TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT ON)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1947 Session I, H-40

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1947 NEW ZEALAND

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT ON)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave

The Hon. J. O'Brien, Minister of Transport, Wellington. Transport Department, 7th July, 1947. Sir, — Herewith I have the honour to submit the annual report of the Transport Department for the year ended 31st March, 1947. I have, &c., G. L. Laurenson, Commissioner of Transport.

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INTRODUCTION 1. Summary of Contents. —(a) The number of motor-vehicles licensed at 31st March, 1947 (330,922), showed an increase of 15,422, or 4*89 per cent., over the number at 31st March, 1946. (b) Petrol-consumption by mo tor-vehicles rose from 65,541,000 gallons in 1945 to 86,440,000 gallons in 1946, an increase of 32 per cent. (c) In 1946, 190 lives were lost and 4,144 persons were injured as the result of road accidents, compared with 129 killed and 3,307 injured in 1945, an overall increase in casualties of 26 per cent. (d) Despite an extension of road-safety instruction in schools, there was a marked increase in the number of young children of pre-school and school ages injured in road accidents. (e) Extension of road-safety publicity. (/) Comparative figures of fatalities from road accident per 10,000 motor-vehicles for 1946 show New Zealand, 6-1 ; United States of America, 10-0; Victoria, 12-6 ; New South Wales, 15*5 ; Great Britain, 17*4. (g) During the year ended 31st March, 1947, Traffic Inspectors attached to the Department reported 10,123 offences ; of these, 5,667 offenders were warned and 5,456 prosecuted. (h) A number of timber bridges on highways and rural roads are in such condition that drastic restrictions on loading are now necessary to safeguard the structures from failure. (i) Passenger volumes on public motor-passenger services (buses, service cars, and taxis) continue at very high levels. (j) Public road freight carriers continue to meet the demands of widening trade efficiently and smoothly, and, when the railways services have been restricted, have been able to give substantial assistance in the haulage of fertilizers, timber, and other commodities.

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DEVELOPMENT OF MOTOR TRANSPORT 2. Licensing of Motor-vehicles by Principal Groups.—Under the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, motor-vehicles are required to be registered and licensed. Such licences are renewable annually, and the following table gives the number of motor-vehicles, in the principal groups, licensed as at the 31st March, 1947, the figures for the two preceding years being included for purposes of comparison :

All classes of vehicles licensed at 31st March, 1947, showed gains over the figures for the preceding year. Table No. 1 of the Appendix shows full details of the licensed mo tor-vehicles as at 31st March, 1947, by postal districts. Table No. 2 gives, for purposes of comparison, the number of motor-vehicles licensed year by year as at 31st March, 1937 to 1947, inclusive. 3. Petrol Consumption.—The table hereunder shows for the individual calendar years 1937 to 1946 the estimated quantities of petrol consumed by motor-vehicles, used for other purposes, and the total consumption : _______

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Iv umber licensed as at 31st March, Increase of Type. 1947 over 1945. 1946. 1947. 1946 Licences. Cars 199 418 201,425 202,437 1,012 Trucks not exceeding 2 tons laden 28,616 30,435 33,134 2,699 Trucks exceeding 2 tons laden 21,985 23,499 25,375 1,876 Passenger-trucks 1,576 1,947 1,997 50 Omnibuses 932 1,025 1,133 108 Taxis, including private-hire cars 2,005 2,113 2,147 34 Service cars 572 595 637 42 Rental cars 501 546 828 282 Motor-cycles 13,667 16,167 17,699 1,532 Trailers 17,064 20,031 22,788 2,757 Local body and other vehicles exempted from 9,611 11,903 14,451 2,548 annual licence fees 2,482 Government vehicles 5,207 5,814 8,296 Totals 301,154 315,500 330,922 15,422 or 4*89 per cent.

Estimated Consumption of Petrol. Calendar Year. By Motor-vehicles (i.e., Petrol on which all Duty was paid). Other (i.e., Engines, Aeroplanes, &c., on which Refunds of Duty were made). Total. 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 Gallons. 82,111,000 89,306,000 91,955,000 74,114,000 66,924,000 46,100,000 50,178,000 53,663,000 65,541,000 86,440,000 Gallons. 7,339,000 7,590,000 8,027,000 9,649,000 15,326,000 10,442,000 9,200,000 9,000,000 8,110,000 8,500,000 Gallons. 89,450,000 96,896,000 99,982,000 83,763,000 82,250,000 56,542,000 59,378,000 62,663,000 73,651,000 94,940,000

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The sharp increase in the quantity of petrol consumed in motor-vehicles in 1946 is due to the change in the method of petrol-rationing as from Ist June, 1946, and also to the extra use made of road transport during periods when the railway services have been restricted. ROADS 4. Limitation of Loads on Roads. —Roads may be classified in Classes Three, Four, or Five, according to their standard of construction and ability to withstand the damaging effects of heavy wheel loads. Class Three permits of an axle load not exceeding 5J tons, Class Four a maximum of 4 tons, and Class Five 3 tons. In the case of multi-axled vehicles or trailers the axle load limits are in each case \ ton lower than these loads. The following tables illustrate the extent to which roads in rural areas have been classified in order to protect the surfaces from undue damage caused by heavy loads :

(a) Classification of all Rural Roads at 31st March, 1947

(b) Classification of Main Highways (Rural Sections) at 31st March, 1947

(c) Classification of State Highways (Rural Sections) at 31st March, 1947

In some districts the roads have suffered as a result of being subjected to continued and regular use by heavy vehicles, although the wheel loads have conformed to the limits prescribed under the classification of the roads concerned. The repetition of such loads, especially when road subgrades have been weakened through wet conditions, may sometimes cause damage to the surfaces and even failure of the crust of the road. In such a case the remedy would seem to be rather in the application of temporary restrictions upon the loading of motor-vehicles at times when road conditions are unfavourable than in a general lowering of the road classification. Road-controlling authorities have ample powers to enable the former course to be followed effectively. A lowering of the axle weights to be permitted on any road would obviously reduce the pay loads that could be carried and would result in higher transport costs and charges.

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— Total Formed Roads. Class Three. Class Four. Class Five. Total Classification. North Island South Island Totals Miles. 27,133 22,357 Miles. 5,754 6,648 Miles. 10,256 2,546 Miles. 1,798 278 Miles. 17,808 9,472 49,490 12,402 12,802 2,076 27,280

(This section includes State highways shown under Table (c) following) Main Class Class Class Total Highways. Three. Four. Five. Classification. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. North Island 6,680 3,296 3,041 119 6,456 South Island ... 5,424 4,577 133 42 4,752 Totals 12,104 7,873 3,174 161 11,208

— State Highways. ! Class Three. Class Tour. Class rive. Total Classification. North Island South Island Miles. 2,112 1,686 Miles. 1,275 1,589 Miles. 786 Miles. Miles. 2,061 1,589 Totals 3,798 2,864 786 3,650

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5. Condition of Bridges.—Many of the timber bridges not only on secondary highways and country roads, but also on certain of the more important arterial routes, are in such condition that drastic restrictions of loading now have to be applied in order to safeguard the structures from failure. In some cases this restriction of loading has very seriously affected the transport of produce and goods. Many of these timber structures are due for renewal and even temporary strengthening is a major task. 6. Road Usuage.—Based upon the quantity of petrol estimated to have been used by motor-vehicles during the year, traffic volumes during 1946 (calendar year) exceeded the volumes during 1945 by 32 per cent, and were approximately 17 per cent, greater than in 1940. However, traffic did not quite reach the same peak volumes that were experienced in 1938 and 1939. Traffic increased considerably during the latter half of the year, private-car traffic being still restricted in the early part of 1946 by reason of petrol-rationing. ROAD FINANCE 7. Dominion's Road Bill, 1933-34 to 1938-39, inclusive, and 1943-44 and 1944-45. —The Department has abstracted from various official sources the statistical data relating to road finance and analysed it to show the approximate cost of roads, streets, and bridges under the headings of construction, maintenance, and loan charges. The expenditure has been apportioned in the three primary groups of roads, &c. — namely, main highways, urban roads and streets, and other (rural) roads. To obtain the mileages of these groups some estimation has been necessary, as with certain aspects of the figures for the whole road bill. Any estimations have been conservatively made, and the figures are sufficiently close to accuracy to form a reliable basis for broad conclusions. 8. The road bill for the year ended 31st March, 1945, is the latest figure that can be computed from complete available information. It differs materially from pre-war road bills in that practically no construction was carried on during the war years or during the remaining months of the year following the cessation of hostilities. Constructional expenditure for 1943-44 year amounted to only 11-9 per cent, of the total, and for the 1944-45 year amounted to only 15*2 per cent, of the total, whereas the corresponding proportion averaged over the six years immediately preceding the war .amounted to 41-2 per cent, of the total. 9. The expenditure on maintenance for the 1944-45 year was 5-7 per cent, below the corresponding figure for 1938-39. The amount spent on maintenance in 1944-45 was £3,499,483, compared with £3,711,737 in 1938-39, so that, allowing for the increased costs, it is apparent that the actual amount of maintenance work done in 1944-45 was below that done in 1938-39. 10. It is reliably estimated that the operating-costs of all classes of motorvehicles in the Dominion amounted to £48,700,000 for 1946-47. These figures indicate the importance of good roads to the Dominion, particularly when it is realized that bad roading conditions mean high operating-costs for motor-vehicles, whereas good roading means low operating-costs. In addition, good developmental roads mean buoyant rural development. The bill, which is given hereunder, shows the total expenditure on roads, streets, and bridges under the appropriate headings for the year ended 31st March, 1945 :

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Expenditure upon Main Highways. Urban Roads and Streets. Other Roads. Total. Maintenance Construction Interest and sinking-fund charges £ 1,555,596 318,856 756,380 £ 496,812 494,809 634,728 £ 1,447,075 248,223 1,033,954 £ 3,499,483 1,061,888 2,425,062 Totals 2,630,832 1,626,349 2,729,252 6,986,433

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Table No. 3 in the Appendix gives a comparison of the expenditure on roads, streets, bridges, &c., over the individual years ended 31st March, 1934 to 1939, inclusive, and 1944, with the present expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1945. Owing to staffing shortages, the comparative expenditure has not been prepared for the intervening war years. 11. Sources of Moneys expended on Roads, Streets, &c.—The table hereunder gives the approximate percentages of the five main sources of moneys expended annually on all roads during the years 1933-34 to 1938-39, 1943-44, and 1944-45 :

The figures from which the above percentages were computed are given in Table No. 4 of the Appendix. 12. Annual Charges per Mile of Roads, Streets, &c—The following table gives the approximate mileage of the three primary groups of roads, together with the corresponding expenditure upon maintenance and interest, &c., per mile of road for the year ended 31st March, 1945 :

Table No. 5 in the Appendix shows comparative figures for the years ended 31st March, 1934 to 1939, inclusive, and 1944-45, inclusive. ROAD SAFETY A. ROAD ACCIDENT STATISTICS 13. The Number of Accidents. —During the twelve months ended 31st December, 1946, there were 174 fatal accidents and 2,989 other accidents which involved some degree of personal injury. Resulting from these accidents 190 persons were killed and 4,144 others were injured. During the previous year there were 129 killed and 3,307 injured. Thus deaths increased by 47 per cent, in 1946 and other casualties by 25 per cent.

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Source. 1933-34. 1934-35. 1935-36. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39. 1943-44. 1944-45. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Loan 9-8 10-8 14-0 22-5 29-0 32-8 3-4 6-5 Local rates 32-9 30-2 30-3 27-7 24 -2 20-9 39-4 40-5 Employment Promotion 21-3 191 12-5 7-7 6-7 12-0 0-9 0-7 Fund General Taxation 16-0 14-8 14-5 13-2 12-4 11-0 16-1 14-7 Motor taxation 20-0 25-1 28-7 28-9 27-7 23-3 40-2 37-6 Totals 100-0 100-0 100-0 100-0 100-0 100-0 100-0 100-0

Class of Road. Total Mileage. Annual Charges per Mile of Road, &c. Maintenance. Interest and Loan Charges. Total. Main highways Urban roads and streets Other roads .. All roads Miles. 12,060 4,298 37,405 £ 129 116 39 £ 63 148 28 £ 192 264 67 53,763 65 45 110

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14. Comparison of the traffic death-rate in New Zealand with that of Great Britain, two of the Australian States, and the United States of America shows : Deaths per 10,000 Motor-vehicles in 1946 Great Britain .. .. .. .. 174 United States of America .. .. 10-0 New South Wales .. .. .. 15*5 Victoria .. . . .. .. 12-6 New Zealand .. .. .. 6-1 15. Comparison of Fatal Accidents during the Past Seven Years (see Table No. 6). —Those killed in 1946 included 83 occupants of motor-vehicles, 57 pedestrians, 24 riders of motor-cycles or pillion-riders, 23 bicycle-riders, and 3 others. 16. During the war years from 1940 until 1945 the number of traffic fatalities dropped steadily each year. However, with the return to more or less unrestricted use of the motor-vehicle during the greater part of 1946 the accident figures rose again,, but did not quite reach the level of 1940, although traffic volumes in 1946 exceeded the volumes of 1940. 17. The following special points emerge from examination of the data : (i) The number of fatal accidents occurring on the open road increased very steeply in 1946. (ii) Collisions with railway trains at level crossings continued to take serious toll of life. (iii) In the built-up areas more fatal accidents happened at night-time than in the day-time. (iv) In 1946 the number of cyclists killed did not increase appreciably above the number of cycling fatalities during the war years, although well above the abnormally low number killed in 194-5. 18. Particulars of all Accidents Reported (i.e., Fatal and Non-fatal), (see Table No. 7). —In 1946 collisions between motor-vehicles constituted 31 per cent, of all accidents involving a motor-vehicle ; collisions between a motor-vehicle and a pedestrian 23 per cent, and collisions with a cyclist 22 per cent. Other collisions —i.e., with railway trains, tram-cars, animals, horse-drawn vehicles, and with fixed objects—made up 11 per cent., and non-collisions accounted for 13 per cent, of the total number of accidents. (Non-collisions include cases of vehicles overturning, going over the bank or otherwise leaving the roadway, and also cases of persons falling from a vehicle.) 19. Although numerically greater than any other type of accident, collisions between motor-vehicles resulted fatally in only 23 instances. On the other hand, there were 40 fatal non-collision accidents, and no less than 54 fatal accidents where pedestrians were the victims. 20. The severity of some of the different types of accident can be illustrated as follows : Collision with railway train .. .. More than 1 accident in 3 proved fatal. Over the bank .. .. .. More than lin 6 proved fatal. Person fell from vehicle .. .. More than lin 9 proved fatal. Drove off roadway .. .. 1 accident in 11 proved fatal. Collision with pedestrian .. 1 accident in 14 proved fatal. Collision with telegraph-pole .. 1 accident in 15 proved fatal. Collision with cyclist .. .. 1 accident in 30 proved fatal. Collision with another motor-vehicle . . 1 accident in 42 proved fatal. 21. The severity of accidents on the open road was considerably greater than in the built-up areas, where speeds are generally lower. While less than 4 per cent, of all accidents in built-up areas resulted fatally, nearly 10 per cent, of those in the rural areas were fatal.

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22. Many more collisions took place in the towns (2,068) titan on the rural roads (685), but there were more non-collision accidents on the country highways (297) than in the built-up areas (113). 23. Distribution of Accidents (see Tables Nos. 8 and 9). —Sixty-nine per cent, of all accidents, but only 45 per cent, of all fatal accidents happened in the built-up areas. Some 40 per cent, of all accidents and 24 per cent, of fatal accidents took place in one of the four main centres. 24. On the open road 346 accidents took place on the State highway system, which includes the main arterial routes and the most densely trafficked sections of the rural roading system. This averages 1 accident every 11 miles of the 3,800 miles of this system. On the other main highways, of which there are about 8,300 miles, there were 412 accidents, or 1 every 20 miles. The remainder of the rural roads, about 37,000 miles, mostly carries very light volumes of traffic. On these, 224 accidents were recorded, or 1 per 165 miles. 25. With the notable exceptions of Dunedin and Wanganui, most of the large urban areas showed a substantial increase in the number of accidents when compared with 1945 :

26. In Auckland and Wellington collisions with pedestrians were the most common type of accident, while in Christchurch collisions with cyclists predominated. In Invercargill, where last year the accident rate was very low, a considerable increase has taken place in the number of collisions between two motor-vehicles and between a motor-vehicle and a cyclist. These two types of accident are also only too numerous in Hamilton City. 27. The Number of Road-users killed or injured (see Table No. 10). —Occupants of motor-vehicles comprised 54 per cent, of all persons injured (including killed), pedestrians 18 per cent., cyclists 16 per cent., and motor-cyclists or pillion-riders 11 per cent. 28. Far more accidents took place in December than in any other month of 1946, but the three preceding months had been comparatively free from accidents. 29. More cyclists and pedestrians were injured during the winter months than at other times, June being the worst month of the year in this respect, with the exception of December. However, the winter months featured fewer motor-cyclists in accidents than in the other months of the year, the lightest toll occurring in July. 30. Accidents involving the Pre-sehool Child (see Table No. 11). —The year 1946 saw a marked increase in the number of accidents where very young children were injured on the road. Of the 75 children under five years of age who were struck down by a motor-vehicle, 2 were killed. The frequency of these accidents seems to indicate that there is need for a greater measure of supervision by parents over the activities of small children on or about the roads.

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Number of Accidents. Increase. Centre. 1946. 1945. Number. Percentage. Auckland Metropolitan Area 552 427 125 29-3 Wellington City 281 246 35 14-2 Cliristchureh City 324 263 61 23-2 Dunedin City 112 106 6 23 5-7 Lower Hutt City 66 43 53-5 Palmerston North City 44 33 11 33-3 Wanganui City 43 40 3 7-5 Invercargill City .. .. • • 51 21 30 142-9 Hamilton City 75 42 33 78-5 Totals 1,548 1,221 327 26-8

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31. Accidents involving School Pupils (see Table No. 12). —There was a considerable increase during 1946 in the number of traffic casualties among school pupils, both as pedestrians and as cyclists. These casualties were nearly double the number reported in 1945. In all, 8 children of five to fifteen years were killed and 151 injured in 1946 when afoot upon the road. In 1945 there were 2 killed and 85 others injured. As cyclists, 6 were killed in 1946 and 181 injured, while in 1945, 1 child cyclist was killed and 108 others injured. 32. Among the pedestrian casualties the child of five to seven years continued to figure very heavily. From ten years upwards the child cyclist suffered many more accidents than the child pedestrian. 33. It is hoped that the active steps being taken to extend and intensify the teaching of road safety for children will have the effect of reducing the frequency of these accidents. B. ADULT EDUCATION IN ROAD SAFETY 34. With the return of road traffic to a peacetime basis subsequent to the lifting of the petrol-restrictions, and in accordance with the recommendation of the Road Safety Council, the road safety publicity activities of the Department were extended very considerably. During the period of this report publicity and educational activities- were carried out as follows : 35. Press. —Considerable publicity has been given by the press to road safety material, satistical and general. Detailed statements of the fatal-accident progress were supplied monthly to every newspaper in the Dominion. General appeals have also been made through the press on special occasions, and short statements relating to accidents and special hazards have been made available to local newspapers. Articles of a general nature have also been made available to newspapers, and material has been supplied to magazines and technical publications. 36. In addition, the Department embarked upon an intensive advertising campaign in some fifty-four newspapers, magazines, and journals throughout the country. These advertisements are directed, month by month, to some specific accident-promoting fault of drivers, cyclists, or pedestrians and is co-ordinated with the Department's other publicity and enforcement programme. 37. Radio. —A number of road safety radio features were prepared by the Department and broadcast weekly from the five Commercial Stations. During the year special appeals prior to holiday periods were broadcast from both the National and Commercial Stations, and, in addition, special road safety slogan announcements were broadcast from all stations. 38. Posters.—Two posters were produced during the period, the first urging drivers to respect the school patrol system and the second reminding drivers of the dangers associated with holiday motoring. Both of these posters were given a wide distribution throughout the country. In addition, a series of six smaller posters was printed for use in road safety displays. Their messages were directed mainly towards cyclists and pedestrians. 39. Screen Slides. —Screen slides were shown in some one hundred and fifty theatres throughout the country. The messages contained in these slides draw the attention of road-users to specific faults, and these slides are changed monthly so as to link up with the rest of the Department's publicity and enforcement programme. 40. Films. —A short film entitled " Give Way," illustrating the application of the new right-hand rule, was produced for the Department by the National Film Unit. This film was shown to numerous organizations by the Department's Road Traffic Instructors. Complimentary copies have been presented to those automobile associations who can make good use of the film. Al6 mm. film, " Death on the Road,"

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was purchased from Australia, and this has been used in conjunction with other films of an educational nature in showings to audiences throughout the country. Special showings of films were also arranged during the two Traffic Safety Weeks. 41. Leaflets. —Arrangements have been made to have leaflets printed from the Department's newspaper advertisements. Several thousand copies of these leaflets have been distributed to local bodies, automobile associations, and Traffic Inspectors for issue to the public. 42. Road Code. —A reprint of the Road Code and Summary of the Traffic Regulations came to hand during the year, and some 120,000 copies have been distributed through local bodies, automobile associations, and Traffic Inspectors. 43. Traffic Safety Weeks. —The first two of a series of Traffic Safety Weeks were held in Petone and Greymouth. In each case a number of additional Traffic Inspectors were drafted to the borough, and special propaganda activities were organized. The main feature of these campaigns was that the efforts were directed towards educating the public in safer road habits rather than in a prosecution drive. 44. Assistance is acknowledged from the press, National Broadcasting Service and other Government Departments, local bodies, and the many business firms, organizations, and private individuals who have submitted suggestions and offered active assistance •during the year. C. ROAD TRAFFIC INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS 45. The instruction of school pupils in correct practices in traffic has been continued both by the regular teachers and through visits of outside instructors. The Transport Department now employs seven full-time instructors upon this work, localbody Traffic Inspectors give instruction in a few centres, while many of the automobile -associations send patrol officers to the schools. All such instructors must be approved by a Committee representing the Education Board and the Transport Department, and traffic instruction in the schools in each district is allocated among the bodies proffering assistance. 46. Concern is felt at the upward trend in the number of accidents involving school pupils, both as pedestrians and as cyclists. There would seem to be need to further increase and to improve the instruction already being given. There is need also for closer and more frequent supervision of children on the road itself in many districts, both on their journeys to and from school and at other times. Unless the instruction given inside the class-room is followed up by supervision by traffic officers outside the school a great deal of its value may be lost. 47. The frequency and severity of accidents among pupils travelling by school bus has become a disturbing feature. Most of these accidents have occurred through a pupil alighting from the bus running heedlessly across the road and colliding with a passing vehicle. It has been urged as a remedial step that other motor traffic should be required to stop when a school bus is stopped for the purpose of loading or unloading pupils. Widely differing views have been expressed of the merits of this proposal, which, nevertheless, is still under consideration. It seems generally agreed that bus prefects should be appointed, that instruction in " bus drill" should be intensified, and that all school buses should be clearly identified as such by means of conspicuous notices both front and rear. 48. In order to help to impress the smaller children of the primary schools with the need for care in crossing the road, appropriate posters depicting animals were distributed to the schools and used as a basis of instruction by the teachers. 49. Several films suitable for traffic instructional purposes in schools have been obtained from Britain, Australia, and the United States of America and are in use by the instructors. Production of films by the New Zealand Government Film Studios showing our own roads and traffic situations is also in hand.

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D. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS 50. At 31st March, 1947, the strength of the uniformed traffic staff of the Transport Department was as follows :

The additional officers appointed during the year have been stationed at the following centres : Devonport, Tauranga, Stratford, Palmerston North, Waipukurau, Paekakariki, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Greymouth, Riccarton, Balclutha. 51. The Department's traffic staff exercises control over the traffic on all rural roads, and at 31st March, 1947, has been entrusted with the control of their traffic by some 106 urban authorities. During the year the following boroughs and town districts entered into agreement with the Department: Kaitaia, Mount Maunganui, Te Puke, Taradale, Waipukurau, Runanga, Grreymouth, Kumara, Balclutha. 52. The year saw a considerable increase in traffic volumes. With a universal five-day week, highway traffic has been extremely heavy at week-ends, due to sporting functions and the like, together with the normal pleasure travel of Saturdays and Sundays. As well as the control of traffic in connection with various fixtures, the duties of Inspectors have included the testing of an increasing number of applicants for driving licences, checking of speeds and driving practices on the highway, control at the scene of accidents, checking cyclists at night, foot patrol in the towns and supervision of parking, checking motor-vehicles for faulty headlights and other mechanical defects, enforcement of transport licensing legislation and the regulations governing the use of the roads by heavy traffic, and assisting in the control over wandering stock. 53. During the year some fifty of the Inspectors attended a week's course of instruction at Wellington. This course covered tuition in various aspects of a Traffic Inspector's duties which the officer would not gain in the field. The courses proved beneficial in raising the Inspectors' general standard of knowledge of their job. E. TRAFFIC OFFENCES 54. Traffic Inspectors of the Department reported 10,123 breaches of the traffic laws during the year ended 31st March, 1947. Nearly half of these offenders (4,667) were cautioned, but proceedings were taken in 5,456 instances. Convictions were entered in 5,303 cases, 73 charges were withdrawn, and the remaining 80 cases were dismissed. Many minor breaches are dealt with by the Traffic Inspector on the spot and are not reported by him.

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District. Chief Traffic Inspectors. Assistant Chief Traffic Inspectors. Senior Traffic Inspectors. Traffic Inspectors. Total. Head Office Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Totals, 1947 Totals, 1946 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 25 25 15 14 2 29 29 17 16 5 5 4 79 93 5 5 3 69 82

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55. The following schedule shows comparative figures relating to the number of traffic offences over the last seven years

Table No. 13 in the Appendix shows the nature of the offences which resulted in convictions during each of the past four years. F. INSPECTION OF MOTOR-VEHICLES 56. All motor-vehicles in the Dominion are subject to a mechanical inspection «very six months, and for this may be divided into the following groups : (1) Passenger-service vehicles. (2) Goods-service vehicles. (3) All other vehicles. 57. Passenger-service Vehicles. —All vehicles which carry passengers for hire — namely, omnibuses, trolley-buses, service cars, passenger-trucks, school buses, rental ■cars, taxis (excluding taxis operating in the four main centres, which are inspected by the Metropolitan Licensing Authorities) —are examined each six months by departmental Vehicle Inspectors appointed for this purpose. 58. The vehicles concerned are required to display a certificate of fitness on which is inscribed the number of passengers or the maximum loads which the vehicles are authorized to carry. 59. The examination is a thorough one and embraces the matters which may affect not only the safety of the passengers, but also their health and comfort. 60. Goods-service Vehicles. —All vehicles which carry goods for hire are examined by departmental Vehicle Inspectors each six months, and the certificate of fitness which is required to be carried on the vehicle sets out the authorized load. 61. The following table gives the number of passenger and goods-service vehicles in operation in the Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago districts :

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Year ended 31st March, Offences reported. Prosecuted. Convicted. Charges dismissed. Charges withdrawn. Offenders warned. 1941 .. 7,491 6,032 5,758 108 166 2,431 1942 .. 3,680 2,615 2,475 52 88 1,125 1943 .. 3,961 2,463 2,363 38 62 1,498 1944 .. 5,288 3,491 3,338 74 79 1,797 1945 .. 7,341 4,803 4,598 76 129 2,538 1946 .. 10,650 6,467 6,288 69 110 4,183 1947 .. 10,123 5,456 5,303 80 73 5,667

Passenger-service Vehicles. © Area. Il 5 CD s § § . §J 03<-> •2 2 1% £o ii i g PH "3 m M s o 3 | taffl "o ® o o •si .a X =3 H J® |3 & M |l il §> C5 H Auckland .. Wellington .. Canterbury .. ■Otago 434 326 192 128 4 11 93 125 99 57. 117 60 55 34 199 122 104 61 227 126 71 83 44 30 35 29 435 430 178 152 277 273 187 98 39 39 27 17 3,650 3,025 1,538 1,250 5,519 4,556 2,497 1,909 Totals .. 1,080 15 374 266 486 507 138 1,195 835 122 9,463 14,481

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62. Other Vehicles. -All motor-vehicles, other than those which come within the scope of the Transport Licensing Act, are required to be inspected every six months for a warrant of fitness, which is issued either by especially approved motor garages or municipal vehicle-testing stations. 63. In view of the increased mileages run by private vehicles due to the improved petrol-supply position the wartime emergency regulation extending the term of the warrant of fitness from six to twelve months (for vehicles insured under Class IY for the purpose of the Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Regulation 1939) was revoked with effect from the Ist May, 1947. 64. Vehicle Defeets.—(a) " Licensed " Vehicles : The following table gives the percentage of vehicles operating under the Transport Licensing Act which were found to be free from defects when submitted for inspection : Type. Percentage. Omnibuses .. .. .. .. 25-9 Service cars .. .. .. ..15*0 Service coaches .. .. ... 22-9 Passenger-trucks .. .. .. 11-9 School buses .. .. .. .. 25 • 2 School vehicles .. .. .. ..12*3 Taxis .. .. .. .. .. 25-2 Rental cars .. .. .. .. 31 • 7 Ambulances .. .. .. .. 35 • 2 Goods-service vehicles .. .. .. 19-1 65. (b) " Private " Vehicles: As a result of statistical data made available from municipal testing stations and garages authorized to issue warrants of fitness, 52*3 per cent, of the vehicles when submitted for examination were satisfactory. 66. For every thousand vehicles submitted for test the number of defects disclosed by the examination is shown below : Brakes, foot .. .. .. .. 203 Brakes, hand .. .. .. .. 196 Lights, head .. .. .. .. 221 Lights, tail .. .. .. .. 105 s Steering mechanism .. .. 128 Windscreen-wiper .. .. .. 38 Rear vision mirror .. .. .. 15 Warning-device .. .. .. 23 Door-fastenings .. .. .. .. 21 67. Vehicles condemned. —The Department's policy of advising transport operators in advance of the necessity for replacing vehicles which are nearing the end of their economic life is reflected in the relatively small number of vehicles condemned compared with the number voluntarily withdrawn. 68. During the year 87 vehicles were condemned and 1,845 vehicles voluntarily withdrawn. This policy enables old vehicles to be replaced without affecting the continuity of the services.

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69. The following table gives the number of vehicles condemned or withdrawn in the various classes :

70. New Vehicles. —The following sets out the number of new vehicles placed in service during the past twelve months : Class. Number. Omnibuses .. .. .. .. 186 Service cars .. .. .. 18 Service coaches .. .. .. 57 Passenger-trucks .. .. 125 School buses .. .. .. 65 School vehicles .. .. .. 23 Taxis .. .. .. .. .. 131 Rental cars .. .. .. .. 185 Ambulances .. .. .. 15 Goods-service vehicles .. .. .. 805 71. The seating-capacities of the new passenger-service vehicles are as follows :

72. Rehabilitation of Ex-servicemen. —During the year the vehicle-inspection staff made 810 examinations of vehicles on behalf of the Rehabilitation Department and the State Advances Corporation in connection with the rehabilitation of ex-servicemen.

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Class. Condemned. Withdrawn. Total. Omnibuses 7 31 38 Service cars 1 41 • 42 Service coaches .. .. 11 11 Passenger-trucks 1 39 40 School buses 6 35 41 School vehicles 6 52 58 Taxis 9 264 273 Rental cars 8 126 134 Ambulances 1 4 5 Goods-service vehicles 48 1,242 1,290 Totals 87 1,845 1,932

Number of Seats. Omnibuses. Service Coaches. Service Cars. School Buses. Up to 15 .. 1 15 5 16 to 20 .. 4 16 3 4 21 to 25 .. 19 32 12 26 to 30 .. 17 8 7 31 to 35 133 6 36 to 40 .. 13 7 41 to 45 .. 9 46 to 50 .. 11 51 to 55 .. 1 56 to 60 3 Totals 186 57 18 65

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73. General Condition of Vehicles. —There was little change during the past twelve months in the general condition of vehicles owing to two main factors : (1) The difficulty in securing adequate supplies of spare parts. (2) The slow rate at which new vehicles find their way into service. 74. In regard to the supply of omnibuses and other types of passenger-service vehicles, the present demand for new vehicles is such that it exceeds the capacity of the body-building industry of the Dominion. 75. During the year 5,107 new cars were registered, but as there are over 200,000 cars in operation the rate of replacement falls considerably below that necessary to offset normal obsolescence. Already on the roads to-day there are some 120,000 cars which are ten or more years old, and it is clear that for many years to come old vehicles will continue to be used which under pre-war conditions would have been discarded as having reached the end of their economic life. To retain such vehicles in service extensive patching and repairing will be necessary, and in the interests of road safety a thorough examination at regular intervals is of primary importance. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL ROAD TRANSPORT 76. All the wartime restrictions administered by this Department which affect the freedom of commercial road transport operation have now been dispensed with. 77. Taxieab Control Committees. —All these Committees were abolished before the 31st March, 1946, except the Auckland Metropolitan Committee. This Committee was abolished in January, 1947. 78. Alteration to Transport Districts. —In August, 1946, the four existing transport districts were revoked and replaced by five transport districts. A new district, No. 5, was created, comprising the Nelson and Marlborough Provinces, which were previously part of the No. 3 District". The Gisborne Area was transferred from No. 2 District to No. 1 District, and No. 4 District remained unaltered. The alterations were made for the purpose of enabling three District Transport Licensing Authorities to carry on in place of four. 79. Transport Licensing Authorities. —The licensing of road transport services is vested in the Transport Licensing Authorities. Three District Transport Licensing Authorities consider all applications relating to all goods and rental-car services, and all taxieab and passenger services except those operating within the four main cities. Applications in respect of these services come before the four Metropolitan Authorities. 80. The volume of applications considered by the respective Licensing Authorities shows an increase on the previous year. Owing to the resignation during the year of the No. 3 District Licensing Authority, the No. 4 District Licensing Authority took over the additional duties of No. 3 District Authority. To spread the work more evenly among the three remaining Authorities the No. 3 District was reduced by the creation of No. 5 District, and the licensing of this district was taken over by the No. 2 District Authority, and the Gisborne Area was transferred from No. 2 to No. 1 District. This resulted in a considerable increase in the number of applications considered by each of the District Licensing Authorities. 81. During the year the District Licensing Authorities found it necessary to grant a large number of temporary goods and passenger-service licences. A large number of these licences were granted to enable road transport to supplement the

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railway services which were restricted owing to lack of adequate coal-supplies. By providing transport at these times road transport materially assisted in maintaining the industry and trade of the Dominion. 82. As a result of the revocation of the Taxicab Emergency 1942, which gave taxi-operators permission to charge separate fares to separate hirers sharing a taxicab hire, a large number of passenger licences have been granted to taxicab licensees to run passenger-services to and from trains and race meetings. These applications were particularly numerous in the Auckland Metropolitan District, where many such licences were granted to taxicab licensees for passenger-services to race meetings and early-morning passenger-services. 83. The Licensing Authorities dealt with 7,717 applications during the year for new transport licences and for renewal, amendment, and transfer of existing licences. Altogether 6,310 applications were considered by District Licensing Authorities, and the balance, 1,407 applications, came before the Metropolitan Authorities. A total of 6,312 applications was granted, comprising 1,413 new licences, 1,813 renewals, 2,162 amendments, and 924 transfers. The new licences granted were 702 passengerservice licences, 167 taxicab licences, 58 rental-car licences, and 486 goods-service licences. Full details of the decisions by type of service are given in Tables 14-17 inclusive in the Appendix. 84. Growth of Motor Transport.—There was a further increase during the year in the number of licences issued under the Transport Licensing Act. Goods-service licences increased from 3,963 to 4,416, passenger-service licences increased from 1,207 to 1,583, taxicab-service licences increased from 1,461 to 1,592, and rental-car licences increased from 117 to 153. There is an over-all increase in the total number of licences on issue of 14-8 per cent, on the previous year. 85. Public Passenger-services.—The road public-passenger services throughout the Dominion continue in a very buoyant condition. Passenger volumes have been maintained at very high levels at fares that are, with a few exceptions, on a pre-war basis. The main difficulty facing the industry is the inadequate supply of new buses to replace obsolete vehicles and enable time-tables to be expanded, and existing services extended. 86. Goods-services. —The public road freight carriers continue to meet the demands of industry and trade efficiently and smoothly, at a time when both the older forms of transport —shipping and railways—are having difficulties in meeting the demand for their services. 87. It is worthy of record that during the war and post-war years road transport has never failed to fulfil with credit all demands—and there have been many —placed upon it. Not only has it never caused delay in the flow of its freight traffic, but it has frequently rendered valuable assistance when the railway services have been restricted. This has been amply demonstrated in the cartage of heavy freight such as timber and fertilizers, which are traditionally regarded as traffic that can best be handled on the railways. The road freight industry is essentially, in the main, small-scale businesses, and its performance reflects great credit on the working owner-drivers and employees who do the driving as well as the loading and unloading. Its resilience, adaptability, and general efficiency have already won for it an important place in the national transport system.

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88. Passenger-services Licences.—The following Schedule shows, in districts, the total number of applications considered by District and Metropolitan Licensing Authorities, and the manner in which these applications were disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1947

89. Taxicab Service Licences. —The following schedule shows, in districts, the total number of applications considered by District and Metropolitan Licensing Authorities, and the manner in which these applications were disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1947 :

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Class of Applications dealt with. Disposal of Applications. District Authority. | <D & *1 £ CD a a 1 "S a g "3 "g ca £ i 1 d 1 ■3 ,g > T5 s .1 "3 <! H EH O s 1 H No. 1 .. No. 2 .. No. 3 .. No. 4 .. No. 5 .. 138 95 40 47 26 7 13 7 111 15 93 155 71 42 33 41 28 13 8 2 279 291 131 208 76 250 250 110 192 66 11 9 3 5 3 3 8 4 5 3 10 12 13 1 4 5 12 1 5 279 291 131 208 76 Sub-totals 346 153 394 92 985 868 31 23 40 23 985 Metropolitan Authority— Auckland Wellington Christchurch .. . Dunedin 414 "7 ie 59 6 11 4 10 1 483 7 18 20 479 6 17 20 4 1 "l 483 7 18 20 Totals 767 169 474 103 1,513 1,390 36 23 40 24 1,513

Class of Applications dealt with. Disposal of Applications. District. 1 £ "3 | 1 & 1 1 EH o H •*2 O 1 3 § £ -g > S 1 T3 1 O & <! EH oopoo CO |>0 M ' 137 77 26 32 12 11 290 8 37 1 84 103 10 14 18 59 52 12 48 7 291 522 56 131 38 174 360 35 107 24 62 12 13 14 5 15 13 5 8 4 10 104 2 "l 30 33 1 2 4 291 522 56 131 38 Sub-totals 284 347 229 178 1,038 700 106 45 117 70 1,038 Metropolitan Authority— Auckland . Wellington Christchurch Dunedin 218 99 32 32 93 3 311 1 4 3 19 32 21 11 548 132 150 49 356 50 127 25 191 82 22 "3 1 "l 21 548 132 150 49 Totals 665 443 548 261 1,917 1,258 401 48 117 93 1,917

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90. Rental-car Service Licences. —The following schedule shows, in districts, the total number of applications considered by District Licensing Authorities, and the manner in which these applications were disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1947 :

91. Goods-service Licenees. —The following schedule shows, in districts, the total number of applications considered by District Licensing Authorities, and the manner in which these applications were disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1947 :

92. Appeals.—During the year ended 31st March, 1947, 192 appeals against the decisions of Licensing Authorities were lodged. Of these, 72 related to goods-services and 120 to passenger-services. The following table sets out the detailed position for the year ended 31st March, 1947 :

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Class of Applications dealt with. Disposal of Applications. District. New Licences. Renewals. Amendments. Transfers. Total. Granted. Refused. Withdrawn. Reserved. Adjourned. Total. No. 1 .. No. 2 .. No. 3 .. No. 4 .. No. 5 .. 32 34 15 5 25 2 7 9 4 30 2 9 2 53 1 "3 43 116 48 14 12 34 100 41 12 12 7 3 2 1 4 4 1 "3 2 6 1 43 116 48 14 12 Totals 86 34 54 59 233 199 13 9 3 9 1 233

Class of Applications dealt with. Disposal of Applications. District. £ a a 1 I to T3 a -g P « £ £ 1 CI •S > B • a 3 1 < a 3 H Tota 5 1 p§ s © P3 o •3 <! Tota No. 1 .. 389 38 464 283 1,174 923 76 27 48 100 1,174 No. 2 .. 176 905 577 188 1,846 1,659 43 33 38 73 1,846 No. 3 .. 80 37 157 65 339 261 27 17 14 20 339 No. 4 .. 91 267 186 106 650 586 35 11 11 7 650 No. 5 .. 17 3 19 6 45 36 4 1 4 45 Totals 753 1,250 1,403 648 4,054 3,465 185 89 111 204 4,054

District. On Hand, 31st March, 1946. Lodged during Year. Appeals withdrawn. Licensing Authorities' Decisions upheld. Decisions modified. Decisions reversed. Referred back. Under Action, 31st March, 1947. Goods-services - No. 1 7 23 6 8 3 9 4 No. 2 3 8 4 4 1 1 1 No. 3 1 22 3 11 3 3 3 No. 4 10 16 2 13 3 3 i 4 No. 5 3 2 1 Totals 21 72 15 38 6 11 n 12 Passe nger-service ■s No. 1 8 24 1 17 1 3 5 5 No. 2 2 28 7 2 1 4 12 4 No. 3 25 5 2 9 2 7 No. 4 9 1 2 5 1 No. 5 6 1 3 2 Metropolitan... 2 28 7 12 5 4 2 Totals 12 120 21 36 2 24 30 19

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93. Rehabilitation. —During the year ended 31st March, 1946, 856 transport licences were obtained by ex-servicemen. This brings the total licences held by ex-servicemen at 31st March, 1947, to 2,265. (a) The following table shows by districts the class of these licences :

(b) The following table shows the number of transport licences now held by ex-servicemen, and also the total number of current transport licences, as at 31st March, 1947, by districts :

94. Goods-service Charges Tribunal. —During the year ended 31st March, 1947, the Tribunal held hearings to deal with four applications for the review of area rates schedules, one application for exemption from an area rates schedule, two applications for special rates, and a Dominion-wide application for an increase in rates consequent on increases in wages in the road goods transport industry. In addition the Tribunal dealt with 44 general contracts and 38 mail contracts.

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District. Class of Licence obtained. Passenger. Taxi. Rental. Goods. Total. No. 1 26 125 10 567 728 No. 2 31 165 8 419 623 No. 3 10 18 5 169 202 No. 4 6 59 3 294 362 No. 5 3 13 4 40 60 Auckland Metropolitan 1 109 110 Wellington Metropolitan 113 113 Chxistchurch Metropolitan 44 44 Dunedin Metropolitan 23 23 Totals 77 669 30 1,489 2,265

Class of Licence. Passenger. Taxi. Uental. Goods. Totals. District. 3 o EH a { | & m 3 o EH fl 1 > y. i o H a 1 '> K ~o H g 1 o V m 11 Hi ►*> § •d ® "3.2 .C > s * a ibi O 211 <B.fi f S No. 1 No. 2 .. No. 3 .. No. 4 .. No. 5 .. Auckland Metropolitan .. Wellington Metropolitan Christ church Metropolitan Dunedin Metropolitan .. 434 354 117 145 58 431 13 15 16 26 31 10 6 3 1 359 279 73 118 32 373 203 104 51 125 165 18 59 13 109 113 44 23 44 59 24 18 8 10 8 5 3 4 1,873 1,313 507 612 111 567 419 169 294 40 2,710 2,005 721 893 209 804 216 119 67 728 623 202 362 60 110 113 44 23 27 31 28 41 29 14 52 37 34 Totals 1,583 77 1,592 669 153 30 4,416 1,489 7,744 2,265 29

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95. The results of the hearings are set out in the following summary :

96. In all cases where increases were granted by the Tribunal the Minister of Stabilization directed that the increased cost was to be borne by the user. 97. The details of applications dealt with by the Tribunal since its inception are : Country schedules .. .. 39 Town schedules .. .. .. .. 6 General contracts .. .. .. 168 Mail contracts .. .. .. .. 260 98. Cartage Rates Schedules. —In its latest decision the Goods-service Charges Tribunal drew attention to the fact that the awarding of over-all increases on rates schedules would perpetuate and intensify anomalies in the rates schedules, as well as making the calculation of charges difficult and complicated. 99. During the coming year it is intended not only tb redraft the schedules on standard lines and to include the percentage increases in the charges, but also to endeavour to remove some of the existing anomalies. 100. The industry will review each schedule on this basis, discussing the rates with users' representatives where necessary. The redrafted schedules will then be checked and submitted to the Tribunal for its consideration. This should go a long way towards meeting the defects mentioned by the Tribunal. 101. Changes in New Zealand Transport Law during Year. —The following are the principal enactments passed during the period Ist April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947 : Section 8 of Finance Act, 1946 (Serial No. 1946, No. 16) makes provision for the payment of mileage-tax on certain classes of motor-vehicle, replacing the provisions for this purpose contained in section 4 of the Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1934-35, the Second Schedule to that Act, and section 42 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1940.

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Application in respect of — Decision of Tribunal. Date. Terms. North Otago District 2/4/46 Rates increased by per cent., inclusive of general increase of 4 per cent, granted by Tribunal, 28th July, 1945. (Schedule prescribed, 1st January, 1942.) Southland District, No. 2 Area .. 2/4/46 Rates increased by 9 per cent., inclusive of general increase of 4 per cent, granted by Tribunal, 28th July, 1945. (Schedule prescribed 1st January, 1941.) Central Otago (Northern) District 2/4/46 Rates increased by 9 per cent., inclusive of general increase of 4 per cent, granted by Tribunal, 28th July, 1945. (Schedule prescribed 1st January, 1941.) ■Central Otago (Southern) District 2/4/46 Rates increased by 6J per cent., inclusive of general increase of 4 per cent, granted by Tribunal, 28th July, 1945. (Schedule prescribed, 1st August, 1942.) Northern Hawke's Bay Area .. ■25/11/46 Special charges to compensate for decreased pay-loads over certain areas until bridge-weight restrictions return to normal were prescribed and authorized. Auckland City Cartage Rates .. 21/1/47 Special rates were prescribed and authorized for wool no T*T Q rfO North Auckland Rates Schedule 18/3/47 ud>± uctgt;. Application for exemption from rates schedule was declined. General application in respect of 31/3/47 Rates increased by 4 per cent, on area schedules and goods-service charges through3 per cent, on city, borough, and town district out New Zealand schedules consequent on wage increases granted by Court of Arbitration.

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The Transport (Goods) Applied Provisions Order 1942, Amendment No. 1 (Serial No. 1946/49.) —These regulations exempt from licensing under the Transport Licensing Act, 1931, services for the carriage of cream by farmers to and from dairy factories, and also services for providing relief to inhabitants of a locality where the usual communications are interrupted by flood, earthquake, or fire. Revocation of the Taxicab Emergency Regulations 1942 (Serial No. 1946/66).—Revoked the emergency regulation allowing multiple fares to be charged for taxi-hires. The Traffic Sign Regulations 1937, Amendment No. 1 (Serial No. 1946/73). —These regulations make provision for local authorities to arrange for specially defined zones of parking restriction. The Motor-vehicle Registration Regulations 1946 (Serial No. 1946/78). —These regulations provide the machinery for the annual relicensing of motor-vehicles and the annual issue of registration plates. The Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Regulations 1939, Amendment No. 5 (Serial No. 1946/79). —These regulations provide a new scale of annual insurance premiums. Revocation of Emergency Regulations and Order relating to Registration and Licensing of Motor-vehicles (Serial No. 1946/81). —Revoked the system of relicensing of motorvehicles in operation during the war years. Exempting certain Railways Department Motor-vehicles from Mileage-tax (Serial No. 1946/95). —This Order in Council exempts Crown motor-vehicles which are used exclusively for purposes connected with the construction and maintenance of the permanent-way of the Government railways from payment of mileage-tax. The Heavy Motor-vehicle Regulations 1940, Amendent No. 4 (Serial No. 1946/116). — These regulations provide new provisions for assessing the licence fees of tractors and trailers and make a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour for heavy motor-vehicles instead of the former 25 miles per hour. The Transport (Passenger) Order 1936, Amendment No. 2, and the Transport Licensing (Passenger) Regulations 1936, Amendment No. 7 (Serial No. 1946/145). —These regulations increase to five transport districts the former four districts outside the four metropolitan districts. The Transport (Goods) Controlled Areas Order 1946 (Serial No. 1946/178). —These regulations make provision for the establishment of five controlled areas instead of four controlled areas for the licensing and control of goods-services. 102. It is desired to place on record the thanks of the Department for the willing and helpful co-operation afforded by the many transport and other organizations and local authorities with which the Department came in contact during the year. Particular mention is made of the New Zealand Road Transport Alliance, the New Zealand Carriers' Federation, the New Zealand Passenger-services Federation, the New Zealand Omnibus Proprietors' Association, the New Zealand Taxi-proprietors' Federation, the New Zealand Rental Car Proprietors' Association, the Drivers' Union, the North and South Island Motor Unions, the New Zealand Retail Motor Trade Association, the New Zealand Farmers' Union, the New Zealand Shipowners' Federation, and the Associated Chambers of Commerce. 103. I wish to express my thanks to all the officers of the Department for their co-operation in carrying out the duties of the Department.

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Table No. 1.—Table showing, by Postal Districts, the number of Motor-vehicles licensed as at 31st March, 1947, under the Motor-Vehicles Act, 1924

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Postal District. 8 o3 6 1 2 o "eS 'G Cars. ight Trucks (i.e., 2 tons and under Laden). ieavy Trucks (i.e., over 2 tons Laden). assengertrucks. § £ a V. a ervice Cars. 1 g ealers' Cars. ocal-body and other Vehicles exempted from Annual License Fees. overnment Vehicles. «alers' Cycles. iotor-cycles. 1 o 6 m PM O 02 H R © n 3 EH North Island Whangarei 6,143 9 15 1,424 930 137 40 76 39 701 35 370 210 2 547 10,678 Auckland 37,924 158 67 4,302 4 246 216 304 413 72 4,086 256 1 ,147 1,427 11 3,653 58,282 Thames 7,292 27 5 1,646 1 121 71 29 66 23 997 40 569 140 4 571 12,601 Hamilton 17,539 85 15 3,419 2 595 244 93 185 73 2,482 111 979 905 3 1,314 30,042 Grisborne 4,011 10 861 553 92 25 52 18 425 27 344 187 2 339 6,946 Napier .. 9,841 23 7 2,253 1 349 119 51 78 31 1,011 55 660 270 2 672 16,422 New Plymouth 9,833 58 8 2,008 1 716 96 20 49 22 657 64 598 124 2 744 15,999 Wanganui 6,845 28 9 1,359 981 58 8 56 22 602 34 455 172 2 559 11,190 Palmerston North 11,934 27 5 2,213 1 439 104 49 66 25 1,553 57 730 379 5 915 19,501 Masterton 4,385 3 1 1,000 677 96 9 23 9 559 29 357 5 2 261 7,416 Wellington 19,166 99 12 2,340 2 ,106 124 172 293 46 1,423 180 326 1,989 6 1,621 29,903 Totals, North Island .. 134,913 527 144 22,825 17. ,713 1,357 800 1,357 380 14,496 888 6 : ,535 5,808 41 11,196 218,980 & louth Isl and Blenheim 2,188 5 4 547 282 29 8 21 3 332 15 280 57 190 3,961 Nelson 4,108 24 9 1,044 597 34 21 34 63 482 18 299 239 1 312 T, 285 Westport 602 1 138 127 25 6 5 8 46 3 28 43 90 1,122 G-reymouth 1,766 6 9 420 364 40 30 26 26 159 11 61 151 1 212 3,282 Christchurch .. 27,720 113 52 3,212 2 ,840 160 126 155 58 3,617 184 2 ,666 1,359 12 2,879 45,153 Timaru 5,984 48 2 1,075 566 66 13 33 14 879 29 952 64 1 i 427 10,153 Oamaru 2,397 2 495 258 16 5 17 1 335 17 266 17 1 164 3,991 Dunedin 12,084 69 10 1,784 1 ,325 141 81 183 42 1,262 69 1, ,102 251 4 1,509 19,916 Invercargill 9,393 34 4 1,594 1 : ,303 129 43 81 42 1,180 48 2 ,262 307 4 655 17,079 Totals, South Island .. 66,242 301 91 10,309 7,662 640 333 555 257 8,292 394 7: ,916 2,488 24 6,438 111,942 Totals, New Zealand .. 201,155 828 235 33,134 25. ,375 1,997 1,133 1,912 637 22,788 1,282 14. ,451 8,296 65 17,634 330,922

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Table No. 2.—Comparative Table showing Number of Motor-vehicles licensed as at 31st March, 1937 to 1947, inclusive

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Year." Cars, Private and Business. Cars, Dealers. Motorcycles. Motorcycles, Dealers. Trucks, not exceeding 2 Tons Laden. Trucks, exceeding 2 Tons Laden. Service Cars. Omnibuses. Taxis and Privatehire Cars. Rental Cars. Local-body and other Vehicles exempt from Licence Fees. Government Vehicles. Trailers. Passengertrucks. Totals (excluding Trailers). 1937 .•. 170,004 1,585 24,201 146 26,289 19,260 703 619 1,697* 570* 2,077 2,019 5,444 1,134 250,304 1938 190,554 1,837 22,880 140 26,590 20,430 695 656 1,755* 713* 2,892 2,703 7,087 1,395 273,240 1939 212,566 1,953 21,109 150 27,794 21,393 659 691 1,695* 782* 4,650 3,492 9,345 1,652 298,586 1940 219,938 1,861 19,201 145 27,639 21,559 622 754 1,777 564 5,873 4,290 11,518 1,785 306,008 1941 215,516 1,343 18,276 103 27,197 21,280 579 747 1,675 577 6,401 4,713 13,120 1,560 299,967 1942 207,353 1,021 16,098 71 26,456 20,527 561 785 1,709 523 6,933 8,958f 13,438 1,360 292,355 1943 194,715 741 16,459 43 26,456 19,433 560 817 1,889 487 7,073 16,572")" 12,105 1,285 286,530 1944 199,379 721 12,479 47 27,054 19,928 550 862 1,987 500 7,430 4,687 15,059 1,454 277,078 1945 198,629 789 13,624 43 28,616 21,985 572 932 2,005 501 9,611 5,207 17,064 1,576 284,090 1946 200,492 933 16,110 57 30,435 23,499 595 1,025 2,113 546 11,903 5,814 20,031 1,947 295,469 1947 201,155 1,282 17,634 65 33,134 25,375 637 1,133 2,147 828 14,451 8,296 22,788 1,997 308,134 * Private-hire cars are included under " Rental Cars " for the 1937-38-39 licensing years. Separate fig t Includes Armed Services vehicles which were not subsequently relicensed. ures not available.

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Table No. 3. —Table showing the Annual Expenditure upon Roads, Streets, and Bridges, etc., during the Years ended 31st March, 1934-39, inclusive, and 1944-45, inclusive.

Table No. 4. —Table showing Sources of Revenue from which Moneys were expended upon Roads, Streets, and Bridges during the Year ended 31st March, 1934-39, inclusive, and 1944-45, inclusive

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Expenditure on 1934-35. 1935-36. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39. 1943-44.. 1944-45. Maintenance— Main highways Urban roads and streets .. Other roads £ 1,501,539 392,032 955,994 £ 1,632,453 406,775 1,098,366 £ 1,314,694 424,201 1,038,204 £ 1,482,531 463,533 1,164,972 £ 1,952,732 453,282 1,305,723 £ 1,519,201 441,633 1,270,279 £ 1,555,596 496,812 1,447,075 Totals 2,849,565 3,137,594 2,777,099 3,111,036 3,711,737 3,231,113 3,499,483 Construction— Main highways Urban roads and streets .. Other roads 428,072 944,235 1,172,529 624,943 903,918 1,102,730 1,622,982 938,692 1,443,185 2,565,822 982,008 1,605,648 3,331,959 1,308,173 2,025,818 116,086 452,656 187,549 318,856 494,809 248,223 Totals 2,544,836 2,631,591 4,004,859 5,153,478 6,665,950 756,291 1,061,888 Interest and sinking-fund charges— Main highways Urban roads and streets .. Other roads 612,129 554,400 1,136,515 605,403 580,979 1,122,408 605,925 573,423 1,047,394 642,695 580,773 1,135,116 734,507 572,439 1,248,346 695,571 698,960 995,773 756,380 634,728 1,033,954 Totals 2,303,044 2,308,790 2,226,742 2,358,584 2,555,292 2,390,304 2,425,062 Grand totals 7,697,445 8,077,975 9,008,700 10,623,098 12,932,979 1 . 6,377,708 6,986,433

— 1934-85. 1935-36. 1936-37. } I 1937-38. 1938-39. j 1943-44. 1944-45. Main highways— Loan Local rates Employment Promotion Fund General taxation Motor taxation £ 360,118 471,851 280,751 151,229 1,277,791 £ 549,546 502,408 45,638 157,403 1,607,804 £ 892,274 517,507 5,662 169,239 1,958,919 £ 1,708,635 448,949 97,864 213,299 2,222,301 £ 2,739,751 451,737 297,531 233,098 2,297,072 £ 110,559 335,127 5,119 1,880,053 £ 303,673 434,256 14,671 1,878,232 Totals 2,541,740 2,862,799 3,543,601 4,691,048 6,019,189 2,330,858 2,630,832 Urban roads— Loan Local rates Employment Promotion Fund General taxation Motor taxation 71,307 1,072,108 475,306 27i946 118,745 1,080,048 384,050 308,829 199,783 1,059,920 330,156 346^457 203,827 1,097,237 336,140 389i110 157,429 1,077,607 705,807 393,051 21,978 1,188,056 36,409 346^806 23,707. 1,202,381 £28,289 37i*972 Totals 1,890,667 1,891,672 1,936,316 2,026,314 2,333,894 1,593,249 1,626,349 Other roads— Loan Local rates Employment Promotion Fund General taxation Motor taxation 398,371 781,010 714,887 466,152 863,458 580,000 939,714 916,181 357,220 1,169,128 1,027,709 276,695 1,350,322 1,168,289 554,242 84,321 992,655 19,994 125,470 1,192,808 24,375 985,081 385,689 1,010,496 403,398 1,017,082 298,586 1,101,369 330,835 1,185,080 321,954 1,019,005 337,626 1,013,064 373,535 Totals 3,265,038 3,323,504 3,528,783 3,905,736 4,579,887 2,453,601 2,729,252 All roads— Loan Local rates Employment Promotion Fund General taxation Motor taxation 829,796 2,324,969 1,470,944 1,134,443 2,445,914 1,009,688 2,031,771 2,493,608 693,038 3,081,590 2,573,895 710,699 4,247,502 2,697,633 1,557,580 216,858 2,515,838 56,403 452,850 2,829,445 52,664 1,136,310 1,935,426 1,167,899 2,320,031 1,186,321 2,603,962 1,314,668 2,942,246 1,418,178 3,012,077 1,024,124 2,564,485 1,027,735 2,623,739 Totals 7,697,445 8,077,975 9,008,700 10,623,098 12,932,970 6,377,708 6,986,433

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Table No. 5. —Table Showing Annual Charges per Mile on Roads and Streets

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Year ended 31st March, Length of Formed Roads. Annual Charges per Mile of Road. Maintenance. Interest and Loan Charges. Total. (a) Main Highways Miles. £ £ £ 1934 10,975 84 58 142 1935 .. 11,176 114 55 169 1936 11,649 140 52 192 1937 11,684 113 52 165 1938 11,728 126 . 55 181 1939 11,802 165 62 227 1944 12,027 126 58 184 1945 12,060 129 63 192 (b) Urban Roads and Streets 1934 4,086 97 143 240 1935 4,035 97 137 234 1936 .. 4,059 100 143 243 1937 4,177 102 137 239 1938 4,201 110 138 248 1939 4,186 108 137 245 1944 4,287 103 163 266 1945 .. 4,298 116 148 264 (c) Other Roads 1934 .. 36,010 20 32 52 1935 36,947 26 31 57 1936 36,350 30 31 61 1937 36,467 28 29 v 57 1938 36,699 32 31 63 1939 .. 36,815 35 34 69 1944 37,135 34 27 61 1945 37,405 39 28 67 Total, all Roads (a), (b), and (c) 1934 51,071 40 46 86 1935 52,158 55 44 99 1936 52,058 60 44 104 1937 52,328 53 43 96 1938 52,628 59 45 104 1939 52,803 70 48 118 1944 .. 53,449 60 45 105 1945 53,763 65 45 110 1

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Table No. 6.—Comparison of Details of Fatal Motor Accidents for the Calendar Years 1941 to 1946

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Year. Item. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. j 1946. Number of Fatal Accidents (a) Total number 158 159 138 134 109 174 Number in daylight 80 95 94 74 70 90 Number in darkness 78 64 44 60 39 84 (b) Number occurring in built up areas— Total number 87 83 75 74 60 80 Number in daylight 43 48 52 44 35 37 Number in darkness .. 44 35 23 30 25 43 (c) Number occurring on rural roads— Total number 71 76 63 60 49 94 Number in daylight 35 47 42 30 35 53 Number in darkness 36 29 21 30 14 41 (d) Number of collisions between motor-vehicles— • Total number 22 21 20 16 20 23 Number in daylight .. .. 13 12 15 8 15 12 Number in darkness 9 9 5 8 5 11 (e) Number of collisions with railway trains— Total number 8 14 9 6 7 12 Number in daylight 7 10 9 6 7 10 Number in darkness 1 4 2 (/) Number of collisions with trams 1 2 3 3 3 (g) Number of collisions with bicyclists— Total number 25 22 20 23 13 23 Number in daylight 14 15 17 14 8 11 Number in darkness 11 7 3 9 5 12 (h) Number of collisions with pedestrians— Total number 53 44 42 42 33 54 Number in daylight 21 19 26 24 24 27 Number in darkness 32 25 16 18 9 27 (i) Number of collisions with ridden horse (j) Number of collisions with horse-vehicles or animals 1 (&) Number of other collisions— 1 Total number 16 1 16 24 15 6 18 Number in daylight 8 8 13 7 5 7 Number in darkness 8 : 8 11 ! 8 1 11 (I) Number of non-collisions— Total number 33 40 23 32 17 40 Number in daylight 16 | 31 14 15 11 23 Number in darkness 17 9 9 17 6 17 Number of Persons killed (a) Total number 175 167 145 140 129 190 (b) Number of occupants of motor-vehicles (ex76 75 67 56 68 83 cluding motor-cycles) (c) Number of riders of motor-cycles or pillion 21 26 16 17 15 24 riders (d) Number of bicyclists 25 22 20 23 13 23 (e) Number of pedestrians 53 44 42 42 33 57 (/) Number of other road users 2 3

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Table No. 7.—Types of Motor Accidents during the Calendar Year 1946

Table No. 8.—Distribution of Motor Accidents on the System of Roads and Streets during the Calendar Year 1946

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Number of Accidents. Type of Accident. In Built-up Areas. In Areas not Built Up. In All Areas. Fatal. Nonfatal. Total. Fatal. Nonfatal. Total. Fatal. Nonfatal. Total. Collisions With another motorvehicle With a railway train .. With an electric tram .. With a bicyclist With a pedestrian With a horse-vehicle .. With a ridden horse .. With an animal With a telegraph-pole .. With a fixed object Other collisions 13 6 3 13 36 3 2 609 15 43 586 613 4 4 2 75 41 622 21 46 599 649 4 4 2 78 43 10 6 10 18 1 6 7 341 5 80 73 4 14 50 60 351 11 90 91 4 is 56 67 23 12 3 23 54 1 9 *9 950 20 43 666 686 8 4 16 125 ioi 973 32 46 689 740 8 4 17 134 iio Totals, collisions 76 1,992 2,068 58 627 685 134 2,619 2,753 Non-collisions Drove off roadway Over bank Overturned on road Person fell from vehicle Other 1 2 13 13 32 37 15 13 14 32 39 15 8 15 6 7 1 65 72 62 40 21 73 87 68 47 22 8 16 6 9 1 78 85 94 77 36 86 101 - 100 86 37 Totals, non-collisions 3 110 113 37 260 297 40 370 410 Totals, accidents .. 79 2,102 2,181 95 887 982 174 2,989 3,163

Classification of Locality. Fatal Accidents. Non-fatal Accidents. All Accidents. Number. Percentage of Total. Number. Percentage of Total. Number. Percentage of Total. Four main centres Secondary cities (5) ... Boroughs 6,000-20,000 population (18) Small boroughs, town districts, and closely populated localities 42 7 12 18 24-2 4-0 6-9 10-3 1,226 272 313 291 41-0 91 10-5 9-7 1,268 279 325 309 40-1 8-8 10-3 9-8 Totals, built-up areas 79 45-4 2,102 70-3 2,181 69-0 State highways Main highways Other rural roads 31 39 25 17-8 22-4 14-4 315 373 199 10-5 12-5 6-7 346 412 224 10-9 13-0 7-1 Total of open-road accidents .. 95 54-6 887 29-7 982 31-0 Total accidents 174 100-0 2,989 i 100-0 3,163 100-0

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Table No. 9—Number and Type of Motor Accidents occurring in the Larger Centres of Population during Calendar Year 1946

Table No. 10—Classification of Road Users killed or injured each Month during Calendar Year 1946

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Type of Accident. Auckland Metropolitan Area. Wellington City. "§ H 3 - ■§£ If 5 o Dunedin City. Lower Hutt City. Palmerston North City. Wanganui City. Invercargill City. Hamilton City. Total. Number of fatal accidents .. 22 7 9 4 1 2 1 2 1 49 Number of Collisions With other motor-vehicle .. With railway train With electric tram With bicyclist With pedestrian With telegraph or power pole Other collisions Non-collisions Vehicle left road Vehicle overturned Person fell from vehicle Other 143 21 103 215 29 12 9 9 8 3 78 ' *8 25 128 12 10 6 5 7 2 83 1 10 165 46 4 6 - 4 3 2 31 2 26 34 5 6 2 2 2 2 20 1 "is 15 2 2 1 2 5 10 2 24 7 1 12 1 17 8 1 1 "2 1 20 2 21 6 1 1 31 2 25 12 3 1 1 428 7 43 424 471 54 40 19 25 27 10 Total number of accidents 552 281 324 112 66 44 43 51 75 1,548

Number of Persons killed and injured. Month. Occupants of Motorvehicles. Motor-cyclists or Pillionriders. Bicyclists. Pedestrians. Other. Total. January February March April May June July August September October November December 150 168 193 195 151 246 163 207 161 158 141 393 58 33 30 50 34 38 20 30 41 28 34 88 40 59 67 56 64 • 68 59 51 46 45 52 97 42 55 71 56 81 88 65 76 58 67 43 96 2 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 2 3 292 317 362 358 331 446 308 365 308 300 270 677 Totals 2,326 484 704 798 22 4,334

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Table No. 11.—Number of Young Children killed or injured as Pedestrians during the Six Calendar Years 1941-46, inclusive

Table No. 12.—Number of School Pupils killed or injured during the Six Calendar Years 1941-1946, inclusive

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Age of Child. Number of Casualties during the Year. 1941. | 1942. 1 1943. 1944. 1945. j 1940. Under one year One year Two years Three years Four years Totals 13 13 10 1 13 12 12 6 13 33 4 12 14 13 1 6 14 12 6 13 21 35 36 38 ' 52 43 33 75

Number of Pedestrian Casualties during the Year. Age of Child. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. | 1945. 1946. 5 years 20 25 8 19 19 29 6 years 26 15 12 20 13 38 7 years 18 13 10 16 10 24 8 years 16 12 6 8 6 9 9 years 13 7 7 10 11 12 Totals, 5-9 years , .. 93 72 43 73 59 112 10 years 10 5 3 6 5 9 11 years 8 9 1 6 8 9 12 years 14 4 2 9 4 ■9 13 years 8 4 4 2 2 9 14 years 5 1 1 4 5 7 15 years 7 1 5 7 4 4 Totals, 10-15 years 52 24 16 34 28 47 Totals, 5-15 years 145 96 59 . 107 87 159 Number of Cyclist Casualties during the Year. Age of Child. 1941. | 1942. | 1943. 1944. | 1945. 1946. 5 years 2 6 years 5 2 3 1 6 3 7 years 7 3 1 3 4 3 8 years 5 3 4 1 7 7 9 years 17 7 6 10 10 10 Totals, 5-9 years 34 15 16 15 27 23 10 years .. .. 20 14 10 7 4 12 11 years 30 15 10 14 15 24 12 years 24 18 12 15 15 31 13 years 37 26 10 25 9 27 14 years 36 31 8 15 10 30 15 years 48 21 14 22 29 40 Totals, 10-15 years 195 125 64 98 82 164 Totals, 5-15 years 229 140 80 113 109 187 Bote.—All children of ages 5 years to 15 years are included as school pupils.

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Table No. 13.—Table showing Nature of Offences involved in Convictions during Each of the Four Years ended 31st March, 1944-47, inclusive

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Nature of Offence. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1 1947. Road Traffic Offences Number. Number. Number. Number. Intoxicated in charge 24 27 31 42 Negligent driving .. 5 8 1 4 Driving in dangerous manner 25 52 49 92 Dangerous speeding 6 6 16 25 Careless or inconsiderate driving 11 35 59 90 Exceeding 30 miles per hour 284 368 467 552 Overtaking offences • 5 11 19 28 Failing to keep to left 18 20 46 59 Failing to yield at intersections 9 16 31 ' 37 Driver's licence offences 420 469 697 484 Licensing and registration offences 214 230 320 208 Lighting defects 49 89 217 635 Defective brakes 54 59 84 87 Warrant of Fitness offences 716 960 1,607 837 Loading offences 14 42 62 53 Cycling offences 179 255 312 230 Exceeding 40 miles per hour 400 387 474 373 Other offences 126 206 339 300 Failure to dip lights 91* Crossing railway-line when not clear 38* Heavy Motor-vehicle Offences Exceeding heavy traffic licence 39 99 130 121 Exceeding axle load 18 46 40 23 No heavy traffic licence 112 215 201 173 Speeding 191 281 387 267 No disk or class plates 43 56 34 10 Other offences 12 15 36 29 Transport Licensing Offences Unlicensed services 53 99 98 87 Breach of terms of licences 11 11 9 13 Failure to carry vehicle authority 53 142 166 67 Other offences 56 38 31 54 Failure to carry Certificate of Fitness 47 82 102 74 Miscellaneous Offences Transport control offences 26 29 10 t Exceeding tire-load limitations (new regulations) 45 95 14 Carrying racehorses over thirty miles by road (new 87 8 t regulations) Under miscellaneous Acts and regulations 118 113 110 106 3,338 4,598 6,288 5,303 * Not previously recorded separately. t Restrictions lifted.

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Table No. 14.—Table showing for Year ended 31st March, 1947, the Manner in which all Applications relating to Passenger-services were dealt with by all District and Metropolitan Transport Licensing Authorities

Table No. 15. —Table showing for Year ended 31st March, 1947, the Manner in which all Applications relating to Taxicab Services were dealt with by all District and Metropolitan Transport Licensing Authorities

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Decision. Total Number of Applications considered by District Licensing Authorities. New Licences. Renewals. Amendments. Transfers. Total. Granted Refused Withdrawn Reserved Adjourned District totals 284 22 13 16 11 151 1 1 349 8 8 17 12 84 1 1 6 868 31 23 40 23 346 153 394 92 985 Decision. Total Number of Applications considered by Metropolitan Licensing Authorities. New Licences. Renewals. Amendments. Transfers. Total. Granted Refused Adjourned Metropolitan totals New Zealand totals 418* 3 16 77 2 1 11 522 5 1 421 16 80 11 528 767 169 474 103 1,513 "Includes 341 licences for taxis to and from race meetings, and 62 licences for taxis to and from early trains.

Decision. Total Number of Applications considered by District Licensing Authorities. New Licences. Renewals. Amendments. Transfers. Total. Granted Refused Withdrawn Reserved Adjourned District totals 100 85 34 14 51 301 37 9 141 12 7 60 9 158 9 4 6 1 700 106 45 117 70 284 347 229 178 1,038 Decision. Total Number of Applications considered by Metropolitan Licensing Authorities. New Licences. Renewals. Amendments. Transfers. Total. Granted Refused Withdrawn Adjourned , Metropolitan totals New Zealand totals 67 290 3 21 96 317 *2 78 5 558 295 3 23 381 96 319 83 879 665 443 548 ' 261 1,917

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Table No. 16.—Table showing for Year ended 31st March, 1947, the Manner in which all Applications relating to Rental-car Service were dealt with by the Five District Transport Licensing Authorities

Table No. 17.—Table showing for Year ended 31st March, 1947, the Manner in which all Applications relating to Goods-Services were dealt with by the Five District Transport Licensing Authorities

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Total Number of Applications considered. Decision. New Licences. Renewals. Amendments. Transfers. Total. Granted Refused Withdrawn Reserved Adjourned 58 10 8 4 7 33 1 99 1 1 2 9 1 199 13 9 4 9 Totals 87 34 103 10 234

Decision. Total Number of Applications considered. New Licences. Renewals. Amendments. Transfers. Total. Granted Refused Withdrawn Reserved Adjourned Totals 486 103 44 62 58 1,216 11 4 10 9 1,179 61 34 63 66 584 10 7 28 19 3,465 185 89 163 152 753 1,250 1,403 648 4,054