FLYING ON SUNDAY
CHARGES DISMISSED
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AUCKLAND, Sept. 16. “We want to encourage flying, and Sunday is the only possible time for young people to go up,” said Mr Id tv. Hunt, S.M., iu the Police Court when lie dismissed charges of Sunday trading brought against officials of the Auckland Aero Club. The club’s instructor and pilot, Lieutenant 1). M. Allan, was charged with carrying on his trade on Sunday on two occasions, while two charges, each of keeping the club’s premises open on a. Sunday lor the purpose of transacting business, were brought against tho club captain, Mr E. It. Boucher, and secretary, Mr 1.. W. Swan. Detective-Sergeant McHugh said that complaints had been received by tho police, and two constables who were sent to the Mange re aerodrome found that flying was taking place and the machines were plying for hire on Sunday, “Why should they not?” asked the magistrate. “Taxicabs, omnibuses and railway transport services do it.” Mr McHugh read a section of the
Police Offences Act under winch th charges were laid. . . Counsel for the club said that there had been a similar case in Wanganui. where a decision in favour or defendants had been given. While it was not binding in the present case, he did not think the Court would disturb it, as the cases were similar. “What chance have people to fly except on Sunday? asked Mr Hunt. “What about people going in omnibuses to Titirangi?” Mr McHugh: 1 suppose there is a lot to b“ said for it. The . Magistrate : I know the position. Someone has instructed you to prosecute, but I am not going to convict. Counsel, who said the club was not a trading concern acquiring profits, quoted the decision by Mr Salmon, S.M., at Wanganui, where it was held that an aeroplane was a carriage and came within the exemptions contained in the Act. “The whole thing is absurd. I can biro a taxicab to drive round the waterfront, but I am not allowed to fly over it,” said Mr Hunt, who dismissed all the charges.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 247, 17 September 1932, Page 10
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349FLYING ON SUNDAY Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 247, 17 September 1932, Page 10
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