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A haulier who sold his business to a firm who afterwards lost their vehicle
through defaulting in payment, applied at Dundee to Mr. Henry Riches, Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, to have the licence transferred back to him. Mr. Charles Bell, Ileugh Head Farm, Carnoustie, asked permission to take over the business of Messrs. Reid Brothers, Down.field. Dundee, to whom he had sold his own business for £150 in May, 1935.
. Mr. Riches said that since January 28 the vehicle in question had not been in the possession of Messrs. Reid Brothers as an authorized vehicle, the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., having taken it back, because the firm had defaulted in their payments. There was, therefore, no business to dispose of.
Mr. Bell had said that there was an agreement whereby he was to have the first chance of the licence, but if he (Mr. Riches) had known of such an agreement, he would never have transferred the licence to Messrs. Reid Brothers. The applicant had also said he was unemployed, hut it was not the Licensing Authority's business to let the unemployed take work away from other people.
Mr. Bell must be treated as a newcomer and, as he had failed to prove that there were people willing to employ him, the application would he refused.
Demonstrating an "Electrical Shop."
On the occasion of a garage-equipment demonstration, which Brown Brothers, Ltd., is holding at its Cherry Orchard Road premises. at Croydon, commencing on Monday next and continuing for a fortnight, the company is introducing the Crypton engine and electrical shop. This will be the first occasion on which this equipment has been shown to the motor trade in this country. The " shop" provides service stations and garages with the opportunity of establishing, at a reasonable figure, complete engine and electrical service by the use of a single item of equipment, thus enabling mechanical and electrical tests to be made on a vehicle.
Seaplane Haulage by Tractor.
The haulage of heavy seaplanes, such as those which are being developed for the new Atlantic air-mail service, presents certain problems, which can well he tackled by track-laying tractors equipped with suitable winch gear. it is said that the first stage of the eastward journey on the Atlantic service is likely to be from the United States to Bermuda, and a Ruslaton Roadlese tractor was recently shipped to that destination for handling seaplanes. A similar machine is also in use at Southampton, in connection with seaplane haulage.
After alighting on the water, the seaplanes, which weigh about 18 tons, have to be towed up concrete ramps to their sheds, and, as the ramps are often very wet, the track-layer has special advantages for the work. In order that the concrete shall not be damaged, special pads are fitted to the track shoes. So that they may be operated at night, the tractors are equipped with electric lighting.
The seaplanes can he hauled either by direct towage from the tractor drawbar, or by winch gear, the latter being the product of the Automower Engineering Co., Ltd., Bath.
The order for these tractors, both for Bermuda and Southampton, was placed with Roadless Traction, Ltd., Hounslow, Middlesex, by Tractors (London), Ltd., Bentley Heath, near Barnet, Middlesex.
Another Toll to Go.
The promotion of legislation, states Mr. Hore-Belisha, e is not necessary before work is started on a new tollfree bridge at Selby, Yorks, Italian Sales Drop.
New registrations of goods vehicles in Italy totalled 3,404 last year, compared with 4,308 units in 1935. All but two of the vehicles were of Italian construction.
PERSONAL PARS.
MR. T. G. linecaliNsoer, who, during the past 3iyears, has been on the staff of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, has been appointed an organizer on the staff of A.R.O. Yorkshire Area.
The Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., announces changes in its selling organization for Dunlopillo cushioning, MR. D. W. FlawierNs, who has been in charge of this department for several years, has been transferred from Fort Dunlop to London as assistant to the managing director, Dunlop Plantations, and his place has been taken by MR. D. Hays, who is well known in transport circles. MR. I. G. CAMERON enters the department to take over the work of Mr. Hays.
MR. H. S. E. VANDERrANT has been elected chairman of the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee. He has also been elected to be a member of the Appointing Trustees, constituted under the London Passenger Transport Act, 1933, for the purpose of appointing the chairman and members of the London Passenger Transport Board. Mr. Vanderpant is a councillor of Westminster City Council, and chairman of its traffic and public-lighting committee.
The following are on the short list for the post of transport manager to Darlington Town Council :---Messrs. A. ASHBY, Hull; F. CROSSLEY, Ashtonunder-Lyne ; W. EVANS, kOtherhaTE ; WILLIAM MILLER, Liverpool, and H. TAYLOR, Darlington.
The post of transport manager is a new position to be created by the town
council. At present, MR. J. R. P. electrical engineer, also controls the transport undertaking, which includes trolleybus services.