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Table No. 2.—Comparative Table showing Number of Motor-vehicles licensed as at 31st March, 1937 to 1948, inclusive

Local-body (j arg Trucks, xrucks Taxis and other a A is -•'« iir« *? SL ±Jusmes6, Laden. • Laden - Cars. Licence 3Tees. 1937 .. .. 170,004 1,585 24,201 146 26,289 19,260 703 619 1,697* 570* 2,077 2,019 5,444 1,134 250,304 1938 .. .. 190,554 1,837 22,880 140 26,590 20,430 695 656 1,755* 713* 2,892 2,703 7,087 1,395 273,240 1939 .. .. 212,566 1,953 21,109 150 27,794 21,393 659 691 1,695* 782* 4,650 3,492 9,345 1,652 298,586 1940 .. .. 219,938 1,861 19,201 145 27,639 21,559 622 754- 1,777 564 5,873 4,290 11,518 1,785 306,008 1941 .. .. 215,516 1,343 18,276 103 27,197 21,280 579 747 1,675 577 6,401 4,713 13,120 1,560 299,967 1942 .. .. 207,353 1,021 16,098 71 26,456 20,527 561 785 1,709 523 6,933 8,958f 13,438 1,360 292,355 1943 .. .. 194,715 741 16,459 43 26,456 19,433 560 817 1,889 487 7,073 16,572t 12,105 1,285 286,530 1944 .. .. 199,379 721 12,479 47 27,054 19,928 550 862 1,987 500 7,430 4,687 15,059 1,454 277,078 1945 .. .. 198,629 789 13,624 43 28,616 21,985 572 932 2,005 501 9,611 5,207 17,064 1,576 284,090 1946 .. .. 200,492 933 16,110 57 30,435 23,499 595 1,025 2,113 546 11,903 5,814 20,031 1,947 295,469 1947 .. .. 201,155 1,282 17,634 65 33,134 25,375 637 1,133 2,147 828 14,451 8,296 22,788 1,997 308,134 1948 .. .. 216,450 1,421 18,995 71 36,591 28,839 679 1,267 2,231 1,047 17,549 8,455 25,254 2,100 335,695 * Private-hire cars are included under " Bental Cars " for the 1937-38-39 licensing years. Separate figures not available. f Includes Armed Services vehicles which were not subsequently relicensed.