RISING TOLL OF THE MOTOR

Taranaki Daily News, 7 May 1930, Page 15

RISING TOLL OF THE MOTOR

OBSERVATIONS BY A JUDGE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston North, May 6. A reference to the increasing number of motor fatalities was made by the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) in his charge to the Grand Jury at the opening of the Supreme Court session to-day. Commenting on two cases for trial involving the deaths of three persons, he stated that such fatalities were becoming all too frequent and very serious. “A district like that you represent is to be congratulated that it does not require more than two criminal cases for trial,” added his Honour, “although I do not know whether it will be altogether a matter for congratulation having regard to the observations I have to make. It is a fact that while these cases are not criminal ones in the ordinary sense, they are cases in which the circumstances have to be investigated fully, as they involve in one instance the death of two fellow creatures, and in the other case one.” Proceeding to discuss both eases his Honour added that one could scarcely take up a newspaper nowadays without seeing one or more, or many more, of these tragedies reported.