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North Island District Number. South Island District Number. T i qivi North Island South Island New Zealand item - Totals. Totals. Totals. 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Percentage of operators in district who supplied 59% 78% 62% 79% 78% .. 64% 73% 71% 67% j .. j returns j ■ Operating-expenses. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ \ £ £ £ £ £ Vehicle-running costs (petrol, lubricants, tires, 48,894 152,143 106,292 88,214 83,770 479,313 40,550 62,425 40,316 28,088 171,379 650,692 repairs, maintenance, and depreciation) j j Vehicle standing charges (license fees, wages, j 26,784 93,074 73,214 62,168 53,866 309,106 26,196 49,154 22,631 16,076 114,057 423,163 drawings in lieu of wages, insurance, garage j fees) General overhead charges (management and office | 5,831 27,726 30,853 16,821 17,907 99,138 4,674 10,491 7,303 2,277 24,745 123,883 expenses, interest, advertising, &c.) Totals .. .. .. .. ! 81,509 i 272,943 210,359 617,203 155,543 1 887,557 71,420 122,070 70,250 46,441 310,181 1,197,738 ! | . I - , V- ! I I ,| , I Revenue.. j £ £ £ £ £!£ £ £ ; £ 1 £ I £ £ Carriage of goods .. .. .. .. 75,938 288,457 207,776 179,769 174,293 926,233 77,907 124,357 78,816 48,409 1 329,489 1,255,722 Mail contracts .. .. .. .. 514, 2,854 8,777 2,581 1,810; 16,536 938 811 1,146 939 3,834 20,370 Passengers and other sources .. .. 16,813 ; 14,838 15,830 8,084 3,832 i 59,397 1,117 2,144 2,467 560 6,288 65,685 Totals .. .. .. .. 93,265 j 306,149 232,383 190,434 179,935 1,002,166 79,962 127.312 82,429 49,908 339,611 1,341,777 ' £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Net profit .. .. .. j 11,756 33,206 22,024 23,231 24,392 114,609 8,542 5,242 12,179 3,467 29,430 144,039