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Table 2 0—Defects Found in Goods-service Vehicles on the Basis of 100 Vehicles Examined

Table 21—Defects in Private Cars, etc., on the Basis of 100 Vehicles Examined*

* The defects relate to the last inspection (carried out by the municipal testing-stations at Wanganui, Christchurch, and Dunedin) prior to 31st March, 1950.

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Vehicles Licensed Ancillary Vehicles. Defect. Under Transport Act, 1949. First Inspection. Second Inspection. Unladen weight displayed 19-6 36-1 18-2 Trade name and address 11-4 35-6 16-9 Headlights 32-5 29-8 30-6 Tail-lights and marker lights .. .. 29-6 15-7 25-8 Warning-device 6-9 4-2 31 Windscreen-wiper 6-2 5-7 3-8 Rear-vision mirror 11-4 16-8 9-8 Tires .. .. .. .. 2-2 3-2 1-2 Suitable jack carried 1-6 3-0 2-0 Fuel-supply safe 2-0 2-0 10 Brake connections 17-0 55-9 21-5 Steering-gear 55-4 43-7 44-2 Transmission, springs, and shackles .. 24-0 14-2 17-2 Engine condition .. .. .. 9-5 7-2 Cab and body condition 21-8 211 Driver's exit 26-9 Body suitably partitioned 1-3 3-0 i-4 Over-all dimensions, 30 ft. 0-6 0-4 Brakes, foot, at 20 m.p.h. 19-0 17-8 23-2 Brakes, hand, at 20 m.p.h. 25-5 19-7 26-7 Free of defects 35-7 5-7 16-7

Number of Defects Item. Per 100 Vehicles Examined. Brakes, foot 23-2 Brakes, hand 22-4 Lights, head 19-0 Lights, tail 4-5 Steering-gear .. .. .. 18-2 Windscreen-wiper 1-7 Rear-vision mirror 0-3 Warning-device .. .. .. 1-1 Door-fastenings 2-1 Vehicles free from defects . 51-3