TRANSPORT CONTROL

Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1935, Page 7

TRANSPORT CONTROL

MASTER CARRIERS’ CONFERENCE.

COMPETITION WITH GOVERNMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Hastings, Last Night. The New Zealand Master Carriers and Customhouse Agents Federation met in annual conference at Hastings to-day, when remits relative to the conduct of transport operations were considered. The conference decided that when transport licenses were required for any one route a license should not be given covering 24 or 25 vehicles which could be transferred to any route at any time. The conference passed a motion to the effect that the time was overdue when the master carriers should be given consideration by being allowed representation on all transport licensing authorities. The executive is to be asked to approach the Government, making definite representations for a practical representative to be appointed, and other transport organisations are to be approached to support a deputation. A remit was carried requesting the removal of restrictions dealing . with exempted areas, which it considered would be a distinct advancement towards co-ordination of the industry. By ten votes to nine the conference decided that the Government be approached to abolish heavy traffic fees and that kindred transport organisations be asked to co-operate with the executive in presenting the federation’s views on the matter to the Government. Four remits dealing with this matter were tabled and the discussion indicated that the proposal, if given effect to, would have a considerable bearing on various aspects of the industry.

It was also decided to endeavour to have heavy traffic licenses transferable from one vehicle to another.

Representations are to be made to the Government that it refrain from entering into competidoh with local carriers by free collection of parcels and goods and by post offices contracting for the collection and delivery of parcels and goods up to a weight of three hundredweight. A protest is to be made against what was declared to be ever-increasing encroachment on private enterprise by the Government and its departments. The support of other organisations, such as the Associated Chambers of Commerce, is to be sought with a view to waiting upon the Government, requesting it to refrain frcm entering into competition on a commercial basis with traders in general.