TRANSPORT LICENSING

Evening Star, Issue 21878, 15 November 1934, Page 2

TRANSPORT LICENSING

ND. 9 AUTHORITY SITS The No. 9 Transport Licensing Authority continued its sitting in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. ' James Butler, of Winton, who was represented by Mr J. P. Ward, applied for the cartage of pipes from Outram to the Deep Creek line. Mr P. S. Anderson appeared for ft number of objectors. The Chairman (Mr A. I. TV. TTood) stated that it was the policy of_ the board to grant licenses for Public Works and local body contracts, but Mr Anderson claimed _ that if this were done without hesitation persons could put :n unduly low prices for contracts, failing themselves and forcing persons who already had licenses out of business The Chairman stated that to impure into contract prices was not part of the function of the board. Mr Anderson submitted, however, that the policy of the board in granting licenses automatically was contrary to the spirit of the Act. the purpose of which was to protect those who were licensed to operate in certain, districts from unlicensed operators from outside. As those who were limited to a certain district had had restriction imposed upon them their licenses shou a be worth something to them. Actually the objectors had refrained from tendering for contracts outside their district. If a license was to be automatically granted for contracts, whac wa* the use of getting a continuous license.’ 1 , Mr Ward replied that what the applicant was doing was not in the nature of a service. It was most important that work of this kind should lie oppfl to contractors throughout New Zealand. Otherwise local bodies mipht.niid them* selves at the mercy of those who had licenses to operate in their district. Decision was reserved. B Adamson applied for an area license for a goods service between Camam and Kurow.—Mr Sumpter said tliat the applicant’s mail contract over the route would expire on December 31 and would he taken over by Mr G. It. Hunter. Under a temporary license Mi* Tdamson had worked up a goods service in the district through which lift passed.— The application was opposed by D.O.T. Motors and the Itailways Department. Decision was reserved. H. F. Furney, of Oamaru, wai oranted a renewal of a license for a service between Oamaru and Georgetown. , ■ The New Zealand Express company Ltd. applied for a license to cany n.rdmaking materials ,in Otago and Southland, decision being reserved. A transfer of an area license from M* G. Shepherd to Somerville’s Transport Service. Waitokepa. was granted*