DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1936, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

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WELLINGTON, May 5,

The negligent driving of a motor truch' round" one of the worst bends on Rimutaka Hill, was alleged in the Supreme. Court to-day by Thomas Walton Robertson, a linesman, when lie claimed damages totalling £2134 Is from Ling Sing, a Chinese general merchant, whose, lorry collided with plaintiff’s motor cycle on February 18'. It: was alleged Ling Sing was on the Wrong side of the road and was tra- ' veiling at' between twenty dive' and ■thirty l miles an hour; After four hours! retirement, the ,jury -disagreed; A:;new trial ! was. ordered. ■;:>;■:. ; v '/■> v. I l j • •AN ACQUITTAL. f ' * I WELLINGTON; May s; *>* trial concluded fin’ the 'Supreme '•Court’; tb-day:?ofiiftjweii ’.Lestbr Sfevers Jar refit': .'rtf < Lower H utt; ' ta®i>:d river, ■ ‘who pleaded>not guilty' to'a chains 'of: iiegij-gehtly,-:driving accar on the:.night ‘-oi"'January 18, causing theldertths'-oB ■Li llias Ellen Lowery and Charles Mild* enhall. The jury found accuse* nCt’ guilty, and lib was' discharged. Jar-: rett fainted as lie left the dock, but revived. , . - A.i

MR! :<C,GATES CONSTITUENTS,-.,

WELLINGTON,.; May 5

Both lythbj Northern , (and L ; .Souitheriv K‘Jipa|a ; Sub-Proyinipiol.-; Executives . of.; • iJ-.-v'Savage ).■ protest-, in'gS:'agaiiisto.the attitude,- that'; has .bhbn; ! .adopted;! to\vards , ? the , (primafy -pyodnets! Marketing Bjll by-, ■ Rt. Hop. J; G. Coates;,, .j.-.,;. -. 5 .. ■•• Exception by the Executive •js being t taken : to advice /that has; berth: tendered, tontlip'fanning communityby Mr Coates 5 that they should not accept the measure..

The Northern Executive of the Union assures Mr Savage of its support for the Bill.

MOTOR CYCLE FOUND

WELLINGTON, May 5,

A motor cycle which disappeared in March,, 1934, .from Thorndon railway station, x and of which no subsequent trace was found by, the police or anyone else was 'brought up by, a j dredge working off Aotea Quay,' yesterday. Alter it has been cleared of-bar-nacles; it will be returned to its owner.

MOTOR TAXATION

WELLINGTON, May 5

Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Transport, announces that he proposes to look .into. the whole question of motor taxation, including the allocation of the revenue received. He lias asked lor a full report from the Department. He lias received many representations regarding the matter. All of the interested parties will have a full opportunity of considering any new proposals before they are adopted.

NEW CLAIM FILED

; ; WELLINGTON; May 5; "'Following on a successful appeal in the Arbitration' Court' yesterday for the withdrawal of the application of Nfeb' Zealand Federated Motion Pictures Propectionists- Association for a Dominion award, the organisation filed new claims which, the genera] secretary states include better conditions for the men employed.