TAXI PROPRIETORS

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 6

TAXI PROPRIETORS

A REPRESENTATIVE BODY

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION

A large gathering of local taxi-cal proprietors last night discussed the pro posed rules of the Wellington Tax Proprietors'. Association, a body form :d with the object of promoting the in crests of the owners of taxi-cabs ir he city and suburbs. Mr. W. Joyce, who presided, saic hat the meeting had been called fol owing another meeting at which : ;ommittee was elected. The commit ee had sent a letter to the Minister if Transport (the Hon. K. Semplc , . tsking him to receive a deputatior rom the association to discuss the luestion of wages. No acknowledg nent had yet been received. He in roduced Mr. R. Watterson, who hac Irafted suggested rules for the associa Mr. Watterson explained that th< •ules as drawn up were only basic amendment necessary to realis< he ideals of the association could be nade. The objects were briefly t( jromote an organisation of taxi pro irietors, to establish and mamtair miform conditions in the business, t< >btain or introduce improved condi ions and services, and to carry ou iny other transactions or proceed it iny other direction for the benefit o: he taxi proprietors. It was agreed that any person, firm >r company licensed and plying ioi lire in the city or suburbs was elig ble for membership. Considerable iiscussion took place as to the advis ibility of admitting holders of private rire licences, and the point was raisec hat the number of these was sure tc ■ise tremendously during the centen try exhibition period. It was finallj ■esolved that the holders of private lire licences should be excluded fron nembership, which would be confinec 0 the holders of taxi licences. When a man gives up his ownership if a taxi he forfeits his membership The executive was empowered tc idmit to membership the husband o) 1 woman holding a licence. The an iual subscription was fixed at 255, tc >e paid in a lump sum, half-yearly, 01 [uarterly,' and provision for dealing vith defaulters was made. It was decided that there should be i president, a vice-president, a secre ary-treasurer, and a committee of four he whole to form an executive o! even. Neither the president nor the rice-president on retiring could bt >ligible for the position they had held >ut both were eligible for positions or he committee. Provisions were made jreventing one company having a con rolling interest on the executive. The annual meeting would be helc >n the first or second Thursday it Tuly. A special meeting could be :alled by any ten members. Ordin iry meetings were to be held on the Irst Thursday of each month. / [uorum should consist of 25 members ind a quorum at an executive meeting )f four. At the conclusion of the discussiot in the rules, it was unanimously de :ided to form the association, and tc ncorporate it. The following officers were elected Mr. J. L. Hagen; vice-pre lident, Mr. W. Joyce; committeemen i/tessrs. J. M. Stobart, J. L. Fenton, J Jiddals, and J. McGoldrick. The ap jointments of the secretary-treasurer ind the auditor were left to the execuive.