194 New Duties on Agricultural Vehicles. [may, 



New Duties in respect of Agricultural Vehicles. — The following pro- 

 posed new scale of duties in respect of road locomotives, agricultural 

 engines and tractors was published in a statement on revenue and 

 expenditure issued by the Treasury on 19th April. The figures are 

 included in the Budget proposals of the Chancellor of the Exchequer 

 for the new Financial Year. 



Vehicles of the [following descriptions used in course of trade, other- 

 wise than for the conveyance of goods, and in agriculture : — 



Road locomotives and agricultural engines — 



Not exceeding 8 tons in weight unladen .. .. £2^ 



Exceeding 8 tons, but not exceeding 12 tons in 



weight unladen .. .. .. .. .. £7.'^ 



Exceeding 1 2 tons in weight unladen . . . . £yi 



Agricultural tractors used for haulage solely in con- 

 nection with agriculture — 



Exceeding 2 J tons, but not exceeding 5 tons in 



weight unladen . . . . . . . . . . £<b 



Exceeding 5 tons in weight unladen . . . . £\o 



Locomotive ploughing engines, agricultural tractors, 

 or other agricultural engines, if not used on roads for 

 hauling any objects other than their own necessary 

 gear, threshing appliances, farming implements, or 

 supplies of fuel or water . . . . . . . . . . 5s. 



Tractors of any other description .. £i\ 



National Agricultural Examination Board. — The 21st Annual Examin- 

 ation for the National Diploma in Agriculture (an examination 

 conducted by a joint board of the Royal Agricultural Society 

 of England and the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland) 

 was held at the University of Leeds from gth to r5th April. One 

 lianired and tweaty-seven caii lidates presented themselves on this 

 occasion (as compared with 33 last year). Of the 127, 13 took all the 

 subjects at one sitting, and 34 who had previously passed a portion of 

 the examination appeared for the remaining subjects. The other 80 

 candidates presented themselves for a group of three or four subjects. 



Of the 83 candidates who appeared for a group of three or four 

 subjects, 35 passed, and are therefore entitled to present themselves 

 for the remaining subjects in 1921. 



