BIG RISE IN PETROL USED LAST YEAR
MASTERTON, May 9. Heavy increases in the importation of petrol into Xew Zealand were revealed in iigures released yesterday bj the chairman (Mr. T. A. Johnston) at a meeting in Masterton of the Xo. 10 District Highways Council. The facts disclosed were contrary to some published statements that petrol consumption had shown little change when rationing ended. Mr. Johnston said the position woulu obviously have some bearing on tlie revenue avaiiable to the Main High ways Board. There had been in Marcli this year an increase oi 773, 59S gallons in the amount of motor spirit importet. eompared with the iigure i'or February The March importation was 10,121,93i gallons, wliich was more than 2,000,00" gallons in excess of the iigure foi Marcli last year. Just on 102,000,000 gallons had been imported in the last iinancial year wliich was nearly 25,(/00,000 gallons or 32 per cent., more than for the linancial year 1945-40.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 May 1947, Page 5
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