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CONTENTS —continued Regulation of Commercial Road Transport— Page Transport Licensing Authorities .. .. • • • • • • • • ~.23 A. Public Passenger Services — (a) Licensing .. .. .. ■ • • • • • • • '" o (b) Financial and Operating Statistics, 1947-48 .. .. • • • • 23 B. Taxi-cab Services — (as) Licensing .. .. • • • • • • • • • • ' ' na (b) Financial and Operating Statistics, 1947-48 .. .. . • 24 C. Rental Car Services — (а) Licensing .. .. .. • • • • • • • • "ok (б) Financial and Operating Statistics, 1947-48 .. .. • • 25 I). Goods-services — (a) Licensing .. .. .. • • • • • - • • (b) General .. .. . • • ■ • • • • • • • • f E. Appeals .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • "ok F. Rehabilitation .. .. • • • • • • • • • • ok G. Fixing of Fares and Charges .... . - • • • • "oft H. Comparison of Present-day with Pre-war Costs .. . ■ • • .. 2b Retail Delivery Services .. .. .. . • • • • • • • 27 Aid For Britain: Petrol-rationing .. .. .. • • • • • • *7 Changes in Transport Law During Year .. .. - • • • • • "on Obituary .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • " oo Appreciation .. .. .. .. • • • • ■ • • • .. 29 Statistical Tables— Table I—Table Showing, by Postal Districts, the Number of Motor-vehicles Licensed as at 31st March, 1949, under the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924 .. .. • • .. 30 Table 2—Comparative Table Showing Number of Motor-vehicles Licensed as at 31st March, 1938, to 1949, Inclusive .. .. .. - • ■ * • • " Table 3—Taxation of Motor-vehicles, 1934-48 .. .. •• •• ..,32 Table 4—Table Showing the Annual Expenditure Upon Roads, Streets, and Bridges During the Years Ended 31st March, 1940-48, Inclusive .. .. - - • - .. 33 Table s—Table5 —Table Showing the Sources of Revenue From Which Moneys were Expended upon Roads, Streets, and Bridges During the Years Ended 31st March, 1940-48, Inclusive 34 Table 6—Table Showing the Approximate Percentage of the Five Main Sources of Money Expended Annuallv on All Roads During the Years Ended 31st March, 1939-40 to 1947-48 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• " 3 « Table 7—Table Showing Annual Charges Per Mile on Roads and Streets .. • • 36 Table B—Table Showing Comparison of Details of Fatal Motor Accidents for the Calendar Years 1944 to 1948 Inclusive .. .. .. . • • - - - 37 Table 9 —Table Showing Types of Motor Accidents During the Calendar Year 1948 .. 38 Table 10—Table Showing Distribution of Motor Accidents on Roads and Streets During the Calendar Year 1948 .. .. .. .. • • •- _ • • • • 38 Table 11—Table Showing Number and Type of Motor Accidents Occurring in the Larger Centres of Population During Calendar Year 1948 .. • • • • • • 39 Table 12—Table Showing Classification of Road Users Killed or Injured Each Month During Calendar Year 1948 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 39 Table 13—Table Showing Number of Young Children Killed or Injured as Pedestrians During the Seven Calendar Years 1942-48 Inclusive .. .. . - 40 Table 14—Table Showing Number of School Pupils Killed or Injured During the Seven Calendar Years 1942-48 Inclusive .. .. .. • • • • 40 Table 15—Table Showing Nature of Offences Involving Convictions During the Year Ended 31st March, 1949 .. .. . - .. • • .... • ■ 41 Table 16 —Table Showing a Summary of Traffic Offences Dealt with by Districts from 1946 to 1949 .. .. .. .. -. •• •• •• 42 Table 17—Table Showing a Summary of Speeding Offences for the Years 1945-46 to 1948-49 Inclusive .. .. .. .. .. -. - - • • 42 Table 18—Table Showing Defects in the Various Types of Passenger-service Vehicles on the Basis of 100 Vehicles Examined .. .. .. .. .. 43 Table 19—Table Showing Defects in Goods-service Vehicles on the Basis of 100 Vehicles Examined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Table 20 —Table Showing Defects in Private Cars, &c., on the Basis of 100 Vehicles Examined 44 Table 21—Table Showing the Number of Passenger and Goods-service Vehicles in Operation in the Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago Districts as at 31st March, 1949 45 Table 22—Table Showing the Distribution of the Ownership of Goods and Passenger Service Vehicles Between the State, Local Bodies, and Private Individuals or Companies .. 45

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