TRANSPORT OF GOODS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 353, 9 September 1933, Page 6

TRANSPORT OF GOODS

Granting of Licenses AUTHORITY AT STRATFORD The sitting of the No. 5 District Licensing Authority at Stratford was continued yesterday afternoon. All applications in order for licenses for the transport of goods were granted. In addition to those published in the Post last evening the following applications were granted: —

Mr. J. Aitken, Stratford, applied for a license to run between Stratford and the Huiroa district. He said he carted cream for the Stratford Dairy Company daily from October 1 to March 31 and tri-weekly for the rest of the year. Back loading comprised supplies for the settlers and small lots of fertiliser. It was sometimes necessary to run a second lorry to cart manure. He had a license to carry six passengers, but usually had one or two. At Ngaere he had a contract to cart from the railway station to the factory and another with the Railway Department to cart the output of the factory to the station. At times it was necessary for him to go to Eltham and as far north as Norfolk Road and occasionally to Hawera with pedigree stock for the sales.

Route and area licenses were granted. Permission to run over the KioreStratford route was asked by Mr. J. A. Stanford (Huiroa). carrier of general merchandise, who also asked for an area license for metal carting in the Huiroa-Matau district. Both requests were granted.

Mr F. Reader, Douglas, secured from the Stratford Dairy Company in 1930 the cartage contract for cream on which he is now engaged. He applied for licenses for the Taurakawa-Douglas-Stratford and the DouglasStratford routes. The lorry on the first route did not pick up after leaving Douglas, but ran direct in to the Stratford factory, while the other started from Douglas and collected between there and Toko and then continued id Stratford. Back loads of general merchandise weer carried, though a lot of carting was done to and from the railway All the required licenses were granted. In the absence of Mr. W. J. M. Smith, carrier, of Toko, owing to illnuess, Mr. S. Macalister appeared for him and gave evidence on an application for on area license. Witness said Smitli had five lorries, one of which was un«'d continuously in carting limestone to Iho Gordon Road crusher, whence it was railed to New Plymouth. The other was used to a great extent for carting timber to the Eltham Box Company and at various times he carted metal for the Stratford County Council. The license was granted for the necessary portions of the Stratford, Eltham and Inglewood counties.

Mr R. H. Benefield, Stratford, applied for a license to cover a route from Huiroa to the Waimate Plains dairy factory. He collected cream en route and carried a certain amount of goods, but not very much of the latter. He also carried around and in Stratford, but he seldom went more than five or six miles from the town. The application was granted. Mr. A. Wi. Hedgman, Stratford, applied for a seasonal license to enable him to collect bobby calves for districts around Stratford to Eltham. The license was granted. Mr. W. Curd sought a license for a general carrying business. Contracting took him on occasions to Eltham and Inglewood, he said, and how and then he had gone as far east as Makahu and went as far as Kaponga with goods. The chairman pointed out that the application was received after the closing date and that an automatic license could not therefore be granted. Mr. Curd said that he had an agent acting for him in forwarding an application and he could not say if it it were posted in time to reach Wellington- before the due date. The chairman asked Mr. Curd to make inquires as to when the application was forwarded. The authority would consider the matter in the meantime. , ; ,^,J|.j