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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

The Hon. E. Semple, Minister of Transport, Wellington. g IEj Transport Department, 14th August, 1936. Herewith I have the honour to submit the annual report of the Transport Department for the year ended 31st March, 1936. I have, &c, G. C. Godfrey, Commissioner of Transport.

INDEX TO CONTENTS.

Page 1. Introductory.. 2. Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928 (a) Statistics re Premiums and Claims (b) Review of Premium Rates, &o. ... (c) " Hit and Run " Drivers 3. Motor-vehicles Act, 1924 (a) Registrations of Motor-vehicles, by Types of Vehicle, 1927-36 .. .. .. .. 4 (b) Registrations of Motor-vehicles, by Country of Manufacture, 1927-36 .. .. .. .. 5 (c) Motor-vehicles licensed at 31st March, 1936 (d) Motor-vehicle Registration-plates .. (e) Motor-vehicles actually on the Road (/) Petrol-consumption, by Motor-vehicles and otherwise 4. Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 (a) Petrol-tax Yield, 1928-36 .. .. ■ • ■ • • • • • • ■ • • » (6) Distribution of Petrol-tax .. .. •• •■ •• •• •■ •• •* (c) Refunds of Petrol-tax .. .. • • • • • • ■ • • • • • ■ • 10 5. Special Mileage-taxation .. .. • ■ • • • • ■ • • • • • • ■ ™ 6. Road Finance .. • ■ • • • • • • • ■ • • - • • • " r: (a, Dominion's Road Bill, 1930-35 .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • W (6) Sources of Money expended on Road Bill, 1930-35 .. .. .. • • • • • • l^ (c) Annual Charges per Mile on Roads, Streets, &c, 1930-35 .. .. .. .. • • 13 (d) Motor-taxation 7. Heavy Motor-vehicle Regulations, 1932 .. . • • • • ■ • • • ■ ■ • ■ • |4 (a) Allocation of Heavy Traffic Fees .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • j■* (6) Limitation of Loads on Roads . . .. ■ • • • • • • • • • • • 14 I—H. 40.