SPEEDING MOTORISTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 184, 5 August 1936, Page 8

SPEEDING MOTORISTS

FINES AT PAPAKURA,

LICENSES ENDORSED.

"While playing golf I received an urgent call that my father had taken a serious heart turn and had asked to see me," stated Francis Clough Blundell, medical practioneer, of Te Awamutu, in a letter to the Papakura Court explaining his reasons for speeding between Papatoetoe and Otaliulm on June 20. Traffic Inspector F. Jones, of the Manukau County Council, said defendant passed him at the Papatoetoe school tiavelling at a dangerous speed of 52 miles an hour, which increased to G4 miles an hour near the brewery The magistrate, Mr. F. H. Levien, S.M, Jmod defendant £5, and his license was endorsed.

John J. Purcell was fined a similar amount and liis license was endorsed „n d ™ lger ? l us dnvi "-- Inspector Jones P»mt T t P !- S an intei "Bection at Papatoetoe at 4o miles an hour, increas{°r 02 I,,iles 1>«- hour at Biowiiis Road Maniircwa. 1* red Butler, of Hamilton, for speeding was also fined £5, and his Ucense was endorsed.