PRICE OF PETROL.
HIGH DISTRIBUTION COSTS. "AN UNSATISFACTORY FEATURE." [BY TELEGRAPH.—SPECIAL REPORTER.] WELLINGTON, Thursday. A close investigation is being made into the high cost of distribution of petrol by the Department of Industries and Commerce. In a report presented to the House of Representatives this evening, the department states that acting on instructions received from the Primo Minister it has been inquiring into the cost of landing motor spirit in New Zealand and the cost of distribution to users. Preliminary inquiries have been made from the major oil companies and also from a number cif other importers of motor spirit. It would appear from the information received, states the report, that the cost involved in distribution, owing to the extensive service provided, was exceptionally high, and spread between the landed cost and the ultimate price paid by the user, appeared to be one of the most unsatisfactory features of the trade. Further information is being obtained and it is proposed to submit a report during the present session of Parliament.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20981, 18 September 1931, Page 8
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