PARKING BY-LAW.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 219, 16 September 1930, Page 7

PARKING BY-LAW.

BUSINESS PEOPLE PROTEST.

DEPUTATION AT WHANGAEtEI.

(By Telegraph.— l Own: Correspondent.)!

WHANGAREI, this day.

The Cameron Street business people are . objecting to the strict enforcement of the 15 minutes parking by-law. A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, which waited on the borough council last night, stated that the bylaw tended to. drive away trade and create hardship. They represented that attended cars were entitled to preferential treatment, and asked that inspectors' be given discretio'nary or that the time be extended to half an hour. The petitioners pointed out that cars were allowed to stand longer in Queen Street, Auckland, which was actually narrower on account of tram lines. The Mayor said the reason, why the by-law, which was of eight years" stand? ing, had hot been enforced more strictly until last month, was that previously .the inspector had too much to do. Now an assistant gave htm more opportunities. Mr. Jones paid a compliment to the inspector,, who, he said, had been 1 ' reasonable in the interpretation of the bylaw. Instead of taking* action, as he was; entitled to, he left notes for offending car owners. He predicted that the limitations in the very near future would be stiffened, not by by-law, but by Statute, 'Just because a visitor to the town was told to move on it was ridiculous to think that he would be antago'nised and prevented from doing business. . The Mayor said that a committee especially constituted to consider bust stops and parking would report at the end of ■ two months. He promised that nothing unreasonable would be done then. •' ■