PETROL FOR PLEASURE

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24104, 24 October 1941, Page 8

PETROL FOR PLEASURE

GOVERNMENT TOURIST TRIPS POSITION OF RESELLERS (0.C.) WELLINGTON. Thursday "While there is petrol for private and pleasure use by private cars, it is considered reasonable to allow petrol on a restricted basis tor trips by, public road transport services to tourist and scenic resorts," says the Minister ol Transport, the Hon. K. Semple, in reply to a question recently asked in the House ol Representatives by Mr. W. .1. I'd son (Opposition—Stratiord). Mr, l'olson bad asked whether tourist Department trips were in keeping with the Government's petrol restriction policy. He also quoted allegations of undue'use of petrol by the military authorities. Answering the suggestion that men were moved from Avondale camp to make room for a race meeting, and that army trucks were used when there was a railway alongside, Mr. Semple states that -the bulk of the men were moved to a place not served by a railway. and that others were signallers transferred to Papakura camp with signal equipment, which had to go by road in anv case. In view of the fact that oil companies had been granted a halfpenny increase in petrol prices to meet the cost of protective works at their bulk installations, Mr. W. P. Endean (Opposition— Remuera) suggested to the] Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. : Sullivan, that, resellers should be similarly considered in regard to their service in assisting the army by permitting the use oi some ot their tanks for reserve purposes. Mr. Sullivan explains that the halfpenny referred to was not permitted by wnv of profit to the oil companies, but. was simply to recoup the cost of carrying out essential protective works directly associated with the war eflort. The Government was considering the effect of petrol restrictions on the bona fide reseller. Certain proposals had been considered, and the Government was carefully examining the position in which the resellers had been placed. "The Government." concludes the Minister, "is appreciative of the work being done by the resellers in storing the Government petrol, and this fact will he taken into consideration."

WRESTLING IiOUT [BY TKJ.ECBAPII —PBKSS ASSOCIATION 1 DUNE DIN, Thursday Forcing his opponent to submit to an octopus damp in the seventh round. Lofty Blonificld scored a victory over Fred Corbett in a professional wrestling contest here to-night. Corbett gained a fall in the iiftli round with a Hying tackle and body press, but after submitting to the' clamp in the seventh he was tumble to continue.