Motor taxation by instalments draws mixed verdicts
The N.R.M.A. warns the quarterly scheme raises a £1 15s registration fee plus 10 percent of annual tax, hiking costs for small payers and discouraging instalments. It deplores the plan while noting potential road funding raids. The group cites improvements on the Pacific Highway from the Industrial Schools to Ws Way, including new bridges and better surface, with regraded sections near the coast.