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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21399, 15 February 1935, Page 6

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<►- STATI-'.MKNT BY MAYOR OF TF.WKA A portion of the letter sent by Mr F W. Johnston, president of the South l.lund Motor Union, to Mr F. Langbcin. the District Public Works engineer in Canterbury, as published In "The Press" on Monday, is taken exception to by Mr A. W. Buzan, Mavor of Temuka. The paragraph road as follows:--"In addition to this the travelling motoring public generally consider there is a certain amount <>f 'intolerance displayed by the authorities governing the smaller towns and villages. Whilst as far as my own experience and knowledge is concerned, and from what I have heard from others, (ieraldine could not. be accused of intollerance I am afraid the- same cannot be said of Temuka. In fact besides being an advocate of the deviation of the main road so that it would go past Geralciinc, I would slrongiy advocate that if a by-pass road could be constructed to take travelling motorists past Temuka instead of through it this work should be carried out in the near future." "Yes, I read the article," said Mr liti/.an, when interviewed yesterday, "and I have no hesitation in saying that Mr Johnston's assertions are misleading. 1 am also certain that ihe motoring public generally do not agree with, liis assertion that the local authority in Temuka is intolerant. During the'last three and a half years there have only been nine prosecutions for breaches of Ihe motor regulations in Temuka. le.s than three a year, a record which is quite creditable to the molorists generally and to the local authority. As to Mr Johnston's suggestion for the construction of a bypass road to cut out Temuka, it is too ridiculous to require any comment." Mr liuuan added that the matter would no doubt be discussed at the next meeting of the Borough Council and probably referred to the South Island Motor Union.