NO RELAXATION
Stringent Petrol Rationing
In Australia
(Received July 27, 7.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 27.
No revision of the stringent petrol rationing scale now being imposed could be contemplated for at least six months, said the Minister of Supply, Senator McLeay. That would be the case even assuming that the Government’s hopes of increased supplies by the allocation of additional tankers were ultimately realized. The Minister appealed to private motorists to give their cars a holiday and save petrol for the war effort. He said that it might be necessary to acquire power to order the adop'ion of gas units by individuals or classes. The decision to maintain the present rationing scale is expected to lesult in widespread dismissals of employees of taxi companies. It is estimated that in Sydney alone between 1200 and 1500 employees will lose their jobs.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 258, 28 July 1941, Page 8
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140NO RELAXATION Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 258, 28 July 1941, Page 8
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