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TABLE No. 18.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Tables showing the Number of Vehicles used in Licensed Passenger-services (exclusive of those licensed by Metropolitan Authorities), classified according to Length of Working-life and Type of Service involved.*

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Number of Vehicles according to Age. j j ; j i j j I Original Present Class of Service.* Less | - ■ - ■} j : - J 611 Cost. Value. than One Two | Three Four Five Six j Seven ; Bight j Years | Xota j one ! Year. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and Year, j j ill 0V6r ' i £ £ Local and suburban services (buses) (1) .. 18 21 20 15 11 4 8 9 7 11 23 147 196,416 103,154 Centre to surrounding districts (buses) (2) ..26 48 41 27 20 25 15 10 18 13 14 ' ' Service-cars, mainly passenger revenue, medium distance 97861175 (3) Service-cars less than 50 per cent, of revenue from 9 14 462 2 23636 57 20,163 13,590 Service-coaches and mixed-fleets, centre to centre (5) .. 16 19 14 17 8 20 10 5 12 16 26 163 147,705 Services operated by local bodies (buses) (6) . . 8 8 4 .. 3 8 3 3 6 6 16 65 88,954 54,718 Services operated by Railway Department (7) . 27 16 23 34 26 17 8 8 24 35 21 239 188, 164 135,998 Unclassified . .. .. . .. 10 12 27 20 13 14 8 6 12 3 15 140 70,570 34,649 Totals .. •• 123 | 145 141 125 84 91 61 49 93 92 130 1,134 965,180 538,715 I 1 — *For basis of classification see text.