PETROL SERVICE

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20910, 15 September 1939, Page 2

PETROL SERVICE

REDUCTION IN HOURB? CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Thursday With the curtailment of petrol sales under the emergency regulations it was obvious that some reduction would be necessary ? n the hours during which service stations and garages would remain open, said Mr F. A. Knight, secretary of the Wellington Petrol Resellers’ Association. Mr Knight, who is also secretary of the New Zealand Petrol Resellers’ .Association, said the question had been receiving consideration but in view of the opening in Christchurch next Tuesday of the New Zealand motor trade conference final decision has been held over. It had been left to individual station operators to arrange the hours which they considered best suited the requirements of their customers. The endeavour of resellers, not only in Wellington, but throughout the country, continued Mr lvnight, would be to provide as complete a service as practicable in the circumstances, and at the same time retain their staffs as far as they possibly could. While no approach to the Engineering and Related Trades’ Union had been made in Wellington, resellers were confident they would receive every co-operation from the union. Should any scheme for rationing available work have to be put forward at the conference in Christchurch, added Mr Knight, it was expected a uniform arrangement for the whole of the Dominion would bo adopted. __