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Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 234, 26 April 1928, Page 6

“ There are many who are opposed to the petrol tax; but,” stated Mr. C« J. McKenzie, Assistant Engineer- in Chief of the Public Works Department, at Wellington, “ I have alv.aj*. favoured it, and after seeing it m? operation in many of the American States, am satisfied that it can b® operated successfully in this country. It is a 1 pay-as-you-go ’ system and more nearly records the measure of the use of the roads than any othol feasible method that can be devised. The following extract from the pub, lication, ‘ Nation’s Highways ’ state! the case clearly and concisely: ‘ Tha gasoline tax is by far the most sciell« # tific impost upon motor vehicles. If meters highway service and the benefits received from the use ol highways. It approximates the toll gate results without the infirmities of toll gates procedure. The consumption of gasoline varies with the weight, speed and mileage of the motor vehicle. No other factor in the car’s domestic economy reflects s 4 closely the benefits from highwaysjj use.’ ”