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Prise Maintenance: Henley's 'Tyre and Rubber Co.. Ltd., intend to maintain resale tyre prices in accordance with the requirements of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act.
Trolleybus Extension?: Doncaster Town Council are to consider a proposal to apply for an order authorizing extensions to three trolleybus routes at an estimated cost of 410,000.
Land-Rover Development: Land-Rovers arc to be manufactured in Australia by the Pressed Metal Corporation, Sydney. Later, Australian-made transmission assemblies and other components will be used.
"Rovers" to Continue: Five-shilling " rover " tickets, introduced by London Transport experimentally last Whitsun and which allow unlimited travel per day on country buses, are to continue to be available during the winter.
Taxi Co-operative: To compete with a. radio-controlled taxi service in Dublin. to be operated by a Belfast concern, Dublin taxi-owners have formed themselves into a co-operative to be known as Black and White Taxis. It will provide about 100 vehicles.
Mobile Shops for Russia: Smith's Delivery Vehicles, Ltd., were due to export three mobile shops of the Migros pattern to Russia this week for use in Moscow by the Zentrosouz Co-operative on retail food distribution. The chassis are Cornmer 5-tonners with Perkins P6 engines. Change of Name: The' Ballast, Sand and Allied Trades Association have changed their name to the Sand and Gravel Association of Great Britain.
Pirelli Handbook: Containing much useful information on tyres, a well-illustrated handbook is available from Pirelli, Ltd., 343-345 Euston Road, London, N.W.1.
B.P. Fuel Laboratory: Last week a new vehicle-fuel engine-test laboratory was opened at the research station of the British Petroleum Co., Ltd., at Sunbury-onThames.
Hiab Agents: The address of J. R. Gordon and Co.. Ltd., agents for the Hiab loader in Lancs. Cheshire and North Wales, is Newgate Street, Chester (not Leicester).
Free Tests: Contrary to the statement in The Commercial Motor on October 26, testing facilities for the lighter commercial vehicles at the Pilot Vehicle Testing Station at Hendon are free.
Aguaplas Concessionnaires: Revertex, Ltd.. have appointed Expandite, Ltd., Chase Road. London, N.W.10, sole sales concessionnaires covering the motor industry for Aquaplas K,102 sound-deadening material.
Exclusive Dealing: The Monopolies Commission were not to be asked at present to consider the question of exclusive dealing in the distribution of fuel and garage a.ceessories. the President of the Board of Trade said last week.