THE SALE OF TYRES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25177, 14 April 1945, Page 6

THE SALE OF TYRES

PURCHASER FINED £5 MAGISTRATE AND THE LAW A charge of aiding and abetting in the sale of tyres without consent was denied by .John Gilbert Helleur (Dr Kinlay) before Mr J. H. Luxford, S.M.. yesterday. Defendant admitted a breach of the Scrap Robber Notice in disposing ol tyres without consent. Constable Dig by Smith said that defendant had bought four tyres and two tubes from a man who had advertised them for sale in a newspaper. He had admitted that he did not have authority to buy the tyres, but said he did not know that it was needed to buy used tyres. When the charges were brought on March. 16 counsel submitted that the onus was on the seller of tyres and not the buyer to ensure that consent was obtained, and the hearing was adjourned to enable counsel to submit written argument.

The magistrate said yesterday that he had always thought it very bad draftsmanship of regulations to put the onus on the vendor without any mention of the purchaser, although the purchaser could be charged with aiding and abetting in the event of an offence. While lawyers were aware of this, the ordinary man in the street was not. He had come to the conclusion that there was an obligation on the purchaser. Defendant was fined £5 on the first charge and £1 on the second. NATIONAL SAVINGS TEN MILLIONS IN YEAR (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Friday "The national savings investments for the year ended March 31 totalled £10,251,603, this being the figure paid into the War Expenses Account," said Mr T. N. Smalhvood, chairman of the National Savings Committee, in an interview. "This is a magnificent achievement. It further illustrates the popularity of national savings as a sound savings scheme and points the way at the close of hostilities to a continuation oil proven methods of <a national thrift organisation. "The widespread support for national savings," added Mr Smallwood, "is strikingly exemplified in the quota successes which have been recorded throughout the year and for which a new record was established by 207 towns obtaining their annual objectives. In some cases they actually trebled the year's objective.' Of the 19 postal districts into which the Dominion is divided 17 exceeded their full vear's quota, some hy very substantial surpluses."