TAXATION OF MOTOR-CARS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 235, 28 June 1919, Page 7

TAXATION OF MOTOR-CARS

MINISTER] AT, VETO -URGED. 'Questions concerning taxation of motorcars were consideiod at • yesterdays sittings of Ihe New Zealand Automobile Union Conference, when the (ho l'ol lowing remits from the Nelson Automobile Association were moved by Mr. T. Mnun-K-ll6i> until a national policy dealing with Hit maintenance aud improvenient of arterial .toads is adopted, Ihe Minister lie ashed to veto any bylaw bv any local authority for the taxation of molors." (b)""That. in Ihe event of legislation- being passed providing for the taxation of motors, the union urges that motors should thereupon beeouie exempt from further taxation by local bodies under Hie Counties Act, HI in."

Mr. •Matin'.ell said that if the Government, was lit? lo brill;; in luxation on motor-cars such Ui.Viifiou should he the exclusive of (!>.-■ Government, and in) local lioilv should hove (lie right of .nl'litionai texes. Mr. F. .Toliiislom (CiUilcrbiirv) said thai; some «f (in- Inflation (if llie present tlav wa.s unequal nr. affecting luotor-car taxation. and should be repealed. .M r. ('. M. lianks (Wellington I lliousrhl: Iheto should be a tare on lyres, Ibe jiwoiiev derived from which' should be enr- ' m:ii-ked for roiid improvements. | The remits were approved. A-.'turdiiii-' lo German. statistics, the j i-neinv seined 111.15(1 Polish houses for I war purposes, aiul 17,'H0 f<u* agriculture \ dui-iuK I lie occupation.