DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 16 February 1945, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

RACE HORSE TRANSPORT RESTRICTIONS P.A. WELLINGTON, Feb. 15 The Minister of Transport. Hon. J. O’Brien, to-day issued a statement warning horse-float users that, even if driven by gas producer, the 30mile road limit for their use in the transport of racehores still applies. “Char is now issued without a license,” stated the Minister, “but this does not permit its usei for the conveying of racehorses for distances in excess of the 30 mile limit imposed by the Oil Fuel Control Notice, 1544, No 2. This has been decided by Mr W. H. Woodward, S.M. in a case taken by the Transport Department in the New Plymouth Court on February 13. “While for various reasons char has been excluded from the rationing system,” continued the Minister, “foregoing the restriction on its use for race horse transport is being retained, so that all owners will be placed on the same footing (as is the position in the case of retail deliveiles. etc) irrespective of the type of vehicle used, and also, in view of the tyre position, which is still difficult and is likely to remain so for some considerable! time. - * • “In the United States of America horse racing has now been completely banned,” concluded the Minister, “and it is felt that New Zealand is not being unduly harsh in restricting the road transport of race horses to 30 miles in view of the critical position in regard to rubber.”

N.Z. CENTRAL MILK COUNCIL appointments. WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. The Minister of Health announced to-day that the Governor-General has appointed to the Cential Milk Council Mr M. E. Lyons (Christchurch), representing the Municipal Association of New Zealand, Mr K. farmer, of Mangere, Auckland; and C. J. McFadden, farmer of Christchurch, to represent respectively North Island and South Island producer organisations; also Dr Muriel Bell (nutritionist, Dunedin) as representative of the interests of women and children, and Mi H E Combs, M.P., Wellington. Mr Nordmeyer said these five, together with himself as Minister of Health, and the Director of Milk Marketing, Mr H H Innes, would constitute the Milk Council, which would hold its initial meeting shortly.