MOTOR UNION EXECUTIVE HAD MEETING YESTERDAY

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19119, 11 July 1930, Page 4

MOTOR UNION EXECUTIVE HAD MEETING YESTERDAY

Ti;© Executive Committee of the South Island Motor Union met last evening-, Mr F. W. Johnston presiding I’resent: Messrs W. F. * Curey w f Minson, J. L. Danks, R. H Parker r' tary) aWkCS Und P ’ R ‘ Hnrman (aecre-

The Prime Minister (the Hon G. W Forbes) wrote acknowledging- the union's letter regarding the protest against any increase in the petrol tax and stating that lie would be glad to arrange for the representations of the union to receive consideration. Regarding- the International Convention of 1909 the Minister of Transport wrote stating that he was endeavouring to ascertain from the High Commissioner in London what inclusion in the Convention would entail. Owing to charrg-es in the administration of motor laws no record of the details concerning the Convention were available. It was gathered that it would mean that the road signs in New Zealand would require to be the same as those fixed

g®ffl®®Sl®®®®®ffl®®®®®®®® @ bv the convention. If this were so the J Government would be unable to join the convention owing to the large ex- : pens© it would entail. The North Island Motor Union wrote , oTi^jSy 11 ! 5 ” Vo consider the petrol tax. j Mr Johnston .asked if anyone had ; taken into consideration the decrease , In the consumption of petrol I crease in the petrol tax would bring ( al> Sfl t * Carey: It would be a very big ■ fa M‘r r 'johneton Said that the ordinary , Sr'" ho‘uM °a U n d in' U r?n“'i fMViJe h $ I; DC A ro Jub“?w4^eooon S lstin e of M< |

@ SI rn H IS ® IS ® ® ffl S E ® ® B BB SI ffl H H I w. L. Minson, J. H.iwkes and P. I:. 1 Harman was appointed to go into the l question of hotel signs.