Petrol Used Unnecessarily
Strong exception was voiced at a meeting of the Manawatu County Council by the chairman, Mr. W. E. Barber, to the fact that materials for the two new hangars to be erected at the Ohakea aerodrome were being transported by road instead of by rail. The chairman said that, despite repeated requests on the part of the Government on the urgent need forconserving petrol supplies, no apparent action had been taken to divert the transport of materials for Ohakea from the road to the rail. He instanced the fact that certain steel work for the two new hangars was being made in Wellington and being sent by the Public Works Department by rail to Palmerston North and then by road to Ohakea. This action completely ignored the existence of a railway service right to the aerodrome. The chairman went on to refer to another case which concerned certain materials which came from Auckland for the aerodrome. These were railed from Auckland to Feilding, and then sent out by road transport. It was agreed to take the matter up with the Public Works Department.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20328, 17 August 1940, Page 11
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186Petrol Used Unnecessarily Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20328, 17 August 1940, Page 11
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