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TABLE No. 13.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Traffic Data, Operating-expenses, Revenue, and Profit of Licensed Passenger-services (excluding Services Licensed by the Four Metropolitan Authorities) for the Years ended 31st March, 1932 to 1938, inclusive.

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North Island TotaJs for Year ended South Mand lotateto Year ended j New Zealand ToMs for Year ended 31flt Item. ! I 1936. 1937. 1938. 1936. 1937. 1938. (estimated) 1933 ' 1934 ' 1935 ' 1936 - 1937 - ( 1938 ' Traffic statistics — Vehicle journeys .. •• 1,354,625 1,341,966 1,745,705 349,567 327,748 417,870 2,560,000 1,802,878 1,878,746 1,736,521 1,704,192 1,669,714 2,163,575 Vehicle-miles .. -■ 15,221,391 16,319,559 16,847,320 6,807,948 6,462,462 6,662,041 32,000,000 22,756,313 21,920,587 21,541,921 22,029,339 22,782,021 23,509,361 Empty trips .. 41,123 41,211 38,899 7,603 7,140 6,617 .. 51,434 57,382 48,818 48,726 48,351 45,516 Passengers .. .. •• 14,826,996 18,160,297 19,290,858 3,122,355 3,346,279 3,985,903 17,000,000 16,065,672 16,548,717 15,975,336 17,949,351 21,506,576 23,276,761 Operating-expenses — £££££££££££££ Vehicle-running costs (petrol, oil, 308,296 332,622 292,242 138,822 129,241 123,734 682,000 480,727 439,105 434,613 447,118 461,863 415,976 tires, repairs, maintenance, and depreciation)* Vehicle-standing charges (license 201,883 253,207 355,231 86,298 101,715 144,789 409,000 285,149 280,832 277,953 288,181 354,922 500,020 fees, wages, drawings in lieu of wages, insurance, garage rent)* General overhead charges (man- 63,634 90,221 77,280 33,059 41,772 36,590 149,000 108,239 90,358 94,173 96,693 131,993 113,870 agement and office expenses, interest, advertising, &c.)t Total .. 573,813 676,050 724,753 258,179 272,728 305,113 1,240,000 874,115 810,295 806,739 831,992 948,778 1,029,866 Revenue — Passenger .. .. •• 557,420 664,955 717,374 250,097 242,646 282,553 .. 769,086 736,530 753,425 807,517 907,601 999,927 Mail contract .. •• 21,143 22,211 21,600 10,974 15,739 15,162 .. 31,173 35,177 31,112 32,117 37,950 36,762 Newspapers .. .. •• 13,294 14,271 15,517 5,377 7,202 9,752 .. 11,799 13,234 16,949 18,671 21,473 25,269 Goods and parcels .. ■ 31,592 37,272 46,325 27,911 36,039 28,242 .. 43,864 44,892 57,457 59,503 73,311 74,567 Other .. .. .. 7,709 13,463 7,363 3,963 3,990 3,324 .. 23,388 18,664 13,189 11,672 17,453 10,687 Total .. ■ - i 631,158 752,172 808,179 298,322 305,616 339,033 1,200,000 879,310 848,497 872,132 929,480 1,057,788 1,147,212 Profits .. .. - - ! 59,627 80,291 .. 40,828 34,204 .. .. .. 52,437 74,404 100,455 114,495 Losses .. .. ■■ 2,282 4,169 .. 685 1,316 .. .. .. 14,235 9,011 2,967 5,485 Net profit .. .. I 57,345 76,122 83,426 40,143 32,888 33,920 40,000{ 5,195 38,202 65,393 97,488 109,010 117,346 * For the period ended 31st March, 1938, depreciation is included in standing charges and not in running-costs. Depreciation for the pariod amounts to £132,333. t For the period ended 31st March, 1938, interest has been excluded from overhead charges. % Loss.