TRANSPORT LICENSING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 158, 19 June 1936, Page 7

TRANSPORT LICENSING

Minister Announces Appointees FOUR AUTHORITIES By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 18. Four district licensing authorities have been appointed by the Government under the now Transport Licensing Amendment Act. They will take the place of the former central licensing authorities and will have power to grant passenger-service licences and to exercise jurisdiction in respect of transport affairs under ministerial control. The four authorities, who have been appointed by the Minister of Transport, the Hon. R. Semple, with the concurrence of Cabinet are:—

Mr E. Phelan, of Auckland. Mr Philip Skoglund, town clerk of Stratford. Mr T. H. Langford, of Temuka. Mr Victor Rayne, of Invercargill. The appointments indicate the respective geographical representation. Mr Phelan, who is well known in localbody administration in Auckland, will control licensing in the Auckland province. Mr Skoglund will have charge of the southern part of the North Island, including Wellington. Mr Langford will control Canterbury aud Westland, and Mr Rayne, a solicitor, Otago and Southland. The Minister stated to-day that he would make an official announcement about the appointments within the next few days. He was satisfied, he said, that the four men appointed would "fill the bill.” All wore of wide general experience, had sound knowledge of the districts which they would administer, were 100 per cent, loyal to the policy of the Government, and were sympathetic toward the transport situa tion. i