PETROL PRICES

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19765, 21 December 1935, Page 8

PETROL PRICES

MOVE FOR FIXATION. UNIFORM RETAIL SCALE. GOVERNMENT AID SOUGHT. (By Telegraph.—press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. It is likely that the Government will be asked by the Dominion Petrol Reseller’s Association shortly to consider the fixing of a uniform retail price for petrol throughout New Zealand. Although no direct action is being taken from Canterbury, resellers here are stated to be strongly in favour of a standard rate, as the price here is lower by Id or more a gallon than in any of the other main centres. Mr J. M. Preston, secretary of the Canterbury Resellers Association, said he understood the Government was reviewing the Motor Spirits Regulation of Prices Act, and he expected some advice from the Dominion executive of the resellers shortly. It was not the wish of the Canterbury resellers to make undue profits, he said, but they desired to have a fair margin >as in other centres.

■Replying to a question about pricecutting, Mr Preston said there had been an outbreak of price-cutting recently, but there bad always been price-cutting. The association had not ■come to a decision on this question.