Tn conneeli n v.-ith the motor niiill .'.wvict'H in the I'hiled State some ienwirknbli, figures are. niada available. The Amerienn P.O. service lisee some 550 of thesd vehicle in the various leading centre". Durinß the year 384,526 tnpS were nintlo .in which only 132 failures occurred, or one in every 2013 trips—a percentage Mint ?nys much for the uiipirvement effected in the modern n-otor. The tofal distance covered for (he vimi , wns 7.780.92G milesjjeihg nn increase of 14,382 miles per vehicle. The average rnrinin; time per vehicle for the twelve months er|iip.lled .1413 hours. The authorities exprow Hip greatest sn(i=faction wifli Ihc work acwiniplishwl. and nssert 'hat the motors were rc-non«ible. for an itnuroved and more rapid transportation of mail matter.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 259, 20 July 1918, Page 8
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121Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 259, 20 July 1918, Page 8
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