“GETTING OUT OF HAND”

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 117, 14 April 1930, Page 2

“GETTING OUT OF HAND”

MODERN MOTOR TRAFFIC. ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS. The question of the control of modern traffic was brought under the notice of the Horowhenua County Council on Saturday when the proposed appointment of a traffic inspector by a group of local bodies ivas discussed. It was suggested that a convenient group could be formed by the Kairanga, Manawatu and Horowhenua County Councils. The opinion was voiced that something would have to be done asmotor traffic was getting out of hand, but the matter was held over. The works committee submitted the following recommendation:—“That in the opinion of the committee there is an urgent necessity for some definite step being taken to administer the motor lorry and motor drivers’ regular tions and also the by-laws'in a more satisfactory manner than obtains at present. The chairman (Cr. Monk) commented that the appointment of a traffic inspector might be better held over until a definite decision in connection with the Hutt County’s conference was reached. Personally, he thought that, if a decision was reached at that conference, it would not be to Horowhenua’s benefit to participate in the scheme. They were not in the same heavy traffic district and had not a community of interests with the Hutt County. A better group could be formed by the Horowhenua, Manawatu and Kairanga County Councils. It would be a big district and there would be about 200 miles of highways, but there was a good circuit, making the district easy to work. Cr. Gimblett was against any increase in the rates to provide a traffic inspector. Cr. Jensen was also against any further call upon the ratepayers. He was opposed to the clause as ho feared that it blight lead to the penalising of farmers in the Te Horo Riding who used lorries to carry their cream and milk to the factory and who were using tho vehicles for a legitimate productive purpose. Tho chairman considered that discretion could be used in such cases. The chairman eaid that something would have to be done and done soon. The time had come -when they had to take definite steps. He was heartily in accord with the recommendation; the traffic was getting out of hand. The clause was adopted, Cr. Jensen dissenting. . Cr. Jensen asked what the next step would be. The chairman stated that the matter would not be lost sight of and would be brought up when he reported on the Hutt conference. There was no reason why a committee should not be set up to bring down recommendations.