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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4432, 26 June 1922, Page 3

When a recent arrival in Napier applied to the borough traffic inspector for a taxi license the inspector (states the “Hawke’s Bay Herald”) refused the license on the ground that the man was working at another occupation during the day, and desired to drive his car at nights and during wcek-tends. The application was therefore made to the council, and came forward at the council meeting, when a full discussion was held. Several councillors considered that a man working in the day should not drivs in competition with men who relied on their cars for their living. Other councillors thought the council was exceeding its duties, and the only course, if the man was otherwise eligible, was to grant the application. Councillor Creagh said the taxi owners had the matter in thel; own hands, and could bring it under the notice of the Government, the applicant being a Government servant. A motion to ask the man to produce the wiitten consent of his employers was lost, only three voting for it, and the council .then agreed to grant the license subject to the favourable report of the inspector.