APPLICATIONS OPPOSED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18466, 3 August 1934, Page 6

APPLICATIONS OPPOSED

TRANSPORT LICENSES NO. 4 AUTHORITY SITTING This morning the No. 4 Transport Licensing Authority commenced the hearing ul' a list of applications for goods transport licenses which were opposed by other operators of goods services. The representations were heard by Messrs. R. F. uambrill, chairman, J. G. Ciiff-McCullough, and Charles Matthews. The applications were taken in the following order: W. J. Attwood (Mr. R. A. Woodward), application for renewal of an area license lor the Cook, Waikohu, Uawa, and Wairoa counties and the borough and town districts within those counties, for the cartage of wool and skins only, and for a route license GisborneMuriwai, Gisborne-Omond Rost Office, and Gisborne-Patutahi railway station. A further application was made for a license for the Cook County and the main highway as far as Nuliaka for the cartage of wool, sheep, lambs, furniture and general goods, and this application was opposed by Mr. D. E. C’hrisp on behalf of H. E. Monk and A. H. Monk.

Mr. Woodward explained that the applicant had recently extended his carrying work to the country, and had a well-established business. He had purchased a second-hand lorry in December of last year, and had bad a considerable amount, of work to do with this vehicle, a list of which was presented by counsel, together with details of prospective work. It. had been necessary for the applicant to purchase the second lorry unless be were to give away work. The smaller truck was employed on the applicant’s rural mail contract for four hours a day three days a week, and the contract was for three years from 1934. Counsel submitted that although the applicant had been refused a license by the authority in Wairoa, the work he had done since and the work he had in prospect were such as to warrant the granting of a license for the limited area applied, for. Counsel submitted that it was reasonable that with the amount of work offering the applicant should be allowed to extend his business.

Air. Woodward called the applicant to confirm his submissions. The witness mentioned that he had been in business as a general carrier for 22 years. Cross-examined by Air. Chrisp, the applicant stated that he had continued to take out temporary licenses during the past year until he was stopped, lie was not sure of the number; it might have been 12. He asked for 14 days when applying for each temporary licensee The witness stated that he charged for work on a basis of Is per mile.

The applicant was cross-examined at length regarding his system of charging, the work he had done, and the work in prospect.

The chairman pointed out that it must be shown that there was a need for the service proposed, and it was necessary for the applicant’s books to be examined in order that the position of his business might be ascertained. There were 63 carriers operating in the Cook County, and it was for the applicant to show that his service was necessarv. The application was stood over until Ibis afternoon to enable the books to be produced.

.1. 'I nke (Mr. A. A. Whitehead), application lor the renewal of an area license lor the Cook and Waikohu counties for the cartage of metal supplies for the Public Works Department and local bodies only.—The applicant also applied for a route license Gisborne-Tokomaru Bay for the cartage of general goods, but this application was not proceeded with, and the opposition was withdrawn, the license being granted on the same terms and conditions as formerly. U'.VCOX TESTED APPLICATIONS Two further uncoulested applications also were dealt with this morning, as follow: E. Derecourt, application for the renewal of an area license for the area within a 15-mile radius of Motu.—The license was renewed as formerly. 0. G. James, application for the renewal of a season goods license for the l T awa County, the main highway from the county to Gisborne, and tor the area within a radius of seven miles of the Gisborne Post Office for the period October 1, 1934, to May 1, 1935, for the cartage of wool, skins, and general goods.—The application was granted.