VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION
— MOTORISTS’ Ol’i’OßTl NITY. SPECIAL PETROL ALLOWANCE. Of special interest d motorisis (!■•- siious of making' a holiday to the N.Z. Centennial F’.xhi’oition in Wellington, which is to be oflicially opened by the Governor-General or. Wednesday, November 2. is the recent statement of lhe Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, that those who wish to make a holiday trip between now and December 1 can lodge an application for a special petrol licence with their district postmaster.. When justified, special licences will be granted authorising the consumption of nol more than 30 gallons, ior cars over 14 h.p. (R.A.C. raling'. and 20 gallons for cats under that raling. This additional supply for special holiday trips is in addition in the increased allowance for November, that will be covered by the regular coupon system. These special facilities foi an adequate supply of petrol lor bena fide holiday makers planning trips of at least five or six days provide a special and valuable onportunilv for with cars—especially those vith families -to go to the Centennial Exhibition by car for the period up to December 1. A new motor camp equipped with the most up-to-date facilities has been especially established in Wellington, accessibly situated in beautiful surroundings at Miramar, only a few minutes drive from the Exhibition grounds, and space at the camp .will be available for some hundreds of cars. There is also parking accommodation at. or close to the Exhibition for 12,000 cars. For those who do not wish to camp, there will be ample accommodation available in Wellington. Besides the many hotels, and the specially built Exhibition Hotel situated near the Exhibition and with 500 beds, the Centennial Exhibition Accommodation Bureau has accommodation available in private homes, officially inspected and approved, for several thousands of visitors daily. Accommodation can he arranged in advance by writing the Official Accommodation Bureau, f.O. Box 544. Wellington, or a printed form. "How to obtain Accommodation" can be secured from any post office or railway station.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 254, 27 October 1939, Page 3
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