Sale Of Army Vehicles
Sir, —During discussions as to the sale of army motor vehicles I note that a suggestion has been made that a board or committee should be set up to "have control over sales. Could New Zealand not follow the example of England, which, as I have read, disposes of all such vehicles to the motor trade at a price allowing them to be reconditioned by the trade, and sold to the general public at a reasonable price, allowing for the cost of reconditioning? This method would have the following advantages: (1) It would provide the trade with regular work in the afterwar period pending the arrival of new cars. (2) It would ensure that the public would become owners of cars with a reasonable guarantee of service. (3) It would prevent any suggestion of biased sales to private individuals. (4) It would prevent the public waste otherwise inevitable; also save the cost of vet another board. —I am, etc.—N. A. R. BARKER. Wellington, September 26.
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Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 4, 29 September 1944, Page 4
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