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INDEX TO CONTENTS—continued. 4. Road Safety— page A. Publicity Propaganda and Adult Education .. .. .. .. .. 24 B. New Zealand Road Safety Council .. .. .. .. . _ *25 C. Road-accident Statistics— (1) Introductory— (a) General .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ 26 (b) Classification .. .. .. ~ ■ '' 26 (c) Number of Accidents .. .. .. .. 26 (2) Fatal Accidents .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ '' 26 (3) Particulars of all Accidents reported— (a) Types of Accidents .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ _ 27 (b) Location of Accidents .. .. .. ~ _ _ 28 (e) Time of Accidents .. .. .. .. ~ _ 31 (d) Effect of Darkness .. .. .. .. .. ' [ 32 (e) Age and Sex of Persons killed or injured .. .. .. 35 (/) Types of Road Users killed or injured .. .. .. .. 30 (g) Accident Causes .. .. .. ~ , _ ' 36 (h) The Liquor Factor .. .. .. .. (i) Departmental Action based on Accident Statistics .. . 30 D. Enforcement of Traffic Laws— (1) General .. .. .. ~ _ (2) Convictions for Traffic Offences .. .. .. ~ _ _ ' 41 (3) Enforcement by Transport Department— (a) General .. .. .. .. ~ , _ < i (b) Traffic Offence Bureau (c) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. ~ _ t '' 41 (d) Late Inspector Allcock .. ~ .. ~ '' 41 E. Inspection of Motor-vehicles— (1) Passenger-vehicles under Transport Licensing Act .. .. .. .. ..41 (2) Goods-vehicles under Transport Licensing Act .. .. 42 (3) Other Vehicles .. .. ~ .. .. '' 43 5. Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928— A. Statistics .. .. .. .. _ _ _ _ .. B. Annual Review of Premium Rates .. .. .. .. . 44 C. " Hit-and-run" Drivers .. .. .. .. . . \ \ " " 45 6. Regulation of Commercial Road Transport— A. Passenger-services— (1) Applications for New Licenses .. .. .. 45 (2) Applications for Amendments to Licenses .. .. .. ' 45 (3) Applications for Transfers of Licenses .. .. ~ _ 45 (4) Applications for Temporary Licenses .. .. .. , r 45 (5) Licenses in Force .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ " '' 46 (6) Review of Licenses.. .. .. .. .. ' " '' 46 (7) Finances and Statistics, 1937-38 — (a) Classification of Services .. .. .. ~ _ _ (b) General Position of Industry .. .. .. ~ 47 (c) Operation of Particular Types of Services .. " "4.7 B. Goods-services— (1) Applications dealt with .. .. .. , . _ _ (2) Licenses in Force and Vehicles in use .. .. ~ . '' 48 (3) Inspection of Operators' Accounts and Records .. .. ~ 48 (4) Review of Operators' Finances, &c. .. .. ~ .. _ _ ' '' 48 (5) Rates-fixation .. .. .. ~ _ '' .„ (6) Finances and Statistics, 1937-38— (a) General Summary of Goods-service Finances .. .. .. .. 50 (b) Detailed Comparison of Revenue and Costs 1936-37 with 1937-38 .. !. '' 51 (c) General Goods Cartage, 1937-38 .. .. • , _ ' 51 (d) General Goods Statistics arranged according to Number of Vehicles owned .. .. 52 (e) Public Works and Local-body Contractors .. .. .. 53 (/) Mail Contractors .. .. .. .. ' '' '<"•! C. Taxi-cab Operations .. .. .. .. ~ ' '' 53 D. Co-ordination of Long-distance Rail and Road Freight Services m E. Appeals .. .. .. .. " " " 7. Changes in Transport Law in New Zealand— A. Statutes B. Regulations .. .. .. .. . _ ' '' '' " ka C. Warrants and Exemptions by Minister .. .. .. 8. Commercial Air Services .. .. .. .. " " '' " 9. Appendices— " '' '' A. Statistical Tables— Table No. I.—Motor-vehicle Registrations, by Highway Districts, as at 31st December, 1938 56 lable No. 2.—Motor-vehicles licensed as at 31st March, 1939 .. kq Table No. 3. —Motor-vehicles licensed as at 31st December, 1925 to 1938 .. "57 Table No. 4.—Distribution of Petrol-tax to Boroughs for the Year ended 31st March 1939 57 Table No. s.—Lengths of Various Classes of Roads, Streets, and Bridges, 1922. to 1938 '' 58 Table No. 6.—Lengths of Various Types of Bridges as at 31st March, 1923 to 1938 .. " 58 .Table No. 7.—Annual Yield from Taxation of Motor-vehicles, 1926 to 1939 .. .. [ 59 Table No. B.—Collection and Distribution of Motor-taxation, 1938-39 .. V) Table No. 9. —Convictions for Traffic Offences, 1929 to 1938 .. .. "' " gn Table No. 10.—Prosecutions by Traffic Inspectors of Transport Department !! r!i Table No. 11. —Traffic Offences Bureau .. .... .. '' '' No. 12.—Applications for Passenger-service Licenses for the Year ended 31st March, 1939*.. 63 lable -No. 13. Traffic and Financial Data of Licensed Passenger-services for the Years ended 31st March, 1932 to 1938, inclusive .. .. qa Table No. 14.—Average Operating-costs and Revenue, in Pence per Vehicie-mile, of Licensed Passenger-services for the Years ended 31st March, 1932 to 1938, inclusive .. 65

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