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Friday, March 29, 1974

REFUND OF VEHICLE LICENCE FEES

The Transport Department has begun checking its computer

records as the first step in determining which motorists are eligible

for a refund following a change in the vehicle licence fees announced

by the Financial Secretary last Wednesday.

The checking will take several days before a comprehensive

list can be prepared. Once the names are known, those eligible will

be notified how the payment is to be made.

A spokesman for the Transport Department said today that the

government was anxious to settle the matter of refunds as quickly as

possible.

"For obvious reasons the process cannot be completed overnight.

But every effort is being made to ensure that those people eligible

will receive refunds soon," he added.

The spokesman appealed to people to co-operate by refraining

from calling at the Transport Department and asking for an immediate

refund.

He emphasised that a refund could not be made until after

the records had been checked, thus giving an equal opportunity to all

those eligible.

The spokesman added that notification would be given as soon

as possible, but no precise date could be given at this stage.

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