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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2671, 15 August 1887, Page 3

;«£THE WHEEL TIRE QUESTION. ™h tho ■Masterioirß. M, C'oiivt this morning' (Monday), before .8. von Stunner R. 31.,, James • Macara, and .•Job Vilo, . coaclr ...proprietors, were •lined Is each and cost?', amounting iu, ■■■■''' t'ach ca6o to. lis 2d, for driving pas- ' senger eoaches over the County roads, 'through tho Forty Milo Bush, having • .tires of a. less width than 2f inches, • . 3lr Macara stated that he had the .rfil contract- and was compelled to . i™eight file's an hour which could • not bo done with less than four korsos, lie said he would pull off the road to-morrow, if ifc was not for his contract with tho Government, He considered it was'a very hard case; as kVwas/botwecn two fires-tiio Government and the County Coimoil—and asked His Worship' if he would bo allowed to run his coach for a few days while he was getting another' conveyance' to carry 'the mails in. His Worship said it was certainly a .hard case, but ho had nothing to do but to administer the law. He would, however, be as lenient as possible. Ho thought it a serious matter that tho t public convenience should suffer through these by-laws, and he hoped Mr Macara would not discontimw his coaches through tho Bush. He regretted that tho Comity by-laws were enforced now, seeing they would that arrangements could be mado wjßthe County Council in tho direction sought by Mr Macara. Mr I<\ G. Moore, County Clerk, said that tho mails could bo carried in a buggy, but that Mr Macara was ÜBing heavy coaches in the work for the purpose of carrying passengers.