CAR CONVERSION
PENALTY TO BE HEAVIER LEGISLATION PROMISED i» BILL AT AN EARLY DATE STATEMENT BY MINISTER [BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, "Wednesday A question whether tho Government was taking any action with regard to repeated requests by motorists and automobile associations to increases tho penalty for the conversion of motorcars was asked by Mr. J. Linklater (Government —Manawatu) in the House of Representatives to-day, Tho Hon. J. G. Cobbc, Minister of Justice, said the Government had had the matter under consideration for some time. It intended to introduce legislation at an early date in tho direction of increasing penalties for the conversion of cars.
The present penalty is a fine not exceeding £2O or imprisonment not exceeding three months. In addition, the person convicted may be ordered to pay to the owner a sum not exceeding £2O by way of compensation for any damage done to the vehicle.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21844, 5 July 1934, Page 12
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149CAR CONVERSION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21844, 5 July 1934, Page 12
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