Reduction In Taxi Fares Unlikely?

Chronicle (Levin), 20 July 1948, Page 4

Reduction In Taxi Fares Unlikely?

An amendment to*the scale of. larps* and charges- refating to taxis, wa^ pqi^i'dered 'py thp Nq./2 Transport Licensmg Authority, ' Mr. J. P. p. Skoglund, in the Magistrate's Court, Levin, yesterday Although the matter was the subject of sevpral subfnissioris by cOunsej fpr the qpergtprs, Mr- Nr M- Th.qm^qn. no apfcipn was taken as Ml- Skpglund intends hearing evidencp in fl|her The suggested pcale dip not allow the qperatqr Is a haifrmile after ' the first four and, jn his opinion, it Should,' said Mr.. Skoglund, after it had been poin'ted out by Mr. Thomson that more than 50 per cent. of the bppine^'s qf fhe -operators in Levin 'tqpk thpm pver four miles. Mr. " SkogTunof agreed and added th'at he felt* that taxis could not run for less than ls a hqlf7ipile- He qgrppd that the section in' cbnnectlon wi-th 'ih'e 'queslibn'bf '"th'e 'poTht. of ppgagemPhf wguld ,pepd |.o reyert to the qne at prespnt in ysp. Mr. Thomson strohgly 'protested against thp spe.cial cppdition ig-jd down'in the prpppspdr ^e|le jn pqji-r nectiofi with tpp hpnjbqf- pf pps^pjigers carried' for the one pfiee. It [ wgs propo^ed - shquld. dovpr ' |4e cprriagp qf nve passpnr gers in one party. This woiiid definitely have to go out, s^i& M?- . -Bfeogjipd.. Two passjengprs wouid bje* the " anp a' charge wouid be made fbf each * additibhal passenger . As ,far as he was coneerned, he assur- : ed Mr. Thomson that there wouid be np reduetion in thp farep.