The Egmont County Council lias decided to institute a campaign against unlicensed drivers of motor vehicles. At the last meeting of the council it was stated that over 700 licenses had been taken out, but councillors said there were cases of men driving cars without licenses. The inspector was authorised L ,i take drastic, action. Reference was also made to the fact that in some cases '■liildi'en under 15 years of age were driving cars and milk lorries, one member instancing a case of a lad of 12 years driving at an estimated speed ot 45 miles an hour, and narrowly averting an accident,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17061, 20 September 1929, Page 7
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104Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17061, 20 September 1929, Page 7
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