TABLE No. 22.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Comparison of Operating-costs per Vehicle-mile of Licensed Goods Services for 1937-38 with 1936-37.

JO 11. 40.

TABLE No. 23.— TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Comparison of Revenue and Profit per Vehicle-mile of Licensed Goods-services for 1937-38 with 1936-37.

H.—4o

73

No. 1 Licensing District. No. 2 Licensing District. No. 3 Licensing District. No. 4 Licensing District. Dominion Totals. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1936-37. 1937-38. Average mileage per vehicle . . .. 16,119 [ 16,158* 14,579 13,892* 12,832 12,479* 14,840 14,718* 15,089 14,590* Average operating-costs per vehicle — d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. Running-costs (benzine, oil, tires, repairs) .. 4-03 4-22 3-91 4-28 3-77 4-03 3-99 4-15 3-95 4-20 Standing charges (wages, license fees, depreci- ! 4-94 5-59 5-37 6-30 I 5-63 6-72 4-82 5-76 5-15 5-99 ation, garaging, &c.) Overhead charges (management, office 0-72 I 0-65 0-88 0-99 j 0-81 0-91 0-69 0-72 j 0-78 0-80 expenses, interest, &c.) Total .. .. .. .. 9-69 10-46 10-16 11-57 10-21 11-66 9-50 10-63 9-88 10-99 1 i ! I I I * Average mileage adjusted to include services for which no returns were received for 1937-38, but were received for 1936-37.

No. 1 Licensing District. No. 2 Licensing District. | No. 3 Licensing District. No. 4 Licensing District. ' Dominion Totals. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1936-37. ! 1937-38. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1936-37. 1937-38. : i | | ! Average mileage per vehicle .. .. 16,119 16,158 14,579 I 13,892 12,832 j 12,479 14,840 14,718 15,089 14,590 Revenue per vehicle-mile — d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. d. per Mile. General cartage revenue .. .. 10-42 10-54 11-26 j 12-38 10-91 j 12-98 10-63 12-32 10-78 11-71 Mail revenue .. .. .. .. 0-14 0-12 0-12 j 0-22 0-42 0-29 0-17 0-17 0-18 0-18 Passenger revenue .. .. .. 0-06 , 0-09 0-02 0-04 0-15 J 0-08 0-06 0-08 0-06 0-07 Other revenue .. .. .. .. 0-37 0-92 0-32 0-36 0-37 ; 0-16 0-17 0-11 0-33 0-53 Total .. .. .. .. 10-99 11-67 11-72 13-00 11-85 13-51 j 11-03 12-68 11-35 | 12-49 ! : | I Net profit .. .. .. j 1-30 1-21 1-56 1-43 1-64 j 1-85 i 1-53 2-05 j 1-47 1 1-50 j i i i