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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5484, 7 October 1929, Page 4

Everyone was thrilled with the victory of the British team in the Schneider Trophy Contest, which is graphically illustrated in the current week’s issue of the N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review. Exclusive photographs are shown of the brilliant aviators (including Squadron Leader Orelbar) the holder of the flying speed record, and the world’s fastest machine, the supermai’ine Rolls Royce. Racing is represented by series of snaps from the Avondale Jockey Club and the Tattersail’s meeting at Randwick, Sydney. Golfers all over New Zealand will be interested in the fine series of photographs of the open golf championship at Wanganui and the North Auckland Ladies Golf Championship at Whangarei.

Several important provisions are contained in the Transport Bill, which is now before Parliament. One of these requires that after' June 1 next the post offices, instead of local bodies, will issue drivers’ licenses. The examinations for fitness to hold drivers’ licenses, which in the past have been conducted in a perfunctory manner, are in future to be conducted by persons appointed by the Commissioner of Transport. No licenses are to be issued to persons under the age of 17 years, or who may be suffering from physical disability. Important provisions are also contained in the Bill dealing with reckless driving.

The question of whether a local body is bound to accept the lowest tender when it omits to put in the advertisement the usual proviso that the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted was discussed at a meeting of the Waimari County Council. The council had called tenders for the tar-sealing of 25 chains of New Brighton Road, and the works committee recommended that the highest tender be accepted. Mr F. W. Freeman, the council’s engineer, pointed out that as the acting-county clerk had omitted to have the proviso in the advertisement the council was legally bound to accept the lowest tender. The acting-clerk said the invitation of tenders did .not bind the council to accept any parti'idar tender, and that it was quite unnecessaiy to include the words. The works committee had’ doubts as to the position and decided to obtain legal advice on the point raised. An amendment that the lowest tender be accepted was carried, which settled the matter as far as the council was concerned.