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TABLE No. 21.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931.—CONTROL OF GOODS SERVICES. Table showing Transport Districts, the Number of Applications for Continuous and Seasonal Goods-service Licenses received up to September, 1933, together with the Number of Vehicle Authorities covered by the Applications.

TABLE No. 22.—LENGTH OF BRIDGES. Table showing the Lengths of the various Kinds of Bridges in the Dominion at 31st March in the Years 1923 to 1932.

TABLE No. 23.—LENGTH OF ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES. Table showing the Lengths of the various Classes of Roads, Streets, and Bridges in the Dominion at 31st March in the Years 1922 to 1932.

Note.—Figures for earlier years, particularly in regard to unformed legal roads, are not claimed to be entirely accurate.

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Number of Applications. Number of Vehicle Authorities. Transport District. Fm . For T~ _ Continuous Seasonal Total. Continuous Seasonal T , Licenses. Licenses. Licensee. | Licensrs. Central .. .. .. 234 8 242 429 10 439 No. 1 .. .. 169 5 174 248 6 254 No. 2 .. .. 379 10 389 557 11 568 No. 3* .. No. 4 .. .. ..'• 246 12 258 375 . 17 392 No. 5 .. .. 214 7 221 320 8 328 No. 6 .. .. 176 8 184 264 10 274 No. 7 . .. 147 5 152 245 5 250 No. 8 . . .. 197 3 200 283 4 287 No. 9 .. .. 129 3 132 178 3 181 No. 10 127 11 138 142 13 155 ■ ! Total .. .. 2,018 ' 72 2,090 3,041 87 I 3,128 * Now abolished.

Bridges, 25 ft. and over in Length, constructed with— Iron Stone and Australian or Natiye Other and Totals - Year. and Steel . Concrete . Timbera . Unseed I t N Total „ Total „ Total „ Total „ Total „ Total No - Length. No - Length. No - Length. No ' Length. No> Length. No - Length. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. 1923 ..**** * * * * * * 2> 955t328,766t 1924 ..**** * * * *** 3,2971362,034+ 1925 .. 131 20,315 408 36,840 1,466 180,529 2,035 167,557 74 8,601 4,114 413,842 1926 .. 175 26,227 431 39,127 1,665 197,735 2,029 161,084 83 8,656 4,383,432,829 1927 .. 193 26,144 489 42,804 1,850 217,600 1,959 148,427 156 14,041 4,647 449,016 1928 .. 171 24,779 545 47,833 2,013 229,208 1,994 153,078 111 12,844 |4,834 467,742 1929 .. 206 29,089 608 52,761 2,137 242,474 2,181 165,525 118 9,590 5,250 499,439 1930 .. 232 32,330 671 57,739 2,285 245,867 2,164 168,120 38 5,447 5,390 509,503 1931 .. 272 34,819 751 66,292 2,396 253,057 2,164 164,940 23 4,176 5,606 523,284 1932J.. .. .. 552 43,878 2,277 240,622 2,277 163,543 698 79,657 5,804 527,700 * Detailed figures not available. f 30 ft. and over in length. J Classification altered this year.

Roads and Streets formed to not less than •£ £ +3 ° Drav-width, and paved or surfaced «> .o '5 "2 with— £ § ■ § yj feS. Total -r.-ji- Unformed Total Year. o g Formed f*™'*" Legal of all Bitumen Metal or »"*• Cement or Tar. ; Gravel. specified -3 9 °s 42 Concrete. Material, o % | __» I W Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. 1922 .. .. 26.787J* 17.456J 44,244 5,095| ! 13,631£ 62,971 1923.. .. 27,815|* 17.79H 45,607 13,613" 64,597* 1924 .. .. 28,553};* 17,222| 45,776 5.218J 13,630| 64,624|1925.. .. :>*] 639 28,243| I 46,147 J 5,181 J 15,676f 67,006 1926.. .. 97| 836 28,981 J 340| 16,521fj 46,777J 5,009|! 15,792i 67,579i 1927.. .. 133 1,012 29,726* 373J; I 47.352J 5,093 15,795 68, 2401 1928.. .. 217 1,262| 30,669f 129J 15,38l| I 47,659|; 5.040J 15.669J 68,369j 1929.. .. 254 1,472 31,334 125| 15,135} | 48,321 5,399| 15.197J 68,918? 1930.. .. 306 1,724| 32,352£ 83 5,375 16,506} 70,947* 1931.. .. 339J 1,892| 32.855J 116 14,374|i 49,578} 5,642}. 16,923J 72,144 1932 .. .. 336| 88i 14,195|' 50,276 5,808 ' 16,418""' 72,502