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TABLE 2.—MOTOR-VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS, BY HIGHWAY DISTRICTS. Table showing according to Highway Districts the Number of Motor-cars, Omnibuses, and Motor-trucks (including Dormant, but not Cancelled, Registrations) registered at 31st December in the Years 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930.

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, Highway District. j | Motor-cars. j Omnibuses. j Motor-trucks. 1926. 1927. 1928. j 1929. 1930. j 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. j 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. " : ~ 7 ' ' " j 1 , ' ! ! " I Auckland North 1 12,987 j 14,838 5,394* 6,310* 6,863* 412 264 j 21* I 37* 43* 3,575 4,241 1,600* 1,893* 2,104* Auckland South 2 9,454 10,656 23,826* 28,015* 30,586* 165 78 j 329* 343* 341* 1,970 2,457 5,836* 6,663* 7,173* Tauranga .. .. .. .. 3 2,079 2,359 2,704 3,222 3,562 52 26 25 23 26 469 624 698 835 951 GiSb0me 4 2 > 471 2 ' 837 3 > 22 '5 3.648 3,863 40 29 30 36 38 361 426 458 546 609 Hawke s Bay .. .. . . j 5 7,217 7,857 8,728 9,834 10,382 94 69 73 i 72 75 1,274 1,553 1,649 1,896 2,072 King country .. .. .. 6 1,134 1,257 1,478 1,826 ■ 1,989 44 24 22 28 30 357 463 523 721 787 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 7 5,787 6,332 7,221 8,184 8,789 52 40 43 42 43 891 1,055 1,223 1,491 1,648 Wanganui 8 4,820 1 5,313 5,897 6,652 6,962 40 37 39 41 39 | 905 1,027 1,110 1,263 1,326 Wellington West 9 j 12,535, 13,715 15,830 18,503 20,328 187 184 ! 187 192 198 2,596 2,988 3,340 3,800 1 4,119 Wellington East .. ... .. 10 , 4,048; 4,146 4,646 5,223 5,564 31 36 35 39 39 634 699 745 ' 881 947 Nelson .. .. .. .. n 3,198 3,566 3,945 4,513 4,892 66 48 49 49 49 469 577 637 778 902 WeSt ° 0aSt 12 1,197 j 1,392 1,590 1,891 2,183 60 44 52 58 61 326 421 459 ! 567 670 Canterbury North 13 1,128 j 1,103 1,243 1,416 1,499 6 9 9 10 11 138 149 179 226 268 Canterbury Central .. .. 14 11,466 12,582 13,870 15,475 16,528 84 58 65 72 72 1,573 1,841 2,001 2,339 2,605 Canterbury South 15 8,266 8,835 9,695 10,684 11,208 83 83 ' 91 97 100 744 911 1,008 1,235 1,422 Otago Central 16 1,447 1,459 1,647 1,869 1,977 21 16 16 18 19 181 203 238 291 329 ° tag0S0Uth 17 6 ' 130 6 ,771 7 >491 8,485 9,028 85 58 63 67 73 1,162 1,377 1,494 1,707 1,832 Southland 18 6 > 098 6,623 7,226 8,064 8,431 68 40 41 47 51 626 803 908 1,057 1.203 T ° talS •' '■ " ■" j 101 > 462 111,641 125,656 143,814 154,634 1,590 1,143 1,190 1,271 1,308 18,251 21,815 24,106 28,189 30,967 * Alterations in boundaries invalidate horizontal comparisons for the North Auckland and South Auckland Districts beyond 1927!