“RAILWAY MONOPOLY”
ONEHUNGA COUNCIL TALKS ON TRANSPORT BILL CR. MOUNTJOY’S FEARS A strong protest against the provisions of the Transport Bill was entered by Councillor F. W. Mountjoy at the meeting of the Onehunga Borough Council last evening. He said that one effect of the Bill would be to take the entire control of all traffic out cf the council’s hands aivd he quoted a clause giving the Minister power to override or disallow any borough by-law dealing with motors or any other description of traffic. "The principal object of the Bill.” he continued, "is to completely stills r.'.l motor competition with the ran v*ys and to clear all such competition off the roads and give the railways a monopoly." The subsequent discussion disclosed that councillors generally had not seen a copy of the Bill and it was urged that the question be deferred for consideration in committee, but on the motion of Councillor Mountjoy it was agreed to request the member for the district, Mr. W. J. Jordan, to endeavour to delay the Bill until next session, in order that local bodies may be given a reasonable opportunity of considering its provisions.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 788, 8 October 1929, Page 10
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193“RAILWAY MONOPOLY” Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 788, 8 October 1929, Page 10
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