently decided, in view of the damage which these machines cause, to discard the whole of their fleet of this type. The Showmen's Guild and the Traction Engine Owners Association have both agreed to urge the adoption of rubber tyres' or pads on all the types of vehicle referred to other than those used for purely agricultural purposes ‘-'n

--. the land. This alteration has already been made to a considerable number of engines and trailers, and the results have proved satisfactory to their owners. who have recouped the cost in greater ease of running and reduced cost ef maintenance of plant, whilst the damage to the road surfaces has been materially reduced.

The Minister urges upon local authorities, in the interests of the highways they maintain, the desirability of superseding heavy steel-tired vehicles, or fitting them with rubber tyres, and specifying that all engines and vehicles used under haulage contracts should Le equipped with flexible tyres or pads. The Development of Canadian Exports.

Whilst the automobile industry of Canada ranks amongst the first six of the great commercial activities of the Dominion, it does not yet occupy the same relative position to business as does the motor manufacturing industry of the United States. Nevertheless, great strides have been made during recent years, and the production of automobiles has become a significant factor in the general industrial situation of the Dominion.

During 1925, 139,311 passenger vehicles and 22,075 motor lorries were produced, showing an increase of 21,546 passenger vehicles and 4,594 lorries over the previous year Although Canada ranks second to the United States in the per capita owner ship of motor vehicles, the Dominion motor industry has built mainly for the export trade; particularly with an eye on the preferential tariffs existing in the

British Empire. This advantage has resulted in expansion at a very gratifying rate. In 1925, 16,146 lorries, worth 11,050,000, were exported, in comparison with 12,772, worth £8,000, in 1924. Passenger cars numbered 58,005, valued at 15,560,000, in 1925, compared with 43,883, worth 14,400,000, in the

previous year. The export of motor vehicle parts also increased, the value being £1,250,000 in 1925, compared with £1,4)00,000 in 1924.

After the British Empire, the Argentine, Brazil, the Dutch East Indies and China are the principal markets for Canadian-made vehicles.

A Railway Orders SentinelCammell Coaches.

One of the most successful types of rail coach constructed in this country is the Sentinel-Cammell. Such coaches as these can be used with great advantage for branch-line traffic which is not large enough to justify the employment of heavy and expensive trains, and their economy permits the arrangement of a much better service. It is interesting to learn that the L.M.S. Railway have recently approved an order for a further 13 coaches of the make to which we have referred. These are to be used on variousparts of their system.

These coaches are built by the Sentinel Waggon Works (1920), Ltd., and Cammell-Lairel and Co., Ltd.

A Road Obstruction in Coventry.

The photograph which we reproduce on this page shows the result of a considerable landslide which occurred a few days ago in Abbotts Lane, Coventry. It is estimated that between 200 and 300 tons of earth, together with twisted railings belonging to some houses, fell into the road which, as a result of this, had to be completely closed to traffic, no vehicles being allowed within 100 yards of the ob

struetion, as it was, of course, important to prevent further falls, which might have been caused by vibration. As it is, the houses themselves have had a very narrow escape, and, as will be seen, it has been necessary to shore up their foundations. This road is normally used by a large number of heavy motor vehicles to avoid passing through the centre of the city, but, as a consequence of the fall, this by-pass cannot be employed, and the traffic problem in Coventry has been temporarily increased in importance.

Ascot Race Traffic.

Berkshire County Council report that the race traffic at Ascot on June 16th was 8,735 motorcars, an increase for the year of 519; 2,014 coaches and omnibuses, an increase of 76; and 276 horsed vehicles, a decrease of 139.

Free State Vehicle Imports.

The official returns just to hand show that 16 commercial vehicles, valued at £6,753, were imported into the Irish Free State during June last, bringing up the total for the first six months of the year to 120 (£46.539), as compared with only 91 (23,490) in the corresponding period a year ago.

The Growth in London's Passenger Traffic.

A comparison of the numbers of pas sengers carried in 1913 and 1925 by the various means of transport provided by the Underground group of companies serving London discloses some very interesting facts regarding the change in the relative importance of the trams, buses and railways. The volume of traffic carried by each has greatly increased during the interval of 12 years, but the growth has been uneven, that of the buses and railways having overtaken the growth of the trains, which in 1913 occupied first place.

The figures at that time were as follow :—Trams, 812,000,000; buses, 736,000,000; railways, 725,000,000. The corresponding figures for 1925 are :--Buses, 1,671,000,000; railways, 1,049,000,000; trains, 979,000,000.

Motorbuses versus Tramways in the Argentine.

A lengthy reference is made in the report for last year, lately issued by the Compa.gnie Generale des Tramways Electriques de Rosario, to the competition of motorbuses with the tramways in the city of Rosario. It is stated that the falling off in receipts is due partly to the economic crisis in the Argentine, • but also largely to the competition of buses, which, however, is regarded as having reached its maximum limit, having regard to the fact that several of the bus concerns, having reached the period when renewals of engines, tyres, etc., have become necessary, are not in a financial position to meet the expenditure.

Complaint is made that the bus companies are not subject to the same onerous regulations as the tramways, and endeavours are being made to induce the authorities to place them on the same basis as the trams as regards local taxation.

Wanted—A. Bridge.

The Belford Rural District Council have again postponed the building of a bridge for Tughall Ford. This is on the south part of the 15-mile coast-line main road which, at great expense, was improved comparatively recently so that it could be brought within the category of a second-crass road, the cost during four years being 112,000: Unfortunately, much of this work is negatived by the dangerous state of the ford in bad weather.

The council agreed to build the bridge if assistance to the extent of 50 per cent, were given by the Ministry of Transport, but only 25 per cent. was promised.

°Words for Ireland.

The agency for Gilford chassis aria vehicles for the whole of Northern Ireland has just been secured by Messrs. Miskelly and Nevin, of Belfast, and some very pleasing buses have recently been delivered there by them, these being of the 30-seater type, the chassis beiug produced by E. B. Horne and Co., Ltd., of Holloway Road, London, N., whilst the bodies have been built by Metcalfes, of Romford.

These buses are built to comply with the recommendations of the British Ministry of Transport and also to meet the requirements of the Belfast Corporation. They are being used by the Downpatrick Motor Service.

Birkenhead's Successful Buses.

The tramways department of Birkenhead is now running a •large number of buses, and these appear to be doing -very well. They are being patronized by large numbers of people, and are being run at a profit which does much to help in relieving the rates. In the year ended March 31st last the vehicles made a net profit of 115,000, and of this suns 113,000 was allocated to the relief of the rates.

The buses, of course, take up much of the traffic which would have gone to the trams, but even these made a fair profit. This is chiefly because the buses mostly serve important parts of the town where the trams do not run— the Rock Ferry-Moreton route in particular.

It is of interest to note that, whilst two fatalities occurred connection with the tramcar service during the. year in question, the buses, which pass constantly through busy thoroughfares, were run without a single fatal accident.

Proposed Bus Services at Paignton. At a meeting of the Paign ton letters were received from Ashcrofts Motors, Ltd., and the Great Western Railway Co., applying for the consent of the council to the establishment of new motor omnibus services to Stoke Gabriel and Greenway respectively. There was also a communication from the Devon General Omnibus and Touring Co., Ltd., protesting against the Great Western Railway Co. being allowed to commence a new omnibus service to Greenway. The clerk was instructed to obtain the views ctf the Totnes R.D.C.. on both applications.

Delivering Music by Road.

It is the practice of Messrs. Horatio Nicholls, the well-known song publishers, of Blackpool, to conduct recitals in the extensive salons which they have opened in most of the northern holiday resorts. These salons attract huge crowds, as the singers generally

have good voices and certainly loud ones.

After each song is over a number of attendants go round with copies, selling them and collecting the money in exchange. This necessitates the distribution to each branch of a large supply of music, and the Trojan van, whieh we illustrate, has recently been put into service at Blackpool for distributing packages of fresh arrivals from the

central establishment. It will also be noted that the vehicle forms a most useful publicity medium, as the names of the latest songs are painted upon its sides. In other cases where title changes are often required separate panels could be employed.

Commercial Travellers and Compulsory Insurance.

The Commercial Travellers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland at its recent annual conference in Southport adopted a resolution to the effect that "this association urges upon the Minister of Transport the necessity for every kind of mechanically propelled vehicle being fully insured against thirdparty accident risks, and that unless the policy or renewal certificate for the ensuing year be presented with the application, a license shall not be issued." The Liverpool-Lancashire Road.

It has been announced recently that the Government has agreed to the construction of the new road from Liverpool to East Lancashire, which has been under construction for some years. It is stated that this work will cost

some 13,000,000, and will give employment to many men during the next four or five years.

It is of importance to note how the cost is apportioned. The Treasury, through the Ministry of Transport, will give 75 per cent., whilst the balance will be contributed by the Liverpool Corporation, Lancashire County Council and other authorities along the route. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board will also contribute 1100,000.

The mileage of this road will be 26i and 20 bridges will be required. It is of interest to note that the carriageway between the kerbs will be 40 ft, as recommended in a recent editorial in this paper.

Unemployed men in Liverpool will be taken on for 10 miles of the road, which will really form a complement to the Mersey Tunnel Scheme. The existing road is 37f miles long and bears a traffic of over 3,000,000 tons a year, all of which has to pass through a roadway at Warrington only 15 ft. wide.

Bus Operation in China.

By the last Chinese mail we learn that the report submitted to the third annual meeting of the China General Omnibus Co., of Shanghai, shows the past year's workings to have resulted in a debit in the profit and loss abcount • of 49,085-taels, which is stated to be entirely due to the effectiveness of the boycott, as during June, July, August and September, 1925, the company's monthly earnings were reduced at times by 83 per cent, of the earnings before that time.

A Price Increase.

The Cable Accessories Co., Ltd., whose electrical specialities are marketed under the registered title of Revo, and whose address is Britannia Works, Tividale, Tipton, have announced that, as from yesterday, the prices of all their goods were advanced by 5 per cent., this being necessitated by the continued increases in the prices of all raw materials. It is hoped, however, that the advance will only be of brief duration.

Trolley-buses in France.

As in this country, increasing attentien is being devoted in France to the advantage and economy of the trackless trolley type of electric bus for publicservice work, it having been demonstrated that with a cheap supply of electric power such lines can be run more economically than petrol buses at the present high cost of the necessary liquid motor spirit.

Two such lines are now in operation in the Department of Gard, both running between the towns of Nimes and Pont du Gard, but following different routes. One line is 14 miles in length, and serves the little towns of Bezonces and Lafoux, whilst the other is 23 miles in length and passes through Jonquieres, Comps and PrIontfrin. The current used for the driving of the vehicles is 550-600-vole a.c., stepped down and converted at four transformer stations. The contact line consists of two grooved copper wires, each of 85 sq. mm. section, and fixed at a distance of about 131 ins. apart. They are carried at about 21 ft. from the ground on wooden masts set in armoured cement.

Each bus is equipped with two trolleys—one for the reception of the current and the other for its return— and driven by two 20 h.p. electric motors. Seating accommodation for 27 passengers and space for 10 cwt. of luggage are provided. Some of the vehicles are also provided with a motorequipped 4-ton trailer for goods transport.

The average speed of the buses, each of which covers a distance of about 150 miles per day, is 20 m.p.h., reduced to 161 m.p.h. for the combined passenger and goods-carrying outfits.

Inverness Motor Traffic.

The motor traffic at Inverness has increased immensely within the past few years, and during the last twelvemonth it has attained to huge proportions. The cause of this is mostly to be found in the great influx of visitors and the consequent demand on motor vehicles for visiting the many places of interest in the neighbourhood.

Never since the commencement of the war have so many tourists and holidaymakers, English and American, been seen in the North of Scotland, and the various garage proprietors and other hirers are being hard pressed to. meet the constant claims made on their resources. New machines of every description have had to be requisitioned, and the amount of capital laid out in these additions to the existing fleets must, in the aggregate, have been considerable. Even now fresh orders for buses, coaches and ordinary touring ears are being placed almost every day by hotel keepers and others.

Restricting Hours of Refuse Collection.

Regulations with regard to the use of vehicles for collecting refuse in the London traffic area have been framed by the Ministry of Transport under the London Traffic Act, 1924, and these are important, as they may set an example to municipalities in other parts of the country where traffic congestion is serious.

The requirements provide that in the scheduled streets no vehicle must be used between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. for this work, whilst in certain other thoroughfares, also detailed, no vehicle may be used between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The regulations do not apply to any vehicle used solely for collecting refuse arising from the cleansing_of street.'

The longer hours apply to the main thoroughfares of the City of London, the City of Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and a number of metropolitan boroughs, whilst the shorter hours of restriction refer to certain streets in the City, Bermondsey, Paddington, Southwark and certain other districts.

A Japanese Mobile Workshop.

As an example of the progress which is being made in our export trade in commercial vehicles, the Thornycroft mobile workshop, which we illustrate on this -page, is particularly interesting. Tlie chassis is the well-known 30-cwt. Al type, and it was equipped with a workshop body by the Japan Automobile Co., of Tokio, being specially arranged to meet the requirements of the Japanese Army. Incidentally, the Japanese military authorities have

already other Thoruycroft vehicles in service, and there are many of this make now running in the country.

It will be seen that the mobile workshop is well arranged with a lathe of good size, electric drilling machine, grindstone and an oxy-acetylene welding plant. The sides and back are divided, the lower halves being let down on chains to form platforms, whilst the upper halves are raised and supported by stays, so affording protection against inclement weather. In thecase of the long sides, the platforms formed by them are additionally supported by legs.

Compulsory Insurance.

The District Council of Woking is notifying bus proprietors that licences for their vehicles will not be renewed unless proof be given to the council that insurances have been taken out against third-party risks.

A Lorry Factory in Poland.

From Warsaw, Poland, comes the news that the Ursus Engineering Co. of that city are establishing a new motor, factory equipped for turning out about 500 vehicles per year. The Polish War Ministry is also reported to have placed an order with the Ursus Co. for 300 military lorries.

Personal Pars.

With regret we learn of the death of Mr. Alfred E. Terry, a director and partner in Herbert Terry and Sons, Ltd., of Redditeh. He had undergone a serious operation upon the disclosure of an internal malady, and for a time appeared to make good progress, but finally, he succumbed a few days ago. Mr. Terry was born in 1873, and was a son of the founder of the firm, entering the business when he left school. With his brothers, he extended the ramifications of the concern in its special line— spring manufacture—and by means of travel and close connection with the S.M.M. and T. and other trade associations, he had acquired a valuable knowledge of the motor trade, as well as of the other industries for which his company had to cater. He had been a fine swimmer and an athlete, and encouraged the sporting life of Redditch, and he took an active part in many matters of local and general interest, so that his loss is keenly Alt.

We regret also to record the death of Mr. Ellis M. Dawson, at one time a member of the editorial staff of Temple Press, Ltd., and for the past 12 years on the staff of A. J. Wilson and Co., Ltd.

Several changes in the directorate and staff have been made by the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., Mr. W. Norton having been appointed a director, Mr. A. Baynton joint general manager and secretary, and Major C. J. Murfitt joint general manager, whilst Mr. B. D. Stanley has been appointed assistant secretary, and in future all communications to the company should be addressed to the assistant secretary.

Mr. Norton has been traffic manager since the formation of the company, 10 years ago, and for many years before that served Thomas Tilling, Ltd.

Mr. Bayton has been secretary since the company was formed, and Major Murat became engineer on his release from the Air Force after the Armistice.

Road Repairs Required.

Drivers who are using the road between Chislehurst and Eltham consider this to be one of the worst stretches in or near London. The conductors even have to warn their passengers to sit tight when certain parts are reached, and it is said that even the small omnibuses may have to be withdrawn unless road repairs are quickly made.

Coach Parking in Torquay.

As the outcome of suggestions made by the magistrates when a number of coach drivers were summoned recently at Torquay for obstruction owing to the parking of their vehicles, the corporation has prepared new regulations, and. at a conference which took place between the traffic committee of the corporation and owners of motor coaches in the borough a fortnight ago, it was agreed that these regulations should be given a fair trial for, say, a week or 10 days, and that after this experiment the traffic committee would be prepared to receive any observations.

The various stands have been split up between the different coach owners and the number of vehicles parked by each stipulated ; now no coach can park or pick up passengers in any position other than that allocated, and there only when it forms one of the regulation number.

The Dennis as a Shooting Brake.

A special Dennis shooting brake has been supplied to W. McA. Houstoun, Esq.. of Sadie' Court, Alford, through the agency of Messrs. Rice Bros., of Horsham, and it is understood that the owner intends to use it in Scotland.

The chassis is a standard 30-cwt. equipped with 34-in. by 7-in. tyres, and a spare is carried in a special cradle below the frame, where it is protected by a leather cover. It may be recalled that this chassis is provided with a mechanical tyre pump, which is driven from the gearbox and is a standard extra.

The vehicle, which we illustrate, has a capacious body, entered at the back through a door 2 ft. 10 ins. wide, It provides seating accommodation for five persons at each side, for which purpose longitudinal seats with detachable spring cushions are employed. At' the front end is hinged a collapsable table, which, when extended, is 6 ft. long and 26 ins. wide ; this facilitates dining arrangements in inclement weather. Two drop windows are fitted at each side, and a sliding glass panel communicates with the driver's compartment. Racks for holding six guns are situated inside the body, whilst two guns can be carried in the cab.

Amongst the additional features may be mentioned the luggage rail on the roof, a toolbox situated at the near side below the body, a private lock to the entrance door and a hand inspection lamp with a long lead.

The finish of the body is in the natural grain of the wood—of course, varnished over. This gives a very handsome appearance, which is enhanced by the black frame and wings. So that large quantities of luggage can be carried, the seats are made to fold back against the sides, whilst to prevent damage to the windows these are protected by bars.

The Scammell Milk Tanker.

In our issue for last week we gave a detailed description of a remarkable Scammell milk:-tank wagon, built for Viner and Long, Ltd., and which carries 2,620 gallons in three aluminium tanks which are contained in a steel shell constructed in sections.

We would point out that this outer welded-steel shell and the steel work in connection with it were made by Thompson Bros. (Bilston), Ltd., Bradley Engineering Works, Bilston, Staffs., and we must give special commendation to the excellent manner in which this container was finished.

An A.A. Request.

The secretary of the Automobile Association wishes to ask drivers to refrain from pulling up at cross-roads in front of police officers on point duty in order to inquire the way, as this frequently causes confusion, congestion and, possibly, danger. It is far preferable to pull into the near-side kerb, alight and proceed on foot to ask the necessary question.

Increased Duties in Ceylon.

As from July 24th last, the import duty leviable on motor lorries imported into Ceylon has been increased from 73. per cent. to 121 per cent. ad valorem.

Will Mr. Gilmore, who wrote to the Editor of this journal on the 17th inst., be good enough to forward his full address, including the number, of his flat, as letters to him have been returned by the post office?

Local Proceedings.

Plans are to be prepared for the extension of the Todmorden Council's motorbus garage.

Chester Corporation has accepted the tender of Dennis Bros., Ltd., for the supply of a motor fire tender.

Glasgow Watch Committee has accepted the tender of £230 of Messrs. A. and D. Fraser for the supply of a 1-ton motor lorry.

The Bothwell U.D.C. has instructed the clerk to apply to the M.H. for sanction to purchase an ambulance, at a cost not to exceed £425.

At East Suffolk County Council protests were recelved against a proposal of a bus company to maintain a regular service to Flatford.

Glasgow Corporation has asked a sub-committee to report in regard to proposals for running bus services to Itobroyston and Knightswood.

Glasgow Corporation has asked a sub-committee to report further on a proposal to purchase 20 buses for the purpose of running on trial routes in the city.

Manchester Tramways Committee has decided to purchase nine new doubledeck buses and three single-deck vehicles. The department will then have in commission 54 buses.

The Wolverhampton tramways committee proposes to purchase eight covered top buses. The transport committee recommends the orders to be placed with Guy Motors, Ltd., for the chassis and with Christopher Dodson, Ltd., for the bodies.

Nottingham Bus Traffic.

The West Bridgford District Council, which exercises authority over a suburban area immediately contiguous to the Nottingham municipal boundary, having found its motorbus service a remunerative proposition, has rejected the offer of the Nottingham authorities to buy up the Bridgford undertaking with a view to giving a through service to and from Nottingham.

Such confidence has the Bridgford Council in the future of its enterprise that three single-decker buses are to be added to the present fleet of wellcquipped vehicles.