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59. Goods-service Licenses. —The following schedule shows, in districts, the total number of applications considered by District Licensing Authorities, and the manner in which these applications were disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1946

60. Appeals.—Two modifications were made in the appeal procedure during the year under review : (1) On representations by the New Zealand Road Transport Alliance, it was agreed by the Appeal Authority to hold oral hearings of appeals in which Government Departments were directly concerned. All parties to the appeal are invited to be present or to be represented at such hearings. (2) The Appeal Authority has directed that, where two or more parties are involved in an appeal, the submissions of each party are to be made available to the other for comment prior to his consideration of the appeal.

During the year ended 31st March, 1946, 149 appeals against the decisions of Licensing Authorities were lodged. Of these, 72 related to goods-services and 77 to passenger services. The following table sets out the detailed position for the year ended 31st March, 1946 :

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Class of Applications dealt with. Disposal of Applications. District. 1 £ gj § Pn ■s s IS s a -< t£ £ S H 3 o H TJ c g C5 l a 2 •B § "■S o ■s d c 'd ■*? "3 o H poop 199 209 67 71 1,416 1,225 519 508 144 564 78 137 186 178 63 74 1,945 2,176 727 790 1,868 1,868 662 705 50 37 13 26 18 24 10 36 6 71 18 6 3 176 24 17 1,945 2,176 727 790 Totals 546 3,668 923 501 5,638 5,103 126 88 101 220 5,638

District. On Hand, 31st March, 1945. Lodged during Year. Appeals withdrawn. Licensing Authorities' Decisions upheld. Decisions modified. Decisions reversed. Referred back. Under Action, 31st March, 1946. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 Totals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 Metropolitan .. Totals 7 1 *3 37 7 12 16 Good 7 1 1 s-services 10 3 3 1 i 3 5 9 3 1 3 7 3 1 10 11 72 9 16 2 8 16 21 2 1 3 20 6 8 6 37 Passen 7 1 1 is ger-services 1 1 .2 6 10 1 3 5 *3 2 4 8 2 2 6 77 27 20 1 11 6 12