D.—2.

This service comprises the following licenses : —

The net result from the working of this group was very satisfactory particularly in view of the heavy expenditure necessary to maintain the vehicles in a reasonably efficient condition. Receipts from this service were 18-39 d. per mile, or 395. 2d. per ton, while expenditure, after making full provision for depreciation and for interest on capital, including goodwill payments, was 16-41 d. per mile, or 355. per ton. Gisborne Goods Service. 1939. £ Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,163 Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 ,087 Net revenue .. . . .. .. .. .. .. £76 Mileage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,413 Tonnage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,054 This service, which is co-ordinated with the Auckland-Taneatua section of railway, operates between Taneatua and Gisborne on a system of through-booking from Auckland to Gisborne, and vice versa. The service was taken over from the Auckland-Gisborne Transport Co., Ltd., on the 29th October, 1938, and the indications are that it will return a satisfactory net revenue to the Department. fPalmerston North Wellington <J Wanganui Goods Services. j 1939. Revenue . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 90,419 Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,692 Net loss .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,273 Mileage .. .. .. .. .. 1,553,392 Tonnage .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,092 This service comprises the following licenses :—

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Name Boute Date taken over. Feltori Waikato Transport Co., Auckland-Hamilton .. .. .. 2nd May, 1938. Ltd. McOlymonts Transport, Ltd... Auckland-Hamilton .. .. .. 23rd May, 1938. Northern Transport, Ltd. .. Auckland-Whangarei-Dargaville .. 7th June, 1938. A. F. Hicks .. .. Auckland-Hamilton .. .. .. 18th July, 1938. M. J. Hilder and Sons .. Auckland-Otorohanga .. .. 26th September, 1938. F. Parsons .. .. Auckland-Te Awamutu .. .. 26th September, 1938. A. B. Carter (license only) .. Auckland-Otorohanga .. .. 26th September, 1938. L. Hjorth .. .. .. Auckland-Cambridge-Hamilton.. .. 1st August, 1938. H. E. Salter .. .. Auckland-Morrinsville .. • ■ 1 Auckland-Matamata .. .. .. 21 st November, 1938. Auckland-Putaruru .. . . • ■ J

Name. Route. Date taken over. Wellington - Palmerston North - Hawke's Bay. Highways Transport Co., Ltd. Wellington - Palmerston North .. .. 1st May, 1938. Masons Transport, Ltd. .. Wellington - Palmerston North .. 1st May, 1938. H. B. W. Osborne .. . . Wellington - Palmerston North . . . . 21st August, 1938. J. M. Thomson .. .. Wellington - Palmerston North .. .. 21st August, 1938. Hurley's Transport Co. .. Wellington - Palmerston North .. 1st August, 1938. S. Goldingham (license only) Shannon-Wellington .. .. 1st May, 1938. H. J. Williams and Co., Ltd. Wellington-Feilding .. .. .. 18th September, 1938. Cunningham Carrying Co., Ltd. Wellington - New Plymouth .. .. 18th July, 1938. C. F. Doggett .. .. Napier-Dannevirke-Wellington .. 13th November, 1938. W. J. Lankey .. .. Dannevirke-Wellington .. .. 13th November, 1938. Symes Transport, Co., Ltd. .. Wellington-Woodville-Dannevirke .. 13th November, 1938. J. G. Heron .. .. Wellington - Palmerston North - Napier .. 21st November, 1938. E. C. Lay .. .. .. Napier-Wellington .. .. .. 16th March, 1939.