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Seating-capacities.—The following table gives the seating-capacities of the various types of passenger-service vehicles in operation in New Zealand: —

Vehicles used for Taxi and Rental Purposes.—The following table gives the number of vehicles used for taxi and rental car purposes in three separate groups classified according to horse-power ratings :

Ownership of Licensed Passenger and Goods-service Vehicles.—The following table subdivides the various classes of " licensed " vehicles into three groups according to ownership :

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Number of Seats. Omnibuses. Trolley Buses. Service Coaches. Service Cars. School Buses. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Up to 15 16 to 20 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 2 74 322 199 568 59 1 0-2 6-0 26-3 16-3 46-4 4-8 15 100 I 24 157 127 22 7-3 47-6 38-5 6-6 318 51 3 85-5 13-7 0-8 39 40 44 53 70 71 61 110 11 9 7-7 7-9 8-7 10-4 13-8 14-0 12-0 21-6 2-1 1-8 Totals 1,224 .100-0 15 100 330 100.0 372 100-0 508 100-0

Group Taxi. Rental. (h.p. in R.A.C. ratings). Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Light (up to 9-5 h.p.) 607 57-6 Medium (over 9-5 h.p. to 14-5 h.p.) 23 1-8 296 28-1 Heavy (over 14-5 h.p.) 1,259 98-2 151 14-3 Total 1,282 100-0 1-054 100-0

Omnibuses. Service Cars. Service Coaches. Goods Service. Ownership. Number. Per centage. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Private Local body Government-owned 755 233 236 61-7 19-0 19-3 237 i35 63-7 36-3 eq oo tH 00 43-0 57-0 10,092 207 98-0 2-0 Totals 1,224 100-0 372 100-0 330 100-0 10,299 100-0