Traffic officers’ final briefing
Christclpirch traffic officers will meet this evening for a final briefing on exactly what duties they will refuse under the Public Service Association ban, which is due to start on Monday. The ban was ordered by ing of infringement notices the association after the for speeding, parking, and State Services Commission overloading offences. Howhad offered Ministry traffic ever motorists will still be officers apay increase of $lO prosecuted in the court* for a year. This was in reply to serious offences. a claim for an increase of 16 The restriction of duties per cent. will begin in the Christchurch P.S.A officials repeated district of the Ministry of yesterday that there would Transport—which extends be no slackening of the watch over the whole of the South for motorists suspected of ex- Island north of Waimate, incessive drinking. eluding the West Coast. The The duties to be refused area will be enlarged week are all those resulting from by week, and will include the legislation introduced since whole of the South Island 1965. These include the issu- from January 31.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32819, 20 January 1972, Page 1
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