TRANSPORT ACT

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1933, Page 2

TRANSPORT ACT

NO 7 AUTHORITY

SITTING AT GREYMOUTH. '

GREYMOUTH, August 25

The No. ■-7 Transport Licensing Authority sat at Groyn 10ut,h yesterday to deal with applications for- renewal of goods services licenses. ,Dr S., A. Gibbs'A presided] and the othe r members of, the Authority, Messrs J, W. Human and W. T. Churchward, were also .present.

Messrs E, <S, Brittan-den An- E, paw;a»n wp-resented the .Railway Department, and Mr W. C« Üb°k, , the Public Works .Department., , . . Newman , Bros., Hokitika (Mr J. Murdoch) applied for, a.. continuous goods service license from . Hokitika to Cook’s River, With, deviations on the side.; roads,—Approved.

William Janies Lester, route license, Maruia to Reefton, Reefton to Mai’uia ■Springs, and Maruia to Murchison.— Approved.

The Westland Cool Storage and Daily Company, Ltd., Hokitika (Mr J. Murdoch), applied , for a goods service license over the Westland County and into the Kumara Borough.—Approved, applicant to cart only for, suppliers, shareholders a pel the Westland Aoclimatisytion Society.

Robert Patterson, Reefton, applied for a continuous license for the Inangahua County area,.

Mr Brittendensaid applicant was « storekeeper at Reefton and -relied upon certain lines which he picked up at Inangahu-a . Junction to defray his running costs, and he was in this respect i n .direct competition wtih the Railway Department. A restriction that applicant 'be not permitted to pick up goods within two miles of the railroad would probably meet the case The application w? 6 -granted -on the conditions ■ set out by Mr Brittenden.

David,-. -.William -Robertson applied for' a jcoht'inu'otifj good»* license for the

Inangahu-a district.—The application was approved, and amended to allow

of applicant to use the direct route to «Maruia also from Westport with explosives only. Thomas Neil 'Mouatt applied for a continuous goods license between Punakaiki and Greymouth.—Approved. 'Thomas Ryall (Mr T-' -E. Bros-uan) applied for a similar license between Punakaiki and Greymouth.—Approved, with a right to pick up timber within a radius of seven miles of Greymouth for delivery north of Rap a hoe. James Michael Prebble, MaHinui (Mr A. M. Jamieson) applied for a continuous license from Hokitika- to (Whiho, wi:h minor deviations.—Approved, but restricted to one day a week between Ros's and Hokitika. J. ,R. 'McKay applied for a continuous goods service license from Ro-fi Railway Station to Wait aha.—Approved.

John Patrick Hansbury applied for a goods service license from Ross to Wailio Gorge.—Approved. George -Searle applied for a 'Continuous goodfi service from Ross to Harikari, with deviations, also right to convey timber to Ross railway station from any point as fa r south as Waiiho, also right to connect with railway to Christchurch 'with whitebait, when unable to colmCct at Ross. GeOrge Arthur Moiik (M r T. F. Bi'OSmn) applied for a continuous _ license from’ Lower Kokatahi to Hokitika. Mr A. M. Jamieson represented 'Mr A, K,' Stephens, who Objected to the application, -and applied for -a- continuous license from Hokitika to Lower Kokatahi and v ica versa, also from Hokitika to Koiterangi. The -applicant, A. E. Stephens, said he was able to cope with the goods offering in that district in three days. There were two other carriers Sn addition to -himself and Monk. Mr Jamieson submitted there was not sufficient goods offering for another man to enter into competition. (M r BiW-n-an- submitted there was sufficient work for two men. His client held -a three years’ butter carting contract.

' The chairman announced" that Monk had not. proved to the Authority that his • cpntr,a,ct ‘ was desirable; and' necessary in the interests of the public and- therefore could not -be' granted. ' The application, of Stephens was: ap-

proved. ■ ' ' ' - John 'Shivai 5 applied 'fo r * a continuous

goods' 'license , from' 'Kokatahi to Hokitika -and vice versa, al&o to 'Koiter-angi. —Approved. V ' Joseph Allan Byrne applied for' a goods license from Greymouth to Waiuta,, Jkamatua to Waiuta and Reefton to Waiht-a. .Bert lan Cummings'-'appliedfor r.a

goods license from Greymouth to Waiuta, Reefton .to Waiuta and Ikamrttua td- Waiuta, The chairman sMd 1 that both applicants Were entitled to an "automatic license from Ikamatua to" Waiuta. iAjn objection by. IR. M, Hompseed (Mr JU'OMHh) to the applicants carrying passengers, whs noted, the chairman Mating that they were liable to cancellation of their license if they earned passengers. The applicant -Byrne wrs also -permit, ted to cart timber from Totar,a Elat to Waiuta or destinations en route. The applicant Cummings, was also permitted to cart explosives -from Greymouth to Waiuta under contract to the B'lackwater Mines.

Stewart and Halswell, applied for license to make one trip per week from Nelson to. Hokitika, via Inangahua,

Blackwater and Greymouth with Griffon and Company’s (Neleonl, consignments and parcels not exceeding 56lbs and household removals. The application was approved, applicants not to pick up or set down freight Inangahua— Greymouth—Hokitika inclusive except consignments as above, and to or from north of Inangahua. Applicant i s not to carry goods to or from 'Murchison district except as above. The .application as regards the. route between Hokitika and Ros s was withdrawn. .Their application from, Nelson to Ofcari,to Forks was also approved. Fahey Bros., continuous goods service license from Haupiri, Ngahere, Wallis Siding, .Teremakau,- ; Wainihinihf to j Kuinara. Junction and Matainui to Ross j Railway Station.—Approved, the latter area to he restricted to-the cartage of timber. only. '

E. T. Malloy, continuous goods license between Bell Hill, Haupiri, Kotuku, Ngahere and -Stillwater. —Approved.

Robert and James Cowan (Mr T. F. Bros nan). applied for a route license, Hokitika to Waiho, via Woodstock, Rimu, ißoss, Harihari, Matainui and 'me Forks. • -

Mr Brittenden objected-; to the application as it was running in opposition to the railway between Hokitika and Ross;

The application wa 6 approved as from Ross only, a restriction being that applicant >is not to pick up .or set down goods beween Ross and Okarito Forks other than live stock and telegraph poles' W'hliV' P"; 'and T. Department. Harcourt’si Aitrd Motors, applied for a continuous license between Hokitika and Waiho': V.-..-:'

Mr Hannan said applicants had the right’ -to-carry t: gcods under their, passenger license. Mr Kitchingham, for applicant, said he proposed to put on a lorry.

The chairman : Then it is .a new applic’ation and hrm to he shown as boing a public necessity. Mr Brittenden objected to the appointment- stating that passenger -firms worked'"np :f i-’%oods business and then desired to get a license for it. Tt wars not fair to other established methods which were carrying light loads such as ,the o Railway bepartiiient, between Hokitika, and Ross,

The -application was refused. . William : Ambrose O’Brien applied for a continuous license -between Rimu and (Lake Kanieri.—Approved and applicant permitted', to carry out operations within’ ra-dius of twelve miles of Hokitika. Walter . James ■ Ingiis, continuous goods sendee, Kumai’a Junction to Wainlihinihi, - with deviation to Neilson’s Mand.—Approved. Queenie " Elizabeth Barrow, service license, - Omo,to mills •to .place of dolivery, Greymouth to Stillwater and Greymouth to Runanga, for carriage of coal -• ahd timber only .—Approved.

John McCallum E&die ■ (Mr T. F. Brosnan) applied for a continuous license Ten" Duller, Westland, Greymouth, Inangahua. and Murchison - Counties. Mr Rvosiwn gndd tire- applicant was distributor.- r for Westland Breweries Ltd. and Associated Motorists’ Petrol Coy,, Ltd; Mr Brittenden- said that applicant was entitled to -an automatic license for the beer freight only, bewe-en Reefton-Greymouth-Hokitika and deviations. They could not stop applicant going to West-port by the C°ast Road, but Objected to the area between Westport and Granity. M r Brittenden said that the Authority -could add a -proviso that the Railway Deparment confer with the Associated • Petrol Coy. to see if the Company would send its -petrol for Westport ’and Granity by rail. Mr Eadie eaiid there was the question of servicing and apparently he (applicant)" was able to cart petrol cheaper than the Railway Dep'rtment. - The -application was adjourned until the next -sitting of the Authority, applicant' meantime to carry on as usual. , .

William Green hill and Co. was .granted cancellation of a seasonal license extending to -Hokitika, Reefton, West port -and Rotomonu. Applicant ijaid there were not -enough jobg offering and he could cover it all with a temporary license.

Stanley Rich Wylde (Mr F• A. Kitchingham)' applied for a continuous fruit .carrying license from 'Nelson to Greymouth, with deviation to Riwaka via Tasma.n .or Upper Moutere.—Approved with certain restrictions en route, ,