REDUCED LIGHTS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21441, 7 June 1941, Page 8

REDUCED LIGHTS

AREAS OF RESTRICTION SIGNPOST INDICATION MOTOR-VEHICLE REGULATIONS (Bv Telegrapn.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Friday A number of inquiries had been made regarding the recently gazetted Lighting Restrictions Emergency Regulations, said the acting-Minister of National Service, the Hon. D. Wilson, today. The restrictions would apply in the meantime only to specified centres of population on or near the sea coast. The restricted areas are as follows: North Island: Whangarei, Auckland and suburbs, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, Lower Hutt, Petone, Eastbourne and connecting roads, Wanganui, Castlecliff and connecting roads, New Plymouth. South Island, Nelson, Greymouth, Westport, Christchurch, Sumner, New Brighton, Lyttelton, and connecting roads, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Portobello, West Harbour and connecting roads, Bluff. “These restricted areas will be indicated by signposts,” said the Minister. “However, there will be a certain limited number of roads where further restrictions will apply when the prescribed signposts have been erected. These are in the main roads facing the open sea, and on these roads vehicles may be driven on parking lights only, a parking light being defined as one not exceeding seven watts. To reduce accident risks it is provided that vehicles must not be parked on these roads, that speeds must not exceed 20 miles an hour and that bicycles must carry a tail-light.” The Minister repeated that, in order to ease restrictions during the hours of heaviest traffic, they would apply only between 7 p.m. and 6.30 a.m. HAMILTON RESTRICTIONS DECISION TO BE ENFORCED The Hamilton Borough Council has received authority from the Electricity Controller, Wellington, to enforce its decision to eliminate all unnecessary lights in Hamilton as a contribution to the Dominion effort to save as much electricity as possible. From Monday night the full restrictions will apply, and during Monday the council’s electrical staff will be engaged in the task of disconnecting all signs. For some weeks now the community lights in the town have been disconnected and most of the lights in shop windows have also been drastically restricted. Street lights have been curtailed, with all lights extinguished before midnight. The enforcing of the regulations from Monday night will mostly affect electric advertising signs.