POWERS OF LOCAL BODIES.
ASHBTCRTON, January 10. An important by-law decision was given in the Magistrate's Court to-day by Mr J. G. Day, S.M., in the case of the Ashburton County Council v. Thomas Rainey, who w;as charged with driving a traction engine in a traction engine rut on the Main South; road. _ The magistrate dismissed the information, holding that a county council has no power to make by-laws governing roads which are under the jurisdiction of road boards. Notice of appeal was given.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 40
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84POWERS OF LOCAL BODIES. Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 40
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