TRANSPORT OF PARTIES

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25138, 20 March 1947, Page 8

TRANSPORT OF PARTIES

LICENCES GRANTED FOR LIMITED PERIOD TRAMWAY BOARD OPPOSES APPLICATIONS Two applications for passenger service licfihces, authorising the carriage of contract parties within a 50-mile radius of the Chief Post Office, were opposed by the Tramway Board before the No. 3 Transport Licensing Authority (Mr V. Raines) yesterday. The authority granted the applications, but the licences will expire next year at the same time as other passenger licences, and the applicants were told that they must be prepared for stronger opposition if they applied for renewals. C. J Coombes, Richmond terrace, New Brighton, and William Newton, Queensbury street, Christchurch, were the applicants. Mr J. D. Hutchison, for the Tramway Board, said that the board had plenty of vehicles to give the services planned by Coombes and Newton. Shortage of staff and hours of work required by awards, were the difficulty, and a dozen buses might be lying idle at peak traffic hours It was hoped that this would not last, and he therefore submitted that if licences were granted they should be for a short period. Mr Raines commented that there was no reason why passenger work should be given to goods operators if passenger vehicles were available. There was no more reason why goods operators should do this work than that the Tramway Board should be licenced to operate as a general carrier. Mr E. C. Brittenden. for the Railways Department, said he would be forced to object to a renewal of the licences, because so many similar applications were being granted. Applications Granted The following applications were granted:— R. J. Gardiner, Manchester street, a new goods service licence with one vehicle authority for the cartage of scrap iron, metal and sacks. H. L. Hecc, suspension of goods service •licence lifted, and the licence renewed on the former terms. Joseph Buxton and Russell Buxton, trading as New Brighton Transport, renewal of goods service licence. R. A. Hartley. Woodham road, amendment of goods service licence by the inclusion of an additional vehicle authority.. R. J. Lamb, trading as Rapid Dispatch Carriers, amendment to goods service licence by inclusion of an additional vehicle authority. L. P. Honeybone, Waikari, amendment to goods service licence by inclusion of the right to carry logs from Waipara County to the Amberley Timber Mills. Wright and Company. Ltd., Tuam street, inclusion in a good service licence of two additional routes. Christchurch to Lake Tekapo and Christchurch to Lake Pukaki; and deletion of all reference to frequency of trips, the wording to be “as required.” W. A. Griffiths and R. A. Griffiths, transfer of goods service licence from Norman Leslie Bain on the same terms and conditions. Cheviot Motor Company, Ltd., renewal of continued passenger service licence. F. J. Beban, Ltd.. Sumner, new rental car licence authorising the operation of two rental cars from Sumner.