22 JULY 1916, Page 3

Licences are to be issued to the users of petrol

by the Petrol Control Committee, and from August 1st onwards it will be impossible to buy petrol without a licence. The licences will last for six months for doctors, for four months in respect of commercial vehicles, and for three months in respect of private motors. The licence will fix the amount of petrol purchasable, and the special war tax per gallon has to be paid in advance.