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Table 2.

Table 3.—Analysis of Table 2, showing Operating-costs in various Districts.

Note. —All vehicles that have operated for any part of the year are included—i.e., vehicles purchased and sold during the period. Total cost includes — Kunning-cost : Tires and tubes, fuel, lubricants, repairs, and maintenance. Standing Charges : Interest, depreciation, garaging (ss. per week), registration, and license fees. Motor-vehicle Allowances. —Amount paid to Department officers at scale rates for the use of their own motor-vehicles upon Government business. The total comprises a large number of comparatively

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Type of Vehicle. Total Cost. Total Mileage. Cost per Mile. Year 1934-35— £ Miles. d. Cars and liglit deliveries (10 cwt. to 15 cwt.) .. 36,430 2,728,110 3-20 Trucks (1 ton and over) .. .. .. 14,563 621,413 5-63 All vehicles .. .. .. .. 50,993 3,349,523 3 • 65 Year 1935-36— Cars and liglit deliveries (10 cwt. to 15 cwt.) .. 39,724 3,058,246 3-12 Trucks (1 ton and over) .. .. .. 14,681 660,390 5'34 All vehicles .. .. .. .. 54,405 3,718,636 3-51 Year 1936-37 — Cars and light deliveries (10 cwt. to 15 cwt.) .. 53,159 4,032,349 3-16 Trucks (1 ton and over) .. .. .. 17,570 770,353 5-47 All vehicles .. .. .. .. 70,729 4,802,702 3-53

(Motor-vehicle operation, 1936-37.) Cars and Light Deliveries. Trucks (1 Ton and Over.) tv j. • * Number of Total ost Number ofi I Total I District. Vehicles _ | Mileage. Cost _ j Mileage. ; Cost _ £ d. £ d. Whangarei .. .. 21 300,990 4,110 3-28 4 25,369 485 4-59 Auckland .. .. 39 504,768 5,457 2-59 4 17,464 401 5-51 Tauranga .. .. 15 152,201 1,918 3-02 6 42,742 963 5'41 Gisborne .. .. 17 145,880 1,941 3-19 8 51,859 1,255 5-81 Taumarunui .. .. 15 174,382 2,358 3-25 8 130,126 2,328 4-29 Stratford .. .. 23 287,897 3,470 2-89 2 14,761 271 4-41 Napier .. .. 18 180,618 2,338 3-11 3 18,775 324 4-14 Wellington .. .. 29 282,721 3,306 2-81 13 51,873 1,421 6-57 Nelson .. .. 24 209,422 2,445 2-80 6 53,779 975 4-35 Greymouth .. .. 29 273,562 3,372 2-96 16 108,371 1,969 4-36 Christchurctf .. .. 32 405,385 4,677 2-77 6 50,702 1,173 5-55 Dunedin .. .. 34 289,479 3,878 3-22 9 57,142 1,468 6-17 Total, general districts 296 3,207,305 39,270 2-94 85 622,963 13,033 5-02 Hamilton Electric - power 47 324,404 5,244- 3,88 9 39,535 1,335 8 • 10 District Palmerston North Electric- 34 285,060 4,856 4-09 6 33,788 1,193 8-47 power District Chiistclmrcli Electric-power 31 215,580 3,789 4-22 12 74,067 2,009 6-51 District Total, electrical dis- 112 825,044 13,889 4-04 27 147,390 4,537 7-39 tricts Grand total,all districts 408 4,032,349 53,159 3-16 112 770,353 17,570 5-47