A BENZINE DUTY.
SUGGESTION FROM WANGANUI. FUNDS FOR HIGHWAYS BOARD. (Special to Daily Times.) WANGANUI, May 3. At a meeting of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce last night the matter of urging upon the Government the imposition of a benzine duty as a means of providing funds for the Main Highways Board came up for consideration, ibis matter was previously referred to a special committee to investigate, and last night the report was presented. According to the report, there wore at the end of 1025 104,000 motor vehicles in the Dominion, and the importation of motor oils amounted to 40,969,075 gallons. This amount was made up of benzine 2,593,835 gallons, benzoline 49,971 gallons, crude petroleum 445,359 gallons, gasoline 4 772,714 gallons, motor spirit 2.),83(i,4()8 gallons, and other oils 10,055 gallons. Jo this the importation of kerosene (o, 130,18.) gallons) was to be added and lubricating oils (2.039,488 gallons). The taxes collected in 1925 from tyre duty, registration and -ense fees, heavy traffic licenses, and local body licenses amounted to £705,000. . j , The import figures for motor cars tor 1923, 1924, and 1925 were l.),0o0, 18,620, and 25,700 respectively. ‘‘Taking the population of New Zealand in 1925 as 1,364.000,” the report wont on to say. we find that we have a car to every 13 inhabitants, as compared with America, where there is a car to a family ot J* persons. If we assume that the annual increase in importation and the annual increase in population be maintained tor the next 15 years we shall arrive at the point that in New Zealand we have a motor vehicle of some sort for each family of 34 persons. Under present conditions all tyro taxes are used to pay off interest on loans to the Main Highways Board, and from the Public Works 1* und, the Main Highways Board providing half ot the fund for maintenance and halt tor construction.” , , , , The report was adopted, and it was decided to ask the support of all other Chambers of Commerce.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20089, 4 May 1927, Page 6
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335A BENZINE DUTY. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20089, 4 May 1927, Page 6
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