“GET OUT AND WALK.”

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 239, 20 July 1945, Page 4

“GET OUT AND WALK.”

COLDSTREAM-ASHBURTON ’BUS.

ALLEGATIONS ABOUT SERVICE. '. ■ ■ r:-~ * \ “■ * Allegations that the service on the passenger service operated by MidCanterbury Transport between Ashburton and Coldsfream was so poor that passengers frequently had to get out-at Willowby and walk 'the rest of the way to Ashburfon, were made by Samuel T. Bigham, of Lowcliffe, who sought a. new continuous passenger service licence from the No. 3 Transport Licencing Authority (Mr T. LI. Langford) at Ashburton yesterday. Bigham said it was his intention to run a service from Coldstream to Ashburton. There was not enough accommodation?! bmstlie existing ’bus, and school children had to nurse each other for 30 miles. In addition, the time-table of the ’bus made it necessary for them to leave home at 7.30 aim

“|f tilings are as bad as that, 1 should have thought there would have been complaints from the educational abtfeorities,” said Mr Langford. : jfr R. W. Dixon (Traffic Inspector at. Ashburton): There have been com. points, but not as strong as those of tfrekapplicant. . Questioned by Mr C. G. de C. Drury, wlfb appeared for Mid-Canterbury Transport, Bigliam said he had a .’bus which would seat 12. The ’bus was not* paid for, but he was satisfied he could make the service pay in spite of already running. '|ifr Langford reserved his decision. Authority to run a new continuous passenger service from Coldstream to Ashburton was sought by Daniel Jack Moriarty, who said he was already operating a school ’bus service over that

route. Mr Drury said Mid - Canterbury Transport had no objection to Moriarty operating a service from Coldstream to Ashburton if he charged the same fire as the firm, but did not cover the sa.poe route. Questioned by Mr Haywood, Moriarty: said he had never carried pigs with hii&passengers. He had, however, carried pigs in a trailer behind his ’bus. Decision was reserved.

Other Applications.

G. A. Harris (Tinwald) was granted ■ th»‘renewal of a continuous goods service licence (mail contract). In jidditipn he was granted a new continuous' passenger service licence Cold-stream-Ashburton. , . The applications were granted after Harris had assured Mr J. S. Haywood, who appeared for the Commissicmer of Transport, that he adhered stwctly to the correct scale of charges and that lie had received no compoints. Mr Haywood said he had ‘ reived a number of specific complaints and later a verbal complaint of a general nature. . ~ Continuout passenger service - ‘ cences were renewed as follow*: Jw " Belcher, Ashburton-Longbeach, Webb's passenger service Ashburton, with extension to Maj Ae and Westerfield yfeYaletto and Hackthoriio; C. T. E. Hopwood Aumdel Ashburton via Hinds; P. ' • n) Ashburton-Metliven (permission gnu t (.(]•'to reverse route) j.Mid-Cantei b y Transport Coldstream- Ashburton via Sfc Eiflelton and Willowby<and Ashburton suburbs). r te rbury An' application by Mid-Canterou j tnLport SS"renewal of •«£■»»>£ passenger service licenc ® re f use d bi&ton to the airport wa,• -* ttteVe being no longer need toi the * An application by the same firm wAmendment of an existing licence ?pr”v"erviee for Works Depart; ment camps at Wincbmore was approved.