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A Scottish Transport Conference.
The 11th annual conference of the Scottish Tramways and Transport Association is to be held at the Glen, eagles Hotel, Perthshire, from May 25-27, when the following papers will be read Municipal Aerodromes," by Col. H. Dalton Henderson, convener, Perth Corporation transport department; and Tar Oil as a Fuel for Motor Vehicles in connection with Road Transport," by Mr. F. A. Fitzpayne, transport manager of Edinburgh Corporation.
Aeroplanes will be available for those attending the conference who wish to fly from Edinburgh to Gleneagles, the charge being 23s. 6d. return. Furthermore, aeroplanes will be available during each day of the conference and during the week-end, and for those wishing to visit such cities as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee or Perth, or to take a trip over the Highlands of Scotland, at a charge of approximately 1s. per mile.
The conference opens with an informal reception at 8 mm. on Thursday, May 25, by the chairman of the Association, Mr. J. L. Gunn. The official dinner will be held on Friday evening.
Last Trams to Go?
There is believed to be a possibility of Nottingham Corporation applying for a loan of £100,000 to replace the last of its tramcars by trolley-buses.
Eastbourne's Profit Lotter.
During the past municipal year, Eastbourne Corporation's buses operated at a net profit of about £964, as compared with £4,761 for 1081-1032.
Considering Motor Refuse Collectors.
The highways committee of Teddington Urban District Council has Considered a report of the surveyor upon the adoption of mechanical transport for refuse collection and other purposes, and an offer from Mr. A. Silver to supply modern low-loading mechanical dust vans, with drivers, for £572 per vehicle per annum, the whole district to be covered with three vehicles. The committee has decided to visit places where the Pagefield, Lacre and Dennis systems are in operation.
Glasgow's Borrowing Powers.
At a recent meeting of the transport committee of Glasgow Corporation the manager reported regarding the present position of the borrowing powers of the transport department. He stated that, at the end of the present financial year, the unexhausted borrowing powers would amount to £124,940, from which the current year's capital expenditure, amounting approximately to £70,000, would fall to be deducted.
The balance would be insnfficient to meet the estimated further capital expenditure of £94,000 in the electrification of the subway. The committee agreed that, in the next Provisional Order to be promoted by the corporation, a clause be inserted for additional borrowing powers to the extent of £100,000 for transport purposes.