DOMINION NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 25 June 1925, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

AUCKLAND TRAM AND BUS WAR. AU<*KLA N I >, J line 2 I. Judg r lit .|, in his division on the application of the Omnibus Proprietors to (piash the bve.law prohibiting buses plying in Queen Street, said:--“The e\ideiice of the Tiaftie Inspector satisfies me the motor omni. < buses are the real cause of the congestion in Queen Street. It appears to me however, that this congestion is only existent during working hours, and that after (».:-»<> in the evening, when tin- shops are dosed and commercial vehicles are not in use. that there is no reason why the ex elusion should lin n apply. ’’ His Honour held that in excluding buses from Queen Street a’ld ing routes for buses, the ('ouncil was acting within its powers- that there , was no substance in the allegation of! unrea: <>na bleness regarding the routes! prescribed. Th ( . bye.law should be » amended in the direction of permitting I fhe esc of Quern Street by buses f utter 6.3(1 p.m.. also on Sundays and J holidays. |'i lc motion would be ad j journed for further consideration, and ’ ( ity Council would submit an j amendment ba the direction in. ; dilated. I CO I KT NEWS. AUCK LAM). June 21 Af the. Supreme Court, Wiilinm ' Arthur Thomas was sentenced to nine I months’ hard labour on two charges . of indecent assault. GRAM FQR- COLLEGE HALL ASKED. WELLINGTON, June 24. A deputation from the Wellington College Old Boys’ Association interviewed Mr. Coates and Sir James

PaiiT to-day, with reference io ihe proposed Memorial Hall al the Uoile’ge. it |wa-s stated (hat the Association had raised L'GHUO bv luntairy subscriptions. and desired some ol this to bo used a*, a contribution to the cost of the hall,which the school badly needed, lour thousand had been suggested by Sir J • Parr, and approved by the As.'-'cia-tion, and /'2iU)O ,vould '«• Sjr w. on memorial brasses. Sir J air that the total <-GM of the hall would be £16,000 <17,(500. Mr Gates suggested that Sr J «'arr should bring the matter before Cabinet.