PETROL TAX

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1930, Page 6

PETROL TAX

MOTORISTS OBJECT

(Bv Telegraph—Press Association'

( II ÜbSTCTI UR CHr May 30

A vigorous protest against the further increase in the motor taxation was made at the conference of the North and South Island Motor Unions to-dav.

The Cb" ■b , man. Mr A. E. An sell, said !hut the opposed, increase of the p«>tax to, lid per gallon would increase thy.A'.rcvenue to £2,600,000. The propnsr.tj'at one million of this slnrdd () *<>'’the main highways, and that the remainder-should go to extinguish the" hospital levy was obviously unfair, lo say that a man who owned land adjacent to a highway should pay nothing, for the road was absurd, because the value of the land was being iivcreased with the improvement hi n the type of road. The motorists must he : prepared to tignt resolutely against any Imposition of unfair taxation.

“Wo all feel sympathetic to those men who are unemployed,” said Mr Ansell. “but we know that the highways funds hare been used to relieve unemployment, and. without doubt, wo have not had value for our money. I doubt if there has been a return of ten shillings in the pound.” The following motion was carried: “That this conference pretests against any further increase on motor taxat ion.”