TRANSPORT BOARD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18193, 14 September 1933, Page 11

TRANSPORT BOARD

MASTERTON CRITICISM “POLICY NOT IN BEST INTERESTS” Trenchant criticism of the policy of he Transport Board was levelled toy he Masterton County Council when wiving the following motion: “That n the opinion of this council the iresent policy of the Transport Board 3 Mot in the ’best interests of the comlufrity; that in our opinion the Transort Board should confine its activities o preventing unfair competition with provided that the railways ive cheap and efficient services; that ompetition should not be discouraged n feeder roads; that a number of chicles operating on feeder roads is ot advisable in this district.” Cr. Palloon said it seemed to him hat there was too much interference a matters connected with transport erviees. He believed in “o'pen lather.” If the 'Transport Board’s olicy was put into operation he main* aimed the same principle would, have o apply in the case of every other usihess.

Cr. F. H. Mawley thought they could ot do without the railways for longistanee carting, and maintained that f they did without them they would ave to spend millions on roads. Cometition with the railways on long disanc.es should, to his mind, be absolutey cut out, but he favored open comctition in country districts. Several other councillors ventilated heir views on the matter, and after an xtended discussion the motion was arried.