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TABLE No. 10.— TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Average Operating Expenses and Revenue per Vehicle-mile of licensed Passenger-services for Years ended 31st March, 1933 to 1937, inclusive (exclusive of the Services licensed by the Four Metropolitan Licensing Authorities).

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South Island Averages for Year ended 31st March, North Island Averages for Year ended 31st March, New Zealand Averages for Year ended 31st March, Item. ; 1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1933. 0]»ratmg expenses- d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d d d d Vehicle-running costs (petrol, lubricants, tires, 4-80 4-89 4-92 4-98 4-89 4-86 4-81 4-74 4-87 4-87 4-84 4-81 f?.07 repairs, maintenance, and depreciation) ' Vehicle standing charges (license fees, wages, 3-78 3-04 2-86 2-81 3-72 3-18 3-20 3-19 3-74 3-14 3-10 q-07 i.m drawings in lieu of wages, insurance, garage fees) General overhead charges (management and 1-55 1-17 1-20 1-14 1-33 1-00 0-98 0-92 1-39 1-05 1-05 0-99 1-14 omce expenses, interest, advertising, &c.) Total operating expenses .. 10-13 9-10 8-98 8-93 9-94 9-04 8-99 10-00 SK)6 9-22 Revenue — ~ Passenger .. .. .. .. 9-01 8-82 8-38 8-09 9-78 8-79 8-40 8-05 9-56 8-80 8-39 8-06 8-11 Mail-contract .. .. .. .. o-58 0-39 0-41 0-51 0-33 0-33 0-32 0-33 0-40 0-35 0-35 0-39 0-33 Newspaper .. .. .. 0-27 0-19 0-20 0-14 0-21 0-21 0-18 0-15 0-23 0-20 0-19 0-14 0-12 Goods and parcels 1-34 0-98 0-96 0-71 0-55 0-50 0-50 0-40 0 -77 0-65 0-64 0-49 0-46 0ther •• '• •• 0' 15 0-14 0-08 0-20 0-19 0-12 0-18 0-21 0-18 0-13 0-15 0-21 0-25 Total revenue .. .. .. 11-35 10-52 10-03 9-65 11-06 9-95 9-58 9-14 11-14 10-13 9-72 9-29 9-27 Net profits 1-22 1-42 1-05 0-72 1-12 (TŌĪ (K59 (h29 Ī-M V07 (K73 <M)5~ Net losses