The price of petrol is to be raised owing to the tax recently imposed by the Federal Government. Imported petrol is selling at 2/3 'a: gallon and the Australian spirit, an imported spirit from the Anglo Persian resources, but refined in Aus. tralia and sold under the brand of C.OR. is being retailed at 1/104. The threat of the importing companies to raise the price of petrol the moment the tax operates has brought forward a reply from the Federal Treasurer, Dr. Earle Page. Dr. Page says that we can carry on without those companies if necessary. Arrangements are being made to increase the supply of petrol required and cheap petro} will be distributed through the selling organi zation of the The bitterness} displayed by certain interests over the tax is gradually dying out though strenuous efforts are being made by two organizations of motorists who opposed the tax when it came forward in Parliament to enrol all motorists in their ranks for the purpose of combating legislation Baxrisons, Nov. 19.—Up to the resent there have been 17 fatalities as a result of an explosion on board the Norwegian tanker Mantilla in}
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