Carrier’s Low Charges Disturb Competitors

Press, Volume C, Issue 29467, 20 March 1961, Page 23

Carrier’s Low Charges Disturb Competitors

The No. 9 Transport Licensing Authority (Mr J. S. Haywood) offered his sympathy to objectors to a licensing application on Friday. The objectors said they could not economically carry sand and shingle at the prices charged by the applicant, Johannes Theodorus Le Brun, of 72 Beresford street New Brighton. The objectors said they had lost business since Le Brun started selling shingle and sand. Le Brun (Mr A. Hearn) was granted the transfer of a continuous goods service licence from Alexander Findlay Cruickshank, Christchurch. He said he was a wood and coal merchant in New Brighton. He sold sand and shingle at £1 a yard for three yards, using a licensed carrier to deliver the orders. The application was opposed bv K. A. Price <Mr J. A. Bretherton), the Christchurch branch of *he New Zealand Road Transport Alliance, A. H. Rogers, and J. Buxton (Mr I. A. i Pringle). Price said that he and most other operators charged according to a scale fixed by the Christchurch Shingle and Metal Supply Association. He charged £1 7s for a cubic yard of shingle, and he could not sell it at Le Brun’s price. Mr Haywood said he had no authority to fix charges. If Le Brun thought he was big enough and strong enough to sell shingle at £1 a yard there was nothing he could do about it. However, he advised Le Brun to 'examine his charges if he planned to make the busi- | ness pay. Other Applications Mr Haywood heard 10 other : apnlications. Mutual Rental Cars Ltd., T!maru (Mr A. D. was granted an amendment to its rental vehicle licence by the addition of 12 permanent cars. The company applied for 13 cars. Tasman Rental Cars (Christchurch). Ltd. (Mr J. N. Matson), was allowed an amendment to its rental vehicle licence by the addition of two vans of not more than 15cwt capacity. As the result of a successful application by the Minister of Railways the Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. bus service to Akaroa on the eastern bays route will be rescheduled. The applicant was granted an amendment to the Railways Department’s continuous passenger service licence. Mr L. C. Brown represented the applicant. A new continuous goods service licence with authority for two vehicles was granted to Sockburn Shingle Supplies. Ltd. (Mr J. A. Bretherton). The j use of the licence was restricted to the company’s own road metal, gravel, shingle, scoria, sand, pumice, soil or spoil. The application was opposed by the Christchurch Shingle and Metal Supply Association (Mr Pringle). C. E. Gwatkin and Company, Ltd. (Mr Bretherton), was granted an amendment to its continuous goods service licence by the addition of two vehicle authorities. The application was opposed by the Christchurch and Suburban (Carriers’ Association (Mr (Pringle). Restricted Use 1 Maurice Edward Collier, trad- ! ing as the Woolston Coal and ; Cartage Depot (Mr A. B. Harman >. was allowed an amend- • ment to his licence by the addition of one vehicle authority. Use of the authority is restricted to property of the 'Woolston Scouring Works. Ltd. i The Christchurch and Sub- | urban Carriers’ Association (Mr Pringle) apposed the application. Transfer of a continuous goods service licence to Leonard James Keast and Eileen Veronica Keast, trading as Jim Keast, from Edwin Alfred Diehl, was granted subject to

review In six months. Mr Bretherton appeared for the applicant, and Mr Pringle, representing the Christchurch and Suburban Carriers' Asaociaion. opposed the application. Three additional vehicle authorities were granted to John Brightling, Ltd. (Mr H. W. Hunter). The Christchurch and Suburban Carriers’ Association iMr Pringle) opposed the application. Orari Horse Transport. Ltd. (Mr H. W. Hunter), was granted the transfer of a continuous goods service licence from Rewi Clarkson Idlens King-Turner and Hutton. Ltd (Mr P. H. T. Alpers), was granted the transfer of a continuous goods sen-ice licence from Irwyn Bismark KingTurner and Francis Thomas Hutton. Timaru Applicants Fail The No. 9 District Transport Licensing Authority (Mr J. S. Haywood) has refused, in reserved decisions, two applications from Timaru firms. Hervey Motors, Ltd. (Mr M. C. Gresson), sought an amendment to its licence to permit the carriage of gooods from Christchurch to Timaru. and from there by another service to O tern a tat a in North Otago. The applicant was mainly concerned with the carriage of mails and newspapers. Mr Haywood said. He said he found services provided by the railways were adequate. The application was opposed by the New Zealand Railways Department (Mr L. C. Brown). The other application was made by John Wilfred Beck May. Alexander Buchan May. Derrick George May. and Ethel Sarah May. trading as May’s Bakery (Mr O. Stevens). The applicant sought an amendment to its licence to allow it to carry a bigger payload. and a substituted special condition involving carriage of newspapers and goods between depots in Timaru and Waimate to Otematata-Kurow.

The application was opposed by the New Zealand Railways Department (Mr Brown) and Foster Hvgienic Bread. Oamaru (Mr K W. Walton). Mr Haywood said he found that railways services were rdequate.