OILS AND MOTOR SPIRITS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 April 1918, Page 6

OILS AND MOTOR SPIRITS.

NEED FOR STRICT ECONOMY. The Hon. Arthur Myers, Minister in Charge of Munitions and Supplies, stated at Auckland on Thursday i rocrard to the position 'ot case oils, that as a result of a conference which took place between himself, advisers, and the principal importers, the government had taken action to endeavour to assist parties interested m the importation of those supplies to procure ' shipping space from the United States to the Dominion. “At the moment, said the Minis ter “there is every prospect of the Dominion’s normal requirements, behm adequately catered for during the next four or five months, but in view of the manv difficulties which have to bo overcome in securing shipping space it belioves all consumers of illuminating oils and motor spirits to exercise the keenest economy in their use. It is trusted that the representations which have been made by the Government with a view to influencing tonnage in this direction will have satisfactory results, for, in the absence of an adequate supply of ships for this purpose, it will no 'doubt be necessary for conservancy measures to be contemplated. The question of the regulation of the distribution of available supplies is hpw being considered by me, but meanwhile suppliers of oil are only delivering to their regular customers the amount of their* normal requirements. This will ensure that no one is creating a reserve stock. A census is now being taken by the Department giving information as to. the whole of the stock in hand by consumer’s and vendors.”