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Make India Buy DURING the year ended March 31, 1938, Indian exports to all countries, including Burma, whilst slightly less in value than those of the preceding year, were still considerably more than in 1935-36. The imports from all countries, including Burma, rose by £24,000,000 in value, as compared with the previous year, and by £18,000,000, as against the imports of 1935-36.
In his Report on Conditions and Prospects of United 'Kingdom Trade in India for the year 1937-38 which was published yesterday, His Majesty's Senior Trade Commissioner in India, Burma and Ceylon states that the United Kingdom percentage in numbersof commercial vehicles imported .rose from 13 to 15 per cent. The percentage of values fell from 25 to 22 in consequence of the increasing numbers of the lighter weight and less expensive lorries of the Bedford and Ford types which are being sold.
The author points out that hitherto the United Kingdom exporter has, unfortunately, not been so successful in catering for the valuable market for light and comparatively high-powered truck chassis for buses and general transport use.
Wherever, transport companies are operated on modern lines, with due attention to maintenance and repairs, the United Kingdom heavy truck holds its own, but-apart from a few large cities--,the Indian transport owner possesses little capital and usually purchases light trucks on the hirepurchase system, runs them to death and scraps them after a couple of years, thus avoiding the necessity of any repair and maintenance organization. The low-priced United Kingdom trucks of the Bedford and Ford types effectually meet this demand and amo being sold in increasing numbers.
The Senior Trade Commissioner hopes that, with the passage of the Motor Vehicles Act and the resulting more stringent control of up-country