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CONTENTS —continued Statistical Tables—continued PageTable 14—Number of Young Children Killed or Injured as Pedestrians During the Seven Calendar Years 1943 to 1949 Inclusive .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Table 15 —Number of School Pupils Killed or Injured During the Seven Calendar Years 1943 to 1949 Inclusive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Table 16 —Accidents Causing Personal Injury Occurring in the Large Urban Areas for the Years 1946 to 1949 Inclusive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Table 17—Summary of Speeding Offences for the Years 1946-47 to 1949-50 .. .. 46 Table 18—Nature of Offences Resulting in Convictions During; the Year Ending 31st March. 1950 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..47 Table 19—Defects in the Various Types of Passenger-service Vehicles on the Basis of 100 Vehicles Examined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 48 Table 20—Defects Found in Goods-service Vehicles on the basis of 100 Vehicles Examined .. 49 Table 21—Defects in Private Cars, &c., on the Basis of 100 Vehicles Examined .. .. 49 Table 22—Passenger and Goods-service Vehicles in Operation in the Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago Districts as at 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. 50 Table 23—Vehicles Condemned and Voluntarily Withdrawn from Service During the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Table 24 New Vehicles Placed in Service During the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. 50 Table 25—Ownership of Goods and Passenger-service Vehicles .. .. .. .. 51 Table 26—Seating capacities of All Passenger-service Vehicles .. .. .. .. 51 Table 27—Taxis and Rental Cars in Operation According to Horse-power Ratings .. 51 Table 28 —Gross Carrying-capacity of Licensed Goods-service Vehicles .. .. .. 52 Table 29—Licensed Goods-service Vehicles According to Axle Types .. .. .. 52 Table 30 —Total Number of Applications Relating to Passenger Services Considered by the District and Metropolitan Authorities and the Manner of Their Disposal for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Table 31—Manner in Which All Applications Relating to Passenger Services Were Dealt With by the District and Metropolitan Licensing Authorities for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -..53 Table 32 —Total Number of Applications Relating to Taxicab Services Considered by the District and Metropolitan Authorities and the Manner of Their Disposal for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Table 33—Manner in Which All Applications Relating to Taxicab Services Were Dealt With by the District and Metropolitan Licensing Authorities for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Table 34 —Total Number of Applications Relating to Rental-car Services Considered by the District Licensing Authorities and the Manner of Their Disposal for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Table 35—Manner in Which All Applications Relating to Rental-car Services Were Dealt With by the Five District Transport Licensing Authorities for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 55 Table 36—Total Number of Applications Relating to Goods Services Considered by the District Licensing Authorities and the Manner of Their Disposal for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. 55 Table 37—Manner m Which All Applications Relating to Goods Services Were Dealt With by the Five District Licensing Authorities for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. 55 • Table 38—New Passenger-service Licences Granted by the Five District Licensing Authorities During the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 ".. .. .. .. .. 56 Table 39—Appeals Against Decisions of Licensing Authorities Heard by Transport Appeal Authority During the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. 58 Table 40 —Types of Licences Obtained by Ex-servicemen During the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. •.. 59 Table 41—Transport-service Licences Held by Ex-servicemen and the Total Number of Licences as at 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Table 42—Traffic Data, Operating-expenses, Revenue, and Profit of Passenger Services in the Dominion for the Years Ended 31st March, 1940, 1948, and 1949, Inclusive of Four Metropolitan Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Table 43—Traffic Data, Operating-expenses, Revenue, and Profit of Passenger Services Licensed Under the Transport Licensing Act, 1931 (Including the Four Metropolitan Authorities) for the Years Ended 31st March, 1948 and 1949 .. .. .. 61 Table 44—Average Operating-expenses and Revenue Per Vehicle-mile of Licensed Passenger Services for the Two Years Ended 31st March, 1948 and 1949, Inclusive of Licences Issued by the Four Metropolitan Authorities .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 Table 45 —Total Amounts Involved in Cost, Revenue, and Profit by Licensed Passenger-service Operators in 1948 and 1949, in Pence Per Mile, Years Ended 31st March, 1948 and 1949 65

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