MOTOR-CARS REGISTERED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 201, 14 May 1918, Page 4

MOTOR-CARS REGISTERED

■ SOME INTERESTING FIGUEES. t)uring 1917 GG79 motor-cars and 2814 motor-cycles were registered in New Zealand. Alore than half the cars were owned in the North Island. The most striking feature of the figures is Hid small share of the. trade in motor-cars retained by the United Kingdom. The factories and workshops of the United Kingdom have concentrated attention on (ho production of munitions, and New Zealand money has been going to America for cars. Tlio registrations mado during 1917 were as follow: — District. ■ Cars. Cycles. Auckland and Poverty Bay 1875 501 Hawke's Bay 026 211) Taranaki 182 195 Wellington, Kangitikci, and Wairarapa 1505 747 Nelson anid Marlborough... 242 81 Canterbury 1037 557 Westland .'>2 31 Otngo and Southland S6O :i% Total G679 2814 These figures show that of the motorcars. 4488 wore registered in the North Island and 2191 in the South Island. The country of origin of the motorcars and motor-cycles included in the total for (he year is shown in the following table:— Country of Origin. Cars. Cycles. United Kingdom 415 165(5 United States 4122 10!)4 Canada *. IS7G Trance 104 — Italy U Belgium — 20 Other foreign 15 11 Origin or make unknown 31) 21

Totals 6679 2814 During 1914 New Zealand imported 1308 motor-curs from the United States, 1093 from tho United Kingdom,. 573 from Cau«'da, and 192 from other countries. This made a total of 3166 motor-cars imported for the year. The number of care imported last year exceeded the registrations. The number of motor vehicles imported i'or the first three months of iniS was 1171, against illlS in the first thrco months of 1917.'