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The Pioneer Motor-Cycle Club has obtained permission to use the Canterbury Park Trotting Club's grounds on Labour Day for a motor-cycle race meeting. This is indeed good news for the motor-cycling sport, for the racing carnival held 0 n the club's grounds in the past have teen great successes. Since the war only one motor-cycle speed carnival has been held at Canterbury Park—in February 1919. On that occasion there was an attendance of 10,000. An influx of North Island riders is expected for the Labour Day meeting.

At a social evening held in the C.A.A. rooms shortly after the last reliability trial, Dr. Thacker, in the course of a speech, promised to look into motoring conditions in America during his visit there, and 6end somo literature on the subject to the Association. He has been as good as his word, for by a recent mail Mr J. S. Hairk.es, the official organiser of the Association, received from Dr. Thacker several publications dealing with motoring in California. The "report on California State Highways," by the Californian State Automobile Association- (Northern) and the Automobile Cluib of South California, is a handsomely bound and valuable volume. It contains a vast amount of information, well illustrated by photographic reproductions and it will make a valuable addition t 0 the library, which Mr Hawkes is gradually getting together in the club rooms. The section dealing with concrete roads will be of special interest in this young country, where the big problem of road maintenance for motor traffic is just coming into prominence. The California State Automobile Association evidently takes a very real interest in all matters affecting the interests of motorists, for among other publications sent out by Dr. Thacker are a copy of the "California Motor. Vehicles Act," and a 'booklet on the subject "Why a Petrol Consumption Tax Should be Substituted for the Present Motor Vehicles Tax." Both these subjects should have a special appeal to New Zealand motorists just now, in view of the interest being shown in the New Zealand "Motor Vehicles Bill."

The By-laws Committee of the City Council has set up a sub-committee to consider amendments to the existing by-laws and it has invited the Council of the.C.A.A. to forward suggestions. It can readily be assumed that the C.A.A. will gladly avail itself of this invitation. Already Mr Hawkes has an idea for submission to the By-laws' Committee. This proposal is in the direction of simplifying the Book of By-laws, by "re-making the lay-out," as a printer would term it, or in other words, placing the by-laws of most vital.interest to motorists in proper sequence, under headings and sideheadings which will allow the reader to find at a glance the information for which he is searching. Probably the C.A.A. will publish a booklet for its members on the lines suggested by Mr Hawkesj but it is also a matter which could profitably be undertaken by the council for motorists generally.

"Kaipai, the tolls," remarked a member of the Waitotara County Council at Monday's meeting, when discussing roadine matters. "That's the way to get tne money," remarked another, and evidently, judging by the chorus of approval, other members were in sympathy. A third member, who had a grievance against a motorist, thought the time was opportune to deal with it. He said he had got off the road on to the watertable to give the motorist room to Dass, and even then their respective mudguards scraped. "I travelled for a time at 40 miles an hour to get his number, but couldn't catch him," the councillor concluded.