H.— 40.

TABLE No. 24.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Stat ement of Operating-costs per Vehicle-mile and Relative Statistics of Licensed Goods-services for 1937—38, excluding Public Works and Mail Contractors.

TABLE No. 25.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Statement of Revenue and Profit per Vehicle-mile and Relative Statistics of Licensed Goods-service Operators for 1937-38, excluding Public Works and Mail Contractors.

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No. 1 Licensing j No. 2 Licensing No. 3 Licensing j No. 4 Licensing | "Dominion i District. ! District. District. ! District. J i J I Average mileage per vehicle .. .. • •• 15,885 13,431 12,016 14,310 14,209 Average age of vehicles (years) .. .. .. . • • • ■ ■ 2-82 3-41 2-67 I 2-80 3-00 Average gross load per vehicle (weight of vehicle and maximum pay-load) (tons) .. 5-32 5-73 6-05 5-68 5-63 Average maximum pay-load possible per vehicle (tons) ... .. . 3-03 3-36 I 3-52 ! 3-29 3-25 , Operating-costs per vehicle-mile — Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. ! Pence per Mile. : Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. Running-costs .. . . . . .. .. • - • ■ 4-26 4-37 4-31 4-24 4-30 Wages or drawings in lieu of wages .. .. •• | 3-75 4-30 ; 4-87 4-03 4-11 Depreciation of vehicles .. .. .. .. - 1-10 1*19 1-34 1-10 1-17 License fees, garaging, &c. . . .. .. .. •• •• j 0-68 0-84 j 0-91 0-72 0-77 Management and oifice expenses .. .. .. .. . • • j 0-35 0-61 0-61 , 0-47 | 0-48 Other overhead charges .. .. .. . . ■ • • • - • 0-34 0-44 0-42 , 0-29 : 0-37 Total . .. .. .. .. j 10-48 11-75 12-46 , 10-85 11-20

No. 1 Licensing No. 2 Licensing i No. 3 Licensing i No. 4 Licensing Dominion Total District. District. i District. District. Average mileage per vehicle .. •• •• 15,885 13,431 12,016 14,310 14,209 Revenue per vehicle-mile Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. Pence per Mile. 'General goods cartage .. .. •• • 10-57 12-75 14-30 12-75 12-10 Mail revenue .. . . • • - • - 0-05 0-13 0-05 0-06 0-07 Passenger revenue .. •• • •• 0-07 0-04 0-09 0-09 0-07 Other revenue .. . . - • • ■ ■ 1-04 0-34 0-13 0-12 0-56 Total .. •• ! H-73 13-26 ' 14-57 13-02 j 12-80 Profit per vehicle-mile .. .. .. •• •• 1-25 1-51 2-11 2-17 1-60