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Table 3 —Taxation of Motor-vehicles —Annual Yield for the Years Ended 31st March, 1939, 1948, and 1949: (a) Customs Duties on Motor-vehicles and Parts; (6) Tire-tax; (c) Motor-spirits Tax; (d) Fees, etc., Under the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924; (e) Heavy Traffic Fees; (f) Drivers' Licences; and (g) Mileage Tax

* Calendar year ended 31st. December, 1938. (a) Estimated, and includes primage and surtax on vehicles and parts and tax on tires attached to vehicles or parts. The figures in columns (b), (c), (d), and (g) have been supplied by Treasury. Those in column (a) are estimates supplied by the Customs Department, and those in-columns (e) and (/) are estimates computed by this Department.

Table 4—Classification of Roads as at 31st March, 1950 (a) Classification of All Rural Roads at 31st March, 1950

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Year Ended 81st March, Customs Duties in Respect of Motorvehicles and Parts, (a) Tire-tax. <&> Motor-spirits Tax. (c) Fees, &c., Under Motorvehicles Act, 1924. (d) Heavy Traffic Fees (as Collected by Local Bodies). («) Drivers' Licence Fees (as Collected by Local Bodies). (/) Mileage-tax and Miscellaneous. (?) Total, (ft) £(000) £(000) £(000) £(000) £(000) £(000) £(000) £(009) 1939 924-3* 167-9 4,132-4 612-4 346-9 91-1 13-5 6,288-5 1948 1,662-0 246-9 5,930-0 768-9 572-6 112-5 31-9 9,324-8 1949 672-0 241-1 6,661-6 736-4 675-2 117-8 37-3 9,141-4

Area. Total Formed Roads. Class III. Class IV. Class V. Total Classification. North Island South Island 26,863 22,310 • 5,504 6,700 10,491 2,521 1,832 278 17,827 9,499 Totals 49,173 12,204 13,012 2,110 27,326