BY-LAW CHALLENGED
VALIDITY UPHELD BY COUItT.
(Per Press Association).
CHRISTCHURCH, October 7
The action of the City Council in making a by-law fixing taxi fares in •the City'was upheld in the Magistrates Court, to-day by Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M. The Council had prosecuted Cecil J: Dench, a driver for Gold Band Taxis Ltd., for charging an incorrect fare. The prosecution was made a test case. No evidence was heard and the case was decided on the legal submissions. Dench was fined, and immediately counsel for the defendant gave iiotice of his intention to appeal to the Supreme Court on behalf of Gold Band Taxis Ltd. The charge against Dench was that he had charged a passenger 2s for a distance of 3 1-10 miles, the legal fare for which was 2s 6d. The defence contended that the by-law was ultra vires and that it was in parts not intelligible. The. Magistrate held that the by-law was noj; unreasonable or ultra vires, and fined defendant £2.
As was explained during the hearing, the by-law fixed maximum rates to prevent the exploitation of the public and minimum rates to prevent undue trading.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 305, 8 October 1935, Page 3
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