§ Brigadier-General SURTEESasked the Minister of Transport whether, having regard to the increasing cost of maintenance and repair of roads, he is prepared to introduce legislation to provide for the payment by owners of private motors, as well as by omnibus proprietors, of a fair mileage rate to the highway authority?
§ Mr. NEALA Departmental Committee is now considering the whole question of the taxation of mechanically propelled road vehicles with a view to advising upon the best and simplest means of securing revenue to assist the highway authorities of the country in meeting the increasing cost of the maintenance and repair of highways. It is by no means certain that a mileage rate, as suggested, would be in the best interests of the highway authorities.