WAIRARAPA CARRIERS

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 229, 22 June 1940, Page 7

WAIRARAPA CARRIERS

Dissension Must Be Ended WARNING BY AUTHORITY Dominion .Special Service. MASTERTON, June 21. Tlie conflict ol ini crests between the two carrying associations in the Wair.-i--rapa, the Wairarapa Licensed Transport Federation of Carriers ami the Mairarapa branch of the New Zealand Road Transport Alliance, came in for criticism today when the No. 2 Licensing Authority, Mr. P. Skogluud, threatened drastic action if necessary to end the squabbling. "I have said it privately before to carriers in this district, and I will now say it publicly,” said Mr. Skogluud. “Operators in the district are behaving, not like growu men, but like a lot of children. The time is not one for such wrangling and this petty squabbling which has been going ou in the last few months has got to stop. I have advised carriers in this district that there is only' one organization I will recognize in the area, and that is the branch of the NewZealand Road Transport Alliance. I stated in Hastings that if there are any carrriers who refuse to make some attempt to co-operate and co-ordinate to reach the goal the Government desires, I think I am quite justified in. saying that the onl.v course open to me is to recommend to the Oil Fuel Controller to cut them out of petrol. I am sorry to have to make such a threat, but these men must be made to realize that the present is no time for disputes. When 1 come up to inquire into the question of co- , ordination I hope that, the carriers will come to me and offer their help, and not leave if to me to make the decision.”