SCHOOL BUSES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 136, 25 June 1937, Page 19

SCHOOL BUSES

PresB Association.)

Wanganui Yehicles in Firstr Class Order

(By Telegraph—

WA^UAR L4-, Lusl "I am not able tb spe&k regaru-.r ihe condition of school buses blsewh.v.c but I can say that, so far as > Wahganui Board is concerned, the condemnation definitely does not apply, ' ' commented Mr. E. F. Homingway, chairman of the Wanganui Education Board, in an interview, when referring to the reeent adverse critioism of school buses by a licenSing authority at a meeting of the Canterbury. Schooi • (Jommittees5 Association. A nupiber of buses are in use in this district and have been operating most satisfactorily. The board 5s contracts tirovided that the buses shali be kCpt ,u first-class running order and repair ind that the niain consideration is tlie safe carriage of the childreh,55 siiid Mr. Hemingway. "To elisuro compliance with these TequirCnients, tho board has worked in close co-operation with the various traffic inspectors, who passed all vehicles as fit before they ivCre placed on the road, and made periodical inspections to easure that they are being kept in safe condition. Thanks to the l-eady co-operation oi mspectors, the board has been able to maintain a good standard of efficiencj in its services. "I make this statement to assur ountry parents 'in this district thn they need have no cause for alarm,"