“RADICALLY UNSOUND.”
The additional threepence a gallon on motor spirits is radically unsound: It should be remembered that the original tax was imposed with the consent of motorists for the improvement of roads, and the justification for such' a special burden was the expectation* that motorists would make a saving. by reason of the lessened wear and tear on tires and vehicles. The increase is a heavy class tax, equal to about a shilling a week on the most- - modest of private motorists, and mounting to a huge sum in the case of carrying companies, the transport j companies, and all businesses that use motor transport. Benzine is not ,a luxury in these days.—“ Christchurch Times.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1930, Page 6
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116“RADICALLY UNSOUND.” Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1930, Page 6
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