PETROL CONTROL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23601, 9 March 1940, Page 12

PETROL CONTROL

WORK OF COMMITTEES MINISTER'S APPRECIATION [by TELEGRAPH —I'll ESS association] WELLINGTON, Friday Appreciation of the work of the oil fuel advisory committees throughout New Zealand was expressed by the Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, to-day. "The work of these committees, particularly during the past fortnight, furnishes a fine example of voluntary war effort by patriotic citizens," said Mr. Sullivan. "The committees are composed of men with a first-hand knowledge of local petrol requirements. Thousands of extremely difficult appeals for increased rations have demanded urgent attention and for the past fortnight these men have worked every day, frequently 10 hours a day, in order that there should not be any delay in. deciding appeals. "The work is entirely voluntary, said the Minister. "No member will receive a penny'for his services. The work also is exacting, as members have to discriminate between genuine and excessive claims, knowing while they are making their decisions how much depends upon their judgment. Practically every member of the committees has his own business to attend to. Private affairs have had to be neglected, however, and many evenings sacrificed to permit the extraordinary volume of work of the committees to be handled expeditiously." Mr. Sullivan said he wished to extend to every member of the committees his own and the Government's thanks for the work they are doing.

WINTER HOLIDAYS SUPPLLIvS FOR FARMKHS [ KHOM OUR OWN OOHRKSI'ONUKNT] HAMILTON, Friday A motion that the executive should investigate the possibility of scouring extra supplies of potroi for farmers who had their holidays during the winter was carried at a meeting of the Wail>ato sub-provincial executive of the farmers' Union to-dav. Tt was stated that as the petrol restrictions had been lifted during the summer holidays for the benefit of the townspeople, a similar concession should he made to the farmers.