WHOSE THE BENEFIT?

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2171, 9 June 1914, Page 5

WHOSE THE BENEFIT?

FKEIGIIT HATES TOR BICNZINE Rpduotion in tho freight rato for motor _ spirit oil tbo Now raji■«|ys is lii'iiig s'.pjglit. % the Vacmnu Oil C«:!ip'iny and others. Tlio coniijany ivitva oirculatpd p.'iitions which, it is cinimcd. havo nosy bpe.n sighod by 2000 iii-lastria! users of motor spirit, aiui nnw vii<! ppHUsmcrs nip ready k» go bpforo iho Minister of Railways. Yesterday a rcqiie.sl catno iipforo tho Woiliiijjton Gisambpr of Commerce that rlio ptftltian R!totilr! bo jHoscnlotf. to tho HiiMstpt "tifteler ilio aegte of the Cb.-.mbpr," It. was e-Spfajiiied thai fero'seno 'Ti-iis oarriod at Class A (Uip hisilipst) fveijiht :'atos, n;ul that benzino ' y.a's eWei'd Class A rate and a lialf, "I don't tiiiirk the Vacuum Oil Company will ask our ailviee when iiicf ravso the price af jiioi-cr spirit/' said ,a inemBer of f he Ciiainhpr. Xir. 0. ShirtdiiTi': I suppose t!;ev srtm'i give ns jfli that ivhcii : this, toueossioi'i is obtniuisi!. froiii. t.'bo Railway Departftioiit they will .not raise the pnw of spirit. {Lattglitpr.) The Speretary: Bijs btisjn&ss does hot affoet the eompany oi all. they seii at Wellington. ' , ■M'i\ AV. CS. Dutliip: If ft, is given tliey will probably put up tho price, -A.ij'. %f r M'Lei.lan: '' - , : As far as I «ati l.en.rn from wfiat I am Wd tlio Hiiilfray Dcprirrinnnt is not at the preSpiit time lively to let hji any revpsiitp." He moved, howevnr, that. tji<> requert of the Vnoiniiii Oil &ny))ahy te pw.ntcd. Mr. J. Slriewtosh spfonded tho motion. Mr. S. S'wteliiTe (vbo !».•.! bpon loois-, in.fi; up a'ta-tis&s); As far as I e-iu m.-rke out twrtor spirit cemeS Zpi. livftd at aJj-OTt ].oi-d, p&r .fjnllo!), attsl the ■ wltoksalo pS-tco is is, fid. r.,>|- erij-.m. Wo a.ro asl.;«T to scivd n rMUisitlmi tij Iho SipvorMiient t« mltips the minge raft'o j UpoM a. Tory (iniitwetus ariielo, w:i&tinf I any nw.:r;w) f;ot;i ;b,. Vapini.i',! Oil j Couipajiy that when ilh v eoivfitsssiau Is | grafted ilicv v/nn't nui. nn the price, j Air. U". G. Postpii-: Tiiere'-. nc harm ip. askincj. Tiioy won't got if. j Mr. Siirrtc.l'iffe: Than lrity do stioli n | ■s.fllv tliittg? | It! tlw end the first; liiotion was i drop.pfif.!f slid. a. eo.«<aitti;o esnsis'fiup of Jteww. G. Sliirk'lite. W. G, I>titt\m., J. Mariatf®l» was so't .wp to iuv&stif;;a(o ilio lfiat.ter.