LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
LIABILITY IN MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
UNEMPLOYMENT BILL PASSED.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.
Wellington, Last Night. Replying to the Hon. R. McCallum in the Legislative Council to-day, the Leader of the Council, the Hon. R. Masters, stated: “Under the present law in New Zealand, which is considered just and reasonable, the onus of avoiding a motor accident on the public highways lies equally on all parties likely to be involved in such an accident. It s understood that in England, under the same law which applies in New Zealand, cases have been taken successfully by motorists against negligent pedestrians who involved motorists in accidents. The infrequency of such cases is, of course, accounted for by the fact that the pedestrian is generally the chief sufferer in these accidents.”
The Council went into committee on the Unemployment Bill, which was put through all stages and passed without amendment.
The Council adjourned at 4.40 p.m. until Tuesday.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1930, Page 7
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