NO ANTIPATHY
TO PRIVATE MOTORISTS
(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.")
MASTEKTON, .This Day. An emphatic denial was given by the president of the New Zealand Master Carriers' Federation (Mr. Em. Smith) at the annual conference) of that organisation to : day, to tho idea that the federation is seeking to be relieved of a portion of the taxation placed on themselves; and have it placed on the shoulders of tho general motorists." ' "A matter I feel obliged to refer to," said.Mr. Smith hi his opening address,'"is the. : hostility ' which the motorists' organisations are showing towards ourselves. 'Why that should bo :so I am. at a loss^to understand. Never at any time has our federation dono anything prejudicial to the interests of motorists, yet we see that a suggestion- is being made by one or two representatives of the motorists that wo Wo endeavouring to secure relief by foisting further taxation on to .' the motorists. That is not true. We are not concerned with the motorists, and have never, suggested increased taxa-' tion on cars. Had we dono so, we might have strengthened our case'for relief' very considerably, as most of the opposition we have encountered has been due to a, desire- to maintain revenue, but wo have studiously avoid-, ed reference to the- position of motorists. It.is a great pity that the. motorists' organisations should havo seen fit to strike a discordant note, -more'particularly as .-it arises out of. an unwarranted suspicion. It would have been much more charitable of the motorists to have credited the commercial owners with the sens© of fairness that has been a feature of their representations right through. I trust, however, that the. feeling of suspicion now existing in tho minds of motorists will bo dissipated as a result of their working with our representative- on the Transport Advisory Council, and that they will show along with us.au ardent desire to co-operate; with one another and with the Government in a united, effort to place transport on a satisfactory basis." ...
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 59, 13 March 1929, Page 10
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336NO ANTIPATHY Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 59, 13 March 1929, Page 10
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