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I.F.S. Hauliers Fight Monopoly

11th January 1935
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A LTHOUGH the Great Southern ..and Great Northern Railways (Ireland) have applied to the Irish Free State Minister for Industry and Commerce for the compulsory acquisition of several road-transport licences from January 1, the Minister has, as yet, made no order. The failure of the Minister to give a decision on these applications has given. encouragement to hauliers who are opposed to the scheme outlined in the Road Transport Act, 1933, which affords the railway companies an opportunity of monopolizing the road-haulage industry.

At a meeting of the Irish Hauliers Association, in Dublin, on January 2, it was decided that, as no orders had been issued by the Minister, the firms for whose licences the railways applied should continue to operate their services as usual. It was also decided that, in view of the continuance of their own services, certain firms who had been approached by the Great Southern Railways for the hire of vehicles to that company to relieve the present congestion in connection with the trans B24 port of beet, should not accede to the request of the railway.

Section 54 of the Act came into force on July • 31, 1934, and compulsory acquisitions under it must be made before July 31 next. Licences retained by individual carriers after that date will be free from compulsory acquisition for two years.

The Irish Hauliers Association, which represents the majority of the roadtransport concerns within the Free State, has made strong representations to the Minister requesting that the two years' immunity in respect of compulsory licence transfers should now be enforced, so that the Minister should have an opportunity of finally coming to a decision as to whether private road-transport concerns were necessary outside city areas.

Although no compulsory transfers have been made by the Minister, the licences held by the Patsy Transport Service, Cionmel, and Leix Lorries, Port Laoigse, have voluntarily been assigned to the Great Southern Rail.. ways.


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