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Table No. 13.—Table showing Nature of Offences involved in Convictions during Each of the Three Years ended 31st March, 1944-46, inclusive

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Nature of Offence. 1944. 1945. 1946. Road Traffic Offences Number. Number. Number. Intoxicated in charge 24 | 27 31 Negligent driving .. .. 5 8 1 Driving in dangercius manner .. .... 25 52 49 Dangerous speeding 6 6 16 Careless or inconsiderate driving 11 35 59 Exceeding 30 miles per hour 284 368 467 Overtaking offences 5 11 19 Failing to keep to left .. .. . „ 18 20 46 Failing to yield at intersections 9 16 31 . Driver's license offences 420 469 697 Licensing and registration offences .. .. ... 214 230 320 Lighting offences 49 j 89 217 Defective brakes 54 59 84 Warrant of Fitness offences 716 | 960 1,607 Loading offences .. .. .. .. 14 42 62 Cycling offences 179 i 255 312 Exceeding 40 miles per hour 400 387 474 Other offences 126 206 339 Heavy Motor-vehicle Offences Exceeding heavy traffic license 39 99 130 Exceeding axle load 18 46 40 No heavy traffic license 112 215 201 Speeding 191 281 387 No disk or class plates .. 43 56 34 Other offences 12 15 36 Transport Licensing Offences 53 ' 99 Unlicensed services 98 Breach of terms of licenses 11 11 9 Failure to carry vehicle authority 53 142 166 Other offences .. .. .. .. 56 38 31 Failure to carry Certificate of Fitness 47 82 102 Miscellaneous Offences Transport control offences 26 29 10 Exceeding tire-load limitations (new regulations) 45 95 Carrying racehorses over thirty miles by road (new regulations) 87 8 Und>r miscellaneous Acts and regulations 118 113 110 3,338 4,598 6,288