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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 17, 20 January 1916, Page 2

A taxi-driver.from..the-countrr who saw- an ; opportunity o f making » little extra profit when he cameto town to sec the races at the holiday time, by plying for hire bqtween the racecourse, the U*m terminus, and Newmarket entertained the reverse of an angel He »w the City Traffic Inspector afoot at New. niarket, and, reeognieing him « the per-

son who had tested his driving ability for the issue of the certificate of competency, gnve him a lift in .the car, The a-eque) to the lift and the amiable conversation on the journey, the driver was summoned to the court this morning on' charges otdrivjng without having 5 -) license or having the car licensed to piy for hire in the city, "The fees><_<! MM-antto £ 2 and to allow him to come in and drive in town on harvest days like race days would not be Hit'to the, city; taxifir i vers," , stated _ the The driver, who pleaded ignorance of the by■ law, was fined 30/- and2l/*. <tmta.- ~ - : - •- . A native school teacher from the Far North whfo is in/ Auckland for the conference of ,t_'-N&TA.j-iww.'.teing held" at St Stephen's College, stated this morning that the::;district round abpnt Parengargena -was admirably suited for growing strawberiljes. When people in AucklaM (Sty w«e paying bjgh price* for the. terries, large qrwntities rotted, unused, in the North: So far ..the Maoris have not beep encouraged to grow the frn.it for market purposes, but the .teacher is of the- opinion; that* if rapid and fr-squiat transportcould be provided a strtmg trade might be worked up |n the season.