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TABLE No. 8.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Traffic and Financial Statistics of Licensed Passenger-services (North Island), by Transport Districts, for Year ended 31st March, 1935. —(a) Fleets comprising Vehicles having Seats for more than Nine Passengers.

TABLE No. 9.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Traffic and Financial Statistics of Licensed Passenger-services (North Island), by Transport Districts, for Year ended 31st March, 1935. —(b) Fleets comprising Vehicles having Seats for not more than Nine Passengers.

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I _ I North Island Total, for Year ended North 31st March, Item. Island No. 1. No. 2. No. 4. I No. 5. No. 6. Central. i 1935. 1934. 1933. Traffic statistics — Vehicle journeys .. Number .. 57,529 611,367 230,056 66,594 234,663 1,200,209 1,304.778 1,192,509 Vehicle-miles .. Miles .. 327,464 3,356,551 1,173,824 318,1661,898,713 7,074,718 7,402,489 7,741,764 Empty trips .. Number .. 2,593 7,341 9,431 1,016 3,349 23,730 23,346 21,697 Passengers .. .. Number .. 434,9215,933,429 2,006,439 527,407 3,404,86512,307,061 12,692,10812,328,645 Operating-expenses—• £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Vehicle - running costs (petrol, .. 6,946 74,528 25,686 6,506 51,418 165,084 169,449 184,605 lubricants, tires, repairs, maintenance, depreciation) Vehicle standing charges (license .. 5,793 59,866 16,870 5,409 31,422 119,360 123,453 125,363 fees, wages and drawings in lieu of wages, insurance, garage fees) General overhead charges (man- .. 1,487 10,846 5,523 749 10,742 29,347 28,234 35,668 agement and office expenses, interest, advertising, &c.) Totals, Operating-expenses .. 14,226 145,240 48,079 12,664 93,582 313,791 321,136 345,636 Revenue— £££££ £ £ £ Passenger revenue .. .. .. 12,995 145,761 48,185 11,478 98,232 316,651 311,827 329,997 Mail-contract revenue .. .. 1,121 1,015 275 763 861 4,035 4,431 3,471 Newspaper revenue .. .. .. 273 635 202 168 198 1,476 1,161 1^215 Goods and parcels revenue .. .. 931 1,549 1,328 676 1,161] 6,295 5,383 6*392 Other revenue .. .. .. 52 2,628 343 1,012 2,330 6,365 5,772 6'983 Totals, Revenue .. .. 15,372 151,588 50,333 14,097 103,432 334,822 328,574 348,058 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Profits .. .. .. .. 1,464 6,606 2,903 1,528 10,427 22,928 13,829 Losses.. .. .. .. .. 318 258 649 95 577 1,897 6,386 Net profits 1,146 6,348 2,254 1,433 9,850 21,031 7,443 2,422

j I North Island Total, for Year ended North 31st March, Item. Island No. 1. No. 2. No. 4. i No. 6. No. 6. Central. j j 1935. 1934. 1933. Traffic statistics— Vehicle journeys .. Number 8,017 7,482 13,738 46,395 8,313 27,138 111,083 160,212 188,137 Vehicle-miles .. Miles 1,116,937 216,613 401,7801,429,034 222,5151,016,364 4,403,243 4,484,673 6,313^641 Empty trips .. Number 331 523 1,181 3,057 773 4,418 10,283 15,426 15,382 Passengers .. .. Number 39,509 19,057 46,844 127,824 81,593 94,569 409,396! 731,160 666,110 Operating-expenses— ££££££ ££ Vehicle - running costs (petrol, 16,774 3,738 6,393 22,818 2,973 15,568 68,264 66,822 100,248 lubricants, tires, repairs, maintenance, depreciation) Vehicle standing charges (license 6,986 2,137 3,535 11,264 1,835 9,197 34,954 37,561 57,830 fees, wages, drawings in lieu of wages, insurance, garage fees) General overhead charges (man- 6,508 233 402 5,272 129 2,844 15,388 13,230 29,003 agement and office expenses, interest, advertising, &c.) Totals, Operating-expenses 30,268 6,108 10,330 39,354 4,937 27,609 118,606 117,613 187,081 Revenue— ££££££ £ £ £ Passenger revenue .. .. 26,034 5,110 7,619 36,981 3,603 17,223 96,570 91,522 152,521 Mail-contract revenue .. 241 420 1,358 2,610 1,212 2,960 8,801 11,629 12^979 Newspaper revenue .. .. 3,001 235 845 444 219 3,477 8,221 6,165 6,747 Goods and parcels revenue .. 2,089 936 1,168 3,350 761 6,008 14,312 12,117 13'812 Other revenue .. .. 86 3 66 189 203 547 1,917 2^416 Totals, Revenue .. 31,451 6,704 11,056 43,574 5,795 29,871 128,451 123,350 188,475 ££££££ £ £ £ Profits .. .. .. 1,432 807 782 4,220 858 2,473 10,572 8,086 Losses.. .. .. .. 249 211 56 .. 211 727 2,350 Net profits 1,183 596 726 4,220 858 2,262 9,845 5,736 1,394