PETROL RESTRICTIONS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 September 1939, Page 8

PETROL RESTRICTIONS

STEPS TO MAKE AVAILABLE MAXIMUM SUPPLIES. ASSURANCE OF GOVERNMENT’S POLICY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Though general dissatisfaction has been expressed by members of the Wellington Automobile Association with the flat rate allocation of 10 gallons of petrol per month for private cars, said the president, Mr E. A. Batt, today, he was satisfied, after having ascertained the details of the position that the steps taken by the Government were in the best interests of the Dominion, the controller of oil fuel, Mr G. L. Laurenson, had emphasised the desire of the Government to a return to normal conditions in petrol supply as socn as possible, and in the meantime, said Mr Batt, the finest cooperation the motorists could give was by the continued acceptance of necessary restrictions. Mr Batt said that the controller, when interviewed, had explained that the English scheme of allowance on the h.p. system was considered, but it had been found that to put it into operation would have caused a delay of at least two weeks, and in the meantime, the private car own-i er would not have been able to obtain any supplies whatever. “We received an assurance that the Government will take all steps possible to make available to consumers the maximum quantity of petrol possible, consistent with the building Up of adequate, reserve stores,” said Mr Batt.