PLYING FOR HIRE.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18547, 24 November 1925, Page 8

PLYING FOR HIRE.

NEW CITY COUNCIL RULE. REGISTRATION PLATES FOR TAXIS. A suggestion that vehicles plying for hire iu Christchurch should carry additional registration plates to those issued by the Government, to indicate that they had also been licensed by the Christchurch City Council, was a suggestion put forward by the By-laws and Finance Committee at last night's meeting of the City Council.

The committee in its report considered that in the licensing of vchiclos which plied for hire, an identification plate in addition to that issued by the Government, should be affixed to all such vehicles, with a view to indicating that they were licensed by the Council. A regulation in cenncxion with the matter had been drafted by the City Solicitor, and should be adopted by the Council as a resolution. The committee recommended that instead of the number-plates used in the past, a round disc be used with the word "'taxi" or "omnibus," ao the case might be, written thereon with tho number following. The recommendation was adopted.

Text of Resolution. The following resolution was earri.?d: All regulations contained iu subsection 5 of Section 207 of "The Christchurch Bvlaw No. 1," and in subsection 9 of Section 2 of "The Christchurch By-law No. 5," are hereby revoked and in substitution therefor the following regulations arc hereby mado: The owner of every cab, motor-cab, van, motor-van, or omnibus shall, immediately upon being granted a license for the same, affix thereto in such position and manner aa may be directed by the Traffic Inspector of the Council, an indication plate, which will be supplied by the Council for the purpose: and shall during the continuance of snch license keep the Said plate so affixed as aforesaid, and in such condition as to be plainly risible and legible. The indication plate shall be and remain the property Of the Council, and shall be returned to fhe Council at the expiration or termination of the license. In tho case of loss of a plate, a new plate shall be supplied to such owner at a cost of two shillings. No person shall carry, or continue to carry, any such indication plate on such vehicle, or any vehicle, at any time at -which su«h vehicle is unlicensed; and no owner shall conceal or obliterate such plate, or cause or permit any one, except the Traffic Inspector of the Council, or some person authorised by him, to alter or remove such plate. Provided always that the Council may at any time and from time to time by resolution revoke all or any of the above regulations, and all or any of the regulations made hereafter in substitution therefor, and may make other regulations in lieu thereof.