PETROL ECONOMY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 215, 9 August 1940, Page 8

PETROL ECONOMY.

FARAIERS’ OPPORTUNITY

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Aug. 8,

There appeared to be some confusion in the minds of farmers about the Government’s policy of conservation of petrol, said the Dominion secretary of the Farmers’ Union (Mr A. P. O’Shea), to-day. “Farmers generally,” said Air O’Shea, “realise that the. building up of petrol stocks is a matter of vital iniportance and that it ,is the only prudent policy New Zealand can follow. The Government’s policy is that, while every possible drop of petrol must be conserved, national production is paramount. However, it is the desire of the Government that pverlapping and waste should bo abolished as far as possible, and farmers can assist very materially by ensuring that full loads of goods and, for that matter, passengers are made up so that vehicles will be loaded to capacity. “Some branches of the Farmers Union have arranged for cars to pick up farmers going to meetings, and this has resulted not only in the conservation of petrol, but also in very good attendances. This co-operation might with advantage he practised in placing orders for farmers’ cartage requirements. There are 54 local fuel advisory committees all over New Zealand. “I would urge farmers who have any problems about oil fuel to keep in closest possible touch with the union representatives on these committees. If this is done a great many problems and troubles can lie solved with the least possible difficulty.”