The question of the maintenance of the nrtcml rwls of the Dominion r-as for long 'caused concern to members of local bodies end others. One proposal fhab has been made for their upkeep is that a tax should be placed upon motor tires Sitting n? a commission in D'iii('di:i On Moikl;m\ \tr. W. S. Short (Und'er-Seeretary of the Public !)ep.irum>'it>, s.iiu ;i >. filiation _ lwl been mado which showed that a big tax of the kind would return £50.000 a year, while the sum annually required to keep the main roads suitable for motor traffic was between £500,000 and £600,000.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3080, 10 May 1917, Page 4
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99Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3080, 10 May 1917, Page 4
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