TABLE No. 26.— TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Statement of Operating-costs per Vehicle-mile by Licensed Goods-services for 1937-38, excluding Public Works and Mail Contractors for Vehicles grouped according to Number of Trucks operated by each Licensee.

TABLE No. 27.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Statement of Revenue and Profit per Vehicle-mile of Licensed Goods-services for 1937-38, excluding Public Works and Mail Contractors for Vehicles grouped according to Number of Trucks operated by each Licensee.

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Owners of One Owners of Two Owners of Three Owners of Four ! Dominion | Vehicle. Vehicles. Vehicles. I Vehicles. i Total. Average mileage per vehicle .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,718 13,578 11,502 14,783 14,209 Revenue per vehicle-mile Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. General cartage revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-62 11-74 12-38 13-11 12-10 Mail revenue .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-07 0-07 0-04 0-09 0-07 Passenger revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-08 0-13 0-05 0-04 0-07 Other revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-75 0-46 0-59 0-47 0-56 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... | 11-52 12-40 13-06 13-71 12-80 Profit per vehicle-mile .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 1-19 1-64 1-89 i 1-71 1-60 1 I

Owners of One Owners of Two j Owners of Three Owners of Four or Dominion • ! Vehicle. | Vehicles. j Vehicles. \ more Vehicles. j Total. Average mileage per vehicle .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,718 13,578 14,502 , 14,783 14,209 Average operating-costs per mile— Pence P er Mile - Pence P er Milc - ! Pence P er 51116 I Pence P er Mile - I Pence P er Mile - Running-costs 3-80 4-11 4-41 4-67 4-30 Standing charges — Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. - • 4*19 4*04 4*03 4*15 | 4*11 Depreciation of vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-13 1-20 1 1-14 1-19 ' 1-17 License fees, insurance, garaging . . .. .. .. .. .. 0-69 0-77 0-76 0-81 j 0-77 6-01 6-01 5-93 6-15 I 6-05 Overhead charges — | j Management and office expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-31 0-38 0-45 0-66 , 0-48 Other charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 0-21 ! 0-26 i 0-38 0-52 j 0-37 0-52 ! 0-64 | 0-83 1-18 ! 0-85 ; i j Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-33 10-76 11-17 12-00 11-20