AIMING AT EQUALITY OF SACRIFICE IN FUEL
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REVELATION that meetings are being held with Government Departments with a view to " adjust-• ing " petrol rationing was made in
Dundee by Mr. John W. Loudon, general secretary of the Scottish C.M.U.A., when addressing the annual meeting of the northern area.
He said that the aim of the Govern ment was still to cause a minimum of interference with the normal management of road transport. • He agreed that there were cases of extreme hardship, but these had been relatively few.
Mr. Loudon said that they all recog nized that petrol rationing was necessary, ,and he thought they had all discovered that there was a tremendous wastage of fuel in practically every business before the war. There was, however, a limit to the cutting down of supplies, and, generally speaking, any further reduction would impair transport efficiency. Certain proposals had been put before the Government. He
could not divulge details, but said that the matter was having intensive attention, and that the aim was to secure equality of sacrifice.
Mr. Loudon asked his hearers to avoid criticizing " the other fellow," They must all strive for the preservation of road transport.