'The Council has had under con. sideration a letter from the Shanghai Hire Car Operators' Association enquiring whether it was prepared to issue Hcences for the operation of Public motor-cars smaller in' size than the hire cars in general use, The letter stated it was intended that the minimum hire charge for these proposed smaller cars should be 60 cents per trip or for a period of twenty minutes.
The weight category of the average hire car at present in use Is 2251 to 3,000" Ibs., requiring a quarterly cence fee of approximately $83. to $26. For a public "baby" car comprised in the weight category of 1,001 {to 1,500 Tbs, the quarterly fee would approximate $27. These licence fees apply only to the Settlement.
Enquiries were made of other ports im the Far East as to the operation fof small-size hire cars.
Atter considerable discussion, a Jmajority of members adopted the view (of the Commissioner of Police, and It was decided not to Issue licences for the operation of small-sian hire cars Inas-much as it was considered that to do #0 would not be in the general trafic Interest.
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