TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 87, 29 April 1937, Page 3

TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

Our Own Correspondent.)

Carriers Must Abide by Rules of Local Assn.

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WAIPUKURAU, This Day. The following applications for goods service licenses were granted by the 'No. 2 Licensing Authority (Mr. W. J. Skoglund) at the sitting of the Authority in the Waipukurau Courthouse yesterday. New good-service applications: L. J. De Clifford, Waipukurau; A. P. Green, Waipukurau; R. S. Askew, Takapau; C. J. Dreaneen, Waipukuraf; W." J. Bennett, Omakere; W. J. Yardley, Ongaonga. * Transfer of goods-service licenses: T. H. Dillon to S. J. E. Stephenson; A. T. 31. Collins to S. J. E. Stephenson; S. A. Ross to Porangahau Transport Co., Jjtd. Amendment to goods-service license: A. W. Thomson, Takapau. The transfer of licenses from T. H. Dillon and A. T. J. Collins to S. J. E. Stephenson, said that his client had tral Hawko's Bay Carriers' Association, on the g founds that Mr. Stephenson had been operating over a wider territory than the former holders of the licenses and that he had been charging sueh low rates as to be uneconomical, also that he had been working longer hours than were permitted under the regulations. Mr. C. G. Harker, on behalf of Mr. Septhenson, said that his client had applied for membership of the Central Hawke's Bay Carriers' Association and had been refuseed, apparently on the grounds that he did not hold a license. Mr. C. R. Watson, secretary for the assoeiation, said that if the transfer of the licenses were granted and Mr. Stephenson agrced to abide by the rules of the assoeiation, no objection would be raised to his becoming a member. Mr. Shoglund asked Mr. Harker to warn Mr. Stephenson that he must •observe the hours of working laid down by the regulations, and that if he joined the Carriers' Assoeiation he must also observe their rules and charges. He wished to make this warning quite clear becanse if a earrier did not conform to the rules of a earrier 's assoeiation it was probable that he would be wari" id first and tlien would be in grave danger of losing his license if he offended a second time. The transport authorities were out to stop cut->throat competition and to bring tbe' carrying business to a stage where it was giving efficient servieo and at the same time enable carriers to make a reasonable liviug.