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INDEX TO CONTENTS—continued. 4. Road Safety— page A. General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 B. Road Safety Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 C. Road Accident Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..18 D. Preventive Measures .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ . . 21 E. Education of Children in Road Safety .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 P. Summary of Accident Facts .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 22 G. Adult Education in Road Safety and Publicity .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 H. Speed-limits in Built-up Areas .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 25 I. Enforcement of Traffic Laws— General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Enforcement Machinery.. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 26 Convictions for Traffic Offences .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 20 Enforcement Machinery in Transport Department— Number of Traffic Inspectors .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Organization .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Duties of Traffic Inspectors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Prosecutions .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Traffic Offences Bureau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 J. Inspection of Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 5. Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928— A. Statistics.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..29 B. Annual Review of Premium Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 C. " Hit-and-run " Drivers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..30 6. Regulation of Commercial Road Transport— A. Passenger-services— Continuous Passenger-service Licenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Seasonal Passenger-service Licenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Temporary Passenger-service Licenses .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 31 Co-ordination of Passenger-services .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 31 Review of Fares and Charges .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 32 Financial Results for Year 1937-38 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..32 B. Goods-services — Applications dealt with, 1933-34 to 1937-38 .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Co-ordination and amalgamation of Licensed Goods Services.. .. .. .. .. 32 Driving-hours .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 33 Fixation of Charges .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . 33 Financial and Traffic Data .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 34 C. Co-ordination of Long-distance Road Freight Services and Railway Services .. .. .. 34 I). Taxi Services in Christchurch Transport District .. . . . . .. . . . . 34 E. Appeals from Decisions of Transport Licensing Authorities .. .. . . . , . . 35 7. Changes in Motor Transport Laws in New Zealand .. . . .. .. ~ .. .. 35 8. Commercial Air Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 0. Appendices— A. Statistical Tables— 1. Motor-vehicle Registrations by Highway Districts as at 31st December, 1937 .. 37 2. Motor-vehicles licensed as at 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. . . 37 3. Motor-vehicles licensed during Years 1923 to 1937 .. .. .. .. .. 38 4. Distribution of Petrol-tax to Boroughs for Year ended 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. 38 5. Lengths of various Classes of Roads, Streets, and Bridges during Years 1922 to 1937 inclusive 39 0. Lengths of various Types of Bridges as at 31st March, 1923 to 1937, inclusive .. . . 39 7. Annual Yield from Taxation of Motor-vehicles, 1926 to 1938 .. .. .. . . 40 8. Collection and Distribution of Motor-taxation, 1937-38 .. .. .. .. .. 40 9. Analysis of Data relating to Motor Accidents in the Dominion during the Year ended 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 10. Convictions for Traffic Offences, 1928-37 .. .. .. . . . . .. 46 11. Prosecutions by Traffic Inspectors of Transport Department .. .. . . 47 12. Traffic Offences Bureau .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 48 13. Applications for Passenger-service Licenses for Year ended 31st March, 1938 .. . . 49 14. Applications for Goods-service Licenses for Year ended 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. 50 15. Commercial Air Transport, 1937-38 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 16. Commercial Air Transport, 1934-37 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51

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