N Z AUTOMOBILE UNION

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1921, Page 1

N Z AUTOMOBILE UNION

- —...-- —•— ANXI'AI. .MKICIXi;. - WKl.i.i X( MON . Anuiiist '.il. i'll,- all 1111•>I nir.'l il tlic X <">'.' i'.r;l.itnl A i.l«.ii...’ui|. I'ni.m was ln'M I",l:iv |!i (' I'. Knight pnsiilfil. On ill; 1 motion at' Mi - \\ . limii'hf I |!ih.i!i (Wiiiniiiipul. il 'in-' a fii'i l *1 llmt all yi'liii los 1 u>ll l * 1 Ijm i .i.iir*-ii n> *i i^|j|i v iin ai!*•i[ 11 ala ivnr nil wlik-li ~111 ill 1 Mi'll 11 <llll .1 IVilSlMl.llill' distllllf' iiom I lir rt'ur of ill*' \**■ 1 1 i<■ I'•. I'iu -anil' <!''.|i*m:ili' iiiin'i'il thill til’ 1 iliiiiin iivoniini'mis tin. 1 ' ili-<-*intinllam-*' ~i t>!*■ l lV.i lil • kllillVll ns tin- "lliiilmimj;" nC l.ia.lliulits as bftnjs Mi"n' iiiuiM ru'is ill.hi tli|. iiM' at llii' lull 1i m 11 1 . ;i!mi tlmt iiiil'-.-s *'m|kil-Ii:-':Iii-" ;il'm iiiinv ri'iM(iiiaiilv mill, tlii'.v slunilil I, |i, I .ll illi* i'll. Mi- I Spoilt «av«‘ iii-iniu'i's of sori.ms aci-illi'lil < lll'irll il al l (irCtilTi'il li'l'Mlloll •Mili'lliint:" am! ill!' ilaiiMi'i- of <rl:iriijjjc la .iii] i'.milm ami 'Hint li'jlils. Mi C. M. Hanks, sitiil lin' spntlirilt was v iisi fiil. ospivially on wind in;; lulls liO- l>;,.'kak:u Iki. ll 'loiil'l 1" a. jiilv to al l lllll tin' million nUiioi'lln'r. ;\lr I. !|. Sl.'ll <-m 1 »lai 11<•! 1 tin' value nC : In- si a <ll ii_-.llt to a il'ii'lol'. Ini' .taln-i . in luiiliiiM inlili’i'ssos I'illi'int 11. to li’iivi* kis rill'. Mi O. ||< iii.ino said ill*' point nas to lank*, t I•' ■ ISI' 111 ilia spntliwlll niol'i' I'l'll - smiillile.

It \v:»* »*•' cut nllL **- .-txr to ’* > 111 ! 111 l*, 1 1 1 s, * * and so mncmU'd the ninlMMi -was adopted A (lisrlissioll took j:l:u*f oil t »io dinner c.r ju oi«H i iii'*; on motor-cars ;«n<! t!m mooting, it ft or in*d:ince< of : i■; li:ul lnHMi quoted. ri'solved: "Tl'.al sin . 11 1 <lit i>m I)'.' made t<> -ret inn ! of tin* Holier OIIVIHCS Art to make j; : ,>] i llriin* ti'i' a person iii loud any i'!i ii* 1 1 ’ \v it h goods or mat ■•ri;il-< project ill g more than sis ilu■ 11’ s '"'Vioii! thr rxlr.-ni,. v, iiltil lII' till' vehicle." Oil !; halt of till' M arMiorougli As-.i-(■iatiiiii it nil'- inovi'tl linn ‘ i*i" l.x- ---|: losiv-’s Art si no i 111 In' am- mled to al- |.,« |,.r 111" -Image of 12 .-siM* of petrol |, v a iii'it at*' lunlnrist, provided they : ,,v star ■:! mil loss tlism !'l frrt from shiv building. Thr inciting f'anii'im'tl its resolution tint thr I'l'ritinn ot toll-gates liy hn.il hnilirs in', stivtimnisly opposed. Questions nl' organisation. tlu* '-stalllislmioiil of :i now association year !)""■' signboards, nml minor nntltrrs wen discussed. Thr proposals of thr Cnveriimont pul foriMird in thr Highways Hill were disi nss,.,l \ motion that tiutomoliilr as-„ -orhit ions should hr rrprrsrnlrd on tli,. hoards rut riistrd with thr supervision ~| expenditure on main and r.rt"rinl mads untlrr thr |iri>posrd srlirm,* m taxation if motorists li.v wav nl a tyre tax. Mils adoptrd. Tin' main toptr wa--11.,.' aline:'linn of thr revenue raised from thr motor taxation. Ihr genci-.. 11 .>i„ii>it was that thr ( asr would hr met |,'v tin* representation of mi *tor ill ;C interests on thr hoards. In rrgard in taxation, a nroposal H ini lildr 'all vehicles Mas opposed 1 \ some delegates mi Hi,, ground that In" vehicles v err purely local. Hie principles nf thr Hill generally "err approved. Thr Chairman urged that thr annua! lir. nsr |er should in' nominal. Hr hrlirVol iln re should hr two arlriial loads from the capital, and donhV taxation should hr avoided. Til,, dan; Mas that thr annual lax nil a llal rat" might hr Inn high. Tim figure pi" lmsrd for an annual registration fee \v:r*»C2 for cal's. £1 for tin wln'i'lors, ami Ids. for tno-w!irrlrrs _ Thr union, rrillirnii'il thr principh' lhal tyir tax is Ihr only fair source i,: no ' fiom niolorisls lor taxation I'urposrs Mr fl. I Ironing (Auckland) was rlrrt ri’j prpsid"nl fur tin’ ensuing year.