FIRE PRECAUTIONS.
ASH TRAYS, IN CARS.
A Legal Necessity.
An Act is contemplated in California (U.S.A.) -to force every motorist to equip his vehicle with a receptacle for cigar arid cigarette butts. If it passes the Legislature . failure to have such an ash tray in the car will he an offence. This legislation has .been suggested by the number of bush fires in California last summer. It is claimed that the majority of the fires were started by tourists and in most cases were caused by carelessly - • thrown cigar and cigarette stubs.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 292, 13 June 1929, Page 7
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