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Tuesday, October 3, 1972

RUN ON TRANSPORT DEPT. FOR TAXI TENDER FORMS

The Transport Department has handed out more than 18,000 tender

forms since it was announced last Friday that 350 new taxi licences will

be issued.

The demand has, in fact, been so heavy that the department has virtually run out of forms, prompting an appeal to prospective tenderers not to apply for them until Friday (October 6).

A spokesman for the Transport Department gave an assurance that the staff would be working at full speed to produce a further supply by then.

"Those who still haven't obtained the forms need not panic as they still have plenty of time after October 6 to submit their tenders," the

spokesman said.

The tender does not close until Friday, October 20."

Due to the heavy demand, only one copy of the form will be issued

to each applicant.

The spokesman warned eager tenderers not to obtain forms from

anybody other than from the department's offices nor to pay anyone for them.

"The forms are all free of charge," he said.

If they were asked to pay, they should report this to the Transport

Department headquarters.

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