Bus To Leithfield Beach Discontinued

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28133, 23 November 1956, Page 18

Bus To Leithfield Beach Discontinued

Midland Motorways Services, Ltd., will discontinue its service to and from Leithfield Beach as the result of an application granted yesterday by the No. 9 Transport Licensing Authority (Mr J. A. Bretherton). The company’s records showed that it was operating the service at a loss An application by New Zealand Railway Road Services to permit it to pick up passengers between Amberley and Christchurch, and to restrict the pick up of passengers betweer. Christchurch and Woodend was granted by the Authority. The chairman of the Leithfield Beach Domain Board (Mr C. W. Allard) and a second member of the board (Mr F. A. H. Penfold) spoke on behalf of the Leithfield residents.

About 35 houses at the beach were permariently occupied, the majority by pensioners, said Mr Allard. It was a mile from his home to the main road and he was the nearest of the residents to it. At least 11 persons had no means of transport, and the remainder w’ho owned their own cars used them each day loi travel to work.

Perishable goods had to be brought to the beach store each week-end and the store depended upon Midland buses to do this.

The Railway road service was prepared to serve the main routes, but its desire to give its passengers from Kaikoura a fast, efficient service meant it could not go out of its way for a few passengers, said Mr E. C. Brittenden for the department “I’m sorry I can’t help the residents of the community but the company cannot be expected to run at a loss,” said the Authority. “I’m afraid the residents of Leithfield beach will have to come to an ar rangement among themselves and hire a rental car or bus when they need one. I don’t see how the company can be expected to run at a loss. When there is sufficient demand

—as there may be during the Christmas period—undoubtedly the service will exist.” Mr H. W. Hunter appeared tor the company. A new taxicab service licence authorising the operation of a taxi from Akaroa was granted Edwin John McNabb, of Percy street, Akaroa iMr J S. Haywood). The Authority said he doubted that the service would be economic, but the applicant was a suitable person and the service would be a convenience to the community while it existed.

C. E. Gwatkin and Company, Ltd. (Mr K. L. Heney), was granted an additional vehicle authority for the cartage of general goods. J. K. Mooney and Company, Ltd. (Mr H. W. Hunter), was granted an additional vehicle authority for the cartage of skins, hides, tallow, and wool. An application for exemption from the 30-mile rail restriction was refused, and the granting of the vehicle authority made conditional upon the firm's taking only a load or part-load to its depot after loading on the rail was completed.

An application from William Albert McCallum. 36 Taurima street. Hornby (Mr J. S. Haywood), for a new goods licence and one vehicle authority for the cartace of firewood, mortar, rubbish, coal, sand, shingle and spoil was granted by the Authority. The application was conditional upon the deletion of one vehicle authority. The cartage rights followed from the

licence of the General Service Cartage Contractors. Ltd.. Christchurch, which was granted an amendment to a goods licence by the deletion of one vehicle authority.

Brooklyn Bakeries, Ltd. (Mr G. C. P. Beadel), 226 Armagh street, 1 was granted an application for a new goods licence with two vehicle authorities to enable it to carry its own bread to Oxford and surrounding districts. Exemption from the 30-mile rail restriction was granted. Horton, Bidwell and Company. Ltd., 264 Tuam street, was granted an amendment to a goods service licence by the addition of two vehicle authorities. The application was opposed by the Master Carriers’ Association (Mr H. W. Hunter).

Review of a goods service licence with a view to its revocation as being no longer required was granted the Stoneyhurst Sawmilling Company, Ltd.* 222 Oxford terrace. Similar review was granted Kenneth Aubrey Fuller, 107 Philpotts road. Mairehau. Allister Douglas Monk, 4& Highsted road, was granted revocation of a goods service licence. J. Dynes and Company, Ltd., Christchurch, and the Omihi Lime Company, Ltd., Christchurch (Mr J. S. Haywood), were granted reyiews of goods services licences as being no longer required. Allister Douglas McKenzie, of 9 Maxwell street (Mr J. S. Haywood), was granted an application for amendment to a goods service licence by the addition of one vehicle authority, with exemption from the 50-mile rail restriction, for the cartage of logs and firewood.