FOUR AUTHORITIES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 7

FOUR AUTHORITIES

TRANSPORT LICENSING GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS DISTRICTS ALLOCATED 1 Per Tress Association. ] WELLINGTON, June IR. Four district licensing autborities have been appointed by the Govern n»ent under the new Transport Liceus ing Amendment Act. They will tak< the place of the former central licensing authorities and will have power lo grant passenger service licences and to exercise jurisdiction in respect of transport affairs under Ministerial control. The four authorities who have been appointed by the Minister of Transport, the Hon. R. Semple, with the concurrence of Cabinet, are:— Mr. E. Phelan, Auckland. Mr. Philip Skoglund, town clerk, of Stratford. Mr. T. 11. Langford, Temuka. Mr. Victor Rayne, Invercargill. Tho appointments indicate the re spcctive geographical representation. Mr. Phelan, who is well known in local body administration in Auckland, will control licensing in the Auckland province. Mr. Skoglund will hava charge of the southern part of ths North Island, including Wellington. Mr. Langford will control Canterbury and Westland, and Mr. Rayne, a solicitor, Otago and Southland. The Minister stated to-day that he would make an official announcement about the appointments within the next few days. He was satisfied, he said, that the four men appointed would fill the bill. All were of wid< experience had sound knowledge of the districts which they would administer were 100 per cent, loyal to the policy of the Government, and were sympathetic towards the transport situation.