Charging 10/6 a mile for what costs fourpence astonished Judge Foster during the hearing of a medical case* at the Alelbourne County Court. The plaint itf, a nerve specialist, claimed £57 15/1 and judgment was given for £3S S/-. 11.- considered 10/6 a mile for travelling a reasonable charge and ho was supported by Dr. Cox. the medical secretary of the Aictorian branch of the British Medical Association. The Judge described the charge as absurd. He .-mid: “A motor-car takes a man a mile in about a minute and a, half ami the cost to him is fourpence. ’ ’
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Kaikoura Star, Volume LVI, Issue 93, 26 November 1936, Page 4
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