Vicar's Petrol Allowance Insufficient
GISBORNE, March 15, Having already exhausled his month's p.etrol ration of 25 gallons fbr parish serviees, the vicar of Waipiro Bay, Rev. N. G. Bird, has notified parishioners that unless the Oil Fuel Coptroller grants additional petrol many activities will have to bb ,§uspended. These include religions' instruction . in scheolis, . copflrmations, baptisms, hospital visits, sick and deathiped calls, and funerals and weddings. Jt will also be ' pecessary to eurtail church serviees. > It was stated that the quotas far country users of netrol inelude allowances of 15 gallowg monthly for union orgapisers and sepretaries of .Dplitical piTgahisatiops, Country elergymen reeeive 25 gai'lons on the same basis as commereial travejiers; and salesmen and country ipeipherg of Pariiamept; receivg 30 'gallohs; and country doctors 50 gallons.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1948, Page 5
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127Vicar's Petrol Allowance Insufficient Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1948, Page 5
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