CARS FOR EVERY SIX

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 August 1936, Page 8

CARS FOR EVERY SIX

NEW ZEALAND REGISTRATIONS

The motor registration branch of the Post. Office having completed the national figures relating to renewal of motor-vehicles licensed as at June’ 30, announces that the grand total of vehicles’ licences (excluding dealers’ licences) was 187,582. This represents an increase over the 1935 registrations <>!’ 211,508. or 12.27 per cent. This substantial advance has been almost, equally shared between motorcars and commercial vehicles, the increase in the former having been 15.347. or 13.33 per cent, and in the case of commercial vehicles 4915, equal to 12.83 per cent. Motor-cycles increased in number by 246 (1.79 per cent.).

The following are details from all registration districts of motor vehicles licensed as at. June 30 last compared with the totals of the same date last year:—

In addition to the above, there were 8279 registrations of other vehicles, and 13,944 registrations of motorcycles. New Zealand now has a motor vehicle for approximately every six persons in its population, a figure only exceeded by the United States with a. motor vehicle for every 4.9 of population. The latest available figures show that the Canadian proportion is the same as New Zealand, and that Australia has a motor vehicle for every 11 persons residing in the Com-' monwealth. !

•Cars. Inc. Truck's. Inc. Auckland .. 21,330 3,231 6,709 809 Thames 4,922 6.85 1,190 218 Hamilton .. u ,36o 1,942 3,510 559 Gisborne 3,251 251 747 127 Napier 6,186 635 2,01 1 276 New Plymouth 7,515 701 1,985 240 Wanganui 5,169 513 1,356 202 Palmerston N. 8,508 901 1,967 •5.) 1 Wellington .. 14.07 1 1.967 3.736 . > 75 Nelson 2,781 ,? 77 863 106 Blenheim 1.112 84 439 1 1 Westport •108 65 219 31 G revinouth 1.534 254 538 92 Christchurch 16,834 1,615 3,889 507 Tima ru 4.338 378 1,045 110 Oam an i 1.770 126 415 44 Dunedin 8,.172 869 2 225 198 Invercargill 6.665 847 1,796 245 Grand total 130.419 15,317 31,940 4,440