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1935. NE W ZEALAND.

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

The Right Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Transport, Wellington. g IE Transport Department, 31st July, 1935. Herewith I have the honour to submit the annual report of the Transport Department for the year ended 31st March, 1935. In doing so I wish to state that I assumed the office of Commissioner of Transport as from Ist June, 1935. I have, &c., G. C. Godfrey, Commissioner of Transport.

INDEX TO CONTENTS.

Page 1. Introductory .. . • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • • ® 2. Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928 .. .. . • • • ■ • • • 3 (a) Statistics re Premiums and Claims .. .. .. . • • • • • • • 3 (b) Review of Premium Rates, &c. .. .. . • • • • • • ■ • ■ • ■ 4 (c) Actions when Negligent Driver subsequently dies .. .. .. .. • ■ • • 4 (d) " Hit and Run" Drivers.. .. .. .. •• •• 4 3. Motor-vehicles Act, 1924 {a) Registration of Motor- vehicles, by Types of Vehicle, 1927-35 . . .. .. .. .. 4 (b) Registration of Motor- vehicles, by Country of Manufacture, 1927-35 .. .. • . • . 5 (c) Motor-vehicles licensed at 31st March, 1935 .. .. . ■ • ■ • ■ ■ • 6 (d) Motor-vehicle Registration-plates .. .. .. .. ■ • • ■ ■ • • • 6 (e) Motor-vehicles actually on the Road .. .. .. • • • ■ • • • • ' (/) Petrol-consumption, by Motor-vehicles and otherwise .. .. • • .. ■ • 7 4. Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ® (a) Petrol-tax Yield, 1928-35 (b) Distribution of Petrol-tax .. .. • • • • ■ • ■ • ■ • • ■ 8 (c) Petrol-tax classified according to Types of Motor-vehicles .. .. .. • ■ • ■ 8 (d) Refunds of Petrol-tax .. .. ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 5. Special Mileage-taxation .. .. • • • • • • • • • ■ • • ■ • ® 6. Road Finance .. . • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • • ■ • (а) Dominion's Road Bill, 1929-34 .. .. •. • • • ■ ■ • ■ • • • 1" (б) Sources of Money expended on Road Bill, 1929-34 .. .. .. .. •• 11 (c) Annual Charges per Mile on Roads, Streets, &c., 1929-34 .. .. .. • • ■ • 12 (d) Motor-taxation .. .. ■ • ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • ' 7. Heavy Motor-vehicle Regulations, 1932 .. .. ■. ■ • ■ • • • • • • • 12 (a) Allocation of Heavy Traffic Pees .. .. .. • • • • ■ • ■ • • • If (b) Limitation of Loads on Roads ~ .. . • • • > • • • ■ ■ • • 13

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