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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 179, 23 April 1924, Page 4

Tho importation of luxuries was one of tho matters referred to by the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr J Myers at the diamond jubilee banquet in Auckland (reports tho “Hetold”). Dealing with this question, the vice-president, Mr. S. A. Longuet, said it might be some comfort to know that those associated with the trade could give an assurance that the number of motor-cars sold for pleasure was not as _ great in proportion to-day as it was in the past. The percentage of tho sales for business purposes, to save time, and to increase earnifl£S, was greater each year. He added that he had opportunities of studying analyses of sales in connection with the motor trade and was astonished at the large proportion that must be classed as for commercial use.