TRANSPORT ACT ANOMALIES

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1932, Page 5

TRANSPORT ACT ANOMALIES

COMMENT BY CHAIRMAN.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES.

“There are some very glaring anomalies in the Transport Act, commented Mr. F. B. Logan, chairman of the District Licensing Authority, at a sitting in Gisborne this week. The remark was made to counsel, who applied on behalf of Mrs. Jean MeGaveston for licenses on local runs. The applicant had purchased a run from an already licensed service owned by Mr. E. Salt. “I believe you would be able to frame a better Act yourself,” Mr. Logan said, “although I should not say so. I suppose if you have a motor service,” the chairman went on, “and you die, there must be some goodwill in it. You must be able to sell it, but I cannot see anything to this effect in the Act. Apparently when you die the license fizzles out, and the whole of the goodwill you have in the concern ‘goes West.’ ” Mr. Salt explained that he had already transferred his buses to the applicant, but he could not transfer the license. . . The chairman pointed out that tne licenses were in respect of particular vehicles, and even if Mr. Salt desired to enter into competition with Mis. McGaveston he could not use his present license, as it referred to vehicles which had been taken over by Airs. McGavesThe secretary of the authority pointed out that the correct procedure was to write to the Transport Department informing it that Mrs. McGaveston had bou"bt Mr. Salt’s buses and asking for the original license for the puichased vehicles. , The application by Mrs. McGaveston for new licenses on the routes mentioned were granted.