FARMERS LORRIES

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3794, 11 August 1932, Page 7

FARMERS LORRIES

PAYMENT OF TRAFFIC FEES OUOI'A COUNTV COUNCIL FAVOUR PRESENT CHARGES Farmers who own and use motor trucks and lorries on the roads should not get further reduction in heavy traffic license fees, in the opinion of the Oroua County Council as ex pressed y ester da y. A letter was received from the Transport Hoard asking for an opinion on the matter, to assist the Minister of Transport in coming to an opinion on the matter. Application had been made by farmers’ organisations asking for concessions the the farmers with regard to the fees. The Chairman did not favour giving special consideration. to the farmers. If a farmer owned and used a lorry he should he prepared to pay the fees as other people. Replying to Ci\ MeKlro.v. the Engineer said the farmer lmd the benefit

of exemption up to two tons. Cr. Me El roy thought the farmer should pay some fee. but he favoured some reduction. The Chairman said once they begun exemptions the system would bo abused. Cr. McElroy: That is so. C:*. Green said if the Connell agreed to make reduction they would get away from tin* policy that the user of the road should pay. Then if they exempted the farmer wliat about, the dairy companies who carried tin* farmers* cream? Cr. McDonald pointed out that many lk>rry owners were carrying farm produce. There would be no end to exemptions and reductions once they started. Cr. Shannon suggested that the fanners’ limit of weight might be increase 1. Cr. McDonald: Who is going to keep a check? The farmer would cart for his neighbour and there would be no end to it. The Chairman proposal that the Council favour a continuation of the present charges This was seconded by Cr Green and carried