MOTOR PLATES
"WASTE OF METAL"
SYSTEM MAY BE ALTERED
The annual renewal of motor registration number plates, which has proved a vexed question for years, may disappear for the period of the war at least, according to a statement made by the Postmaster-General (the Hon. P. C. Webb) in the House of Representatives last night. .
When the vote of £4,025,462 for the Post Office Account was being considered, the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes (National, Hurunui) referred to the recoverable vote of £20,000 for number plates, and suggested that the annual changing of plates should be suspended during the war period at least.
The Leader of the Opposition (the Hon. A. Hamilton) said that some tons of metal were required to make the plates, and they constituted a waste that might be eliminated at the present time. "My garage is full of old plates," he added.
The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser): You can give them back now for waste. „ Mr. Webb said that the malter was receiving consideration. Inquiries made in a number of countries indicated that the system of changing the plates annually was the most efficient in the world, but in view of the war the whole matter would be reconsidered before next year.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 21, 24 July 1940, Page 5
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209MOTOR PLATES Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 21, 24 July 1940, Page 5
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