H.—4o.

The foregoing figures are expressed as percentages in the following table :—

The motor-cars show a steady growth of the share obtained by Great Britain up till the "depression year 1933, when 60 per cent, came from that source, and then a drop following upon the improving economic conditions. The same trend is noticeable in the case of the commercial vehicles ; in this case, however, Great Britain's share is now less than half that of the United States of America and Canada. It should be noted that the figures from " Other countries " have been omitted from the percentage table; this is because practically all of the figures under that heading refer to trailers, 1,121 of the 1,145 vehicles under this heading last year being for trailers. In the motor-cycle field the British entry continues to predominate. Interesting features are the slight swing-over to American machines during the depression years, probably due to firms using powerful American motor-cycles as delivery-vehicles in lieu of light vans, and the increased entry of other countries into the New Zealand motor-cycle market. Of the 38 registered last year, 29 were of one make from Germany.

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r*™„+ United States of „_ Year ended 31st March, r^,forl America or ,, 0t} ' er „ Total jjritain, Canada. Countries. Eegistrations. Motor-cars. 1927 .... 13 83 4 100 I 028 • • 17 81 2 100 1929 .... 15 84 1 100 1930 .... 17 82 1 100 1931 .... 26 73 1 100 1932 .... 42 57 1 100 1933 .... 60 39 1 100 1934 .... 56 43 1 100 1935 .... 47 52 1 100 1936 .... 48 52 .. 100 Totals 30 69 1 100 Commercial Vehicles. 1927 .... 14 86 .. 100 1928 16 84 .. 100 1929 .. .. 14 86 .. 100 1930 .. .. 9 91 _ _ loo 1931 .... 11 89 .. 100 1932 .... 22 78 .. 100 1933 .... 37 63 .. 100 1934 .... 39 61 .. 100 1935 .... 31 69 .. 100 1936 .... 29 71 .. 100 Totals .. I 21 79 .. 100 Motor-cycles. 1927 .. .. 70 30 i 100 1928 .... 76 24 .. 100 1929 .... 80 20 .. 100 1930 .... 81 19 .. 100 1931 .... 82 18 .. 100 1932 .... 76 24 .. 100 1933 .... 73 26 1 100 1934 .... 73 26 1 100 1935 .... 75 24 1 100 1936 .... 78 20 2 100 Totals .. 76 23 1 100