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7. The Committee were of the opinion that solid tyred vehicles could not be prohi- bited, and in order to discourage their use have suggested increased licence fees for such vehicles.
J. OWEN HUGHES,
HAROLD T. CREASY,
Director of Public Works.
E. D. C. WOLFE,
Captain Superintendent of Police.
C. McI. MESSER,
Colonial Treasurer.
Note: The Amount Spent in 1928 on maintenance of roads open to Motor Traffic is shown in
Annexure III.
Annexure I.
Petroleum Consolidation Act, 1928 Cap. 32.
S. 23. "Petroleum includes crude petroleum, oil made from petroleum, or from coal, shale, peat, or other bituminous substances, and other products, of petroleum”.
"Petroleum spirit means such petroleum as when tested in the manner set forth in Part II of the Second Schedule to this Act gives off an inflammable vapour at a tempera- ture of less than 73° Fahrenheit.
Schedule I Fees (5/- to £5) for licences to keep petroleum in different quantities.
Schedule II. Part I. Specification for Test Apparatus for purposes of Act.
Part II. Manner of testing for ditto.
Annexure II.
Extract From Law Reports, 1928, 18 and 19 Geo. V, Cap. 17, Finance Act.
S. 2 (1). A customs duty at 4d. per gallon on all imported hydrocarbon oils. (2) An excise duty at 4d. per gallon on all petroleum oils in United Kingdom at date (in excess of quantities of 10,000 gallons per owner.)
(3) A rebate of 4d. per gallon on (1) and (2) duties on "delivery for home consump- tion of any goods other than light oils".
"Light Oils" means "hydrocarbon oils of which not less than 50% by volume distils at a temperature not exceeding 185° C., or of which not less than 95% by volume distils at a temperature not exceeding 240° C., or which gives off an inflammable vapour at a temperature of less than 22.8° C. when tested in manner prescribed by the Acts relating to petroleum".
The method of testing oils for the purpose of ascertaining as above (re distillation and inflammable vapour) shall be such as the Commissioners prescribe.
(9) In this Act "hydrocarbon oils" means petroleum oils, coal tar, and oils pro- duced from coal, shale, peat, or any other bituminous substance, and all liquid hydro-
.carbons.