PETROL ECONOMY
APPLICATIONS FOR SUPPLIES APPEAL TO LARGER USERS (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. Stating that the Government was doing everything in its power to equalise the sacrifice entailed by the 30 per cent, overall reduction in petrol consumption, the Minister of Supply, Mr D. G. Sullivan, has issued an appeal to farmers and commercial users to be reasonable in thsir. applications and remember that the restrictions are imposed at the request, of the British Government for war purposes, and not for reasons of New Zealand's internal economy. It was essential that the advisory committees should consider ■ every application fully, said the Minister, who appealed to applicants not to be impatient regarding what they, might feel to be unnecessary delays. Many of the amounts asked for were far beyond, the normal requirements of the applicants, and as a result all applications had to be examined in considerable detail. Co-operation with the committees and district controllers would not only help in the conservation of petrol, but would vitally assist New Zealand in her war efforts.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24220, 12 February 1940, Page 11
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