APPEALS UPHELD

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 165, 15 July 1942, Page 6

APPEALS UPHELD

TAXI LICENSE CASES

-Two decisions of the Auckland Metropolitan Licensing Authority have been reversed by the Transport Appeal Authority, Sir Francis £ razer.

In connection with a continuous taxicab license granted to a returned soldier, Mr. G. A. Belcher, last the appeal authority stated that the Auckland authority had apparently been under the impression that it was bound to rehabilitate a returned soldier by him back his job." Mr. Belcher? however, was not an employee, but an a A nd a . member of the twf k fv, Cab Association, continued inf.w U i ° r y ' The m °st that he could claim was a prior right to consideration if he purchased an existing license or if there were a neces--nf additional license in Auckland. The evidence did not indicate that an additional license was required. The appeal was accordinglv allowed and the licensing authority's decision reversed. uy s

Finding that, on the evidence there was no necessity for an additional private-hire taxicab license j." the city, the appeal authority reversed the decision of the license authority last December to grant a transfer of a license from Mrs. E March to P. D. Patel. The original !i^ el ? se > was stated, operated from Onehunga, and the proposed transs e tr?e,'? e AS, t a 0 „S Perate tr ° m VlCloria