FARMERS’ PETROL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21187, 9 August 1940, Page 7

FARMERS’ PETROL

ADVICE ON PROBLEMS LOADING TO CAPACITY (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Thursday There appeared to be some confusion in the minds of farmers about the Government’s policy for the conservation of petrol, said the Dominion secretary of the Farmers’ Union, Mr A. P. O’Shea, in an interview today. “Farmers generally,” said Mr O’Shea, “realise that the building up of petrol stocks is a matter of vital importance and that it is the only prudent policy New Zealand can follow. The Government’s policy is that while in every possible form petrol must be conserved, national production is paramount. However, it is the desire of the Government that overlapping and waste should be abolished as far as possible. “Farmers can assist very materially by ensuring that full loads of goods and, for that matter, passengers, are made up, so that vehicles will be loaded to capacity. Some branches of the Farmers’ Union have arranged for cars to pick up farmers going to meetings. This has resulted not only, in the conservation of petrol, but also in very good attendances. This co-operation might with advantage be practised in placing orders for farmers’ cartage requirements.

“There are 54 local fuel advisory committees all over New Zealand. I would urge farmers who have any problems about oil fuel to keep in the closest possible touch with the union representatives on these committees. If this is done a great many problems and troubles can be solved with the least possible difficulty.”