Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)

TI MOTOR ROAD TRANSPORT County Gouncil Work : 5-ton Lorries. In the next Schedule, relating to County Council work, it will be noticed that the cost per hour decreased in 1916 compared with tliat of 1915, by 2d., and the cost per ton-mile increased by 0-7d. The former was accounted for by the good running of the lorries, there being considerably less standing time for repairs than in the previous year, and as all the principal work upon which they were engaged, entailed only short distances from the Depot, the consumption of petrol, oil, etc., was decreased. The increase in the cost per ton mile was entirely in consequence of these shorter journeys, the average mileage per journey being twelve as compared with fifteen in the previous year. All these lorries, purchased in September, 1912, are of the same make. Schedule Showing Detail Costs of 5-Ton Motor Lorries Year ending December, 1916. Num- ber of Lorry WORKING HOURS Mileage covered No. of of loads carted Weight of loads carted. Load- ing Outward Journeys Unload- ing Inward Journeys Total 1 972 549 475 426 2422 10,365 972 Tons Cwts. 4917 9 2 876 522 430 485 2313 9,936 870 4365 12 3 836 586 454 458 2334 11,123 816 4108 15 Total 2684 1657 1359 1369 7069 31,424 2658 13391 16 Year 1915 2169 1796 996 1465 6426 35,272 2379 11868 10 Num- ber Material. Petrol Motor Engine Oil. Gear Oil. Waste. Cloths. Common Oil. Paraffin Oil. Grease. Car- bide Single Tyres. of Lorry Gals. Gals. Gals. Ibs. Ibs. Gals. Gals. Ibs. Ibs. 1 1875 88 22 3 11 2 2 231 14 — 2 1896 101 45 13 16 2 3 231 13 —- 3 1802 76 21 10 4 1 8 232 14 — Total 5573 265 88 26 31 5 13 694 41 18 Year 1915 6098 362 86 19 29 8 14 741 32 13 ■