MOTORIST’S COURTESY
Englishman Charged with Speeding. » •Press Association —Copyright. Wellington, Last Night. . Tribute to the courtesy of thmotorist was paid by an inspector of the Main Highways Board in the Upper Hutt coin-.- to-day during the hearing of a chaige against Sir Janies Steele Maitland of exceeding 30 miles an hour in the borough. The- inspector said the <n fe->dant was following at a speed of between 50 and 55 miles an hour. The bitumen was wet at the time. Defendant admitted doing 50 miles an hour and said he had come from England. He had been in New Zealand only two months and lived at Auckland. “We were in complete agreement on the speed and the locali'y’ and he even suggested a place at Wellington where I could serve the summons as he was leaving the town.” said the inspector. “It is refreshing to come across a motorist of this kind.” Defendant, who did not appear, was- fined <£l.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 313, 19 December 1936, Page 6
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160MOTORIST’S COURTESY Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 313, 19 December 1936, Page 6
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