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TABLE No. 16.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Statement of Assets and Liabilities of Licensed Passenger-services, by Transport Districts (North Island) as at 31st March, 1935.

TABLE No. 17.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Details of Depreciation on Passenger-service Vehicles, by Transport Districts, as at 31st March, 1935 (North Island).

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North Island Total as at North 31st March, * Item. Island No. 1. No. 2. No. 4. No. 5. No. 0. Contra 1. 1935. 1934. 1933. (a) Liabilities. £ £ £ £ £ £ ! £ £ £ Capital .. .. .. .. 20,641 31,240 127,090 72,878 28,897 87,739 368,485 418,383 593,504 Reserves.. .. .. .. 122 2,490 5,573 3,353 .. 3,170 14,708 17,648 40,996 Other liabilities .. .. .. 7,870 8,392 50,003 74,969 14,564 27,605 183,403 212,751 291,237 Total .. .. .. 28,633 42,122 182,666 151,200 43,461 118,514 566,596 648,782 925,737 (b) Assets. £££££££££ vehicles .. .. 16,283 17,481 72,607 63,490 23,364 44,939 238,164 267,140 356,907 Other vehicles .. .. .. 1,356 2,275 6,589 8,107 2,339 3,086 23,752 23,779 27,907 Stocks on hand .. .. .. 1,496 2,453 12,201 3,482 2,203 1,655 23,490 29,098 34,736 Plant and machinery .. .. 920 1,653 6,734 4,859 1,472 2,998 18,636 22,277 33,692 Land and buildings' .. .. 297 6,939 47,871 42,236 4,040 11,104 112,487 131,638 145,110 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 3,842 3,973 6,711 14,057 3,103 6,164 37,850 54,543 60,373 Cash on hand and at bank .. .. 662 3,199 17,640 8,497 4,422 39,973 74,393 44,421 87,011 Other assets .. .. .. 3,777 4,149 12,313 6,472 2,518 8,595 37,824 75,886 180,001 Total .. .. .. 28,633 42,122 182,666 151,200 43,461 118,514 566,596 648,782 925,737

North Island Total as at North 31st March, Item. Island No. 1. No. 2. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. Central. 1935. 1934. 1933. Number of vehicles .. .. 68 56 218 183 85 133 743 770 833 £££££££££ Original purchase price .. .. 30,854 34,670 187,224 135,858 52,639 144,203 585,448 589,668 675,993 Book value at commencement of year 19,629 20,774 97,809 76,944 27,540 58,990 301,686 329,262 432,012 Depreciation written off during year .. 3,346 3,293 25,202 13,454 4,176 14,051 63,522 62,122 75,105 Present book value .. .. 16,283 17,481 72,607 63,490 23,364 44,939 238,164 267,140 356,907 Unpaid purchase-money .. .. 1,147 1,869 5,965 6,054 1,013 1,852 17,900 27,431 40,744 Percentage of depreciation written off for year— PerCent. PerCent. PerCent. PerCent. PerCent. PerCent. PerCent. PerCent. PerCent. (a) Based on original purchase price 10-8 9-5 13-5 9-9 7-9 9-7 10-9 10-5 11-1 ( b) Based on reducing value .. 17-0 15-9 25-8 17-5 15-2 23-8 21-1 18-9 17-4