Liquor And Motorists
[Per Press Association. Copyright.l CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.
The proposal of the 'Minister of Transport, the Hon. R. Semple, to make it an offence for drivers of motor vehicles to take intoxicants while driving or within half an hour immediately before driving is opposed by delegates to the South Island Motor Union, and by the executive council of the North Island Motor Union. Among those who attended the meeting were the President of the North Island Union, Dr. E. E. Porritt, and Mr J. S. Hawkes, the representative of the South Island Union on the New Zealand Road Safety Council, the recommendations of which are the basis of the proposed legislation Mr Semple intends to submit to the House of Representatives.
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Northern Advocate, 27 June 1939, Page 12
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123Liquor And Motorists Northern Advocate, 27 June 1939, Page 12
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