H—4o

Table 28-Gross Carrying-capacity of Licensed Goods-service Vehicles

Table 29 —Licensed Goods-service Vehicles According to Axle Types

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

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Heavy Traffic Classification. Gross Weight (Tons). Percentage of Trucks. Heavy Traffic Classification. Gross Weight (Tons). Percentage of Trucks. A B .. c D .. E .. P Gr H I J 2 -2i 2t-3 3 -3J 3|-4 4 -4i 4|-5 5 -5 k 5b-6 6 -6| 6b-7 1-9 1-6 1-2 1-3 1-5 1-6 2-5 2-4 7-9 10-4 K .. L .. M .. N .. 0 .. P .. Q Total v -n 7$-8 8 —8J 8|-9 9 -9i 9^-10 Over 10 7-8 28-2 7-5 5-8 3-1 71 8-2 100-0

Type of Vehicle. Number. Two-axle Three-axle rigid frame with trailing axle Three-axle rigid frame with double axle drive Multi-axle articulated Trailers 10,602 260 369 181 339 Total 11,751

Class of Applications Dealt With. Disposal of Applications. Licensing Authority. § & I § I I •« "a a 1 "o E-i "§ g Cs •6 i 1 1 is •6 > w T) a t-i 0 T? «i 1 District— No. 1* .. No. 2 .. No. 3 .. No. 4 .. No. 5 95 63 30 44 4 149 25 11 1 2 115 181 25 38 10 46 25 2 17 3 405 294 68 100 19 330 232 54 69 17 40 14 7 12 1 23 17 4 11 1 1 12 30 3 8 405 294 68 100 19 Sub-total 236 188 369 93 886 702 74 56 1 53 886 Metropolitan— Auckland"}" Wellington Christchurch Dunedin 646 "5 5 13 is 17 16 14 4 48 724 16 19 27 717 16 17 24 6 1 2 "1 1 1 724 16 19 27 Sub-total 656 31 51 48 786 774 9 1 2 786 Total 892 219 420 141 1,672 1,476 83 56 2 55 1,672 * In addition, 5 new harbour-ferry licences were approved. t Includes 621 race-meeting licences, 17 new and 2 renewals of early-morning licences authorizing taxis to run at separate fares.