SALE OF MOTOR SPIRIT

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 138, 7 December 1929, Page 11

SALE OF MOTOR SPIRIT

VIEWS OF THE MOTORISTS

(By Telegraph.—Press Association^)'

DUNBDIN, 6th December. The quarterly meeting of .the' Soutfc Island Motor Union was heW 'today,, Mr. A. E. Ansell, M..P., in the chahv The following remit was carried:■■•'■' That •. aa effort be.made to secure uniform price* for the wholesale and retail-sale' o£ motor spirit throughout distributing '. districts.-"'! At a later stage of the meeting: thri matter of petrol prices was again- brought forward by Mr. Halliday, andit wasde. cided to communicate with the Depart* ment of Industries and Commerce asking it to investigate the matter. ■ ..• It was resolved: "That it be made an pHwice under the motor regulations to leave broken glass or other materials on roads, such being likely to cause damage to tires of motor vehicles. . The executive was recommended to consider a numbering system of distinguishing main routes, and to submit an estimate of the probable cost. The South Canterbury Association, forwarded a resolution advocating that all main arterial roads should be nationalised and controlled by the Highways Board. The chairman said he doubted whether the proposal was practicable. It was a matter for agreement between the Highways Board and the counties.—lt was decided to give further consideration to the matter at the next meeting.The matter of compulsory stop signals at railway crossings was discussed. Theso were stated to. be erected at many places where they were unnecessary, and this led to carelessness. In the v opinion of Mr. Ansell the policy of the Hallways Department should be reviewed in this respect. It was decided to recommend that this be done.