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TABLE No. 2.—MOTOR-VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS, BY HIGHWAY DISTRICTS. Table showing according to Highway Districts the Number of Motor-cars, Omnibuses, and Motor-trucks (including Dormant, but not Cancelled, Registrations) registered at 31st December in the Years 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931.

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tv . . . Motor-cars. j Omnibuses. Motor-trucks. Highway District. | L _ | 1927. 1928. 1929. I 1930. | 1931. I 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. ! 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. ! It!' I J I Auckland North .. .. .. 1 14,838 5,394* 6,310* 6,863* 7,122* 264 21* 37* 43* 154* 4,241 1,600* 1,893* 2,104* 2,268* Auckland South .. .. .. 2 10,656 23,826* 28,015* 30,586* 30,417* 78 329* 343* 341* 249* 2,457 5,836* 6,663* 7,173* 7,736* Tauranga .. .. .. .. 3 2,359 2,704 3,222 3,562 3,921 26 25 23 26 34 624 698 835 951 1,127 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 4 2,837 3,225 3,648 3,863 3,635 29 30 36 38 37 426 458 546 609 643 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 5 7,857 8,728 9,834 10,382 10,092 69 73 72 75 66 1,553 1,649 1,896 2,072 2,542 King-country .. .. .. 6 1,257 1,478 1,826 1,989 2,254 24 22 28 30 18 463 523 721 787 846 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 7 6,332 7,221 8,184 8,789 8,726 40 43 42 43 36 1,055 1,223 1,491 1,648 1,838 Wanganui .. .. .. 8 5,313 5,897 6,652 6,962 6,583 37 39 41 39 45 1,027 1,110 1,263 1,326 1,418 Wellington West 9 13,715 15,830 18,503 20,328 19,545 184 187 192 198 149 2,988 3,340 3,800 4,119 4,476 Wellington East .. .. .. 10 4,146 4,646 5,223 5,564 5,582 36 35 39 39 30 699 745 881 947 1,130 Nelson .. .. .. .. 11 3,566 3,945 4,513 4,892 4,948 48 49 49 49 48 577 637 778 902 1,051 West Coast .. .. .. 12 1,392 1,590 1,891 2,183 2,340 44 52 58 61 52 421 459 567 670 797 Canterbury North .. .. .. 13 1,103 1,243 1,416 1,499 1,619 9 9 10 11 10 149 179 226 268 379 Canterbury Central .. .. 14 12,582 13,870 15,475 16,528 16,490 58 65 72 72 62 1,841 2,001 2,339 2,605 2,974 Canterbury South .. .. .. 15 8,835 9,695 10,684 11,208 11,041 83 91 97 100 87 911 1,008 1,235 1,422 1,819 Otago Central .. .. .. 16 1,459 1,647 1,869 1,977 1,982 16 16 18 19 22 203 238 291 329 389 Otago South .. .. .. 17 6,771 7,491 8,485 9,028 8,779 58 63 67 73 67 1,377 1,494 1,707 1,832 1,931 Southland .. .. .. 18 6,623 7,226 8,064 8,431 8,189 40 41 47 51 68 803 908 1,057 1,203 1,433 Totals •• •• •• 111,641 125,656 143,814 154,634 153,265 1,143 1,190 I 1,271 1,308 1,234 21,815 24,106 28,189 30,967 34,797 * Alterations in boundaries invalidate horizontal comparisons for the Worth Auckland and South Auckland Districts beyond 1927.