Wants Roads Closed For Car Racing
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CpRISTCHpR.Cp, July 4"I cannot guarantee that the legislation will be changed buj; I can guarantee that it will be disenssed," the Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, replied this afternoon to a deputation from the Association of New Zealand Car Cluhs, asking for authority to be given counties to close roads for motor sports. The Coujities ' Association ha(l recently adopted a rmnit from thg Waimairi County Council asking for the authority, said Mr. P. M. Hoare. He asked the Government to sponsor a Bill allowing motor- car ?poft to (sp held on public roads for acceleratfon tests, -hill climbs and races. The sporl had a big public fcll.Qwing. "Of course roads were not built for that purpose, " sai'd Afy. Fraspr. "Nq oue thought of building roads for the purpose of motor r&cing." Mr. W. W. Laing, chairman of the Waimairi , County Councjl: Municipaiities have authoit'iLy Eo c]qse tjrpm' for any purpose wliatever. Mr. J. Mathisqn, M.P., rpmarked that the Attorney-Gendral ]ield the opinion that niujii.cipafiti.es cpuld pot close roads for sport. "I have never known power to be use4 t0 plbse a street for aq ar.ena," jjaid th^ Prjjije ^Ijnisfpr. -
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1949, Page 5
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