The Rickshaw Board reported that the licensing of public pullers censed officially on October 13, since which date uly pullers temporarily. reject: ed previously have been dealt with Up to November 4 the total m of pitiless Tieensed was 41,008, Complaints have been receives from different groups of owners thit there are not enough pullers avail> able but the Board in. no instance has found substantiated the assertions that rickshaws are laid up for want at pullers. "At the same tim evident that owner keen competition hire out rickshaws patronage of public rickshaws Aus appreciably declined owing to the reveiling economic depression. Pullers find fares more difficult by and the bargaining even der than before. The Board wat if owners would endeavour:
1 the situation by Towering rentals pullers would apply far vehicles in larger numbers.
AN the beginning of the month there were 501 new model rickshaws fon the streets and the Bourd expects the figure to reach about 1,000 the end of the year. There Hoereasing evidence of thet popularity with passengers.
The wefulness of the various [Putters "Mutual" Ald Association centres continues to be manifested New and commodious premises. Markham Read have been secured for the Western centre which will enable the Association to give mite hotter service. The election of two sentatives of the pullers to the board of management has place.
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