MUSIC AND NOISES

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 45, 21 August 1931, Page 9

MUSIC AND NOISES

THE NEW BYLAW

PROTESTS OF -DEALERS

A deputation fronxihe Music Tradeg Association and. radio .dealers in Wellington waited; on. the Bylaws^Committee of the Citj^ CPiincii yesterday to protest against "the,proposed'1 'amendment of the' fe'law.dealing with." street noises." ; ''• ._• Mr;- Ernest toaws'oh said that at a meeting of the association held yesterday a resolution was passed agreeing with the efforts of the city in any legitimate attempt to abate "kny city..'noise'- that might be reasonably construed to' be a niiisance. In the-opinion o£ the association, the proposed- amendment ■• of the bylaw was drastic, and would injure their business by preventing them as traders from .adequately demonstrating their goods_ for sale. ; They urged .'itliat the cpnimittee afford the association an: opportunity of conferring with the'^ommittee in bringing down , less drastic amendments., The small trader, said,:Mr;>Dawson, would be severely hit by the proposed bylaw, as, : owing 'to the -limited depth of his premises^'.; hf Vcoiild not demonstrate his .records, or. instruments without their'being heard upon the 'street* Several members of: the' committee referred to the use of loud 'speakers regardless of whether there were prospective customers;or■ hot.. ?.-'.:. .- t .; ■ ■'. ','. ;■ ~ •■.■...■'•,■,■•'

Mr. Dawson^ replied , that the dealers only desired reasonable protection of their business. ~*..•'■■,■'■ '- ..".',: i:-' .■. ■■:.'..' :,

. The cliairman, .Councillor H. A. Puggins, said the bylsiw'Hvas: the. result o£ protests to the .council- chiefly against loud-speakers in shop doorways. : The committee did not wish "to restrict tirade, but only to prevent a' nuisance-in the streets: The representations ' ;oE; the deputation would be given careful•'-con-sideration'".-'. ':■•'. '. ■■.;•:'..•■ •