BENZINE SHORTAGE

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 506, 17 February 1920, Page 3

BENZINE SHORTAGE

ACUTE IN FRANKLIN.

MILKING MACHINES STOPPED

PETTY THIEVING RAMPANT.

MOTOR LORRIES REPLACED

The shortage of benzine is causing great alarm in this district. Already one dairy has closed down, and another is about to do so. Other farmers are at their wits' end to know how to replenish their meagre supplies, and fear that owing to the fact that manual labour is not available they will have to dry the cows •off when there is no longer any benzine to drive the machinery. The Pukekohe Butter Factory is almost in queer street in regard to its motor lorries, for if something does not turn up trumps (i.e., benzine), very soon the management will be obliged to park the lorries and go back to the horse waggons. There is, also, a large quantity of cheese lying at the Aka Aka Cheese Factory because the carting contractor is out of the necessary spirit for bis lony. Natural!v. the acute shortage is filtering the petty thieving spirit, m,u in. : dents are reported. On f.uii.lay. for ex ample, a man was seen lnk : n- dn of benzine out of a .i shod in the backyard of a loc -mess man's combined shop •mul "i -e. The laJy who saw the ■ i(.t ■ i thought the man bad (■i11..,.: : 1..:- v at he was doing, but 1,1.. oasto convinced her , !i,i! . Uiievinir with which it . : jljr owner of the car most n-allv coneurrcd when lie reiiinu'd to the shed! 'lhere is great difliculty in gettinL!' anv satisfaction I roni the Board of Trade, which body refers applicants to sonie merchant or oilier, and that is the ln-t the applicant hears about it.