TAXI INDUSTRY CONTROL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19860, 10 February 1939, Page 14

TAXI INDUSTRY CONTROL

NOT POSSIBLE TILL 1940 MINISTER'S REPLY (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. A request that the Legislation promised this session by the Minister of uniform control of the taxi indust-y should come into force immsi'.ately it was passed, was placed before the Transport, the Hon. R. .Semple, giving Minister to-day by a deputation from the Conciliation Council dealing With the Dominion taxi-drivers' dispute

On the resumption of the proceedings, it was reported that the Minister had said that taxi licenses would be granted in June and as the legislation would not be down before then, it would be impossible for the new regulations to come into effect before 1940. He wanted the parties to come to terms about the award. He could not see .it present how to get over the problem of the licenses being issued by local bodies in June. He did not intend to charge them again for licenses under the new legislation.

Mr. H. J. Knight, for the employers, said an award would be of little use unless the whole industry was covered.

Mr. F. C. Allerby, for the employees, said the men definitely wanted an award and, if necessary, would take the matter to the court. They were working under intolerable conditions and a break was coming.

The hearing was adjourned to enable the parties to consider the respective proposals.

When the hearing of the dispute was resumed, an offer by the employers was declined by the union. It was finally agreed to adjourn the dispute and to awn it legislative developments.