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Amendment re age of driver. 12. Subclause (c) of clause five is hereby amended by striking out the figures "21 " in the second-last line thereof and substituting therefor the figures " 17." Repeal and substitution re motor lights. 13. Subclause (e) of clause seventeen is hereby repealed, and the following subclause substituted therefor:— " (e) No person shall drive or use a motor-car in any road or street after sunset or before sunrise unless such car shall be provided with at least one light on each side to give light in front of such car and one light at the rear thereof, so placed as to illuminate the registered number-plate thereon and to show a red light rearward, and which lights shall be kept lighted and burning during the whole time such car is upon such road or street." Repeal. 14. Clauses thirteen and sixteen of the principal Ordinance are hereby repealed. Arrest without warrant. 15. Any officer of police may arrest without warrant any driver who he has reason to believe is committing an offence as defined by subclauses (c) and (I) of clause three of the principal Ordinance. SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OMNIBUSES. (Vide clause 8.) Body and seating accommodation. 1. The body of the vehicle and the seating accommodation shall be approved by the Commissioner of Police. 2. Seating provision for each passenger shall be not less than sixteen inches in width and fourteen inches deep, with a back for each seat. Driver's seat. 3. No seat other than the driver's seat shall be nearer than three feet to the steering-wheel or brake or gear-lever, unless divided from the same by a partition. 4. The driver's seat shall be so situated that he can readily give prominent arm or mechanical signals for traffic purposes. Mirror. 5. A mirror shall be so provided that the driver may observe traffic on the left and rear of the omnibus. Eire appliance. 6. The omnibus must be provided with at least one suitable appliance for extinguishing fire, which must at all times be effectually maintained and be so placed as to be readily accessible both from inside and outside the vehicle. Red reflector. 7. A suitable red reflector shall be fitted in the proximity of the rear light so as to be an extra protection in the •event of failure of such light. Number of passengers. 8. The number of passengers for which the omnibus is licensed shall be legibly painted upon some conspicuous part of the inside, with the words " Licensed to carry Passengers " in English and Samoan. Destination. 9. The destination or route of the omnibus shall be painted on the outside of the vehicle, or on a board attached to the outside in letters not less than two inches in height. Spare wheel. 10. The omnibus shall be provided with a spare properly equipped wheel, or with a spare rim and tire ready for service, also a tool-box containing suitable tools and renewable parts to meet reasonable road requirements. Step, grip-handles, and interior light. 11. "The omnibus shall be provided with a safe and convenient step and grip-handles for the assistance of passengers in entering and alighting, and with a light so placed that the exit and step are illuminated by it at night: Provided that in the case of an omnibus licensed as such prior to the first day of April, nineteen hundred and twentynine, a strict compliance with the provisions of this clause shall not be required if the Commissioner of Police is satisfied that such omnibus is substantially in a fit condition and safe and convenient for public use. Assented to this 27th day of March, 1929. fL.s.] S. S. Allen, Administrator.