MOTOR VEHICLES

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1930, Page 3

MOTOR VEHICLES

MILEAGE CENSUS TO BE TAKEN

WELLINGTON, April 29

When the, owners of motor vehicles renew their-licenses this year they wiir.be asked to supply as far as may be possible information regarding the mileages run .by their vehicles. . (a) "During the year ended April 30th and

(b) During the life of the vehicle

This information, Which from one r.vpeet may be’regarded as the quantitative measure of motor transport activity, is being sought by the Trans port Deparement. It will be used in conjunction with other statistical data in shedding light on the ramifications of motor transport in the Dominion, and will constitute one of the threads out of which an attempt will be made to weave what for want of a better term may be called a road transport balance-sheet.

In making an announcement to this effect the Minister for Transport (the Bon. W. A. Veitch) says that every 1 effort has been made to confine the *•• formation to what will be within 1~ knowledge of every and that " e information is being sought in the manner that will cause the rninimnm ! rouble to those furnishing it. “The Government hopes,” said Mr Veitch .‘U«nt the motoring public will realise '.hat the figures which are being sought on a ‘purely voluntary basis are essential df the transport problem is to he fully understood, and I feel sure tha. motorist will accord the Department every, assistance possible.”