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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3229, 19 February 1943, Page 5

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STOCK WANDER ON ROADS

MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS

BETTER CONTROL URGED

That the nuisance of wandering stock is becoming more prevalent was emphasised by the Automo-

bile Association, in a letter .to

Wednesday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council. The association wrote as under: —

“Numerous cimplaints have been received by the association from members concerning wandering stock on county roads and it would seem that this nuisance is becoming more prevalent.

“There has been a number of near accidents as a result and the association has taken the matter up with the

has written pointing out that on Main Highways Board. The chairman of the Main Highways Board has written pointing out that on March 16, 1939, the board passed the following resolution: “That in terms of Section 9 of the Main Highways Act, 1922, the board. delegates to the local bodies hereunder, power to control wandering stock on State and main highways within their respective districts, such power to include the appointment of rangers for the purpose, on the understanding that this delegation does hot involve the board in the payment of any remuneration to the local bodies from the Main Highways Account for ranging work and that the local bodies named retain any revenues resulting from the activities of their rangers on State and main high-

ways.” “The chairman adds that in most cases the local bodies accepted this limited delegation but there were a few exceptions and in such areas wandering stock is still troublesome. “The association decided to remind the county councils of the powers that the Main Highways Board delegated to them and to solicit the interest of the county councils in this matter. It will, therefore, be appreciated if you will arrange for the association s representations to be submitted to your council.