TRANSPORT LICENSING

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 February 1937, Page 2

TRANSPORT LICENSING

DISTRICT APPLICATIONS The sitting of the No. 3 Transport Licensing Authority (Mr. T. H. Langford) is being continued at Greymouth to-day, and it is expected that the hearing of the sixty applications set down will be completed to-moi-row. Applications heard after the “Star!’ went to press yesterday, were: •J. O. Byrne, Ikamatua, renewal goods service license and transfer to C E. Reiha, Mawheraiti, also an application by Reiha for an amendment for an additional vehicle authoiity for Public Works cartage in the No. 12 Highways District. —All applications, including transfer and amendment granted until May 31, 1939. After perusing applicant’s financial statement, Mr. Langford suggested

that for his own benefit he should have a better system of book-keeping-, and Mr. T. F. Brosnan, who appeared for applicant, undertook to have the books attended to. Chandler and Hunter, Reefton, new goods service license for one vehicle authority, Inangahua County. Examined by his counsel, Mr. T. Brosnan, Mr. Chandler said that he wished to continue carting for the Inangahua County Council, and to fulfil a contract with the Murray Creek Company, if his tender was accepted. He did not want general carting in R? Mr.°M. T. Waddell objected tqT, the applicant being allowed to cart coal, stating that he was almost fully employed on the County Council work, and he (Mr. Waddell) had seen him carting coal after tea. He did not think that applicant required the coal Ca Mr § Langford said that he wished > to draw the attention of all operators to the regulations concerning hours of work and rates of pay. That was where the owner-drivers had been putting it across the men who had to employ labour. However, once they had to pay a fine or two they might realise the position. The whole idea was that a man could only do a limited amount of work in a certain time, no matter how his area was extended. ' ~ . The application was granted up to May 31, 1939, for the cartage of gravel, road material, timber and coal in the Inangahua County. N. McVicar, Mawheraiti, new goods service license, one vehicle authority for general goods, area 10 miles ladius of Mawheraiti. Mr F A. Kitchingham, on behalt of Alexander Mines Ltd., appeared in. support of ■ the application. Examined by Mr. Brosnan, who appeared for him, applicant said that he wished solely to cart goods from, Mawheraiti or Hukarere to Alexandei Mines, and from Mawheraiti to \\ orkMr. B. Cummings objected to the grant of the application. He said that he had already been granted a license on the Alexander Road, and if, another man got a license he would cart everything. ~ Mr. Kitchingham said that the McVicar family had developed the Alexander Mine and when the Company got into difficulties with the packing, McVicar went back to it, and had given every satisfaction. The Company was very anxious that he should con-

tinue. , , ~ _ In reply to Mr. Langford, Mr. Cummings said that he had no objection to McVicar carting for the mines only. x , .« The application was granted up to May 31, 1939, for 'the cartage of general goods only, from Mawheraiti to the Alexander and Worksop mines. The following applications were | dealt with at to-day’s sitting:— T. C. V. Page, Jacksons, renewal of goods service license, Jacksons to Kumara Railway Station. Applicant did not appear. The Secretary (Mr J. J. B. Connor) said that the application was called on Monday and again yesterday. In reply to Mr Langford, Mr T. F. Brosnan said that he had’ failed to get in touch with the applicant. Mr Langford: This man has been given every opportunity to come here and state his case. His service has been very unsatisfactory, and he has not been carrying it on. The applica-

tion will be refused. T. F. Brown, Ahaura, new goods service license, one vehicle authority. Route: Blackball—Totara Flat, with extensions to Kopara and Nelson Creek. —Granted, until May 31, 1939. G. A. Green, Ahaura, new goods service license for the cartage of timber only, from the Ahaura River to the Ahaura Railway Station. —Granted until May 31, 1939. ' E. Nyberg, Ahauja, new goods service license, for the cartage of timbei from Kopara to the Ahaura Railway Station, with an extension to Blackball once a fortnight for coal. — Granted, until May 31, 1939. . E. Lowery, Blackball, new goods service license for the cartage of Public Works road’ material in the No. 12 Highways District.—Granted, until May 31, 1939. M. Connors, Blackball, new goods service license for the carriage of mails from the Blackball Railway Station to the Blackball Post Office.— Granted until May 31, 1939. M. Moore, Nelson Creek, new goods service license for the cartage of Public Works road material, in No. 12 Highways District Mr Langford said that an objection had been put in by Messrs Hannan and Seddon, on behalf of H. E. Williams. The application did not concern the license held by Williams, as he did not do Public Works carting. The license would be granted, until May 31,1939. A. J. Blight, Ngahere, new goods service license, for the cartage of Public Works road material, in No. 12 Highways District.—Granted, until May 31, 1939. R. Dunn, Greymonth, new goods service license, for the cartage of Public Works road material, in No. 12 Highways District. —Granted, until May 31, 1939.

Fitzsimmons Bros., Greymouth, new goods service license, for the cartage of Public Works and local bodies’ road material, in No. 12 Highways District. —Granted, until May 31, 1939. E. W. Anglesey, Greymouth, new goods service license, lor the cartage of Public Works road material, in No. 12 Highways District. Mr T. F. Brosnan, who appeared for applicant, asked for an extension of the license to cover the Nelson district and cartage for local bodies. Mr Langford said that the applicant also carted timber and' fruit, and in view of the statements made at Nelson ho (Mr Langford) thought that he would be well advised to apply for a license. Ho thought that it was possible ihat ihe service would be declared by Hie Minister, through representations by the Nelson Association. This matter did not affect the present ap-

plication, but as Mr Brosnan was appearing for Angelsey he (Mr Langford) thought 11131 it was as well to mention it. Mr Brosnan said that the applicant was the owner of a sash and door factory, but he was not conversant with the position as regards the cartage of fruit.

Mr Langford said that even if a man wa,s carting his own material, if he was poming into competition with established iservices, it was the intention of the Minister to bring him under the scope of the law. In view , of the fact that the applicant resided in Nelson, and the case wgs not called there, nor advertised to allow Nelson people to object he (Mr Langford) was not prepared to extend the license to the Nelson district, nor to cover local bodies’ cartage. The license to cart Public Works road material in No. 12 Highways District would be granted, until May 31, 1939. C. J. Smith, Greymouth, new goods service license, for the cartage of Public Works road material, <in No. 12 Highways District—Granted, until May 31, 1939. M. G. E., Kelly, Greymouth, new goods service license, for the cartage of Public Works road material, Jn No. 12 Highways District. —Granted 1 , until May 31, 1939. T. N. Mouat, renewal of continuous passenger service license, Punakaiki — Greymouth. Objections were lodged by T. Ryall, for whom D. Ryall appeared, and Dunn Bros., for whom Mr T. F. Brosnan appeared. Ryall objected on the ground that the application had been lodged after the prescribed' time, but Mr Langford refused to uphold the objection in view of the fact that in I other cases the Authority had dealt with late applications. In future, however, there would be no excuse for late applications and the position would be different. Dunn Bros, objected to the cartage of coal by Mouat, in view of the fact that his license restricted him to goods up to il2lbs in weight. Mouat alleged that the restriction had keen put on him by the bld Authority without his knowledge, and urged that it be removed'. He also stated that he had ignored the restriction because the schedule of prices which was attached to his license gave prices for heavier goods. Mr Langford said that little local feuds were most undesirable, and it was his desire to eliminate them and get co-operation and co-ordination among the operators. Unless they did that, then there was only one thing to happen—the re-organisation of the whole transport system. Operators trying to make chopping blocks of one another would not be tolerated by him at any sitting.

After hearing lengthy evidence from the applicant and objectors, Mr Langford! said that It was open to anyone who desired to give additional evidence to-morrow, as the case had been set down for then. It was only to oblige the applicant and objectors that evidence had been called to-day, and the decision would be given to-mor-row.

J. Paterson, Reefton, new goods service license, Reefton railway station to Reefton township (railway cartage).—Granted, until May 31, 1939. G. B. Mclnroe, Ikamatua, new goods service license for Public Works and local bodies’ cartage of road’ material in No. 12 Highways District (three vehicle authority).—Granted, until May 31, 1939.