TAXES ON VEHICLES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17965, 15 December 1921, Page 5

TAXES ON VEHICLES.

BAY OF ISLANDS SCALEHEAVY FEES PROPOSED, A heavy Bcale of-vehicle license fees, ss. embodied in ar special order awaiting con-firmation-at the next meeting of the Bay of Islands County Council, was the, sulh ject of mild astonishment at the of the Auckland Automobile Association last evening," The i proposed hew scale, which will'apply to all vehiclea-usine the county's- roads, 1 , provides for the following licewie fees:—Private motor-care, £5; motor-oycles, £2 10s; tradesmen's delivery vans, £20; motor-cars plying for hire., five-seatera £20, seven-Seaters £24; motor trucks, lorries or buseV; one. ton £25, two tons £30, three tons'or over £35 j. steam tractors or engines, £10; The secretary, Mr. 6. W. Hntrhisob, said that in response to a request, lie had forwarded .information to be phf-ed at the disposal-of a deputation that would wait upon the council to protest against the heavy:fees. .He had pointed out, inter I alia, that there was nothing_ to prevent other counties adopting similar charges and so taxing, motor-cars off the road. He had also pointed "out that tho Main Highways Bill now before. Parliament provided for tfie abolition of aJLlofcd body .taxes .on vehicles. , Instead,/ motorists would .be called upon to pay a 25 per/ ©ant" ad valorem tyre tas being the rat* kvied <m foreign tyres, arid, in addition* > pay an annual license fee of £5 on private v cars. v