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MR. H. J. SEED, Of MeSSTS: Leach and Seed, Maudslay commercial-vehicle distributors, of Salford, has been reappointed vice-chairman of East Lance and Cheshire Division of the MotOr Agents' Association.
MR. WILLIAM WOODCOCK, Of Middlesbrough, who, for some time, has been chief inspector of transport in the Tees-side area for the United Automobile Services, Ltd., has been appointed traffic superintendent to the Sheffield and District Gas Co.
MR. J. F. S. PoLLITZER, who, was recently appointed Road Haulage Officer for theSouth-Eastern Division of the M. of W.T. road-haulage scheme, with headquarters in London, has been well known to the industry for many years in connection with his firm, Messrs. Beck and Pollitzer, of which he is a partner. They were established in
1363, and carry on the work of hauliers and engineers, wharfingers and warehousemen, with a fleet of well over 100 vehicles, of loading capacities ranging from Ito 15 tons.
MR. F. C. MOAT, M.Inst.T., the proprietor of the firm of Messrs. Mason and Moat, hauliers of Sydney, has been elected chairman for 1941-42 of the New South Wales centre of the Institute of Transport. He is the first road haulier to occupy this position and succeeds Sir Keith Smith, K.B.E.
MR. E. G. WurraxEu., assistant director of transport, Ministry of Food, Colwyn Bay, has been elected a member of the Institute of Transport, whilst MR. N. H. CooraR, chief transportation' officer of the Ministry of Supply. Liverpool, has been elected an associate member, as has MR. C. C. CRAMP, traffic manager, of Allen and Tlanburys, Ltd., London.
OPERATORS' PLEA FOR.E.P.T. RELIEF
REFERENCE to the position of operators faced with costly replacements at the end orthe war was made by Mr. T. .W. Watson at the annual meeting in Dundee of the Scottish Commercial Motor Users Association (Northern Area). They had been trying to convince the Government, he said, that. operators could not pay the full E.P.T. and still face the serious expense which would have to be incurred at the end of the war on the replacement of vehicles. There should be a spearhead attack by all motor organizations to get some relief. The
• best of their vehicles had been taken by the Government and unless operators made careful provision for replacements they would be left with derelict fleets.
• The following cominittee was elected tor the year:—Messin. T. Stuart Malcolm (Perth), chairman; David Cook (Invergowrie), vicechairman; R. R. Den (Newport); S. G.. Donald. son (Dundee); W; N. Duff (Orion); R• Hutchison (Dundee); William Morrison (Forfar); A. T. Mungall (Forfar); William 14Rtturty (Arbroath); John Young (Dunkeld( ; and James Reid (BirkhiI1), The secretary La Mr. C. A. M'Grady (Dundee),
CO-OPS. PROVISO ON DELIVERY RATIONALIZATION
FOLLOWING the announcement of the Goverhment's scheme to rationalize retail deliveries, 350 delegates, representing 139 co-operative societies in Scotland, attended a conference in Glasgow. It was decided to recommend societies to organize selfcontained schemes for delivery services in each area and to insist on co-operative vehicles being used or society deliveries.
MANCHESTER " FORCES-ONLY " • BUSES
DECAUSE of the length of the crossLkown walk between London Road Station and Victoria-Exchange Stations, and the difficulty which members of the Forces have in getting on buses and trams, Manchester Transport Committee is proposing to set up a special service on this route, one of the chief objects being to assist men who are traveffing with kit. Buses will be available to men in uniform and will run regularly during the afternoon and ev6ning.
Some years ago a special inter-station bus service was operated by Manchester Corporation, but it -was suspended alter objections by taxi-owners.
CHURCHILL CIGAR AS PRIZE AT . TRANSPORT DANCE
AWINSTON CHURCHILL cigar was one of the prizes offered in side-show competitions at a tea-dance held in Leeds on Saturday last as part of the road-transport war savings campaign to raise £250,000 in the North-eastern Region. The cigar, which the donor accompanied by a gift of a £5 note as another prize, was one of a box given by the Prime Minister.
The aim of the •function, and of others to follow, is to raise money to be invested in War Bonds for the benefit of Service charities.
A similar event will be held to-morrow (Saturday) in the Queen's Hotel, Leeds, and other road-transport war. savings dances are already, pro jected for Hull and Barnsley. .