KILLED IN THE STREETS

Grey River Argus, 21 April 1925, Page 8

KILLED IN THE STREETS

5(10 CHILDREN TN A YEAR. Five hundred school children Avere killed in London in the year 1923-24. This salient figure emerges from the rcporl of the General Purposes Committee of the London County Council. The report deals with the question of street congestion, and the commitlee urge that a point to be considered is to reduce lhe omnibus service in the middle hours of the day as is now done with the tramway service. It is pointed out. that, compared Avith the “rush” hours, I here arc 30 per cent les s trams on the routes in the middle of the day. The committee favours t’ne restriction of the number of vehicles passing elementary schools.

A Nelson syndicate is in process of formation to work the oxide of iron deposits at Para para for the manufacture of paint (says the Evening Afail;. Experiments have been going on for the past twelve months, and it is under stood that the difficulties Avhich preA’iously experienced have been satisfactorily soh'-ed and that an excellent paint can be put on the market. 'l’he syndicate has secured a 42 years’ lease of a 60-acre block at Parapora. It is proposed to erect Avorks at Nelson for the manufacture of the article.