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Table 46—Information Relating to Capital Invested and Age and Cost of Vehicles in Use by Licensed Passenger-service Operators During the Years Ended 31st March, 1948 and 1949

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Item. Group 1. Group 2. Group 3. Group 4. Group 5. 1948. 1949. 1948. 1949. 1948. 1949. 1948. 1949. 1948. 1949. Outside liabilities Total capital Percentage of outside liabilities to total capital Cost of vehicles — 3 years old .. .. \ 3-10 years old .. .. / Over 10 years old £450,559 £1,191,783 37-8 £401,777 £1,203,355 33-4 £41,010 £136,664 30-0 £38,862 £173,368 22-4 £26,575 £85,897 30-9 £31,530 £116,057 27-2 £337,619 £593,153 56-9 £195,245 £567,223 34-4 £77,579 £187,091 41-5 £86,213 £296,134 29-1 £ 915,347 170,673 £ 1,096,354 202,364 £ 91,974 18,126 £ 158,343 17,577 £ 68,112 1,150 £ 68,699 4,934 £ 367,191 22,696 £ 335,891 25,977 £ 154,878 25,420 £ 153,626 40,547 Total, cost 1,080,020 1,298,718 110,100 175,920 69,262 73,633 389,887 361,868 180,298 194,173 Number in each age group — 3 years old 3-10 years old .. Over 10 years old 217 304 131 271 259 162 32 34 18 53 42 20 39 42 3 41 18 11 73 73 24 85 49 24 32 30 16 31 27 23 Total 652 692 84 115 84 70 170 158 78 81 Average seating capacity of vehicles (modal average) 33 33 16 16 25 25 33 33 33 33