THE TRANSPORT BILL.
The Minister of Transport, possibly under pressure, seems to have yielded too easily to threats of opposition. It would have been much better to fight the whole question out. There were defects in the Bill, such as the over-weighting of motor interests on the Transport Advisory Council, but surely these could have been corrected after discussion. The attitude of some Reform and Labour members is hard to understand. Mr. Coates was willing to save the Bill. He could not consistently have been antagonistic to its main principle since he and his Minister of Public Works first emphasised the necessity of co-ordination. Some other members, however, appeared glad to see’ the Bill dropped. Perhaps they considered it a point scored against the Government. If so, they have a peculiar view of the public interest. —Wellington Evening Post.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 314, 14 November 1929, Page 4
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