DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

::y telegraph—press assn., copyright. liAfi-WA YS HKOUG.VNISATIOX. WELLINGTON. -May 21. The Minister for Railways, the Hon. ,1. C. Codes states that Cabinet today approved the final plans for complete reorganisation oi the railway workshops of the Dominion. It is an extensive scheme, involving a good deal more than the purchase of modern machinery, and lie is not ready to make all details public.

'i'n meet 'lnis competition on the AYcl-lington-Ui'Wer Hull section the Hail way Department lias introduced a very clastic system of twelve-trip bearer tickets on rest lifted as to the period of availability, and they will bo transferable. One or two children over three but not exceeding twelve years of ago travelling on these tickets will count as one adult. Three or four such children will i omit as tw<> adults, and so on, each additional one or two children counting' as one adult. Another indication of the stops taken to meet road competition is an extension of a preferential low rate on beny.ino and kerosene trom Auckland, Frank ton. .Junction and Hamilton. It will apply to lots of 200 cases the former minimum having been 1000 onset. MOTOR. IJGIITS. AUCKLAND, May 21. '['lie altitude of motorists towards

the practice of dimming lights when pasitig other motor-cars was referred to in the .Supreme Court during the hearing of a civil action. Percy Cohort Skcates gavo evidence of the universal opinions of motorists that dimming was a dangerous practivo owing to (he sudden change in

brilliancy of lights. A new Auckland by-law provided for the adjustment of lamps so that the beam would no! lie thrown higher than .‘lit din. I hat was intended to prevent dazzle ami do away with the need lor dimming. In replv to Mr Xorlhorolt. witness said he did not suppose the by-law would ge right tor every occasion. An oli'ort to lix the focussing point followed experience in California, but ii would not remove all difficulties. Counsel: You say that dimming is a danger l—Yes. At wlntt speed can you use dimmed lights with safety:-' At prostn I could drive with trimmed lights a ton miles an hour with salety. 1 can travel at lit toon to twenty miles an hour on the main city streets with dimmed lights. Why go faster than that?—-none of us are content with that speed. ' In reply l<» Mr Jlogbcn, witness said that if a peilcsl rinii were dazzled all lie bad to do was to turn hi« beck or turn his head and walk across the light.