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TABLE No. 11.—PROSECUTIONS BY TRAFFIC INSPECTORS OF TRANDPORT DEPARTMENT. Table showing for the Year ended 31st March, 1938, a Classification according to the nature of the Offence of Prosecutions taken by Traffic Inspectors of the Transport Department.

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TABLE No. 11.—PROSECUTIONS BY TRAFFIC! INSPECTORS OF TRANDPORT DEPARTMENT. Table showing foe the Year ended 31st March, 1938, a Classification according to the NATURE OF THE OFFENCE OF PROSECUTIONS TAKEN BY TRAFFIC INSPECTORS OF THE TRANSPORT Department. Case Inform " Prosecu- Con- ,. ation Amount uttence. ,. . ,. dis- ... r t,. tions. victions. . , with- 01 .bines, missed. , drawn. Motor-vehicles Act and Regulations. Number. Number. Number. Number. £ s. d. 1. Dangerous driving .. .. .. 273 259 11 3 657 10 0 2. Speeding .. .. .. .. 65 63 1 1 175 0 0 3. Exceeding 30 miles per hour in restricted area 362 359 2 1 623 15 0 4. Drunk in charge .. .. .. 104 96 8 .. 1,211 0 0 5. Overtaking on bend or hill-crest .. . . 21 19 2 .. 34 0 0 6. Failing to keep to left .. .. .. 52 47 5 .. 76 0 0 7. Failing to yield right of way at intersection 11 9 2 . . 16 0 0 8. Defective brakes.. .. .. .. 121 117 2 2 161 5 0 9. Defective lights .. .. .. .. 132 131 1 .. 93 15 0 10. No Warrant of Fitness .. .. 349 338 2 9 230 13 0 11. Drivers license offences .. .. .. 313 305 3 5 200 17 6 12. Unlicensed or unregistered motor-vehicles . . 202 197 2 3 267 18 0 13. Cycling offences .. .. .. .. 224 219 2 3 96 17 0 14. Pedestrian offences .. .. . .. 8 8 .. .. 300 15. Negligent driving . . . . .. 28 23 3 2 52 15 0 16. Careless or inconsiderate driving .. .. 42 39 3 .. 53 15 0 17. Loading offences.. .. .. .. 65 65 .. .. 51 0 0 18. Parking offences .. . . . . 43 43 .. . . 16 0 0 19. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 120 115 4 1 111 6 0 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,535 2,452 53 30 4,132 6 6 Motor-vehicles Insurance Act. 1. Third-party-insurance offences .. .. i 5 4 | II 150 ! I I I I Transport Licensing Act and Regulations. 1. Unlicensed goods-service .. .. .. 134 122 10 2 288 15 0 2. Unlicensed passenger-service .. .. 46 41 5 .. 119 5 0 3. Breach of goods-service license . . . . 61 59 1 1 97 15 0 4. Breach of passenger-service license .. 3 3 .. .. 400 5. Driving-hours breaches .. . . . . 14 13 1 . . 20 0 0 6. Overloading goods-service vehicle .. .. 7 7 .. .. 1600 7. Overloading passenger-service vehicle . . 8 7 . . 1 12 0 0 8. Failing to carry Certificate of Fitness or 31 29 1 1 27 10 0 Inspection Certificate 9. Failing to carry vehicle authority or temporary 31 >26 1 4 30 15 0 license 10. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. .. 400 Totals .. .. .. .. 338 310 19 9 620 0 0 | Heavy Motor-vehicles Regulations and Miscellaneous. 1. Exceeding licensed load .. .. .. 398 376 12 10 767 19 0 2. Exceeding road classification . . .. 212 201 6 5 434 15 0 3. Exceeding axle-load .. . . . . 40 40 .. . . 103 0 0 4. Wrong distribution of load .. .. 12 11 .. 1 5 1.5 0 5. No heavy-traffic license .. .. .. 168 166 .. 2 265 14 0 6. Speeding .. .. .. .. 142 138 i 3 253 0 0 7. Miscellaneous (heavy motor-vehicles) .. 24 22 1 1 18 0 0 8. Others .. .. .. .. 129 126 1 2 67 5 0 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,125 1,080 21 24 1,915 8 0 Totals for Dominion .. .. 4,003 3,846 93 64 6,668 19 6