WIDER CONTROL OF TRAFFIC

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22110, 4 June 1937, Page 10

WIDER CONTROL OF TRAFFIC

Another Conference To Be Held HON. R. SEMPLE TO MEET LOCAL BODIES The proposals of the Minister for ence which will be attended by the Minister and all the local bodies concerned. These have a Dominion-wide *»!**£* have to the extent they atteci ChStchurch, been *"!*»*»£ the local bodies at a private conler ence with the Commissioner of Transput (Mr G. Laurensjm) and later by the local bodies outside the later oy t last-mentioned city, and all tne authorities, except one have ex jessed strong opposition to their motion was passed at a recent meeing of bodies outside the city- f the meeting of representatives oi Sunties of Waimain and Heathco to deprive them of the,nghl to col thP representatives of the weam rote County Council did not vote, as the" matte/had not bee» toe russed by their council. At the last meet ing of this council no motion on the Sject was carried, but the majority of the members of the, council who spoke favoured the Minister, provides for the control of traffic, the issuing of licences and the institution by; the City Council of legal proceedings for traffic breaches in the whole area, ine City Council will receive the fines for traffic offences and a portion oi the licence fees, and the local bodies outside the city will not have (he responsibility of administering traffic regulations in their areas. These local bodies, except Heathcote, have based their objections to the proposals on the grounds that it is unwarranted to deprive them of the licence fees and that the control of traffic in their areas is thoroughly efficient.