HEAVY TRAFFIC

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12039, 17 January 1925, Page 5

HEAVY TRAFFIC

OBJECTION TO REGULATIONS. DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. Twenty-three members of the Now Zealand Master Pgri«n’. Federation, representing aft provinces fti the Dominion, waited upon the Minister for ■ Public Works (Hon. J. G. C-oates), yesterday. Their business had to do with the heavy traffic section of the new.bylaws which are being issued by the .Highways Board. ’.■■■■ The spokesman for. tne , federation was Mr B. L. Hammond, and he took exception to several points in the by. law drafts. One of these was the quest- , tion of grading. The by-laws providd for vehicles graded in classes of oho ton. .. v Mr Hnmmond .pointed out- that themaster carriers desired the grades to run in "half-tons; also, they wished'to' have the right for a vehicle to register in'a higher grade than its, weight, lorries being able to carry more than, was revealed by their combined capacity. it was desired that twin tyres and dual tyres should eoant as one tyre. ; The fees were held to <foe excessive, and whilst they ran from £5 to £76 per .-vehicle for a iyear, it was stateE that there w**. “• season- wily, tba-in-' ~intermediate grades, should .not reduced in proportion to their 'registration. , ’ “ . Very strong objection was taken to right of iocffl 'autheriiaea to. ' deeire separate registration, Mr Hamnuand instancing a case where -wehieies were registered under, three local bodies, and the fees paid were £2—o. This shortly wonld form the subject of a test case. To, thus' Mr Coates. aepUed,. th*t; hothought- it the intention off-toe-Bagh- - ways JBefud-ki uxtond the. registration to cover two, or if necessarythree,, .districts." ' * •• '--A-t; ‘ Following - this deputation came one from the Canterbury Transport Asso| ciatioji on tho same lineii. Finally a committee of four mera-i hers of the New Zealand. Master G ar i riers’ Association was appointed to confer with -officiate- *«ofr tn® Public Works Department 4bi9 morning.