WEAK POINT IN THE LAW.

North Otago Times, 25 June 1913, Page 3

WEAK POINT IN THE LAW.

Per Press Aasociatioii. ' " As rt, i Welli " gtc ' ;i ' h ™ 2 4t0 t h ™. aw "?» st according h. ut i . V Martl ". solicitor to •he Municipal Associntoi,. ami „ j«y <rf tlio city Etf.icitors, « .'ocal hotly or inuuicipj'ijly \ m ... wo in its, own streets, it d, a!l power to run trnnrajs • whstl'tsrHey am electric, steam, nr merrtv torn, tmt whatever means of trac •c it.wd it must,,/run 0:1 W That js the .interpretation of tfie .law. .At the same traie there is rolling to prevent private companies, or any perron, persons,' „ r 3yrrf4cate (romi combing with. a n estnbtohed tramway system by means of a motor bus service run on the streets which the rateiiayers' money. taainttuns. The case .is exeni|Aasis«l to the full by tlie success ni ti,e London Motor bub Coml'niiy, wlin in recent yM rs Ji n v« cut away warty ,iM surplus from luige •«poiisiv.e tramway systems \milt by tlw London C< 1 lity Council. It B-1,8 T."" 1.- a j. ty 6im j )iir Con . s-':iutnces to the heavily caiiitnliscd niiii.Plpiil lifjinrny echenie in t-lis. Ijominicn tb.it promrotel some of H« arguments ovor the motor Ims (lutstien at ~ conference nl 1)i» execuHve comrnWe-j or tb Mnnicina'l '"fMiation ]v:(.d in. ths To\rii Hall May. ■ Mr Stwrart, Mayor n f Duneta, moved \h ' tollovjJiij,' .which ws pnswl; "Tibat the Government bo wffii to amerd Kb Tramways Act in tlio ;llrfcti(in of c'nn R specific power to any' Men! nnllinritirs, TicrowrK council, town I ortril, wfe•thor nffinyji; 0 r a tramway syg'em! tor (not, to run n:ol 0 r l)« c r any other (Inscription of I'fhicV, as f;:.i;r's to ,3'i ( b system or otlierw'rv"

Mr P!' '>r Urn -o-ed. " the Gov.' •"■!.,he I'?''d In •'-'rodiire 1-sg-i" 1 'tii to rrnvirte i'""iA Diivai'e po'.-n M!i;,m:s or rompany '« nllo\r. •' t-> rmi motnr Im-rn dn -n-' citv. hornifi'v or town district wi'tfliif, f.h». wrmtoion nr lien-j of tip cr.atrrlltoT lrcal aut'-ority.' l ' T!i3 mnlinn was rarrird.