PROPOSED BUS SERVICE TO THE MOUNT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 14211, 9 November 1946, Page 3

PROPOSED BUS SERVICE TO THE MOUNT

"objections voiced at sitting op n , TRANSPORT AUTHORITY Hi B :'■ % : : ■

TO APPLICATION BY RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT

WRONG CASE WILL HAVE TO BE MADE OUT SAYS MR E. J. PHELAN r I proposal by the New Zealand Railways Road Services to .We a two-day bus service, between Mount Maunganui and JLanga was tho subject of an application to the No. 1 TransSrt licensing Authority (Mr E. J. Phelan) in Tauranga on Wednesday. The Authority reserved decision and suggested that the ferry proprietors and the representatives of the New JJ. a land Kailways Ecad Services irc?t in conference on this fluestion. In his opening remarks, a representative of the Railways •Department (Mr W. J. Andrew), stated that this application Is made in response to representations by tribal committees It was an amendment to the Te Puke-Mount Maungranui service, ''Any objections" asked the Authority, to which Mr H. 0. Coone y, representing Faulkner Brothers, proprietors of the ■Mount Maunganui ferry service, and Mr J. J. Steevens, of Mount Maunganui, replied that there were.

Wter Thomas Hanna, manager /the New Zealand Railways Road lis in the Rotorua district, said leTidence, that' the proposed ser- | would' utilise a vehicle which ias now lying idle. The fare would Lj. single and 4/6 return. There o 'iio desire to compete with the jiant ferry boats. He did not cong there was traffic at the Mount, tat lie did consider there was traffic t§ Kairua Road. jjepiying to Mr Cooney, witness jaiattet-be did not think the service wild'be in conflict with the ferry Irietors, It would he in comjj'ljof with them at Christmas time ■l l the passengers were prepared kpaytbe extra fare; and it was only jg two days a week —Wednesdays "udTridays.

0 Cooney submitted that the question should be stood down until /conference had been held between lie railways and the ferry .pro'-' prietors. The Authority intimated that it would need a very .strong case to aierfere with the ferry proprietors iidded that no licence was going ifbi'issued, .that was going to-in-ferfere with -the "old" service. He suggested that the parties meet. Mr Andrew produced a petition liich he said was signed by 54 people who did not use the ferry. Thomas Farrell stated in evidence fat none of the people used the hunch at the present time. Replying to a question, he stated that the trains ran only once a week. Mr Cooney: That will modify after fa elections. * ' '." -"" ' " _ A gt|n,•byj&ejriame, of.,Smith, was jpplying. for the same service. Mr Phelan: He has the same dances. .'.', James. Steevens, a bus proprietor, ct Mount Maunganui, said in evince, that if this' road service were panted, let it operate from Kairua. 3e spoke against it operating in the fat area. "If you don't arrive at a decision, !|ll," declared the Authority when Srving 'decision.