PETROL RATION

Evening Star, Issue 23686, 20 September 1940, Page 12

PETROL RATION

DOMINION-WIDE PROTESTS HASTINGS FAVOURS WITHHOLDING UNION DUES [Per United Press Association.] HASTINGS, September 19. A protest, which is becoming Do-minion-wide, was voiced at a Hastings meeting to-night, when members of the motor, industry discussed the serious effects of petrol rationing. The following resolution was passed: “ That this meeting, representative of 157 garage and service station employees of Hastings, views with "alarm the drastic effects of the Government’s policy of petrol rationing throughout the Dominion, and realises that unless immediate steps are taken to increase the allowance a large percentage of the employees will ho unemployed, becoming a further drain on the country’s resources ou social security.” A suggestion that employees should withhold union dues until some action was taken by the Government was favoured by the meeting, AUCKLAND, September 19. The council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce to-day decided to support the Canterbury Chamber, which proposed to send a deputation to the Prime Minister (Mr Fraser) for a relaxation of the petrol restrictions at least to the extent of granting the, amount of petrol available prior to July 1 last. The president (Mr Spencer) said they should ask why they got less than in England and a great deal less than in Australia.