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Railway opposition of an unusual nature failed at a Manchester inquiry, last week, because of a great increase of traffic proved on behalf of the Wharf Transport Co., Ltd., Stockport.
Mr. P. Kershaw, for the L.M.S. Railway Co., pointed out that the applicant had replaced three steamers, which were lying idle, by three oilengined vehicles, and was securing 2 tons additional carrying capacity, on account of lower unladen weight.
Mr. Howard Robinson, for the applicent, submitted that this objection to frozen tonnage being converted was something new from the railways.
The application was granted by Sir William Hart, North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority.
Aberdeen Chamber Champions Hauliers.
When the council of Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce decided, last week, to support a resolution asking for the iutroduction of a Government Bill to amend the Act of 1933, the railways' .attitude in opposing licence applications
by road hauliers was criticized. It was alleged that an Aberdeen fish merchant's application had been opposed by railway interests before a thorough inquiry into his needs had been made.
The council did not wish to see unfit vehicles on the road, but it was in the interests of .trade that hauliers should be encouraged.
N.Z. Sets Up Import Record.
Record imports of motor vehicles into New Zealand, to the number of
30,265, are recorded for 1936. This ,figure exceeds by over 1,000 the previous record established in 1929. Britain was again easily the leader, with 15,310 vehicles Valued at £2,556,658. New Zealand imported from the United States 9,009 vehicles (£1,099,659), and from Canada 5,945 units (R.890,767).
• A.E.C. TroIleybus Weights.
In the specifications of trolleybus chassis, published in The Commercial Motor dated January 8, the weights
• given for the A.E.C. English-Electric -vehicles, were several cwt. in excess of the actual figures. Complete with all electrical equipment, including trolley bases and poles, radio-interference suppressors, circuit breakers, etc., the
• machines weigh as follow :—Regent 661-T, 3 tons 13 cwt. ; Renown 663-T, 4 tons 12 cwt.; Renown 664-T, 4 tons 12 cwt.
These chassis are among the lightest of their type, and readers should make the corrections on their copies of the specification tables.
A Valuable Reference Book.
The 1937 edition of "The Motor Ship Reference Book" has just been published by Temple Press Ltd., 5-17, Rosebery Avenue, London, E.C.1, at es, met. This annual work has won for itself a foremost place in the reference library, and the contents of the latest edition will not only maintain its success in this connection but' in
crease its all-round value, especially as much additional matter is included, and an exhaustive general revision has been undertaken. The main points of the different designs of Diesel engine are summarized, and concise details are given of every Diesel-engined merchant ship in the world above 2,000 tons gross, the tables of statistics being of the utmost value. B.R.F. GATHERING STRENGTH.
The following new members have been added to the total of 40 associations in the British Road Federation:— Cement and Concrete Association, London Fish Trade Association, Scottish Motor Trade Association, Stoke-onTrent and North Staffordshire Wholesale Grocers and Provision Merchants Association.