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Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 86, 20 March 1931, Page 8

Auction Notices STRATFORD HAYMARKET SALE SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931 m PIGS, including: 2 Young Sows. 1 S.F. Plough. 1 Manure Distributor, "Duncan SALE, j 2 O’CLOCK. NEWTON KING, LTD. STRATFORD.

An important ruling regarding the motor traffic off-side rule was given by Mr. Justice Smith in the Supreme Court at Hamilton ,last week, when summing up at the close of a civil claim for damages arising out of a motor collision at Cambridge. “I have held, and will continue to hold,” said His Honour, “that the off-side rule does not apply to vehicles approaching each other, so long as it is clear that they are in the same street. They are simply approaching each other in the same.street. If the offside rule were to apply in such circumstances it would mean that all traffic proceeding down on its proper side would have to give way to a vehicle which desired to turn in the road. The offside rule does not apply to traffic turning in the street in front of other traffic.” His Honour added that the driver in such a case should use reasonable care and turn only when the street was clear of oncoming traffic. Recent alterations in the postal rates in New Zealand have revealed an anomaly which the postal authorities are unable to avoid. It is thus possible to send books of certain weights to England more clTeSply than to a destination within New Zealand. For transmission within the Dominion books come under the packet post, the charges for which have been increased under the new rates, while if they go to England they are sent by book 'post, the special rates for which have not been altered. It is explained by postal authorities that the new charges apply to New Zealand inland postage and in ceitain cases to postage to countiies not covered by the Postal Union agreement, but New Zealand has no power to alter the charges to England and other countries which are within the Postal Union.