LORRY PASSENGERS
OFFERS TO EARN TRIPS DISCRETION OF DRIVERS "I frequently have men offering to help load and unload my inotor-truck in return for a lift," said a driver, Mr. A. F. Hicks, of Auckland, at yesterday's sitting- of the No. 2 Licensing Authority. If he carried all the tramps who sought rides, the lorry would bo frequently laden. However, in some instances he was perfectly willing to give persons a lift. "I have observed many carriers with passengers in their lorries," said Mr W. E. Nicholson, traffic inspector of the Waikato. Wftipa and Raglan County Councils. "Whether they pay fares or not, it is hard to tell." A driver engaged principally in carrying timber from mills in the Mangatangi district, Mr. B. E. Jenkins, of Otnhuhu, said lie sometimes carried free passengers who would otherwise have to walk six miles to the nearest passenger route. • Other applicants stated that passengers wore usually carried only in cases of emergency.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21560, 3 August 1933, Page 12
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