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Page 8. Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1936 .. . .. .. .. .. .. 17 9. Traffic Census .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 17 10. Road Safety .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 A. Road Accident Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 B. New Zealand Road Safety Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 C. Preventive Measures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 (i) Publicity and Education .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 21 (ii) Traffic Control .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 22 (iii) Road Conditions .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 23 (iv) Improved Visibility at Night .. . . . . .. .. . . .. 23 (v) Vehicle Inspection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 23 11. Transport Licensing Act, 1931 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 A. Passenger Services — (a) Continuous Passenger-service Licenses, 1936-37 .. .. .. .. .. 25 (b) Seasonal Passenger-service Licenses, 1936-37 . . .. .. .. .. 25 (c) Temporary Passenger-service Licenses, 1936-37 .. . . .. .. .. 25 (d) Traffic and Financial Statistics — (i) Traffic and Operating Statistics .. .. .. .. . . .. 25 (ii) Assets and Liabilities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 (iii) Fare Schedules .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 B. Goods Services— (a) Applications for Goods-service Licenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 (b) Financial and Operating Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 (c) Assets and Liabilities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 (d) Co-ordination of Road and Rail Long-distance Freight Services .. .. .. 27 C. Appeals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 12. Commercial Air Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 13. Changes in Transport Law in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 14. Overseas Transport Legislation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 15. Appendices— A. Statistical Tables — 1. Motor-vehicle Registrations by Highways Districts as at 31st December, 1936 .. .. 30 2. Motor-vehicles licensed as at 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. 30 3. Motor-vehicles licensed during Years 1923 to 1936 .. .. .. . . .. 31 4. Distribution of Petrol-tax to Boroughs for Year ended 31st March, 1937 .. .. 31 5. Lengths of various Classes of Roads, Streets, and Bridges during Years 1922 to 1936 inclusive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 6. Lengths of various Types of Bridges as at 31st March, 1923 to 1936, inclusive .. .. 32 7. Annual Yield from Taxation of Motor-vehicles, 1926 to 1937 . . .. .. .. 33 8. Applications for Passenger-service Licenses for Year ended 31st March, 1937 .. .. 34 9. Traffic and Financial Statistics of Licensed Passenger Services for Years ended 31st March, 1933 to 1937, inclusive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 10. Average Operating Expenses and Revenue, in Pence per Vehicle-mile, of Licensed Passenger Services for Years ending 31st March, 1933 to 1937, inclusive .. .. .. 36 11. Assets and Liabilities of Licensed Passenger Services as at 31st March, 1933 to 1937, inclusive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 37 12. Applications for Goods-service Licenses for Year ended 31st March, 1937 .. .. 38 13. Traffic, Revenue, Expenditure, and Capital Statistics of Licensed Goods Services for Years ended March, 1934 to 1937, inclusive .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 14. Analysis of Data relating to Fatal Motor Accidents in the Dominion during the Years ended 31st March, 1930 to 1937, inclusive .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 B. Reports of Sub-committees of the New Zealand Road Safety Council as adopted by the Council — Adult Education and Propaganda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Child Education and Propaganda .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 45 Vehicle and Highway Lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Lighting of Highways .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 49 Road Conditions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Traffic Laws .. . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 53 Accident Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 54

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