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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1931.

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will be made. In the first place, BRITISH SUCCESSES. lowing on the Monte Carlo Rally

the petrol tax is paid to the extent of £10,000,000 out of a total of £15,000,000, by the working popu lation of Britain.

Motor omnibus, motor coach and The recent oflleial returns show-commercial vehicles consume two- thirds of the petrol sold in Great ed that some 2,000 more motors

motor-car

at

present

in

At the Monte Carlo

Rally.

British drivers of British cars

was the Mon des Mules Hill-Climb and in this again British drivers and cars carried off the honours. The hill consists of a 3-kilometre stretch on the Beausoleil-La Turbie road.

The fastest time of the day was

over 1,100 e.c.

A German,

even more

were sold to the public in Decem. Britain. Therefore if a higher tax have carried off the honours in this made by D. M. Healey (Invicta); ; ber than in the corresponding is placed on motor spirit, the work. year's Monte Carlo Rully, Mr. D. Henley was driving in the 5,000 period of the previous year, (writesing classes will have to pay it in Healey, driving an Invicta, havingc.c. class. The 2,000 cc. class was |

C.C. the 1,100

class by R. Barr H. Thornton Rutter, London Morn-Increused transport charges for won in the class for cars over 1,100 a Riley, in the class for cars of 1,100 ing Post Motoring Correspondent). travelling and delivery of food and C. and Mr. V. E. Leverett, driving won by T. C. Mann (Lagonda) and Healey was within one (Riley). It is interesting to note that at the other commodities.

second of the record for the hill, but The petrol companies always c.c. and under. raise the price on motor spirit This year has seen a record of Barr easily beat the record for his same time the sales of foreign cars are dropping fast.

hails about two

pence per gallon in cars manufactured in Great Britain, The foreign

actually the third fastest winner of roughly 30 per cent., and success the day, covering the course at mostly from America. Out of 212 March or April, and I expect this. 46 out of the total of 149, or class; on a car of 1,100 only he was

will happen as usual this year. and valued curs imported

higher speed, even, than competitors Some people express the view has crowned this big endeavour in £50,296, no fewer than 119 came from the United States, 48 from that Mr. Snowden will reduce the no uncertain way.

Both winners started from Sta-in the 8,000 cc. class.

an American and two French cars were successful in the other classes. France, and 22 from Italy. Added horse-power tax. As I stated last to these are 40 car chassis (£7,775) week, this is very unlikely after vanger, in Norway, having a dis-

In the Comfort Competition, Bri- from the United States, and 44 car his utterances on the present de-tance of 2,261 miles to cover and, in-

tish superiority was ficit. It is equally unlikely that cidentally, some grim weather and road conditions to encounter. Bliz- chassis (£4,614) from Canada.

Commercial motor vehicle im- this tax will be increased, as at

zards, ice-covered roads and boat marked, all six premier awards The Grand Prix of the motor industry

being secured. from ports also were mostly

Honour was won by S. C. H. Davis n1a0 America as out of 108 goods vehl-Great Britain is one of the shin-delays, however, all failed to lower the necessary speed averages--25 ing examples of an industry in-

(Armstrong Siddeley), who cles and chassis, 95 of them came!

All creasing its business in all parts.h. in the senior class and 22 secured the prize for closed cars

m.p.h. in the junior.

The similar class of the world.

The Monte Carlo Rally is undoub for open cars was won by Lord de Any tax that would lessen the

the greatest reliability chance of keeping up the home itedly

Clifford (Lagonda); the award for Sales of cars and business

market sales would serve to handi. trial in the motor world, and great close cars under' 1,100 c.c. went to to vehicles, 1 am told, amounted

is the triumph of man power F. Samuelson (M. G. Midget) and

power represented by more than 25,000 during January, cap our motor export business,

This latter is the real chance for and engine so that it can easily be seen that

The the successful drivers. The Brition the British maker is rightly hold-larger expansion of trade. ing the home market, a tribute to home trade is unlikely to exceed successes are eloquent of the high some 300,000 motora per annum for degree of efficiency attained by many years, if at all. With a motor car manufacturers in Great stable home market our British Britain to-day, and cannot fail to at enhance the already high reputation motor manufacturers can aim Belling an ever-increasing number held by British cars all over the of cars and commercial motors world.

It is some three years since the We are now progressing towards first prize fell to Great Britain, but an export of 100,000 vehicles an-it is interesting to note that Mr. nually. If all the hopes of the Healey, this year's winner in the British motor-manufacturers and senior class, made best British per- total formance in the 1980 Rally, driving exporters are realised, this will be increased until 200,000 a Triumph Super Seven. to 600,000 British cars and heavy Hill-Climb & Comfort Competition. motors for goods are sold abroad The last of the competitions fol- annually.

United States. from the gether 421 cars, goods vehicles, and chassis were imported.

the McKenna Duties.

A Protecting Wall, But for this protecting wall, this country would be awamped with American motore landed in Eng- land, at prices so low that neither Sir Herbert Austin nor Sir William Morris could successfully compete against them. It is just as well this point when rife about the

is

to remember speculation Budget.

Some people are forecasting alteration in motor laxation. It is most unlikely that any change

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If that goal is reached, employ- ment will be given to nearly half a million workers in the motor making districts, and I cannot estimate the number of those who will also find work through its means in producing the material for accessories, tyres. steel, cast-iron. leather, cloth and trimmings of the cars.

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A higher tax on motors would kill any chance of this expansion, now or in the future.

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FEDERAL ROAD GRANT.

A vigorous effort is being made by the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland to ensure the reten- tion of the Federal aid roads agreement in its present form. In a statement furnished by the club, it is pointed out that the alteration proposed by the Prime Minister, which he gays will re- duce the payment to the States from £2,000,000 to £1,000,000 per year, will, if ratified by the various State Governments, be very detrimental to Queensland, and will result in a material cut-! ting down of road building pro- grammes, with A consequent great increase in unemployment, The Prime Minister is reported to inve stated at the conference that the 2d. of the 7d. per gallon petrol tax apportioned for the Federal aid roads fund at the present time was not providing anywhere near the £2,000,000 specified in the agreement for distribution amongst the States. In view of the fact that petrol im- portations for the year ended June 30, 1930 (which included many months of financial depres- sion) amounted to approximately 240,000,000 gallons, an increase the of 40,000,000 gallons over previous 'year's total, the R.A.C.Q. disagrees with the in- ference drawn from Mr. Scullin's statement that pétrol. importa- tions during the current finan- cial year will be reduced more than half those of the preceding year. It may be Interesting to note that at the time the agree ment was, originally algned, the total importations of petrol! amounted to only 115,000,000 gallons. The R.A.C.Q. has taken up this matter with the Premier, and has urged Mr. Moore to vigor- ously oppose the Federal Govern ment's proposal, and to insist that the £2,000,000 out of the petrol taxes collected by the Cus toms be paid annually to the States on the existing basis of distribution, for the balance of the 10 years under the Federal ald agreement. The Local Authorities Association of Queensland has advised the B.A.C.Q. that that body is giving its full support to the con- tinuance of the existing. Federal aid agreement. ;

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