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MOTORING TO COST CONGRESSMAN AND THE MOST-FEARED CROOK

MORE?

PROPOSED TAX ON

PETROL.

LICENCE-FEES TO BE INCREASED.

A BISHOP.

PERTINENT QUESTION.

A CLERIC TRAVELS ON "RUM- SOAKED BRITISH SHIP."

Washington, April -Repre sentative Fiorello H. La Guardia, The report is published of the Republican of New York City, to- Committee appointed, to consider night made public a radiogram and advise the Government on the he sent to Bishop James Cannon, taxation of motor vehicles. The Jr., of the Methodist Episcopal Committee recommend that the taxa. Church, South, in which he de- tion on motor vehicles be as folmanded to know why the Bishop

is travelling to Europe on a wet British passenger liner instead of a "dry". American ship

lows:

A duty of 10 cents per gallon on light, oils as defined by the Home Regulations [see Annexures

Bishop Cannon has been a lead I. and II. No rebates to be allowing prohibitionist and formerly ed on such oils used for purposes was superintendent of the Anti other than fuel for motor vehicles. Saloon League of Virginis. He is widely known in the world mission ary movement.

2.In addition to the above- (a) Private motor cars and motor

cycles,

For Information.

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IN EUROPE..

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rested persons, some of whom had even sold "dope" to the disgused detectives.

The majority of the gang were foreigners and were deported. One er two, who were English, received caused several members of the uni-heavy sentences for trafficking in formed branch of the police to cast drugs and subsequently inquiries a watchful eye in his direction as revealed the fact that the gang had | be passed their bests, With the it representatives in all parts of

of lip-reading. I disthe world. assistance covered that the police intended a raid that nighs upon a certain night club at which it was expected to find at least three members of the "board."

"Upon Information Recaived." Further, a look-out was being kept around the coast for aireraft approaching from the Continent a a big supply of "dope" was com ing into the country that evening and it was believed that the gang possessed at least two aeroplanes, for transporting drugs

Oplum from China. Large quantities of opium were being smuggled into England from China, despite the fact that the Chinese authorities declared that they were doing all in their power to stop the traffic. Heroin was smuggled from Hamburg, and cocaine from Paris. International crooks well-known to the police of America, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, and Great Britain were roped-in.

Scotland Yard's success.

ful coup saw a corresponding cam. paigh conducted on the Continent, prosecuted The Prefect-de-Police over so "drug traffickers and similar activity. on, the part of the German police saw many of the gang brought to book.

New York also got busy and

It was easy to realise what had happened. Some minor member of the gang had "squealed," probably to obtain the rather large reward which was privately promised to be paid by the authorities for in $2 for each unit or part of a

"I desire for my own informa formation leading to the arrest of unit of horse-power. Such tion, and to record in my files, a certain leaders of the gang.

dozens of arrests were made in horse power to be calculated statement from you as to why you

That evening, I made it my husi-various parts of the States. in the same way as in Eng-took passage

But the leader of the gang evaded on rum-soakedness to be present in the club. land. Side cars to motor British ship instead of on a dry Just after midnight, several of the capture, nor did the police of the cycles 85 in addition.

American ship, La Guardia said male dancers in evening dress left world discover his

identity or (6) Hackney motor (vehicles stand-in his message to the Bishop, add quietly in company with their lady nationality. Whoever he was. he ing or plying for hire, buses, ing that it seems inconceivable that partners. Some left together with was held in great awe by the mem- rtc.).

the males who had been the escorts Ebers of the board who feared prohibition worker Per seating capacity for each Bishop's standing should ride on a the ladies carlier in the evening him to the extent of resisting to sent excluding the driver's wet British liner when "several Very quietly, so that not even the all "Third Degree" methods to

first class American ships, bone proprietor or the other members of extort from them his identity. dry, were available." -

the company knew of what ha

Several Chinese in London were concerned in the drug traffic. happened, the raid was completed found distributed among the

Over 20 ounces of cocaine wgres

sent $10.

) Commercial goods vehicles con- structed or adapted for use and used solely for the conveyance of goods in the course of trade,

Annual Licence.

Hore Kort

Weight unladen. Not exceeding 12 cwt. ...... $24... Exceeding 19 ewt. but not ex-

ceeding 1 ton Exceeding 1 ton but not ex-

49" ceeding 1 tona ..... For each additional half ton

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The above annual licence fees are for vehicles fitted with pneu matic tyres. The licence fees for vehicles fitted with solid tyres shall be 100 per cent. in addition to the above for each pair of wheels so fitted, 3.It is also recommended that registration discs be carried on the vehicles themselves similar to the discs in use in Great Britain This is an easy method to check that licence fees have been duly

paid.

This is on similar lines to the motor taxation in England which is set forth below:- (i) A duty of 4d. a gallon on all

light oils. No rebate. (H.) In addition to the above:- (a) Private Motor Cars, £1 for each unit or part of a

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of

La Guardia,

anti-prahibi. tionist, explained that his radio to the Bishop was designed to expose

those hypocritical dry workers; who preach one thing and do an other

Bishop Cannon is aboard the Olympic en route to Europe to at- . He tend a religious conference. has been chairman of the World League Against Alcoholism since 1019 and chairman of the national legislative committee of the Anti- Saloon League since 1814.

and it is recommended that the system in. force in Great Britain be adopted That is in addition to the petrol tax there should be a horse- power tax on private vehicles, a seating tax on hackney vehicles and a weight tax on commercial vehicles, e, lorries. It is further proposed to treble the last mention- ed tax in the case of solid-tyred lorries owing to the great damage done to roads by such vehicles.

An extract from the Law Reports for 1998 concerning the recent

petrol tax is attached. (See Ap nexure II.).

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7-The Committee were of the

The first feature

noticed about the

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ator is the stcel

unit of horsepower with a opinion that solid tyred vehicles casing on the top

minimum of £8.

(b) Motor Bicycles.

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'could not be prohibited, and in. order to discourage their use have

Not exceeding 200 lbs......£1.10.0uggested increased licence fees for

Exceeding 200 lbs.

Side car, etc.

(c) Hackney Motors.

Seating Capacity (Excluding the

driver).

Lu Metras

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Pulier arcit.

In all other

Seat not more than

persona .......... £15 More than 6,

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J. OWEN HUGHES, HAROLD T. CREASY,

Director of Public Works.

E. D. C. WOLFE,

Captain Superintendent of

Police.

C. Mol. MESSER.

Colonial Treasurer.

Note. The amount spent in 1928 oth maintenance of roads open to motor traffic is shown in Annexture III.

Annexure I.

Petroleum Consolidation Act, 1926

Cap. 32.

S. 23. Petroleum includes crude petroleum, oil made from petro- Vehicles.other bituminous substances, and leum, or from coal, shale, peat, or

other products, petroleum,"

not

more than 14... More than 14, not more than 20.... More than 20, not

more than 26-.... 60 More than 28, not more than 32..... More than 32

D0

45

49

72 84

20

50

(4) Commercial Goods

Weight-unladen. Not exceeding 12 cwt Exceeding 12 cwt. but not ex-

ceeding 1 ton

16

Exceeding 1 ton but not ex-

ceeding 2 tons ..... Exceeding 9 tons but not ex-

25.

98

30

Annual "Licence.

$10

eceding 3 tons..... Exceeding 3 tons, but not eX-

ceeding tons

Exceeding 4 tons

"Petroleum spirit means such petroleum as when tested in the manner set forth in Part II. of the Second Schedule- this Act gives off an inflammable vapour at a temperature of less than 73 deg. Fahrenheit.

Schedule 1. Fees (5/- to £3) for licences to keep petroleum in dif- ferent quantities.

Schedule II. Part 1. Specifica- tion for Test Apparatus for pur poses 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.

8.2 (1).-A..customs duty at 4d. per gallon on all imported hydro- carbon 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).

5.-As regards a petrol tax, it is now generally considered that a petrol tax is the fairest method of taxation for motor vehicles, as by this means the tax is proportional to the use made of roads. In Great Britain the tax has not been re- introduced. Objections to a petrol tax are any question of rebates whers petrol is used for other pur poses, or for cars uzed for, parti- cular purposes, i.e., doctor's cars. In Great Britain there are now no rebates given, and the only satis factory principle is not to grant any rebates, Another difficulty was definition; this is now got over by (3).-A'rebate of 4d per gallon the definition of light oils intro- on (1) and (2) duties on "delivery duced into the English Finance Act for home consumption of any goods of 1928. A local difficulty might be other than light oils." smuggling. But as the article is "Light Oils" means "hydrocar- balky this difficulty, which means bon oils of which not leas than 50 smuggling from Canton, would not per cent. by volume distils at á be real unless the tax were made temperature not exceeding 185 deg. much higher, say 40 cents a gallon. | O., or of which not less than 95 The duty on importation to China per cent. by volume distils at a is considerably more than that pro temperature not exceeding 240 deg. posed for Hong Kong.

C., of which gives off an inflam-

arms who import petrol into Heng less than 99.8 deg. C. when tested There are only about three large mable vapour at a temperature of Kong. It should be easy to license in manner prescribed by the Acts such Arms for wholesale dealing, relating to petroleum."

and duty collected from these firms The method of testing oils for the on returna periodically given to purpose of ascertaining at above the revenue authorities, such re- (re distillation and inflammable turns being checked by the differ- vapour) shall be such as the Com- ence between exports and imports missioners prescribe. and amount in storage.

(9)-In this Act "hydrocarbon 6.As it is not advisable to put cile means petroleum oils, conl too great a tax on petrol, it be tar, and oils produced from coal, comes necessary to increase the tax shale, peat, or any other bitu- on motor vehicles by other means minous substance, and all liquid

(Continued on nezt Volumn)," bydrocarbons.

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