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MR. L. H. SPEIRS, A.C.A., has joined the board of G. D. Peters and Co.. Ltd.
MR. WALTER KERSHAW, traffic superintendent of Reading Transport Department since 1947, has been appointed general manager of Colchester Transport Department.
MR. J. S. MACLAY, Minister of Transport, will be the principal guest at the annual dinner of the Metropolitan and South-eastern area of the Road Haulage Association next month.
MR. CHARLES PEARCE, field service engineer of Leyland Motors, Ltd., has returned to the company's chief factories after a 12-month tour in the Americas. While in Montevideo he assisted A.M.D.E.T, in putting its fleet of 50 Leyland-M.C.W. Olympic buses into service.
'THE HON. F. N. W. CORNWALLIS has been elected president of the British Agricultural Contractors' Association. The previout president, CAPT. M. LAVENDER, had requested that his name be not put forward for nomination. The 'vice-presidents for 1952 are MR. T. COULTHARD, MR. V. FARLEY and MR. F. W. MORRIS.
MR. J. W. COOMBER has been elected chairman, and MR. A. E. PAPWORTII vice-chairman of the Peterborough subarea of the Road Haulage Association. Other elections to sub-area chairmanships and vice-chairmanships respectively are as follows: Great Yarmouth, MR. S. A. BOARDLEY, MR. H. C. CASE, MR. N. J. Wmo (two vice-chairmen); Penzance, MR. J. H1TCHENS, MR. N. P. ANDREWARTHA; West Cornwall, MR.. W. J. DUCKHAM, MR. F. DEEBLE; Mid. Cornwall, MR. P. NOBES, MR. D. RowErr; East Cornwall, MR. H. Locg, MR. W. WEBBER; Plymouth, MR. F. H. PEDRICK, MR. A. H. COOPER. MR. W. H. HILL has relinquished his directorship of the Vigzol Oil Co., Ltd.
CLLR. T. W. ANTHONY, a member of Isle of Ely County Council, has been appointed to the East Anglian Transport Users' Consultative Committee, succeeding the late ALD. S. C. LAWRENCE.
MR. W. L. DaummoNo has now taken charge of the home sales business of Sentinel (Shrewsbury), Ltd., as well as its export trade. MR. H. N. DAvius has become head of the company's new service organization.
MR. R. D4NK, traffic manager of Hebble Motor Services, Ltd., and MR. L. SIMPSON, engineer, were recently given awards by MR. R. W. BIRCH, chairman, to mark the completion of over 25 years' service.
MR. J. PATERSON, M.A., LLB., C.A., has become manager of Rootes Acceptances, Ltd., in place of MR. R. W. DENNIS, who has resigned. Mr. Paterson has for the past year becn acting as accountant to the company.
MR. J. W. BACHE has become director and sales manager of the Austin Motor Export Corporation, Ltd. MR. H. THomesoN has been appointed commercial superintendent, MR. F. TUCKER shipping superintendent, and MR. R. W. AMMONDS assistant sales manager. These appointments follow the resignations of MR. A. 0. TOOKEY and MR. K. R. HOUGHAM.