Petrol Coupons And The Holiday Period

Chronicle (Levin), 18 November 1949, Page 7

Petrol Coupons And The Holiday Period

WELLINGTON, Nov. 17. Objection to assisting petrol resellers : on the one point of availability of cou; pons over the holiday period unless re- ; sellers were prepared to cooperate witii j motorists by opening their bowsers 011 J Saturday mornings as now permitted, | was taken by members of the councll i of the North Island Motor Union to- ■! day. , • . I It was pointed out, however, that i there was valid objection to the Siuia- j tion which was now eausing coneern td resellers motorists were already accuinulating petrol for the holiday perioa, using old tins, billies, and other ttnsatis1 J-'actory eontainers. Mr. A. G. Harris, delegated by uie Petrol Resellers' Assoeiation, told the meeting that this could be obviatgfl II November and December coupons were available in January and February. He: ' said that the limited availability of coupons over the holiday period resurted : last year in one motorist leaving on a , trip with the last spare gallon In jiis • wife's mixing bowl. ; Replying to Mr. J. E. Peach (Napier), Mr. Harris said that his request .was . from the Wellington branch ' of ' .1 Petrol Resellers' Assoeiation, but- re- ' sellers throughout the country ffelt the.(; same about the problem. Mr. Peach said that the resellers were' f not so worried about tins or coupons ( as about te hours of service. •, The meeting decided to ask the .Gpv-M' efnment to make November cquponAj available in December and January an,d.'Deeember coupons in January and Feb-1"( ruary. • In the interests of country _ people1 1 who could not get away in January and; . February, it was also decided to that holiday coupons at doubje face^ value be available in one of two winter. ■ months.