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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20115, 8 December 1939, Page 3

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ADDITIONAL LICENSE CARTAGE OF TUAI METAL VIEWS OF AUTHORITY (Special to the Herald.) * WAIROA, this day. "The whole object of the legislation is to give the operators some security and to enable them to earn a decent wage. Every new authority I grant is only making the position more acute, and it must be remembered that there are pioneers in this district who blazed the trail between here and Napier going oH the road,” slated the No. 1 Transport Licensing Authority, Mr. E. J. Phelan, at a sitting in Wairoa yesterday when declining an application by an operator for an additional authority. The applicant was C. L. Drager, Wairoa, who asked that his authority be amended by granting him an additional license to carry metal for the hydrO-electric lower development scheme at Tuai. The applicant was represented by Mr. G. do V. Robinson, and Mr. C. V. Chamberlain appeared for the Wairoa Carriers’ Association, which opposed the application. Reason For Application

Mr. Robinson stated that the reason for the application for an additional authority was to enable the applicant to carry out a contract for the supply and delivery of metal to the lower development scheme. The position was that the applicant find four authorities at present. At least four lurries would be required to carry out this contract, while he also required one for his wood, coal and general carrying business about the town. The point was whether the applicant was to be allowed to carry out the contract for which he was the successful tenderer, or sub-let part of the contract to someone else. The applicant considered that he was entitled to have the necessary authorities to enable him to carry out the contract.

Mr. Phelan pointed out that when a person tendered for a contract he should first be satisfied that he had sufficient authorities to carry out the work. He could not expect to be able to come to the authority and get a license once he had got the contract. There had been a great deal of trouble over this, particularly in connection with the carriage of goods for dairy companies, fie wanted to be assured that the prices offered by the other tenderers were too high before lie would even consider the application. Applicant said in evidence that he itoped to be able to carry out the contract with four lorries, although it might even require more. It was not possible to do the job with three To Mr. Chamberlain he said that if he required more he probably would have to go outside for them. Mr. Chamberlain: There are plenty of spare lorries here. If you want six you will go outside for the others; why can not you go outside for this one? It is the same in principle isn’t it?, ' Suggestion by Authority

In reply to a question by Mr. Phelan, the applicant said that at present he did not think there were sufficient authorities here to carry out the contract, but there might be later on

It was suggested by Mr. Phelan to the applicant that he should drop his town business and utilise the four authorities he had at present on this job. .Mr. Robinson stated that such a move would involve a fairly heavy loss to the applicant, who had a large amount 'of money wrapped up in his wood and coal concern. Mr. Phelan: But he has taken a risk when taking on a contract when he did not have sufficient authorities. Mr. Phelan added that he did not feel he would be justified in granting the application. If he introduced another authority he was only going to make the position more acute. He thought the applicant should make Other arrangements. It appeared to him that there were going to be a lot of spare lorries on hand in the near future and therefore he felt he would be doing wrong in granting another license.