TRANSPORT BILL
FURTHER AMENDED
CONTENTIOUS CLAUSES DROPPED
Following consultation with representatives of the Opposition today, the Transport Law Amendment Bill was substantially modified when it came before the House of Representatives this afternoon for its second reading.
The clauses relating to road safety have been retained, but the Minister of Transport (the Hon. R. Semple) agreed to eliminate several of the more contentious provisions, notably that regarding the registration of bicycles, and that relating to the proposal to issue motor drivers' licences through the post offices.
An important amendment gives the Minister power to- define traffic districts comprising an area within 15 miles from the principal post offices, and containing at least 6000 residents. In these traffic districts the licence fees are collected by the various local bodies within the area defined and handed to the controlling authority, less a shilling for each fee collected. In other cases local bodies are entitled to the fee they collect.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 64, 13 September 1939, Page 11
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157TRANSPORT BILL Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 64, 13 September 1939, Page 11
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