MOTOR IMPORTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1924, Page 2

MOTOR IMPORTS.

BIG INCH EASE THIS YEAR. AUCKLAND, July 27. Fifty motor vehicles are being impel ted into New Zealand every day. That was tile average rate of importation for the half-year ended June 3()th. last. Tin* rate of increa.se, compared with the corresponding six months of last year, i.s 22 a week. A notable recoid for this year i.s already assured, t'p to June 30th. the importation of motor vehicles lias averaged 333 a week, making an aggregate of 1)332 for the jeriod, the total value being £1 .003.2311. Similar importations for tin* same* period of last year totalled 3087, valued itt £1.003,40'.). Tints then* is this year already a gain of 3743 motor vehicles, tepi'esi-ntin gan additional expenditure throughout the Dominion of £000,121. Tile number of all 1 lasses of motor vehicles imported into New Zealand last year was 13.1)11. valued at £2,421.013. and the first and second quarterly returns this year show that liv ~,e end of the third quarter, last year's record will In* equalled if not eclipsed, leaving the summer quarter importations, which are usually heavier. as the measure of the increase tor 1221. If the rate of importation i.s maintained for the remainder of this year— and no diminution i.s anticipated the increase for the 12 months should he very lew, if any less than oO<K) motor vehicles. Britain has fared badly in the trade for the supply ot these motor vehicles to New Zealand. She has supplied onlw 3 per cent. <>t the Dominion's motor imports. Oi 4131 vehicles imported into the Dominion during the second quarter <>7 this year. 118 canto from Britain. 2017 trnm Canada. 1273 fro mthe United Stai**s. 33 from Italy, in from Fraud', and one from Belgium.