MOTOR VEHICLES.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4926, 15 January 1926, Page 3

MOTOR VEHICLES.

HEAVY TRAFFIC LICENSES-

BOROUGH COUNCIL’S ACTION.

At the Paeroa Borough, Council meeting last evening the following totter was. received from the Hamilton town clerk: — "I am instructed by the council to inform you that the Hamilton. Borough traffic inspector, during the course of his duteis, has found it necessary to take action against the owners of 17 motor lorries from places outside the borough for permitting their vehicles to be used in .the Hamilton borough without a license, as required under the Motor Lorry Regulations. He has made no special endeavour to see that .the Iprries coming from outside districts have been lis censed, so that it is quite probable that the above number represents only a proportion of .the vehicles in the No. 3 heavy traffic district which have not taken < nt these licenses.

“The inspector has been forced to the conclusion that the motor lorry regulationej are no,t being satisfactorily enforced by some of the local, authorities who are controlling streets and Toads, and that consequently the owners of lorries who take put licenses, and the local authorities who are Insisting upon the lorries garaged in their areas'being licensed, are suffering, and will continue to suffer, as, a result of the failure to enforce the provisions of the regulations. "‘This council earnestly requests all controlling authorities in the No. 3 heavy traffic district to ensure that all owners of heavy traffic vehicles take out the required licenses, and that they appoint sufficient inspectors to enforce the regulations in their areas.

“One of the adjacent counties has appointed its surfapemen as inspectors under the regulations, and the Hamilton borough considers that if all the counties take similar action, and where boroughs have no inspectors, if the foreman was appointed to carry but the work of an inspector the owners who are able .to evade the regulations will be comparatively few' in number.

“Will yoft kindly bring this matter before your council and advise me of the result in due course.’’ The Mayor said it would be a wise move to appoint tliq foreman to act as an inspector. People were 'in the habit of applying for a license tor a vehicle of a certain weight, but it was not always possible to verify the applicant’s statement as to tlie weight of the vehicle. The appointment of an inspector. Would considerably strengthen the hands of the honorary examiner (Cr. Brenan) and the town clerk.

Cr. Hare suggested that the poundkeeper might also be appointed, but the members did not appear to think it necessary. ‘ .

The foreman (Mr W. Neil) was appointed inspector for the borough, with definite instructions as to duties.