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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 5 September 1929, Page 2

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Because it is not customary for trams to stop in Devon Street opposite tlie place indicated by the notice was', in effect, the reason for the dismissal of two informations against a motorist iby the magistrate in New Plymouth yesterday (reports the “News”). Thomas H. Bates, represented by Mr A. A. Ben. nett, defended himself against two charges of stopping his car on August C at the stopping place for trams “between the near side of a portion of the tramline and the footpath,” and with causing unnecessary obstruction in the thoroughfare. It was stated that a motor-car might not be drawn up within a tram length of the stopping place, but it was shown that before the tram arrived defendant stopped his car outside the Big Orange Drink, 74= feet, away from the notice. He left a passenger in the car while he was transacting some business. Within five minutes a constable came to him and told him other vehicles could not pass a stationary tram when allowed to do so by the conductor because his car was in the way. Mr Tate said the prosecution must fail. Defendant was not within a tram ’s length of the indicated stopping place. lie suggested that if similar occurrences were to be avoided in the future the actual stopping place would have to be marked in some clear way. Nearly 110.000 passengers were taken to tlie lipsom gu minor race meeting by the Southern Railway—nearly 20.000 more than last year: