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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1978

AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION OF +SPECIAL+ CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 9).

THE AUCTION WILL START AT 10 A.M. IN THE LECTURE HALL OF THE CITY HALL, EIGHTH FLOOR, HIGH BLOCK.

THE FOLLOWING 22 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED NUMBERS WILL BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION :-

208

BU

1

BV 138

BV 418

6886

AV

15

BV 168

BV 519

BK

333

BU 9793

BV

218

BV 1508

AA 80

BU 8228

BV 180

BV 6368

BB 222

8787

BV 238

BU 8888

BV 128

BV 328

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT NON-SCHEDULED NUMBERS ARE BEING PUT UP FOR AUCTION.

UNDER THIS NEW SYSTEM THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT MAY SELL BY AUCTION AT A RESERVE PRICE OF $1,000 ANY NON-SCHEDULED NUMBER APPLIED FOR OR WHICH THE COMMISSIONER CONSIDERS SUITABLE FOR AUCTION.

SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLOSE OF BIDDING ON SATURDAY.

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THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED BIDDERS THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE AUCTION.

PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL AS USUAL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND.

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