TRANSPORT LICENSING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23951, 28 October 1939, Page 2

TRANSPORT LICENSING

GOODS SERVICES UNDER REVIEW STRIVING FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY The concluding day of the of the No. 4 Transport Licensing Authority yesterday was taken up with the reviewing of existing licences in an endeavour to secure greater economy in the services and to eliminate any unnecessary duplication. The holders of goods services licences were required to furnish proof that their services were necessary and were being run efficiently. Mr V. Raines presided. " In the existing state of national emergency every phase of the nation s activities has to be directed towards the single objective of placing all of the resources of New Zealand at the disposal of Britain, said Mr Raines. “In this connection X wish to make it clear that, although the conservation of petrol may be one of the reasons for the review of goods service licences competing with the railways, the main reason is the desirability, while we are at war, of eliminating every possible form of waste. This waste may take the form of unnecessary duplication of services and railway losses due to non-essen-tial competition.” Exlstlng> Licences Reviewed Eight goods service licences of the Railways Department were under review. The Dunedin-Christchurch, Dunedin-Tlmaru, and Dunedin-Xnvercargill services were suspended as from November 30. Regarding the Dunedin-Queenstown licence, the authority suspended the licence from Dunedin to Cromwell and granted the section from Cromwell to Queenstown. Adjournments were granted in the case of the Dunedin-Oamaru. Oamaru-Kurow. Dun-edln-Balclutha, end Dunedm-Roxburgh services. . . T In the matter of the licences of Mr J. A Bower (Balclutha). Messrs E. frame and Co. (Palmerston). Messrs H. Wilson and Son, Ltd. (Dunback) Mr C. E. Grijfin (Macrae's Flat). Mr J. M, McLachlan (Purakanui), and Messrs Foote and Co., Ltd (Dunedin), the cases were adjourned Sl The d authorlty reservedl his decision concerning the licences of Mr A. Reid (Kaitangata), Mr E. A. Sinclair (Lovell s Flat), the Bruce Carrying Company. Ltd, (M lton). and Mr H. J. Turnbull (Dunedin). The licences of Mr G Andrew (Karltane) and Mr W Watt (Dunedin) were not altered by the authority. An application for the transfer of the licence in the name of the late Mr C. G. Wilkinson (Karitane) to Mr W. J. Olsen was granted. The route licence was granted the new operator, and permission was also given him to back-load up to lOcwt of goods on each single trip. New Licences Messrs Hltchons. Ltd. (Milton), were granted a new licence to carry their own goods on one vehicle. The Love Construction Company. Ltd. (Dunedin), applied for a licence to carry goods between Port Chalmers and Dunedin —The application was adjourned sine die Messrs McLeod Bros., Ltd. (Dunedin), applied for a licence to carry timber to its Dunedin factory.—Decision was reserved.