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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26909, 22 October 1948, Page 9

PUBLIC NOTICES JgRAKES ON MOTOR" VEHICLES. As from MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1948. regular checks will be made by the Transport Department on brakes on' motor vehicles. Traffic inspectors of the Transport Department have been instructed to issue Traffic Offence Notices with a view to the prosecution of those drivers in all cases of infringement of Reg. 8 of “ The Traffic Regulations, 1936." Briefly, this Regulation requires:— 1. That no person shall operate a motor vehicle unless itns equipped with two independent brakes, one being a foot-brake and one being a hand-brake. 2. That no person shall operate a motor vehicle unless (a) the loot-brake is capable of bringing the vehicle to a standstill within a distance of 40 feet from a speed of 20 miles per hour; (b) the handbrake is capable of bringing the vehicle to a standstill within a distance of 70 feet from a speed of 20 miles per hour and also is capable of holding the vehicle at rest on a grade of one in five. 3. That no person shall operate a trailer over two tons laden weight unless it is equipped with a hand-brake which, applied to the loaded trailer alone, is capable of meeting the requirements of 2 (b) above. (These provisions do not apply to motor vehicles operating under the Transport Licensing Act. For these a higher standard of brake efficiency is required.)—G. L. LAURENI3ON, Commissioner of Transport.

gINGER SEWING CENTRE. Learn to make your own frocks at the Singer Sewing Centre. No difficult theory. You actually make a frock while you learn to sew. Classes now forming. Full course of eight lessons costs only £2 8s Enrol now at the SINGER SEWING MACHINE CENTRE (Inc. in U.S.A.). 78 GEORGE STREET, DUNEDIN Phone 10-870 A IR transport' to timaru Per DOMINIE AIRCRAFT. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, Available from Taieri for 6 Passengers Return Sunday Evening. FARE: £3 Return: £2 Single. Passengers to make own transport arrangements to Taieri and to be at the Aerodrome at 8.15 a.m. RING NATIONAL AIRWAYS FOR SEAT. 'OROUGH OF PORT CHALMERS. HOUSEHOLD REFUSE COLLECTION. Householders at Port Chalmers are requested to note that the ASH COLLECTION SERVICE NEXT WEEK will be carried out on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27. There will be no alteration in the usual Friday- service. <*■ C. BLACKMAN, Town Clerk. Port Chalmers, October 21, 1948. QTAGO HARBOUR BOARD. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BALANCE SHEET and STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, etc., of the Otago Harbour Board for the years ended September 30. 1946. and September 30, 1947, as certified to by the Controller and Auditor-General, and examined and allowed by the said Board at a Meeting held on the 21st instant, will be OPEN FOR INSPECTION at the Public Office of-the Board, Birch street, Dunedin, during office hours, for THIRTY DAYS on and from TO-DAY (FRIDAY), OCTOBER 22. 1948. J. RENTON, „ Secretary. Dunedin, October 21, 1948. PROPOSED RURAL FIRE DISTRICT. IT IS PROPOSED, under " The Forest and Rural Fires Act, 1947,” to Constitute an area in Otago Land District, Clutha County, containing approx. 4500 acres, and bounded on south-east by Tahakopa Bay and Tautuku Bay, on south-west by Tautuku River, on east by McCormack Creek, and ex-tending inland about one mile, and to be known at Tautuku Rural Fire District, for protection of trees and other plants on State Forest Lands situated in that area. Plan of area and full details of proposal may be inspected at Maclennan Post Office. Any person having well-grounded Objections to Constitution of this Fire District should submit his Objections in Writing to Commissioner of State Forests, Wellington, by NOVEMBER 21. CITY COUNCIL. OUNEDIN TEMPORARY CLOSING, OVERBRIDGE BETWEEN VOGEL AND ROBERTS STREETS. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BRIDGE over the railway between Vogel and Roberts streets will be CLOSED TO TRAFFIC from 8 a.m. on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1948, until the completion of maintenance repair work by the Railway Department on SUNDAY. OCTOBER 24, 1948. R. A. JOHNSTON, Town Clerk. Municipal Chambers, Dunedin, C.l. October 21. 1948. “ rjiRANSPORT LICENSiNG~ACT.~I93L” If no Written Representations against the following Application received are lodged with the Secretary to the No. 4. Transport Licensing Authority within seven clear days from the publication of this notice, the Authority proposes to grant it without further notice or Public Sitting, in accordance with the terms of Section 6 of “ The Transport Licensing Amendment Act, 1936.” Further particulars obtainable on application. J W. J. Wilson, Balclutha, as Trustee for a Company to be incorporated, for the transfer of Continuous Taxicab Service Licence No. 276 in the name of A. Jack, Balclutha, and for the operation of One (1) Public Taxicab in the Borough of Balclutha and surrounding district. Dated this 22nd day of October. 1948. R. A. E. SMITH. Secretary. P.O. Box 886, Dunedin. M AKOGAI AND PACIFIC ISLANDS LEPER FUND. velcome your kindly interest in our Friends. All donations will be vledged by me personally. No gift small, for the need is great. P. J. TWOMEY, “ Leper Man," Christchurch.

ITTOMEN'S INDOOR BASKETBALL. VV ASSOCIATION.—Winners of the Guessing Competition are as follows:—(1) 734, W. Pringle; (2) 1350, K. Bradshaw; (3) 1139, E. Buchanan; (4) 162, W. Wmton; (5) 1164, N. Anderson. ' WANTED TO RENT WANTED Rent, quiet middle-aged couple, no children, self-contained Flat; furnished or unfurnished; reasonably central; urgent.—l4B2, Times. WANTED to Rent, unfurnished Self-con-tained Flat; married couple; quiet; rent in advance. Ring Taylor, boarding inspector, or 1427, Times. WANTED to Rent, House, Flat, Rooms, bv railway employee on transfer; careful tenant; rent in advance. —1394, Times. YOUNG - Married Couple, with baby, want Somewhere to Live; Hou’se, Crib: urgent. 1456, Times. ' UNFURNISHED Rooms, by widow; help in home if required; South End.—l 472. Times. WANTED to Rent by a retired couple. Ci-ib or Flat, anywhere.—l 492, Times. WANTED to Rent by an elderly couple. Rooms or Flat. —1943, Times. TO LET TO Let7~ City - Home; furnished; handy Town Belt; £5 week.—Tamblyn, Rhodes and Justice. TO Let, 2 furnished Rooms, conveniences; £2; refined home, north end; business lady or gentleman; references. Times. CENTRAL City Office to Let; telephone and light included: low rental.—l 446, Times.