MOTORISTS CONFER
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
fßy Telegraph — L‘er Press Association)
"WELLINGTON, Alay 22
Motorists representatives from all parts of New Zealand are eontereucing to-day, Mr O’CnUaghan, youth Taranaki, presiding.
It was decided to wait on the Minister to ask that the Motor Vehicles Act he amended so that it should he tne only Act under whi c h local bodies could make by-laws-To approach the Government to have the law amended in the direction of a!Wring the present practice under which rests are not awarded against, the Crown to successful defendants or appcabii'l.s in traffic prosecution^. A deputation to tG Union Company was ai’iauged in connection with the basis charge lor froLditing ca's between the two islands.
It was resolved to urge the Government to provide that- a]l bicycles be painted white at the rear, red reflectors being considered inefficient . It was decided to seek legislation prohibiting the use ot glaring hend lights on stationary vehicles,
"That the Government he a »k<M f° r legislation making it- compulsory for pedestrians to keep to the right on roads where there are no footpaths. That unions of the two island* unite in an endeavour to secure the elimination of all roadside advertising hoardings in rural districts, also b-M'diugH otT railway property, nt or near level evosisings, except m cities oi lurt»e towns. . ■
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1931, Page 5
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