LICENSING OF TRANSPORT

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 225, 19 June 1936, Page 10

LICENSING OF TRANSPORT

District Authorities

FOUR APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

Men of Wide Experience

Four district licensing authorities have been appointed by the Government under the new Transport Licensing Amendment Act. They will take the places of the former Central Licensing Authorities and will have power to grant passanger service licences and to exercise jurisdiction in respect of transport affairs, under Ministerial control.

The four authorities, who have been appointed by the Minister of Transport, Hon. R. Semple, with the concurrence of Cabinet, are: Mr. E. Phelan, Auckland. Mr. Philip Skoglund, town clerk of Stratford. Mr. T. 11. Laneford, Temuka. Mr. Victor Raines, Invercargill.

The appointments indicate the re speetive geographical representation Mr. Phelan, who is well known in local body administration in Auckland, will

control licensing in the Auckland province; Mr. Skoglund will have charge of the southern part of the North Island, including Wellington; Mr. Lang lord will control Canterbury and Westland, and Mr. Rayne, a solicitor, Otago and Southland.

The Minister stated yesterday that he would make an official announcement about the appointments within the next few days. He was satisfied, he said, that the four men appointed would “fill the bill.” All the men appointed were of wide general experience, had a sound knowledge of the districts which they would administer, were 100 ;>er cent, loyal to the policy of the Government, and were sympathetic toward the transport situation.