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Table 68—Goods-service Statistics: Average Vehicle Ages, Prices, and Sizes in Heavy-traffic Classes in Various Districts Throughout the Dominion

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Percentage Vehicle Average Vehicle Ages. Prices. Total. Bates Schedule Districts. 1 Modal 3 3-10 Over 3 3-10 Over Average. Tears. Years. 10 Years. Years. Years. 10 Years. Town carriers— £ £ £ £ 1. Auckland City : General goods 27 43 30 992 608 417 656 H 2. Secondary towns, No. 1 District 63 25 12 949 636 390 803 J 3. Wellington and Hutt Valley 48 40 12 885 491 439 673 H 4. Christchurch Exempted Area 42 41 17 760 387 425 550 H 5. Secondary towns, No. 2 District 61 29 10 738 516 464 647 H 6. Dunedin City 49 42 9 938 525 498 725 G 7. Secondary towns, Nos. 3, 4, and 5 Districts Area operators— 53 33 12 745 456 246 582 H 1. Thames, Bay of Plenty, Wairoa, and 50 37 13 990 566 378 752 J Poverty Bay 2. Franklin, Raglan, Waipa, Otorohanga, 52 36 12 1,092 703 533 888 Q Matamata, and Waitomo 3. North Auckland Area 47 44 9 1,153 700 372 880 H 4. Taihape, Taumarunui, and Taranaki 44 41 15 1,000 617 474 762 K 5. Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay 53 37 10 893 583 532 742 K 6. Horowhenua, Manawatu, and 52 40 8 922 689 493 795 K Wanganui 7. No. 3 District 42 51 7 946 470 416 664 J 8. Nelson and Marlborough 44 48 8 884 428 527 635 J 9. Nos. 1, 2, and 3, South Island 58 34 8 987 582 645 821 H 10. Otago Rates Schedule Areas 69 27 4 892 541 444 777 Hand I Miscellaneous— No. 1 District 46 44 10 1,307 738 414 964 Q H No. 2 District 34 38 28 1,068 638 461 732 South Island 44 44 12 1,055 496 476 738 H Mail contractors : In Dominion 55 29 15 750 453 371 605 Car P.W.D. ContractorsNo. 1 District 41 46 13 907 766 474 786 H No. 2 District 48 31 21 L,003 720 530 815 H South Island 27 47 26 1,047 656 470 716 H