CUT IN PETROL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 24011, 8 July 1941, Page 8

CUT IN PETROL

NEW SOUTH iWALES

MILEAGE NOW HALVED

NONE FOR RENTAL CARS

SYDNEY, July 1

The new petrol cuts, which will restrict private motorists to 1000 miles a year, instead of 2000 miles, take effect to-day. Licences for commercial vehicles and farm and industrial machinery will be reduced by 10 por cent. For July, motorists with cars up to 10 horse-power will receive only two gallons of petrol, compared with five gallons. Cars from 14 to 20 horsepower will bo cut from eight gallons to four gallons. , There will be no petrol for "drive yourself" cars and private pleasure boats. . ni From August 1 the private and business licence • group will suffer a reduction of half the ration allowance tor private use shown on their licences, plus a reduction of one-sixth of thoir reassessed business ration. Allowances for farm Vehicles will bo reduced by a half, and for commercial vehicles by two-fifths. Taxi and private hire care will receive 40 por cent, and tourist vehicles 2fi per cent, of thoir original ration. Omnibfisos and service cars will recoive 85 per cont, and farm and industrial machinery and miscellaneous vehicles 60 por cent, of their allowances. , It has been decided by the Government that appeals against reductions in allowances will bo limited to farm vehicles and farm and industrial machinery. No appeals to State Hoard offices by consumers in other classos will be considered. A questionnaire sent out bv the Motor Traders' Association to 2000 petrol stations recently showed that traders favoured reduced business hours. Traders in the country districts generally favoured 0 p.m. closing, although a substantial number favoured G. 30 to 7 p.m. On late shopping nights, 8.30 or 0 p.m. was favoured, with controlled hours on Sundays and holidays. In the rqptropolitan area, petrol station owners favoured 6.30 p.m. on week nights. They favoured closing all day on Sundays' and holidays. _ The result of the questionnaire had been passed on to the State Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. Hamilton Knight, who would make a recommendation to the Cabinet.