MOTOR CARS AT THE SEASIDE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3748, 31 January 1928, Page 3

MOTOR CARS AT THE SEASIDE.

DANGER TO CHILDREN

. There are two grave dangers at the local seaside which, unless removed, will yet result in tragic and fatal consequences. One is the dangerous cutting which motorists have to negotiate to gain access to the river foreshore, and for which the Harbour Board is responsible, and the other is the desi/e on the part of motorists to speed along the foreshore to the imminent danger of children and pedestrians. At yesterday’s meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board, a letter was received from AH »S. G. Northley, of Palmerston N., who called attention to the danger of motor cars driven on the Foxton beach when it is crowded with small children during the holiday period, and advising the Board that his small son had been knocked down by a car driven by an extremely drunken motorist. The motorist had been fined £5 and had his name suppressed by two Foxton J.’sP.

A Member: Why was his name suppressed?

The Chairman: Goodness knows,

“We are responsible for the beach,” said Mr Nash, “and I move that we write to the Harbour Master instx’ucting him to take the names and addresses of any persons on the beach offending in this respect, and to ask the police.to provide bet-: ter control at holiday periods.” The resolution was unanimously carried. [IN connection with the fine imposed for the aJbove offence, the Bench could only deal with the case on the evidence adduced.

Neither the complainant nor any of those who witnessed the affair tendered evidence. —Ed.H.]