SALE OF PETROL
ASSOCIATION'S ATTITUDE (Per Press Association.) HAMILTON, this day. After a Jong discussion on benzine trading by automobile associations, the Hamilton association passed 'the following recommendation : "That it is the council's duty to obtain information to insure that the, price of motor spirit, or any other commodity, is fair and reasonable, allowing a just profit. If this information cannot be obtained by the association's officers, representation should be made to the Government to' undertake investigations. Only after ascertaining that the price is unreasonable should action be taken by the. association to compel the Government to regulate .supplies for distribution at a reasonable figure." The association also passed a resolution urging that motorists be given greater representation on the Highways Board.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16869, 5 February 1929, Page 11
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122SALE OF PETROL Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16869, 5 February 1929, Page 11
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