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TABLE No. 14.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Traffic and Financial Statistics (North Island), by Transport Districts, for Year ended 31st March, 1934.—(a) Fleets comprising Vehicles having Seats for more than Nine Passengers.

TABLE No. 15.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Traffic and Financial Statistics (North Island), by Transport Districts, for Year ended 31st March, 1934. —(b) Fleets comprising Vehicles having Seats for not more than Nine Passengers.

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North Island North Island North Island Total for Total for Item. rS/roi No. 1. No. 2. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. Year ended Year ended • 31st March, 31st March, 1934. 1933. ____________ Traffic statistics — Vehicle journeys .. .. .. 56,104 666,155 223,675 65,483 293,361 1,304,778 1,192,509 Vehicle-miles .. .. .. 316,047 3,925,164 1,133,725 303,018 1,724,535 7,402,489 7,741,764 Empty trips .. .. .. 2,455 8,109 8,357 1,133 3.292 23,346 21,697 Passengers .. .. .. 433,970 7,436,072 1,624,364 512,638 2,685,064 12,692,108 12,328,645 Operating-expenses— ££££££££ Vehicle-running costs (petrol, .. 6,404 84,931 23,819 6,914 47,381 169,449 184,605 lubricants, tires, repairs, maintenance, depreciation) Vehicle standing charges .. 5,303 66,450 17,365 5,181 29,154 123,453 125,363 (license fees, wages and drawings in lieu of wages, insurance, garage fees) General overhead charges .. 1,298 12,012 5,346 845 8,733 28,234 35,668 (management and office expenses, interest, advertising, &c.) Totals .. .. .. 13,005 163,393 46,530 12,940 85,268 321,136 345,636 us Passenger revenue.. .. .. 11,676 160,615 46,957 11,417 81,162 311,827 329,997 Mail-contract revenue .. .. 1,076 1,507 330 491 1,043 4,431 3,471 Newspaper revenue .. .. 255 366 125 233 182 1,161 1,215 Goods and parcels revenue .. .. 848 935 1,043 1,099 1,458 5,383 6,392 Other revenue .. .. .. 37 2,589 1,090 812 1,244 5,772 6,983 Totals .. .. .. 13,876 166,012 49,545 14,058 85,089 328,574 348,058 ££££££££ Profits .. .. .. .. 1,189 *4,350 3,729 1,145 3,416 13,829 Losses .. .. .. .. 318 1,731 714 28 3,595 6,386 Netprofits.. .. .. 871 2,619 3,015 1,117 .. 7,443 2,422 Net loss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 179

North Island North Island North Tslaml TotaI for Total for Item. Sill Wo. 1. No. 2. . No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. Tear ended Year ended l ' enraal ' 31st, March, 31st March, 1934. 1933. Traffic statistics— Vehicle journeys .. .. 10,710 8,281 12,295 76,463 10,151 42,312 160,212 188,137 Vehicle-miles .. .. 1,014,220 244,055 466,242 1,508,572 271,406 980,178 4,484,673 6,313,641 Empty trips .. .. 703 575 671 6,858 2,178 4,441 15,426 15,382 Passengers .. .. 43,071 15,927 40,296 533,982 25,439 72,445 731,160 666,110 Operating-expenses— ££££££££ Vehicle-running costs (petrol, 14,193 4,910 7,300 21,599 4,197 14,623 66,822 100,248 lubricants, tires, repairs, maintenance, depreciation) Vehicle standing charges 8,098 2,350 3,823 12,077 2,204 9,009 37,561 57,830 (license fees, wages, drawings in lien of wages, insurance, garage fees) General overhead charges 4,198 476 644 5,241 247 2,424 13,230 29,003 (management and office expenses, interest, advertising, &c.) Totals .. .. 26,489 7,736 11,767 38,917 6,648 26,056 117,613 187,081 Revenue — ££££££££ Passenger revenue.. .. 23,315 5,864 9,054 34,323 4,185 14,781 91,522 152,521 Mail-contract revenue .. 167 1,201 1,521 3,439 1,480 3,821 11,629 12,979 Newspaper revenue .. 1,274 203 808 368 103 3,409 6,165 6,747 Goods and parcels revenue .. 2,544 754 831 2,810 1,356 3,822 12,117 13,812 Other revenue .. .. 30 316 107 289 119 1,056 1,917 2,416 Totals .. .. 27,330 8,338 12,321 41,229 7,243 26,889 123,350 188,475 ££££££££ ProHts .. .. .. 851 835 841 3,439 620 1,500 8,086 Losses .. .. .. 10 233 287 1,127 25 668 2,350 Net profits.. .. 841 602 554 2,312 595 832 5,736 1,394