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1939. NEW ZEALAND.
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF).
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.
The Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Transport, Wellington. g IR Transport Department, 30tli June, 1939. Herewith I have the honour to submit the annual report of the Transport Department for the year ended 31st March, 1939. I have, &c., G. L. Laurenson, Commissioner of Transport.
INDEX TO CONTENTS.
PAGE 1. Introductory 2. Development of Motor Transport— A. Registration of Motor-vehicles, by Types of Vehicles .. .. .. •• •• o B. Registrations of Motor-vehicles, by Country of Manufacture .. .. . . . • • • •> C. Motor-vehicles licensed as at 31st March, 1939 .. • • • • ■ • • • • ■ ' D. Motor-vehicle Registration-plates .. .. .. • • ■ • • ■ • • • • jJ E. Motor-vehicles actually on the Road .. .. ■■ •• •• in F. Petrol-consumption .. ..... .. ■. • • • • • • 3. Roads — A. Limitation of Loads on Roads— (1) Classification of all Rural Roads at 31st March, 1939 .. .. • • • • • • " (2) Classification of Main Highways (Rural Sections) at 31st March, 1939 . . .. .. 10 (3) Classification of State Highways (Rural Sections) at 31st March, 1939 B. Traffic Census — (1) Introductory .. •• •• •• •• •• " (2) Volume of Motor Traffic and Average Density on Main-highway System .. .. ' t (3) Comparisons between Highway Districts in respect of Utilization of Main Highways .. 13 (4) Distribution of Traffic Density on Main-highway System .. . . .. ■ • (5) The State Highway System .. .. •• •• •• •• •• (6) Distribution of Traffic according to Season, Day, and Hour .. .. •• 14 (7) Analysis of Traffic, by Type of Vehicle C. Road Finance — (1) Dominion's Road Bill, 1933-34 to 1937-38 ™ (2) Annual Charges per Mile on Roads, Streets, &c., 1933—34 to 1937-38 (3) Motor-taxation — (a) Yield and Distribution of Petrol-tax, 1927-28 to 1938-39 .. .. •. 22 (b) Refunds of Petrol-tax, 1928 to 1938 .. .. •• •• •• 23 (c) Mileage-taxation .. .. . • • • • • • • • • .. ZA
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