WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1922, Page 3

WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, SEPT. 12th. , MOTOR BY LAW. in Committee tiie council resolved to the following effect. 1. Load and -'iced mot r tomes. Lorry leads not to exceed t!r- aggie-j gate eight tons; speed up to ill miles an hour w lien fully loaded; 12 mils empty. Speed to lie regulated by sealed governors’ ; Moiormau Robinson to be the Adjustor ot speed governors 2. I", cs. Timber lorries; £SO yearly; L'3(>, half" yearly, commercial motor loiries, £ls yearly; £lO hall-year-ly; commercial motor cars narrying j over 9 passengers; £ls yearly; £lO I half yearly ; commercial motor cars. ] Harrying over five and not more than, ft passengers.i £lO yearly: £7 10s lut’f I t.arly; commercial motor ears (five! pa-sengers and under) £8 yearly and’ £5 half v-arly ; private motor tars £3 yearly. ;(.—The licensing of drivers on lorries and eomuorioal motors was approved ; also drivt rs of cars for hire. 4. —The .speed cf haltin' ears was fixed at 25 miles an hour; drivers to use all caution on winding roads. 5. —Local body to have power to close reads and bridges to motor lorry traffic. ,i.—Application by mot; r lorry owners 1o ply on roads at certain period:, of the your when roads may he clu- ’d I r meter lorry traffic was agreed to. 7.—Remits to lie issued without charge to visiting motor car owners to tour district. S. Fees for visiting public motor; (ins; up in seven passengers. 5s per visit; above seven passengers. Ids per visit. <!.— Kce for motor cycles, £1 yeariv. A ip law embodying the above will l e submitted for adoption at the next Council meeting, and the confirmation w ill come up about a mouth later. I lie bylaw will determine when Hie same is til come into force, and ini-had - regulations for the eulorrrnient it too j'.rns, with penalties for breaches .of lb” bylaw. The Overseer, Ruadm oi and the police are to be appointed inspectors under the bylaw to see In Hi' .oilorcemeiit of the provisions relating to traffic etc. The bylaw is to lie drafted into due legal form by the County solicitor.