LONDON TRAFFIC BILL
SECOND READING CARRIED. \ sT*eo Association—By Telegraph—Copyist LONDON, MARCH. 29. (Received March 30, at 5.5 p.m.) In the House of Commons Mr H. Gosling, in moving the second reading of the London Traffic Bill, said it merely proposed to constitute an advisory committee to the Ministry of Transport. He appealed to the authorities in London to give the measure a fair trial, and he hoped it would result in the formulation of some larger scheme which would meet with general agreement. Mr Baldwin supported the Bill. Mr Percy Harris moved its rejection on the ground that it was contrary to the principles of local government, and conferred a monopoly upon private undertakings. He said London must sooner or later come into line with other cities where traffic was controlled by muncipalities. Mr Sydney Webb, arguing in favour of the Bill, emphasised the necessity of dealing with the traffic problem in view of the coming exhibition at Wembley Park. Mr Harris’s amendment was rejected by 211 to 112, and the Bill was read a second time.—Reuter.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19134, 31 March 1924, Page 5
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