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 bootblacks, newsvendors, street musicians, porters, and the issuing of certificates of competency to drivers of private motor cars and cycles. The Department is also responsible for the control of theatres and places of amusement, and the impounding of stray cattle.

The system of registration of motor vehicles is by personal application and the issuing of numerals to be attached to the car for identification purposes. Every person driving a motor car must hold a certificate to prove that he is competent to drive and control a car. The minimum age is fixed at 17 years. The certificate is granted after the Traffic Inspector of the Council is satisfied as to competency.

Applicants for licenses, under all heads, obtain an application form from the Department, which, when details are filled in, is handed by applicant to the Police Department, which investigates and reports direct to Council, and in the event of the report proving satisfactory, Council forthwith authorises the Department to issue the license. Council exercises a close scrutiny of all licenses, and any delinquents are promptly dealt with.

Licensed motor car fares are arranged under two headings—(a) by distance, and (b) by time. Such is optional with the hirer:—