SAFETY FIRST.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 25

SAFETY FIRST.

VEHICULAR FERRIES. HARBOUR BOARD PROMISE. IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION. T- • •!i • t«' -I"!'* iin- f.i he taken by !■■■■ Vi U.iud ll.ii li.nir Hoard (n |,m\ ifl'i. '">' ' : ' .nli'ijinli" r<o fell' Ilinilr-llrcs nil t l|p rii;. it ■ .(•■ l)c\.iii|.iirt vehicular fi-rry « i.in i m<l ,ii iii)n«r vehicular landing 'ii . •• • >(n« n. • ■ nf i DiMiiif lit iiuulp vi'itcr- ■ ' ■'■ ' "'"• r. Mr. (•'. K. Hunt, at 1 •■ :i'|U"~t KTI-nilirr t !l(! death* l,v ■I ■■"n"L' "f '"'I viuiiiy wiiineii trapped n> i in 'iir recent |y. 1' '■ liiiiriiiiin nf tin. All.-klanil Hiil- ■ . llmhhl. Mi. \V. H. Dtniow, said ■■' ''■ ' ■ ' : ''" I lie members of the board ■'■"' '■<< *'■' y di-trc-n-ied over the aeci"l'Mi Iμ.r ii number nf yejuw the board li"l lie'-n under Un> impro-sinn that the I i 'I't le- pi ..v ii|e<| ucic adequate fur t lie -'!■■' v "I i In- .ivpiajrp motori*t. but it. "•"■ "" v ie.il'iM'd ihiil extra, precautions 'A I'l IlllM' In )„. |,n>vj(k-<l. \l I'.i'h.w M.kle.l that, safety pates ii ..-ni not i if. the iniist suitable remedy, !■■!■ in- m iiiM ,'i'iiiirc tin- |uilili(. that lii.- 1....ir,[\. eiirrinrnr, Mr. I). Holdeinp«w. "■•"'•I T" Itinniiisililv into the matter ""■I I'U'vidr that would e'MMiiiiilP all pni-.ililc dangers. The in-..-(i-.il i..,i u,, Hi,i ~,1 V(, r ~j| vehicular fei ' \ '.unlink, in onler t i provide, the i? 1 '■■••1 , -, (leyrpo of safety possible. Motorists' Viewpoint. ■vifHv precautinim at the vehicular ferry binding* wprc di«fii<>scd at a nieetiiiL' nf the eniineil of (ho Automobile \~~o,iat ion (Auckland) last evening when a latter was received frnrn tho Atiekliind Harbour Board utatiiiß thai further safeguards would he inHt.illeil in the near future. A communication whs also rPepivpd Fi ."n tllP Prime Minister, tlie Rt. Hon. .\f. .1. S,n,ini., -t.itincr. i u reply to a cuntmuni',.ll inn \,y (he u-nociat ion ill <■< >11 - iieilinn with a harbour bridge proposal, thai Ihe .|up«t ion of Auckland transharlKiiir traffic would he reviewed at a t'»iM meeting of the Cabinet. Thp r-hsirman. Mr, F. (J. Farrell. said th.it in view of Mr. Hunt'* comment* it wan hardly rieeettwi ry for the as*ocint ii>ii to take further action. Mr. .T. ff. Kinnear: T think a man • hrnild be on duty at Pevoaport. .Mr. S. J. Elliott remarked that strong iron had been erected on the vphlriilar fprry r-tajje at Rirkenhead and thst. perhaps similar ante* were to be erected on other whtirvp.-t. Mr. Kinnear: I certainly think somebody nhoiild be in charge at the \(»Tiioiiliir ferry ramps. It wn*. derided to leave the matter till the coroner's report came forward.