MORE MOTOR VEHICLES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 5, 1 May 1939, Page 2

MORE MOTOR VEHICLES

■ o OVER 30,000 REGISTRATIONS AT MARCH 31 I NEW RECORD FOR DOMINION . Throughout May the Post Ofl'l.-e will be carrying out its annual task of issuing renewals of motor vehicle licenses, the new plates being available on May 1. They must be used on and alter June 1. Taking a si;-;, vey of the Dominion's motor vehicles as at March 31, the figures of the motor registration division of the Post Office show that the total has expanded in a year by 27,478 and stands at 305,828. An analysis of this total is as follows:— Percentage Type Number Increase increase Cars .. 212,566 22,012 11.55 Trucks 49,187 2,167 4.61 Others (inc. trailers) 22,966 5,070 28.33 Cycles 21,109 1,771 x 7.74 x Totals 305,828 27,478 9.87 xDeerease. The most noticeable advance has been in the number of private cars, which in the Auckland registration area total nearly 5000 more than on March 31. 1935. Tile Christchurch increase in the same period has been 3200; in Wellington over 3000, Hamilton 2090, Dunedin 10,50, New Plymouth and North 1000, and Invercargill 984. Private car ownership has increased since March 1933, by 95,488 vehicles. Motor cycles, on the other hand, have steadily declined in numbers over a period of years. There were 25 3 105 registrations in 1933, but today's figures show a drop of 409(5 compared with that total. As re-licensing is compulsory be. fore June 1, it is hoped that motorowners will take ful] advantage fcf the early issue of the plates and not find themselves in a long queue to. ! wards the end of next month. The Post Office will provide ample facilities for quick re-licensing if ihe clerks can deal with a steady stream of applications commencing prompt, ly on May 1. There are 357 deputyregistrars of motor vehicles who hold all the details of last year's registrations in their districts, and can at once issue the new plates. It is also possible for motor owners to present their apnl : cpt ; ons at most mnnev.order cfP'^c" —there nearlv 1000—which will collect the fee-s and and secure the new nlates from the nearest deputy-regi trar. Distribution of Motors. Details of motor owner-hio m a',' Hccns ? n<? as rtt March 3J last thr variat'on in numbers with March, 1938, are as follows:— >

Auckland Cars Increase 4053 Trucks .. .. Increase 512 Others .. .. Increase SO?) Cycles . . . . Dccre?.se 238 Thames Cars Increase 686 T''icks 135 Others'.. .. Increase 173 ' C'. cJ s .. .. De 'lease 17 Hamilton Cars Increase 2090 Trucks . . . . Increase 23') Others . . . . Increase 004 Cycles .. .. Decrease 161 Gisborne Car<? Increase 392 Trucks . . . . Increase 70 Others . . . . Increase 14S Cycles .. .. Decrease 10 Napier Ca's Increase 840 Trucks .. .. Increase 87 Others .. .. Increase 222 Cycles .. .. Decrease 06 «- New Plymouth Cars Increase 1022 Trucks .. .. In-rease 217 Others .. .. Increase 126 Cyclcs .. .. Decrease 188 Wainganui Cars Increase 762 Trucks .. .. Increase 67 Others .. .. Increase 178 Cyclcs . . . . Decrease 105 Palmerstovi North Cars Increase 1002 Trucks .. .. Increase 175 Others .. .. Increase 314 Cyclcs .. .. Decrease 98 Wellington Cars Increase 30f»2 Trucks .. .. IncreTse 229 Others .. .. Increase 331 Cycles .. .. Decrea e 131 Blenhim Cars Increase 195 Trucks .. .. Increase 15 Others .. .. Increase 93 Cycles Decrease 52

Nelson Cars Increase "645 Trucks .. .. Increase 101 Others .. .. Increase 143 Cycles .. •. Decrease 13 Westpo~t Cars Increase 152 Trucks .. .. Increase 21 Others .. .. Increase 16 Cycles .. . ■ Drcrease 14 Greymouth Csrs Increase 383 Trucks .. .. Increase 50 Others .. .. Increase 50 Cj'cles .. .. Decrease 14 Cl.ristchurch Cars .. .. .. Increase 3226 Trucks .. .. Increase 94 Others .. .. Inc'ea.se 819 CycLs .. .. Decrease 3G3 Timal'u Cars Increase 382 Trucks .. .. Increase 35 Others . . . . Increase 206 Cycles .. .. Decrease 120 Oamai'u Cars Inererse 186 Trucks .. .. Increase 28 Others . . . . Increase 88 Cycles . . .. D3crease 35 Dun^diri Cars Increase 1050 Trucks . . . Ircrerss 40 Others .. .. Increase 269 Cycles .. .. Decrease 32 Invsrcargill Cars Increase 984 Trucks .. . . Increase 61 Och?rs .. .. Increase 4.86 C;» r cles .. .. Dec ease SI