FINE CO-OPERATION

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 134, 3 December 1938, Page 10

FINE CO-OPERATION

COMMISSIONER'S THANKS

The Commissioner of Transport, Mr. G. L. Laurenson, today thanked the

Press of New Zealand for the "wonderful assistance that had been given in connection with the Road Safety Week." i Mr. Laurenson said that Press reports had reached him from all over New Zealand,' indicating the excellent support that the newspapers were giving the local Road Safety Week Committees. Several county chairmen and borough mayors had mentioned to him the valuable cooperation they were receiving from the Press.

Mr. Laurensoh said that the Road Safety Week proposals had been adopted with such enthusiasm by local bodies that the very large supplies of [publicity materials prepared had proved quite inadequate and telegrams and telephone calls had been received from all over New Zealand asking for further supplies. In an endeavour to fulfil local demands orders of publicity materials were substantially increased, and then the Department was forced back upon a distribution on a population basis. A million and a quarter coloured leaflets in eight different designs had been dispatched for distribution through shops and garages. He wished to offer those shops distributing these leaflets and displaying posters the sincere thanks of the Department. Fifteen thousand large posters, 40,000 window notices, and 30,000 safety transfers were being distributed. A preliminary supply of calico strips for use on lorries totalled more than four miles in length, but such was the demand that twenty miles of strips could have been used. More than a mile of calico banners had also been distributed, but many miles would have been required to have fulfilled the demand. Two thousand striking accident photographs had also been made available to shops. Mr Laurenson said that the processions in many of the centres were the largest that have ever been organised there, many of the South Island processions being particularly notable in this respect. The demand for wrecked cars to be displayed in public places nad far outrun the supply, for unless cars were hopelessly wrecked owners were anxious to have them repaired without delay.