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moned vehicles remained outside the
Ordinance and could defy the traffic requictions under sec. 3 Sub-sec (2) of the 1889 Ordivance in they did not come within the definition of public "vehicle," in Sec. 2 of 21 of 1887. Acci=
arising from carelessness became frequent. The streets of Victoria in
many Land
lin
Otalv
have
very steep gradients
and over laden bucks and carciesly conducted vehicles became a source
No of danger.
Jaccident
The Colonial Surgeon attending - accident cases from this cause at the Stospital called attention to the dangers of uncontrolled schicular Haffic and suggested licawing as in the case of public vehicles es that owners
might be ascertained and held responsible. Lee Colonial Surgeon's Sonnual Report for 1893.
ra
Accordingly the Attorney Gene.
was instructed to draft an Ardi.
wance
20 asto
nance which was done on the line. of Ordinance 21 of 1887 which had " worked so well in practico, assimilate the hoo similar Ordinances,
Section 2 of 13 of 1895, accord:
ingly, supplements section 2 of 21 of 1887 while Sechous 4,5,6,7,8 and 9
of Ordinance 13 of 1895 follow substan= tally Sections 3,7,9, 11, 12 and 1 of Ardi. nance 21 of 1887.
*
•I was Acting Chief Justice
ast so wo
August.
from 6th March to 6th. not in the Legislative Council when the Ordinance in its final form
read; a second and third time for
was I aware of Mr. Stumphrey's Object,
ions.
For practiest purposes. "think Mr. Shumpȧrey's apprehensions including those as to "arbitrary or ruinous" Conditions in Licences quite ground less. Judging by the working of si- milar provisions in Ardinance 21 of
1887