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Table 2.

Table 3. —Analysis of Table 2, showing Operating-costs in various Districts (Motor-vehicle Operations, 1938-39).

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— Running cost: Tires, tubes, fuel, lubricants, repairs, and maintenance. Standing charges : Interest, depreciation, garaging (ss. per week), registration, and license fees. Motor-vehicle Allowances.—The total amount paid to departmental officers at scale rates for use of their own motor-vehicles upon Government business comprises a large number of comparatively small sums for mileages run for the convenience of the Department where the transfer or purchase of a departmental vehicle was not warranted and the arrangement of hire was inexpedient 1 Total Allowances. Year. ' £ 1936-37.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,497 1937-38.. .. .. .. .. .. 4,564 1938-39.. .. .. .. .. .. 8,316 Motor-lorry Hire.—lt frequently happens that in the matter of transport on a number of undertakings departmental motor-trucks cannot be transferred to meet requirements and the circumstances do not warrant the purchase of new vehicles. Therefore, where reasonable, hire rates

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Type of Vehicle. Total Cost. Total Mileage. p e r Mile Year 1936-37— * £ d. Gars 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 70,729 4,802,702 3-53 Year 1937-38— Cars and light deliveries (10 cwt. to 15 cwt.) .. .. 76,887 5,399,170 3-42 Trucks (1 ton and over) .. .. .. .. 28,867 1,196,196 5-79 105,754 6,595,366 3-85 Year 1938-39— Cars and light deliveries (10 cwt. to 15 cwt.) .. .. 103,082 6,577,271 3-79 Trucks (1 ton and over) .. .. .. .. 41,959 1,776,869 5-67 145,041 8,354,140 4-17

Oars and Light Deliveries. Trucks (1 Ton and over). ! Number .. Total I Cost, per Nu JJl 1,er Total Cost per District. of Mileage. „ . i Mf .»' of Mileage. P t Vehicles. cost - | Mlle - Vehicles. Co8t ' MUe ' _ . £ d. £ d. Whangarei.. .. .. .. 28 329,012 5,335 3-89 7 104,270 2,322 5-34 Auckland .. .. .. .. 58 771,500 11,611 3-61 12 124,292 2,595 5-01 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 27 356,875 5,028 3-38 20 210,161 4,015 4-58 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 18 229,971 3,530 3-68 11 101,147 2,628 6-24 Taumarumii .. .. .. 16 177,982 3,355 4-52 10 92,628 2,524 6-54 Stratford .. .. .. .. 34 414,749 6,146 3-56 13 107,845 2,303 5-12 Napier .. .. .. .. 23 296,734 4,047 3-27 6 55,922 1,354 5-81 Wellington.. .. .. .. 45 425,085 6,986 3-94 10 53,404 1,621 7-28 Nelson .. .. .. .. 33 353,917 5,065 3-43 10 120,631 2,199 4-37 Greymouth .. .. .. 32 399,743 5,659 3 40 13 126,287 2,696 5-12 Christchurch .. .. .. 49 659,121 I 9,895 3-60 17 208,642 3,984 4-58 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 37 399,733 | 5,737 3-44 17 160,550 4,084 6-10 Total, general districts .. .. 400 4,814,422(72,394 3-60 146 1,465,779 32,325(5-29 Hamilton Electrical .. .. .. 53 439,772 8,274 4-51 10 56,279 1,807 7-70 Palmerston North Electrical .. .. 35 291,027 6,137 5-06 8 44,871 1,925 10-29 Christchurch Electrical .. .. 33 337,269 6,558 4-67 15 134,038 4,056 7-26 Southland Electrical.. . . .. 70 694,781 9,719 3-36 15 75,902 1,846 5-84 Total, electrical districts .. .. 191 | 1,762,849 J 30,688 4-18 48 311,090 9,634 7-43 Grand total, all districts .. .. 591 I 6,577,271 103,082 3-79 194 1,776,869 41,959 5-67 I | I