TABLE No. 28.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Statement of Operating-costs per Vehicle-mile and Relative Statistics for Licensed Public Works and Local-body Contractors for 1937-38.

TABLE No. 29.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Statement of Revenue and Pro fit per Vehicle-mile for Licensed Public Works and Local-body Contractors for 1937-38.

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— . • • r — p ■ ■ No. 1 Licensing No. 2 Licensing No. 3 Licensing No. 4 Licensing Dominion District. District. District. District. Total. : ! _J J | pZZT&L :: :: :: :: iff I » : g» » : j» Average gross load per vehicle (weight of vehicle plus maximum load), tons .. | 5-07 i 5-10 5-17 5. ko e Average maximum possible pay-load, tons .. .. .. .. .. 2-87 ! 2-85 2-94 3-16 9-90 -verage operating-costs per vehicle-mile— , Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. 1 Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. ! | 4 53 4 12 j «•» «•* Depreciation of vehicles ! !! X " " " Jlj* | License fees, insurance, garaging .. 0-71 ! 0-78 0-85 ■ 0-78 0-75 Overhead charges- j" 6 ' 4 ° 1 7 ' 54 j 7 ' U 6 ' 56 6 " 84 Management and office expenses j 0 . 23 0-57 0-45 0-23 0-34 Other charges 0-28 0-21 0-21 0-21 0-24 0-51 0-78 0-66 | 0-44 0-58 j- j ! I Total ! H-29 | 12-85 12-22 11-15 11-77 i 1

No. ] Licensing | No. 2 Licensing No. 3 Licensing | No. 4 Licensing ! Dominion District. District. District. District. 1 Total. Average mileage per vehicle 13;682 n 329 10 543 n 765 12 365 Revenue per vehicle-mile— Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile, i Pence per mile. Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. General goods revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i. 37 0 . 43 Mail revenue .......... " ' ' Passenger revenue " _ !! ! !! " !.' 0-02 0-02 ! 0-04 0^02 Public-works and local-body contracting .. .. .. .. .. 11-22 14-05 i 13-45 13-08 12 39 Other revenue „. 3 l 0-09 0-01 0-09 Total •' '• •• ■ •• •• •• •• 12"61 i 14-41 14-01 13-09 13-26 Profit per vehicle-mile 1. 32 1."79 : . 94 —— I |