USE OF FARMERS’ TRUCKS

Southland Times, Issue 24248, 4 October 1940, Page 4

USE OF FARMERS’ TRUCKS

Carting Neighbours’ Milk Or Whey

(United Press Association)

WELLINGTON, October 3., Designed to facilitate the country’s war effort, several interesting provisions are contained in the MotorVehicles Emergency Regulations 1940, Gazetted tonight. One of the regulations provides that farmers who in the past have been granted a reduction of 50 per cent, of the heavy-traffic licence fees, provided their farm trucks were used only for the carriage of their own supplies, may now carry their neighbours’ milk or whey to or from a dairy factory without the foregoing reduction in licence fees. The purpose of the regulations is to encourage the production of more cheese for export to Great Britain. Another of the regulations authorizes the Commissioner of Transport to issue driving licences without a fee to qualified members of his Majesty s forces when their duties in the services require it. Hitherto local bodies have been the only authorities competent to issue driving licences. In recognition of the fact that a number of drivers are doing less motoring owing to the petrol rationing, another regulation provides that driving licences which expired on May 31, 1940, may be renewed until May 31, 1941, without the applicant being required to undergo a new driving test. Previously this exemption applied only to licences applied for within three months of the old one’s lapsing.