MOTOR LICENSES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12869, 23 May 1936, Page 12

MOTOR LICENSES

figures and a symbol. THE SYSTEM EXPLAINED. Black numerals and border line on; a ground of golden yellow constitute the “colour scheme” for the registration plates which must appear on all motor vehicles on June 1. but not before that date. Separating the thousands from the hundreds in the fig. tires will be seen a little symbol—an inverted equilateral triangle—a smalt feature not generally noticed by a motorist but one of significance in the scheme of checking current licenses. Where there are three or fewer fig. . ores, the symbol will appear before 1 the number. During the current year the symbol is a comma; it H changed every year. Although many wise motorists will complete relicensing some time before the final day and thus avoid the necessity of queueing up to a counter with the last-minute applicants, the Post Office Motor Registration Branch is preparing for heavy work towards the end of May. and at Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin as well as at other centres and some secondary towns, is again endeavoring io J case the position by conducting thoja re-licensing in temporary premises ■ where it ,is considered that the facilities in the post-office building are net adequate for handling the big volume of work involved, having in mind that the Post Office has many other tasks such as iinc-mnlovment levy collection and the monthly pensions povments.

Tim distribution list for the 1930 37 motor registration ’dates involves allocation of the following groups of numbers in the chief postal district -: Chief Post Offices. Private Cars. Blenheim ...1001 to 2700 Nelson 2701 to 5900 Westport 6901 to 6400 Oreymouth 6461 to 8200 Christchurch 8201 to 28700 Timaru 28701 to 33900 Oamaru 33901 to 36000 Dunedin 36001 to 46200 Invercargill 46201 ro 64000 Auckland 64001 to 62600 Thames 82-601 to 87700 Hamilton 67701 to 99600 Gisborne 99601 to 103400 Napier 103401 to 111100 New Plymouth -111101 to 119400 Wanganui 119401 to 126200 Palmerston X. 12601 to 134700 Wellington 134701 to 162000

Other types of licensed vehicles are indicated by an initial prefixing the number. “P. for instance, denote-* a licensed omnibus: “T.” a. taxi - g a service-car: “Y.” a contract: T. vehicle which is mainly used for conveyance of goods but is permitted to carry some passengers on roads where* there is. no licensed passenger service; ”L.” a light lorry: “BY’ a heavy lorry; “D.”.a dealer’s car; “R,” a trailer: -‘E.” a vehicle exempt from the pavment of annual license fees; and “Govt..” for vehicle? owned bv Sttaa Departments.