ROAD AND RAIL
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ENGLISH RAILWAYS ALSO TROUBLED BY MOTOR
. — By Telegraph — Copyright).
Rec. Aug. 18, 7.0 p.m. London, August 17. Drastic increased taxation on heavy motors and smaller increased taxation on lighter commercial vehicles and motors, to pay £60,000,000 anually for road maintenance, are the principal recommendations in the unanimous report of the road and rail conference under the chairmanship of Sir Arthur Salter, and comprising the heads of four great railways and four representatives of road transport. The chief discussion was to suggest to the Government how the railways could compete on fairer terms for goods traffic, which has recently been greatly diverted to roads.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 305, 19 August 1932, Page 5
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