CONTROL OF TRANSPORT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21578, 25 February 1932, Page 13

CONTROL OF TRANSPORT

NEW LICENSING AUTHORITIES f f ' PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) - WELLINGTON, February 24. The personnel of the district licensing authorities under the Transport Licensing Act was announced by the Minister of Transport (Mr J. G. Coates) tonight. In announcing the appointinents, Mr Coates said that to date about 630 applications for passenger service licenses had been received and were being prepared by the Transport Department for submission to vthe appropriate licensing authorities. The central licensing authority, which had already commenced its public sittings, would deal with over ICO applications, and the remainder would be dealt with by the ten district licensing authorities. Applications for services running exclusively inside the four main centres would, of course, be dealt with by the metropolitan licensing authorities and were not included in the above mentioned figures.

“It is anticipated that all the district licensing authorities will hold their public sittings about the end of this month,” said Mr Coates, “ and that all applications will be finalised by the end of March. As soon as the passenger services have been licensed immediate consideration will be given to the regulation and co-ordination of goods services running on defined routes, and it is expected that this class of transport will call for a considerable amount of care and investigation as it differs materially from the passenger carrying business. I think the Government has been exceedingly fortunate in securing the services of men with wide public experience and ability to administer the transport problems in each district, and I feel sure they will succeed in laying the foundation of reforms in co-ordinat-ing our various transport facilities.” Tke following is the personnel of the licensing authorities; — No. 1 Licensing Authority ‘ (North Auckland).—Mt-W. Jones (Whangarei) chairman, Mr F- Jones (Dargaville), Mr Alfred Yarborough (Hokianga). No. 2 Licensing Authority (Auckland Suburban).—Mr J. A. C. Allum (Auckland) chairman,’ Mr E. C. Blomfleld, solicitor (Auckland), Mr T. Hanna (Takapuna). _ ■ No. 4 Licensing .Authority (East Coast).—Mr F. B. Logan (Napier) chairman, Mr C. M. Matthews (Cook County), Mr M. S. Chambers, jun. (Havelock North). No. 5 Licensing Authority (Taranaki, etc.). —Mr Percy Thomson (Stratford) chairman, Mr A. R. A: Wilson (Bulls), Mr J. C. Rolleston (Te Kuiti).

, No. 0 Licensing Authority (Wellington). —Mr G. A. Troup (Wellington) chairman, Mr W. 1. Armstrong (Masterton), Mr Samuel Jickell (Palmerston North). No. 7 Licensing Authority (Nelson, West Coast, Marlborough).—Dr Gibbs (Nelson) chairman, Mr J. Hannan (chairman Grey County Council), Mr W. T. Churchward (Blenheim).

No. 8 Licensing Authority (Canterbury).—Mr C. P. Agar (Christchurch), chairman, Mr G. S. Gray (Timaru), Mr M. Bethell (Culvcrden). No. 9 Licensing Authority (Otago).— Mr A. I. W. Wood (Dunedin) chairman, Mr J. Preston (Waikouaiti), Mr W. Blackie (Taieri). No. 1 10 Licensing Authority (Southland). —Mr F. G. Hall-Jones (Invercargill ) chairman, Mr Erskine Bowmar (Charlton, Gore), Mr ,W. J> Wesney (Otautaii). , _ The personnel of No. 3 Licensing Authority, with headquarters at Hamilton, will be announced later.