OIL AND MOTOR SPIRITS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1808, 2 April 1918, Page 3

OIL AND MOTOR SPIRITS.

GOVERNMENT ACTION. , An endeavour has been made by< the Government to assist those interested in the importation of case oils, in the direction ■of procuring .shipping space from the United States to New Zealand. In vdiscussing the matter on Thursday, the Hon, A. M. Myers, .Minister for and Supplies, said this action by the Government had been Taken as a result of a conference between himself, his advisers, and the principal importers. There was every prospect of the Dominion’s normal requirements being adequately catered for during the next four or five months, said the Minister. In view- of the many difficulties in regard to securing shipping space, however, it behoved all consumers of illuminating oils and motor spirits to exercise the keenest economy in their use. He hoped the Goverriment’e representations would result in increased tonnage being obtained, for, in the absence of an adequate supply of ships for this purpose, it would, no doubt, be necessary to consider measures for conserving supplies of oils ahd motor spirits. Air Myers said he was now considering the question of regulation of the distribution of available supplies. Meanwhile suppliers of oil were only delivering to their regular customers the amount of their normal monthly requirements. This would ensure’ that no one was creating a reserve stock. A census was being taken by this Department giving information as to the whole of the stock in hands of consumers and vendors.