MOTOR CARS
FIGURES FOR THE YEAR
BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT,
WELLINGTON. April 16.
Sir Joseph Ward, speaking at the Local Automobile Club’s social, gave some figures illustrating the development of the motor car in New Zealand. The total registrations on March 31st. were 121.015 in the North Island and 190.571) in the South Island.
The number of new registrations in the last 12 months was 27,674. Imports of motor spirits had doubled in ten vears.
Vehicles increased from 3.094 to 18.787, besides motor cycles which had increased from 1122 to 3558.
In passenger and freight services alone last November. 2215 vehicles were used, employing 2950 persons and carrying 1,982,220 passengers and 84,886 ons of goods. Sir Joseph Ward also mentioned that the Highways Hoard expenditure had increased from £372,207 in 1925 to nearly two millions last year. It now had a declared mileage of 10,139. Alluding to the formation of a separate Board for the South Island, he said lie was sure it would lie welcomed in that part of New Zealand and remarked it was good to let the people have rows in their own territory.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1929, Page 4
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