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Rental-car Service Licences.—The following schedule shows, in districts, the total number of applications considered by District Licensing Authorities, and the manner in which these applications were disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1948

Goods-service Licences. —The following schedule shows, in districts, the total number of applications considered by District Licensing Authorities, and the manner in which these applications were disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1948 :

Appeals.—During the year ended 31st March, 1948, 271 appeals against the decisions of Licensing Authorities were lodged. Of these, 118 related to goods-services and 153 to passenger-services. The following table sets out the detailed position for the year ended 31st March, 1948 :

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Class of Applications dealt with. Disposal of Applications. District Authority. § "i a «• ■g a g 1 I % T3 a 2 g 1 1 "S g -3 1 1 3 & H £ 5 £ < 0 H No. 1 .. 20 21 5 46 26 13 3 4 4& No. 2 .. 17 '32 6 11 66 51 1 3 "3 8 66 No. 3 .. 9 2 7 1 19 13 1 5 19 No. 4 . . 3 f I 2 7 22 21 1 22 No. 5 .. 1 5 11 "2 19 18 1 19 Totals 50 51 52 19 172 129 14 9 3 17 172

Class of Applications dealt with. Disposal of Applications. District Authority. 1 <0 & 13 § P§ ! i a 1 1 H 3 o H a s o "S 1 a > g ■9 Sn3 > §3 S PH 13 i o "O ■< i H No. 1 .. No. 2 .. No. 3 .. No. 4 .. No. 5 .. 240 147 64 80 37 21 402 9 65 20 446 375 187 147 44 264 137 54 71 14 971 1,061 314 363 115 731 924 229 307 81 118 31 35 20 6 58 44 11 23 8 i.3 3 ' *1 64 49 36 13 19 971 1,061 314 363 115 Totals 568 517 1,199 540 2,824 2,272 210 144 17 181 2,824

District. On Hand, 31at March, 1947. Lodged during Year. Appeals withdrawn. Licensing Authorities' Decisions upheld. Decisions modified. Decisions reversed. Referred back. Under Action, 31st March, 1948. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 Totals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 Metropolitan .. Totals 4 1 3 4 79 2 20 16 1 Good 10 2 2 4 s-services 51 1 5 3 1 4 2 7 4 i I 12 i5 5 12 118 18 61 4 9 6 32 5 4 7 1 *2 37 79 13 7 i7 Passen 6 15 1 4 qer-services 9 3 6 4 *7 4 5 4 1 1 3 40 2 1 1 15 21 11 2 6 19 153 26 29 4 11 47 55