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TABLE No. 5.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Traffic Data, Operating-expenses, Revenue, and Profit of Licensed Passenger Services (excluding Metropolitan Services) for the Years ended 31st March, 1935 to 1939, inclusive.

TABLE No. 6.—TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Statement of Assets and Liabilities of Licensed Passenger Services (excluding Metropolitan Services) as at 31st March, 1935 to 1939, inclusive.

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. New Zealand Totals for Year ended 31st March, Item. — 19.35. 1936. 1937. 1938. I 1939. Traffic statistics — Vehicle journeys .. .. 1,736,521 1,704,192 1,669,714 2,163,575 2,181,487 Vehicle-miles 21,541,921 22,029,339 22,782,021 23,509,361 25,455,248 Empty trips 48,818 48,726 48,351 45,516 59,376 Passengers 15,975,336 17,949,351 21,506,576 23,276,761 26,655,485 Operating-expenses— £ £ £ £ £ Vehicle-running costs (petrol, oil, 434,613 447,118 461,863 415,976 457 186 tires, repairs, maintenance, and depreciation)* Vehicle-standing charges (license 277,953 288,181 354,922 500,020 594,374 fees, wages, drawings in lieu of wages, insurance, garage rent)* General overhead charges (man- 94,173 96,693 131,993 113,870 133,033 agement and office expenses, interest, advertising, &c.)f Total •• 806,739 831,992 948,778 1,029,866 1,184,593 Revenue— Passenger 753,425 807,517 907,601 999,927 1 195 887 Mail contract 31,112 32,117 37,950 36,762 32'046 Newspapers 16,949 18,671 21,473 25,269 23'249 Goods and parcels .. .. 57,457 59,503 73,311 74,567 52 151 0ther 13,189 11,672 17,453 10,687 14^050 Total •• •• 872,132 929,480 1,057,788 1,147,212 1,317,383 Profits .. .. .. 74,404 100,455 114,495 .. 148 713 Losses 9,011 2,967 5,485 .. 15^923 Net profit .. .. 65,393 97,488 109,010 117,346 132,790 * From the period ended 31st March, 1938, depreciation has been included in standing charges and not in running expenses. In 1937-38 this item totalled £132,383 and for 1938-39, £154,733. | the period ended 31st March, 1938, interest has been excluded from overhead charges.

New Zealand Totals. Item. 1035. 1936. 19.37. 1938. 1939. * Liabilities— £ £ £ £ £ Capital and reserves .. .. .. 585,347 479,359 608,041 824,329 918 197 Other liabilities .. .. .. 285,236 257,691 241,717 255,019 205^496 Total 870,583 737,050 849,758 1,079,348 1,123,693 Assets— Passenger-service vehicles .. .. 359,625 354,277 370,299 538,715 576 494 Other vehicles 51,160 26,864 38,056 20,655 33'567 Stocks on hand .. .. .. 38,610 31,361 35,394 29,402 34 970 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 31,522 27,064 26,105 31,752 31'434 Land and buildings .. .. 174,196 157,772 143,416 147,539 128'850 Sundry debtors 67,479 47,347 48,590 33,116 49'349 Cash on hand and at bank .. .. 94,235 57,743 73,101 51,749 57 835 Other assets .. .. .. 53,756 34,622 114,797 21}1194 Total 870,583 737,050 849,758 1,079,348 1,123,693