HUTT COUNTY BY-LAWS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1923, Page 3

HUTT COUNTY BY-LAWS

—— —<> SETTLERS PREVENTED EROM USING LOBBIES IN WINTER. (N.Z. Times. Saturday),-; ‘■Jj only goes to show that the Government has disregarded the advancement of the motor-ear and tin t it has failed to cope with this Hiss if traffic." remonstrated Mr it. F. O'Leary at the Magistrate's Curt when seven men made an ap|earan<e before Mr i\ K. Hunt. S AL. charged uitli travelling rver the Paokakariki hill with a load exceeding If lens allowed on each "heel under the by-law. The men were: --X . J. Brown. N. \\ . Brown, and I). W. Poole fall ol wlutr.i bad to an-.’.'.er I i t" o i ImigeV). Arthur Davis. G. H. Eowhls. 11. A. Jensen. and If. L. W.vkes.

Mr T. \\\ Hislup. rejTusont iiur tho Mutt County Council, declared tint the hy-huv >t ipula led that a cor t.*. in ur-i{i)ir was not allowed lo travel over the Paokakariki hill during the \\:ntj* ninths. This had boon laid, down to pjevont. tin' road heiie_i tern up too much. Tho h'j-rii*- vare-d in size trom Thornycro! t motors to Ford one-ton t rucks.

Counsel lor i he defendants intimated I hat he desired in plead guiily on their behalf. He desired to stale, however, that the by-law was having all extremely distressing effect upon the people eoneerned. Most of the ofl'enders. and also other men who used the lorries i- the hill, were returned soldiers carving cm business with Wellington. Their idea was to cart H'odmc into the city markets, an i then take benzine cl".. back with them to lbcir district. ’Pile by-law forced upon the men the necessity ol the traders laying up tla-ir lorries over the winter months mid il was obvious that ibis would in no way tern! to alleviate their difficulties. Tile men are forced to go out ol bu-iiiess aliogcthcr for live months of the year. The only redress that w :ts able to i-c obtained was through Parliament, and a. deputation had wailed upon the Prime Minister dining the morning. “Some ' i the men are in great distress.” concluded counsel. ‘•The by-law was created as far I nek as ]l)i)S or even earlier, ami it is obvious that ii. is now out ot date. ‘•The (.’•■■ui! il has fixed Lie- | ciuiltv at £5 and that is the minimum hue” declared the magistrate.

The minuium line was imposed in each ease.