MOTOR VEHICLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1927, Page 4

MOTOR VEHICLES.

RUGBY, Aug. 12. The Ministry for Transport’s order governing the size and construction of heavy motor vehicles, which was issued to-day, exempts from its operation existing vehicles from new ones registered within the next 12 months The order prescribes that the general over-all length of heavy fourwheel motors shall not exceed 27tt. Gin. and vehicles over 26ft shall not draw trailers. Afore stringent regulations regarding brake equipment and permissible weights for public vehicles are imposed. The limitations are modified in the ease of rigid-frame six wheel vehicles of approved construction, for which an over-all length of 30ft. is fixed as a maximum.

POSTAL UNI Ore RUGBY, Aug. 12. About 30 countries will he represented at a conference of the Universal Postal Union, to lie held at The Hague, on September Ist. to consider means of further developing international air mail arrangements. The air mail postal service has grown rapidly, am! the conference will con•sidcr how the general postal organisations in various countries can be improved in the light of experience already gained. General Williamson. ,Oireef or of Postal .Services, and Colonel Edwards, Technical Adviser to the Director of Civil Aviation will he the British representatives.