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TABLE No. 9,—PASSENGER-SERVICE STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1931. The following table shows by district, and in total, the number of vehicle-miles run, the number of passengers carried, capital invested, revenue earned, and operatingcosts :—

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Transport Districts under Transport Licensing Act, 1931. — — . Total. 81 " 1 11 0 ' x - No - 2 ' No " 3 - No - 4 - No ' B ' j 0 ' 6- Na 7- i No ' 8- No ' 9 ' j Ho ' 10 - i j Number, i Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Vehicle-miles run .. .. 3,996,397 12,306,967 776.001 2,571,588 1,744,886 3,734,605 1,304,387 747,477 2,287,477 692,642 349,578 893,461 21,405,466 Passengers carried .. .. 2,938,720 371,810 440,677 3,132,224 668,119 2,411,670 640,364 196,836 934,594 929,276 252,591 199,865 13,116,746 i ! Capital — £ : £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Invested by owner .. . . 108,334 128,895 29,617 52,707 55,495 77,923 32,801 27,353 j 41,963 36,382 8,442 28,003 627,915 Borrowed* .. .. .. 3,566 6,914 5,604 7,931 5,261 17,128 4,720 2,945 ! 4,030 4,364 4,153 3,399 70,015 Total .. .. 111,900 | 135,809 35,221 60,638 60,756 95,051 37,521 30,298 45,993 40,746 12,595 31,402 697,930 Revenue — £££££ ££££££££ Passengers .. .. .. 152,744 94,037 27,891 171,920 70,045 102,572 47,889 31,083 62,924 30,501 11,994 30,835 834,435 Mails .. .. .. 2,319 2,758 2,955 1,058 1,851 5,048 4,033 1.953 2,136 1,730 1,561 938 28,340 Goods and parcels .. .. 5,045 j 4,335 2,323 1,252 2,692 5,698 2,360 2,759 3,082 1,371 1,362 3,518 35,797 Total .. .. 160,108 I 101,130 j 33,169 174,230 74,588 113,318 54,282 35,795 68,142 33,602 14,917 35,291 898,572 Operating costs — j (a) Running costs — £ £ j £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Petrol • .. .. 34,000 25,985 1 8,277 41,873 18.958 29,127 13,208 7,404 16,218 8,261 2,861 9,239 215,411 Lubricants .. .. 2,566 2,644 287 3,243 920 2,261 469 683 906 312 232 669 15,192, Tires.. .. .. 6,906 3,118 2,030 5,832 2,601 5,898 1,961 1,444 2,711 1,648 468 2,487 37,104 Maintenance and repairs 18,345 8,710 2,357 20,060 6,782 11,511 6,211 6,622 4,425 3,214 1,099 2,349 91,685 Depreciation .. .. 19,378 j 10,889 3,434 13,391 10,074 12,866 4,534 2,416 8,462 3,425 1,948 4,690 95,507 Total .. .. 81,195 51,346 16,385 84,399 ] 39,335 61,663 26,383 18,569 32,722 16,860 6,608 19,434 454,899 (b) Standing charges — if . £ £ £ ; £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ License fees .. .. j 3,968 2,737 1,165 7,383 2,436 3,421 1,725 1,256 2,360 922 678 1,138 29,189 Wages .. ., 30,578 17,784 7,391 49,660 ; 20.950 28,082 15.796 9,271 17,085 9,985 3,049 6,576 216,207 Insurance .. .. j 5,804 ; 2,165 1,006 4.622 1,594 3,008 1,387 942 1,370 1.157 422 933 24.410 Garage fees .. ..I 4,796 j 570 55 209 158 1,273 j 54 220 238 14 55 188 7,830 Total .. .. 45,146 23,256 9,617 61,874 25,138 35,784 : 18,962 11,689 21,053 12,078 4,204 8,835 277,636 (c) General overhead expenses — Management and office £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ expenses .. .. 22,999 7,683 1.002 11,097 6,175 13,149 . 5,179 2,091 6,085 2,485 337 1,856 80,138 Advertising .. .. 1,619 1,435 136 873 884 1,008 780 215 578 344 116 162 8,150 Total .. .. 24,618 9,118 1,138 11,970 7,059 14,157 J 5,959 2,306 6,663 2,829 453 2,018 88,288 Total operating cost 150,959 83,720 27,140 158,243 71,532 111,604 i 51,304 32,564 60,438 31,767 11,265 30,287 820,823 ' j _ : ' I : I ■ ■ ■! Kj... ■ * Excluding unpaid purchase-money on vehicles held under the hire-purchase system.