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MR. G. H. LIVINGSTON has been appointed area sales manager (Scottish region) of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., in succession to MR. J. B. BOYLE.
MR. A. B. B. VALENTINE has been appointed a director of the Birmingham and Midland • Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., in place of SIR REGINALD WILSON, who resigned in October.
MR. H. HARRISON, deputy manager of the Bristol district of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., has been appointed Plymouth district manager on the retirement of MR. DUDLEY PARSONS.
MR. T. LLOYD has been appointed traffic manager of Lancashire United Transport, Ltd. He was formerly traffic superintendent at the company's Swinton depot, and succeeds the late MR_ I. FARRIMOND.
MR. A. S. BISHOP, the recently appointed managing director of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., has become deputy chairman. MR. HOWARD L. G1NAVEN has joined the board.
Cot. R. E. M. Plum, of the British Motor Corporation, will be a member of the trade mission which is to visit Egypt, the Sudan and Ethiopia next year, under the leadership of SIR EDWARD BENTHALL.
MR. G. G. Huprrcti, technical assistant with Manchester Transport Department, has been appointed assistant engineer of Halifax Transport Department, in succession to MR. G. HARDING, who was recently appointed Rochdale deputy engineer and general manager. Mr. Hilditch was previously with the Daimler concern and Leeds Transport Department.
Ma. D. L. JOHN has been appointed deputy manager of the Scottish branch' of the Regent Oil Co., Ltd., in succession to MR. E. F. ORGILL. Mr. John was formerly manager of the Glasgow division. Mr. Orgill has retired. MR. R. L. TRUSTY has taken Mr. John's place at Glasgow and the newly created position of Immingham divisional manager has been taken by MR. R. F. MIDDLETON.
MR. J. F. REID has been appointed treasurer of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd. He was formerly finance director of the company's Javanese associate. Mit. R. W. FOWLER is the new assistant secretary, and MR. N. H. Surni has been promotedfrom the post of manager, sales accounting, to chief accountant. MR. L. A. Gins has become assistant to the financial director and MR. R. SENIOR assistant chief accountant.
o2 MR. J. E. DixoN has been appointed assistant exhibition manager of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The appointment of MR. A. A. GOODE as exhibition manager was reported in The Commercial Motor last week.
BUILD TAMAR BRIDGE NOW
A N immediate start should be made.
cOn a high-lev-el bridge across the River Tamar to connect Devon and Cornwall. If the Government cannot pay for it, private enterprise might finance a toll bridge if the Government
were responsible for roadworks on each side.
These points have been made by the Devon and Cornwall Division of the Traders' Road Transport Association. Delays at the present ferries are estimated to cost commercial-vehicle operators about £66,000 a year.
AUSTRALIA BIGGEST IMPORTER
AUSTRALIA was the world's largest single importer of vehicles in the past 12 months, buying 92,500 units from abroad. She was also Britain's biggest market. It is stated that although sales of vehicles there have not reverted to the record levels of 1950-51, the latest trend is more soundly based.
Ratepayers Protest Against Fuel Tax
THE National Union of Ratepayers
Associations have, it was announced on Tuesday, sent a memorandum to the Chancellor of the Exchequer protesting against the " exorbitant " tax on oil fuel used in buses. It was stated to represent about in per . cent. of operating costs.
A number of municipal undertakings had already reached a point where the law on diminishing returns applied and the trading losses incurred had to be Made up by the ratepayers. The tax became 4 charge on the rates.
It was almost inevitable that -wages would soon be further increased and the number of municipal undertakings having to recover transport losses from the rates would be greatly increased.
Formerly, a profit on a transport undertaking was often used towards the relief of rates. In recent years, however, the Licensing Authorities had 'discouraged that practice. "The position today, therefore," said the memorandum, "is that the unfortunate ratepayer gets the worst of both worlds. If the undertaking loses, he must pay. If it makes a profit, he is not allowed to enjoy it."
The memorandum urged that the Chancellor should consider either abandoning the tax or at least making a substantial reduction.
EXTRA REVENUE FOR BRADFORD VROM £60,000-£.65,000 a year more will be earned by Bradford Transport Committee as the result of its application, for higher fares having been approved by the Minister of Transport and the Yorkshire Licensing Authority. The 2d. minimum fare is retained, but the rate for three half-mile stages will be 3d. Scholars' tickets will be withdrawn and odd halfpennies will be eliminated from children's fares. The increases come into, effect on Sunday.