PETROL RESTRICTIONS.
Sir, —Mr Nash’s statement that the Government had not been harsh or unjusr is definitely not correct. I would like to know any British country where the restrictions on petrol are so severe. He says the tankers are not at our beck and call. Can he explain the fact that there is so much petrol and tankers in Australia that the oil companies have offered the resellers special terms of payment if' they will fill their tanks so as to allow the ships to unload and get away? Possibly this is some of the petrol which should have been left in New Zealand, It is up to the public to do all in their power to obtain the justice for which the Allies are now fights ing, and let the wheels of industry keep turning. The following is a letter from a country garage proprietor:—“We are situated 30 odd miles from anywhere. the nearest railway station 35 miles away. There are no trams or buses; a service ear three times weekly, but the times are unsuitable to connect with train The nearest hospital is 70 miles away, the nearest doctor 31 miles. The allowance of petrol is stored in case of emergency, and, for the most part, the vehicles are laid up. We are still keeping open, but at a dead loss.’*—l am. etc.. Over-restricted, September 2L
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Evening Star, Issue 23687, 21 September 1940, Page 12
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229PETROL RESTRICTIONS. Evening Star, Issue 23687, 21 September 1940, Page 12
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