The Future of Imported Vehicles.
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Forces are. at work, the effect of which will certainly be observed within the, next two months, and forces which may result in a marked curtailment—if not the entire cessatiOn—of orders for American-built lorries for military u'ses. Mr. Runci an"; replyingto a question in the House by Mr.
eto, on the lath inst., stated that it was not at ,resent intended, to extend the prohibition of, the import of motorcars to vehicles intended for commercial use. This answer, in its very terms, is highly suggestive: pr6hibition may in a measure be attained by the .imposition of a. tariff, 'whilst considerable improvement of the Exchange situation Must follow any stoppage of Government orders— either for the British Army or its Allies. British Makers, too, may look forward confidently to fixed contracts—instead of requisitioned outputs subject to six weeks notice.