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Petrol ?
THE demand for branded petrol of a quality higher than the muchdisliked standard Pool product, is growing apace. " Cat-crackers' built at the cost of many millions are ready; in fact, some are being employed inefficiently, because the high-octane petrol being produced is blended with low .grade for the Pool and it would cost more millions and take two years to convert these high-efficiency producers to simple distillation units.
Only an extra £250,000 a year in foreign exchange is required to make branded fuels available, and even that sum would be needed for only a year Or two.
An application made last December by two of the leading companies was rcjected, but another put forward in June by Shell Mex and B.P., Ltd., is still under discussion.
These statements were made on Monday by the managing director of Shell, Mr. C. M. Vignoles. The difference in price between Pool and betterquality petrol would, he said, be about 3d. per gallon. The lower grades would remain available.
SPECIAL RHONDDA FOOTBALL BUSES QPECIAL buses are to be run by the Rhondda Transport Co., Ltd., to Ninian Park, Cardiff, to carry supporters to Cardiff City football team's home matches. The South Wales Licensing Authority has granted a shortperiod road service licence. Both Saturday and mid-week games will be served.
The services will enable miners to work the Saturday-morning voluntary shift and to attend the matches. Buses will carry passengers from all the principal towns in the valley and the intermediate area.
In July, the Authority announced that private-hire services for miners wanting to watch the team at Ninian Park were not legal. He stated: "The existing services provided by the buses and the railways have not been given a fair trial by the miners and supporters, who have used the private buses. We prefer to wait until after the coming season before we give deep consideration to the grairting of licences of this kind."
NO NEW COACH RADIO: G.P.O. DETECTION VAN MO new developments in coach radio
have been made by manufacturers exhibiting at the Radio Show at Olympia, chiefly because of the attention that they have been paying to television. The General Post Office reveals a similar interest by displaying a Morris television detection van, four of which are used to detect unlicensed receivers. Others are being built.
This vehicle has three roof aerials which pick up the magnetic field r.adiated by..a television set. Comparison of the strengths of the signals picked up by each aerial enables the position of the receiver to be fixed.
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produce a substantial income. The level of revenue from revised fares should be kept under close review.
Mr. W. H. Smith, general manager of the transport department, told Mr. James that the points raised would be given active consideration. The question of bus advertising was already before the transport committee.
Aberdeen's New Plan
Aberdeen Transport Department, which two years ago incurred a deficit of £45,000, may soon introduce a 2d. minimum charge. A recommendation to this effect has been put forward by the transport committee, together with the suggestion that season tickets should cost 20 per cent, more and that the frequency on seven services should be reduced.
As had been expected, the application of Merthyr Corporation for permission to suspend the operation of new fares, following the strikes by miners in the area against the new scales, has not been heard by the South Wales Licensing Authority. The Authority pointed
MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS Hereford City Surveyor is to invite tenders for the supply of a refuse collector and a 5-tun shun-wheelbase lorry.
Norte Highways Committee is to confirm an order for a Bedford 2-3-ton tipper from G. S. Oscroft and Co., Ltd.
In the case of the application of the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., which suggests similar advances in charges, 18 councils, headed by Margate, are to object. Mr. H. Wilson, Q.C., who successfully expressed the objectors' case at the hearing in March, when East Kent were refused similar increases to those now proposed, is to be retained again. East Kent was last granted 'augmented rates in July, 1951.
Application has now been made by South Shields Corporation for permission to vary charges on its services. A deficit of £14,000 on the current year's working is expected. A 2d. minimum adult single fare and a 3d. minimum workman's rate are proposed.
The application of Northampton Corporation to advance charges on 24 services has now been published. The modifications suggested include the reduction to one stage of the journey now possible with the 11d. ticket, additions of id. to 2d. and 21d. fares and of Id. to workmen's 3d. return tickets.
West Bridgford Corporation has applied for amendments to fares on seven services. Nottingham Corporation has applied for the same modifications in respect of these jointly operated routes.