REGISTRATIONS AND LICENSES

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21417, 8 March 1935, Page 18

REGISTRATIONS AND LICENSES

COMPARISON OF FIGURES DISCREPANCY BETWEEN TOTALS More drivmg licenses have beer, issued by the Christchurck City Council this year than were issued last year. The total is 11,593. which is 350 more than the total for last year. The number of licenses issued for motor-cars is 15.080. Since June last Ihe number of car licenses .issued. monthly has ranged from 242 to 212b. The lowest number was in February and the highest in June. As is to be expected, the registrations for December were considerably higher thTin for the preceding five months, the reason being, of course that many owners—chiefly owners of old cars—do not bother to register until the Christmas holidays approach. The following table shows the monthly registrations:— May •• '•• 8.049 June •• - 2.126 July ■• •• £33 August .. •• 6(3 September . • <vj October .. •• <'? November • • «8o December .. •• 915 January .. •• ~{? February .. •• -'*-- Total •• 15.080 A considerable discrepancy between the driving license and the registration totals will be noticed. Many drivers of course, obtain thenlicenses from other authorities than the City Council, but there are many who do not obtain licenses at all. There is at least one man in Christchurch who lias owned cars and driven regularly for 10 years without holding a license. . Driver" realise that it is difficult for the traffic inspectors to find out whether they have licenses or not, but what many of them do not realise is that a license is a great protection tor them. BEALEY TO ARTHUR'S PASS ALL LARGE CREEKS BRIDGED Motorists travelling between the Bealey and Arthur's Pass can now set out on the journey knowing that the creeks before them are likely to cause little, if any trouble. This is because all the large ones are now bridged. The most recent ones to be bridged were the McGrath creek and the Pig Leg creek, the McGrath bridge being opened only a month or so ago. A motorist who travelled to the West Coast recently said that the trip between the Bealey and Arthur's Pass was most enjoyable, and one that could be undertaken by motorists with a feeling of security. - A NEW COMPLAINT DOGS BARKING FROM CARS Some residents of Christchurch have found a new complaint against the motorist. They object to his carrying dogs that bark. In a complaint to Mr J. S. Hawkes, secretary to the Automobile Association, Canterbury (Incorporated), it has been stated that dogs barking i from motor-cars are becoming a nuisance in thickly populated areas. The noise of the car itself is not objected to, but the yapping of dogs is said to be a ''decided annoyance."