MOTOR TAXATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 8 May 1913, Page 5

MOTOR TAXATION.

DISCUSSION AT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A letter wks received at last evening's meeting of the Mastrtnn Borough Council from the Woodville Borough Council, asking the Council to endorse a resolution passed by the Woodville body in favour of representations being made to the Government to place a. moderate tax on motor cars and motor cycles, the* amount raised to be expended balneal bodies in 'maintaining and improving the roads, a special board to be set up to allocate the proceeds, and that a higher tax be imposed on cars plying for hire. The Mayor sa:id he could hardly see how motors and motor cycles could bo taxed as proposed by the Woodville Borough . It-was a matter for the discussion of the Council. Cr Ewington moved that the Woodville Council he informed that tin Masterton Council could not ■see its way clear to support 'the resolution. Cr Flanagan, in seconding the motion, pro forma, thought motor cars and cycles should be brought into line with other which h:it' to pay annual licenses. He quite agreed that motors should be specially taxed, but he uid not agree that cars plying for hire, should be taxed at a higher rate.

Or King said it was generally recognised tha-t eiuv> did a certain amount of damage to roads, but lie considered that the time'was not ripe i .for imposing a tax on them. CrX)'lieary said lie agreed with the Woodville Council's resolution, as he thought motor cars and cycles should bear some tax. Or Temple said he was in sympathy with the resolution, but did not think it applied, to Boroughs. Or Candy thought that cars and cycles should be taxed on coming into the courotiy, or should be taxed on the basis of petrol consumption, so that each car would pay its share of revenue.- He could not not- sup- | port the resolution of the \\oodv:ll< i Council. . , . , Or Ewington's motion 011 being put Ito the meeting was carried.