MENACE TO PUBLIC.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 3 February 1926, Page 4

MENACE TO PUBLIC.

BENZINE TINS ON ROAD. Recently a Maori child died from burns received through lighting a lire under a benzine tin, partly emptied, which was found by children on the roadside near Mahoenui. The coroner in his verdict drew the attention of motorists to this dangerous practice of throwing tins, not properly emptied, on the roadside, and asked motor associations to bring the matter under the notice of their members. This matter has been taken up by the Justice Department. and the Under-Secretary has communicated with the North Island (N.Z.) Motor Union. The latter’s executive has written to district associations asking that the utmost publicity he given to the accident with a view that similar ones might be avoided in future. The executive has written to the South Taranaki Executive, urging that it was in favour of the Counties’ Association, making it an offence to leave empty benzine tins on the road. This, it was considered, was gradually developing into a nuisance. The secretary (Mr W. G. Walldey) has forwarded us the letter, and we are pleased to be able to draw the serious attention of motorists to the matter.