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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17472, 5 June 1922, Page 11

"A regular traffic has grown up as a reeult of the resolution abolishing public taxi standa and creating private stands," said counsel during the Hearing Of an appeal at Supreme Court at "Wellington on Friday. "Some of the drivers say that it amounts to a Tatt's sweep, and others talk about selling the King's highwav. There is no doubt that the City Council knew that car Btands were changing hands, for a note appears on the minutes to the effect that £25 was paid by one driver for a stand in Brandon street.'' Counsel for the corporation answered that that waa not quite correct, as the minute was to the effect that the committee had been informed that £25 had been paid by one driver to another. "A change from one stand to another,' 1 continued counsel for the appellant, 'may appreciate or depreciate the running value of a taxi by £2OO or £3OO per year, and the changes reI suiting from the ballot for places on I private stands hare meant bankruptcy I for many taxi drivers. It has made far different rights and different opportw , V