PETROL ISSUE

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20907, 12 September 1939, Page 9

PETROL ISSUE

SUPPLY OF COUPONS RATION OF 10 GALLONS A MONTH TWO FROM ANY SERVICE STATION (By Telegraph.—Special to Times) WELLINGTON, Monday 1 Arrangements for the issue of the ration of 10 gallons of petrol a month to private car owners were announced tonight. This is to be done by the use of a simple coupon system. The Oil Fuel Controller, Mr A. Tyndall, explained that registered owners of private cars desiring to obtain petrol should first of all procure supplies of coupons from the post office where they obtained the current year’s number-plates. They will be required to give the current registration number of their cars and to sign the official record card In the post office before being issued with coupons. The coupons will be issued in sets numbered from 1 to 48 and an announcement will be made before the beginning of *each month giving the coupon numbers for which petrol will be supplied in that month. Each coupon will entitle the holder to purchase two gallons of petrol from any petrol station during the month for which it applies. Motor-Cycles The controller stated that for the present month coupons one to three would be accepted and those coupons would not be accepted after the end of September. Motor-cyclists would be able to receive special coupons in the same way as car owners, but in their case each coupon would entitle them to purchase one gallon only, or half the amount allowed to cars. Coupons one to three would apply to this class also for September. Each set of coupons will go with the car or motor-cycle for which it is issued, so that in cases of sale, tradeing or transfer the coupons should be handed over with the vehicle. Purchasers of second-hand vehicles should make sure that they obtain the necessary coupons with the vehicles. Supplies of coupons, which will be available for issue as from next Friday, may be obtained for all private cars and any business cars used for private purposes. BPECIAL FORCE PROCEDURE ON RECRUITING (By Teleg-rapn.—Special to Times) WELLINGTON, Monday The medical examination for men offering their services for the special military force for which recruiting commences to-morrow was the subject of a statement by the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, to-night. The Minister said that if the men who came forward for registration were approved by the recruiting officer they would be sent on to medical boards for medical examination. After the medical examination the men wouid be told whether they had been passed as fit and in every case instructed that they should return to their normal work. Later, they would be advised by postal notice if they had been accepted for service, the unit to which they were to be posted, and date and place at which they were to report. At least one week’s notice would be given to each man before being called up. NAVAL FORCES CONTROL OF WARSHIPS (By Telegrapn.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Monday At the request of the British Government operational control of the warships Leander and Achilles has passed from the New Zealand to the British Government, according to an extraordinary Gazette published tonight. The change has been made under the provisions of the Naval Defence Act, 1913, which stipulates that the Governor-General may transfer to the King’s naval forces any vessel of the New Zealand naval forces. All officers and men on both ships, however, will remain part of the New Zealand naval forces and be subject to the laws, rules and regulations in force relating to officers and men of the New Zealand naval forces.