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TABLE No. 11.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Statement of Assets and Liabilities of Licensed Passenger-services as at 31st March, 1933 to 1937, inclusive (excluding the Services licensed by the Four Metropolitan Licensing Authorities).

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South Island Totals. North Island Totals. New Zealand Totals. 1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1933. (a) Liabilities. £ £ £ * £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Capital and reserves .. .. .. 174,093 166,985 202,154 243.076 433,948 312,374 383,193 436,031 608,041 479,359 585,347 679,107 915,694 Other liabilities .. .. .. .. 68,049 93,877 101,833 88,546 173,668 163,814 183,403 212,751 241,717 257,691 285,236 301,297 438,461 Total .. .. .. .. 242,142 260,862 303,987 331,622 607,616 476,188 566,596 648,782 849,758 737,050 870,583 980,404 1,354,155 (b) Assets. Passenger-service vehicles .. .. .. 113,012 129,199 121,461 129,566 257,287 225,078 238,164 267,140 370,299 354,277 359,625 396,706 493,683 Other vehicles .. .. .. .. 19,092 14,117 27,408 24,263 18,964 12,747 23,752 23,779 38,056 26,864 51,160 48,042 62,978 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. 11.060 12,537 15,120 14,185 24,334 18,824 23,490 29,098 35,394 31,361 38,610 43,283 52,393 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 6,683 9,015 12,886 10,889 19,422 18,049 18,636 22,277 26,105 27,064 31,522 33,166 46,287 Land and buildings .. .. .. .. 35,221 61,510 61,709 61,078 108,195 96,262 112,487 131,638 143,416 157,772 174,196 192,716 262,538 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 18,970 16,210 29,629 30,970 29,620 31,137 37,850 54,543 48,590 47,347 67,479 85,513 93,269 Cash on hand and at bank .. .. .. 19,926 11,607 19,842 28,376 53,175 46.136 74,393 44,421 73,101 57,743 94,235 72,797 109,075 Other assets .. .. .. .. 18,178 6,667 15,932 32,295 96,619 27,955 37,824 75,886 114,797 34,622 53,756 108,181 233,932 Total .. .. .. .. 242,142 I 260,862 303,987 331,622 607,616 476,188 566,596 648,782 849,758 737,050 870,583 980,404 1,354,155 Per Cent. I Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Percentage of depreciation on reducing value .. 16-67 j 20-73 19-7 18-7 15-95 22-5 21-1 18-9 16-40 21-85 20-7 18-8 18-4