PETROL RATIONING
Sim,—The Government's continued insistence in refusing to make a statement regarding petrol rationing, whilst the opinion is circulating generally that it is m anything but short supply, is creating in the motor- owner a very strong feeling of resentment at this authoritarian control so foreign to our beliefs. The people of this country have always been ready to face the facts, and, if the Government can show just reason why rationing should be continued, I feel sure they would respond. If, however, there is no just reason, let the barriers be removed at once. It seems inevitable that we must suffer shortages of food and other commodities, and we should be better able to bear such inconveniences if we could enjoy in their stead some of the more aesthetic pleasures by having easy access to the countryside and sea, which could be greatly facilitated by ending, or at least increasing, this particularly obnoxious
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