COUNTIES AND MOTORS.

Grey River Argus, 21 July 1926, Page 6

COUNTIES AND MOTORS.

WELLINGTON, Julv 20 ' A! t'" 1 Counties Confer nee, Mr E \Vel'b (Whangarei) moved that tlx Cou.tlies Ad and the Motor \ < hide. Ad be um-.nded so as to empowet county councils to impo-.e a licens" fei ■hi all motor vehicles under two toir laden weight, used for hire and for t oi.i Jm*rc in I purposes, in return for l loir use of th' county roads. This was carried. Mr 1 . Dalmyple (Rnngiteki) moved that Legislation by regulation in reoarl Io conntv administration be min , imis'il far ns possible. He said H i was a prim >ple that was undesirable 11,. instanced tlx 1 motor buses’, reg'i ImCh.iis a . an exampl •. The remit was I IP )T’.’CT’< 'N OF FENDS. \ rcmi! was carried lli.it an effort 1 111 • made to obtain m-iDdorv powers f. r < oun’tv councils to secure sejiarate hanking accounts in r.-ped ' depreIciniioa of machinery accounts, and for Ir. pla 'ments. 'iliere were several remits to th , s.effect, all being (ini’. J’ d in nix’. I ii v.-a< pointed out that certain ’ | io-ils ha'l built up d preriation r l-ftinds Io the p.moiint or several hun.lred.s of pounds, but in tho event of I.a change in th ' Council nt an clodion, t dlx-re was nothing to prevent the now , Cniincil sp nding the money for any purpose. It was eom'dered desirable, •that ‘lull funds should be protected for that purpose.