HEAVY TRAFFIC BY-LAWS.
WHAMGAREI TEST CASE.
COUNCIL AGAIN SUCCEEDS.
[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. J
WHANG AREI. Wednesday
Although a recent case had already decided that heavy-traffic vehicles should pay tli.c license fees prescribed by the Whangarei Borough Council, a further test case was heard yesterday beforu Mr. It. W. Tate, S.M. James Stewart Lawrie, a carrier doing most of his business with outlying districts, was the defendant. He had a license in tho county and refused to pay for one in the l>orough.
The defence was that most of Lawrie's work lay outside tho borough, and ho only used a small portion of the borough roads daily, yet was expected to pay £30. After evidence had been given regarding the amount of damage done to the streets by various kinds of traffic, the magistrate stated that he was not prepared to say that tho by-law was unreasonable or oppressive. Ho convicted defendant, and as it was a test caso inflicted a 10s fine, with costs £2 9s.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18895, 18 December 1924, Page 12
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