COMMANDEERING OF MOTORS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15889, 9 April 1915, Page 7

COMMANDEERING OF MOTORS.

♦ . NO MOTOR LORRIES. The British motor factories, in cominoi with many other establishments conccrnec in the manufacture of transport vehicle: and materials, have been kept very bus? sinco the outbreak of the war. This tinis made manifest by the great difficult; experienced by the Auckland City Council it obtaining a Dennis motor lorry which i ordered about eight months ago. Sin.i the order was placed the chassis for tli< lorry has been eight times complete! for fulfilment, and on each oennsion ha, been commandeered by the British Gov eminent for war purposes. In explaining to the City Council the delay which ha occurred in delivery, the manager of Hi manufacturing firm writes a.s follows:Dennis's have been working specially o this order, and have given it preference a a time when they are exceedingly pushe by the Government for other work. 1 fact, at one time, your order was the onl civilian order they .bad in hand, am every civilian order that goes throng the works at the present time needs special permit from the militar authorities. Cnder the circumstances w think you will agree that Dennis's (undone everything that can be reasonabl expected 'of them to get the orde throuuh."