LICENSING OF TRANSPORT

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29989, 26 November 1962, Page 20

LICENSING OF TRANSPORT

“Borderline” Case Refused An application by Dennis Garnett Harris, trading as Harris’s Butchery, Cheviot, for a new goods service licence allowing him to carry his own meat from Sockbum to Cheviot with exemptions from rail restrictions has been refuaed by the No. 3 Transport Licensing Authority (Mr J. S. Haywood) in a reserved dedaion. Mr K. J. McMenamin appeared for the applicant and Mr F. D. Daiy represented the Railways Department. which opposed the application. In his decision. the Authority said the application was a borderline one, but it involved 78 miles of open and available railway line and the Legislature recently decided that the maximum distance for carriage of fresh meat free from rail restriction waa 75 miles. “In spite of my sympathy towards the applicant I am compelled upon the evidence to hold that the grant of this application does not satisfy me as being necessary or desirable in the public interest,” the Authority said. Other Decisions Applications for a reduction in the frequency of the Greymouth-Hokotika and the Hokitika-Bruce Bay rail services were refused. Mr Daly, who appeared for the Railways Department, contended that improved roads were the reason for altering the timetables.

The reduced frequency was opposed by Messrs A. E. Friend and S. Nolan, of the Whataraa branch of Federated Farmers. In his decision, the Authority amends the timetables set out in the formal application with attached timetables.

Heavy building materials are deemed to exclude bricks, building blocks, cement, mortar and plumbing materials, says the Authority in a reserved decision on an application by T. P. Gilroy, Ltd. (Mr B. S. McLaughlin) for an amendment to a continuous goods service licence by amending the words “bridge-building materials” to read “bridge and heavy building materials.” The amendment was granted. Mr J. J. B. Connor, appeared for the Christchurch and Suburban Carriers’ Association. He said the association wanted a better definition of “heavy building materials.”