PETROL ALLOWANCE
MOTOR UNION WANTS MORE. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 17. The Executive of the South Island Motor Union decided to-night, m view of the recent Ministerial statement that petrol supplies for the Dominion are subject to allocation by the British Government, to .ask the Minister of Supply that petrol allowed for private purposes in New Zealand be at least equal to the ration for similar purposes in Britain, which permits the use of vehicles to the extent of 150 miles a month. It was resolved that the authorities be asked to make a pro rata reduction in licence fees proportionate to the number of months motorists have been off the road this year. “.this is something due to the thousands ot registered owners who have not been using cars for some time,” sand the President, Mr. W. R. Carey.
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Grey River Argus, 18 February 1942, Page 3
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138PETROL ALLOWANCE Grey River Argus, 18 February 1942, Page 3
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