THE PETROL USER

Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 12

THE PETROL USER

APPEAL FOR MINIMUM CONSUMPTION MANY AMOUNTS ASKED BEYOND NORMAL [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 10. Stating that the Government was doing everything in its power to equalise the sacrifice entailed by the 30 per cent, overall reduction in petrol consumption, Mr Sullivan has issued an appeal to farmers and commercial users to be reasonable in their applications and remember that the restrictions are imposed at the request of the British Government for war purposes, and not for reasons of New Zealand’s internal economy. It is essential that the advisory committees should consider every application fully, and ho appeals to applicants not to be impatient regarding what they might feel to bo unnecessary delays. Many of the amounts asked for wore far beyond the normal roquiremetits of tlio applicants, and as a result all applications had to bo examined in considerable detail. Co-operation with the 'committees and district controllers would not only help in the conservation of petrol, but would vitally assist New Zealand in her war efforts.