§ Mr. Remerasked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been called to the fact that the pool petrol now being supplied is running, approximately, three miles to the gallon less than the previous standard grades; and whether he will take this into consideration in the 205W ration allowances, and grant a further allowance on this account?
§ Mr. LloydI am informed by the Petroleum Board that, under comparable conditions, the mileage obtained from pool petrol would not be substantially less than that previously obtained from standard grades.
§ Mr. Barnesasked the Secretary for Mines whether the Pool Board is supplying petrol to the Anglo-American retail depots at a differential price to that 206W charged to other garages and filling stations?
§ Mr. LloydThe Petroleum Board undertook for the time being not to increase the price of petrol to commercial users and to maintain a retail price of 1s. 6d. per gallon for pool petrol. It is on this account that commercial users are paying less from a Petroleum Board wholesale depot, such as the service stations referred to—which are confined to the supply of commercial users—than the retail price for pool petrol.