FEES ON FARM LORRIES

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1934, Page 9

FEES ON FARM LORRIES

Z-IRANAKPS OBJECTION HIGHWAYS BOARD'S ATTWUDS. RStY TO SOUTHER 1 ! KWHTSS. TS? qu«tlor. of heavy traffic fees formers’ larries asri'm brought he* fore the Mih Highways B-rerd by wricus kcsl tedtes yesterday. Th* view of the County C«mSkid Mr. w. C. Green. county chairnni. was that the Fx®w fee ** aß y,m eharae- AB. ccesrili* in. fea Na. 7 highways are® were af th® ms*.b opinion. Tbrir rates ted wot decwsed. bat had increased sinre the beard cam® into existence. The taxes paid by natorisss did not. apply to feswe who did ttot. us® motor vemefes. The Tarantei wx®ties vmEd fight » the 'last ditsh. Wat they were trying to do wax to tew th® hw altered.’and they asked that th® beard. should net enforre **» ' Mr. W. Mcerisse ted there was great ■ disxitlsfecten in all 'ports cf New Zea-U-rd at the attitude cf the TwwnaH counties in wishing to exempt tenets* i lorries from the hwy tr*®£ te. i Breaking as a county man he would ’say that it was the centered opimaai ; cd the Counties' Assosiatfon. that fanners’ fore.es should be taxed. He painted to j the amount csf money provided for food ■ bodies by the tax and ted that to saak® up this amount would require a Mg addition to fee rates. Mr. Tested: Get is broe-. beaten®. CXJNSIDESMG MAJ€BUTJf. Mr. Morrison said it would b« wawm to "■de?, exemp-ens. A- counties had 'been, given a charsee to express their views, and they had to exteder the majority. Only a small prepesrim of fe» wanties. were » favour of rawjdw, ; and it was hard tor the Government to legislate for fee minority. The beard Ktiggwsted that the present subsidy «C £3 for £1 be xmtened ret highways and. feat an increased Govweomses .subsidy of £1 re given on all ocher loads., Mr. Lillev said he eoeaideied. fee tax was write.' as Sxee-dmiwu ve'm-es did not pay tax. Taranaki testers had rated themselves to make tarred read# kng before fee Highways Board subsidies came into existentsn and. it 'was unfair that progressive secless feedd be penalised. Mr. Tasted said, feat Jxr»drm rdfic did damage fear, 'fatrmers' raotortarries, and he would do ewryfeing to keep lorries free cd txx. OPINIONS IN W.AIMATS WEST. Voicing 'fee opinion cst fee ”WadßM<t®' West County Council a: ManaJX fea cteirttte Mr- E- Lang., said it would be a great mistake not to exempt .iarotens* lorries- Hasse-drawn vehicles did encrmimss damage to tarred roads, and if twoton Jessies were not exempt it would force a great deal more ttefit on th® roa-ds. to do serious damage and iarar "heavier upkeep. Farmers’ rtestodsrries ' did far less, haxin to fee rewds. Mr. Wynyarm That would apply to £1 tarries as well as testers' Icrritt. They .<£» would do less das=a®tyr- T,-ygr But cfeer tarries would have to pay when 'fee? carted goods for Mr. 5. S. McKay aid fee sriivsfeal tester fe eheew dissriea wm penalted by the tax on tarriess. As the ebrirnsan said, Saads on. rato-inch. ire® 'tyres, wewdd do a kt ai -dosage to fee. rotes. | Mr. Wyuywfe When yee fieri 'teed J the .roads you. had all herse-drawn vehiI otas. Why did yc« tor -*■ - «®ds"? I M- McKay explained feat .3ft years • ago the metri fed not last very well | and it was found feat it would stand | traffic- heaer if bwoal wife tar. burning -acEsn-QN. Mr. A- L. CacnpbeU. teteman of EI--U,-. ccumy. ted feat fer taxAUon fe farmers’ lorries vras a burning quasfion ; in fee dtete where fee? ted » .8® to I .tar motor traffic am -one .tor h'ocswe-umwn vehicte a* fee latter exted safe negteat* riinpery reads in. wet wwfeer. Ftaraißrs' lorries'were exempt up to two tons but that was useless as fee xdfeeta weighed. Stawt .and it allowed csfey btawt of rankI* wxs desired to teve fee law optiaral whether fee local body reflected, fee- 'tax: er not- Taranaki was to any ocher pfr. —t. ex' New Tealanfe and *t weefei be a happy release to- fee aettfors if fe® Highways Board could asste Mr. Caster: At next, electee, thaw in favour of exempted will get in in Tsra'pak-? and. those against it will go cwfc Mr. Morrises said feat, if th* law were Highways Board would ac- : rept it. He meteoced feat the Trsuaspiect , Beard ted rireularised all focal tefees seeking feeir views, and sac®t were against ersrspexa. He reaitsed that fee e£ the Taranaki oountes was forwent » feat of fee otters. Tte board members were ail in agreement ttet

there should be no exampekm eatrept 'fee lorries engaged in rnecallmg: the reads. Mr. TaTtat asked how , th® fMsaea using bosses locked upret the 1 ewasQstaaa of mreep-lcsrries. They were being made contribute towards > bdjfser class at read than they needed ttamselres. In a discussion. with the SapcEyja. Town Beard Mr. Mccrisca pointed est: that, rears for heavy traffic were msuth more ecstly than fcr light treSc, requiring fully one-third mere rretal.