TRANSPORT LICENSING

Evening Star, Issue 21823, 12 September 1934, Page 2

TRANSPORT LICENSING

IME Bill DISTRICT AUTHORITY The Dunedin District Transport Licensing Authority, comprising Messrs J. L. MTndoo (chairman), V. H, •Shepherd, and Dr Borrie, sat yesterday to consider applications for the renewal of passenger service licenses. PENINSULA SERVICES. Three applications from the Peninsula, Motor Service Ltd. for the* renewal of continuous passenger service licences from Dunedin to Harrington Point,. Dunedin to Portobello (High road), and Dunedin to Tomahawk were grantea. DUNEDIN-PORT CHALMERS. • The New Zealand Railways Board motor services applied for a renewal or a continuous passenger license from Dunedin to Port Chalmers and Carey s B *Mr A. Robb, representing the Railwavs Committee of the West Harbour Borough Council, appeared in connection with the application to ask for a better service to Ravejisbourne than the department had provided to date. He complained that he could not think of a borough or suburb that was as badly catered for as West Harbour in the matter of transport. Ravensbourno was one of the most salubrious suburbs in the vicinity of Dunedin, hut it was being starved for population through the inadequacy of transport services. The speaker made several suggestions in the direction of improvements. Mr H. L. Gibson (district traffic manager of railways) questioned whether the views expressed by Mr Robb represented tho, opinions of the majority of the residents of West Harbour, fully 80 per cent, of whom used the twenty-one-concession tickets which wore already available. If necessary he could produce evidence to show that it was not possible to run a bus service to Ravensbourne on the basis of 2d a section. He made comparisons between the fares charged on the West Harbour run and those charged on other routes out of the city. He did not mean to imply that the rates he quoted with respect to other services were too high. All he wanted to show was that the Railway Department's charges were more than reasonable. After considering the application the board granted it on condition that the existing train service is maintained. SUBURBAN SERVICES. The tramways department of the Dunedin City Council applied for renewals as follow:—Frederick street to Cannington’ road, , tram terminus (Mornington) to Elgin road, terminus Mornington) to Belleknowes, George street to Glenleitli, George street bridge to Campbell’s road, Caversham to Bumside, Town Hall to Wakari, High street to Crest street, Anderson’s Bay ; to cemetery, St. Kjlda.to Anderson’s Bay Cemetery, Normanby to St. Clair, Exchange to St. Clair via St. Kilda, Exchange to Anderson’s Bay terminus, Roslyu junction to Maori Hill, Cargill’s monument to Forbury Park, Town Hall around Dunedin, and a seasonal license from Town Hall to around the Peninsula. With respect to the last-melitioned service Mr G. S. Kirby, on behalf of the Peninsula Motors Ltd., lodged a formal objection. The company, he said, had taken legal advice in the matter of the decision earlier in the year of the Transport Co-ordination Board, and had been given to understand, that the decision was: not strictly: in accOrdand with the spirit of the Act. In view of possible future action he was now making a formal objection.