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1933. NEW ZEALAND.

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

The Right Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Transport, Wellington. g IRj Transport Department, Ist September, 1933. Herewith I have the honour to submit the annual report of the Transport Department for the year ended 31st March, 1933. I have, &c, J. 8. Hunter, Commissioner of Transport.

INDEX TO CONTENTS.

Pagi b 1. Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-pail.\ Risks) Act, MIL'S .. (a) Statistics re. Premiums and Claims .. ■• •• •• ■• •• •■ ' (6) Review of Premiums, &c. 2. Motor-vehicles Act, l<l2l .. •• •■ •• ■• ■■ ■• •• " *"5 (a) Registrations of Motor-vehiiles. by Types of Vehicles, 1926-33 .. •• •• * (b) Registration of Motor-vehicles, by Country of Manufacture, 1927-33 .. ■ • • • 4-0 (c) Motor-vehicles Registration-plates .. .. •• ■• •• •• (d) Motor-vehicles actually on the Road, 1930-33 .. . • • • ■ • • • • • ° j> (e) Petrol-consumption by Motor-vehicles and otherwise (/) Motor-vehicle Regulations, 1933 .. fi ft 3 Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 .. •• •■ •• •• ■• •■ •■ °"° (a) Petrol-tax Yield -Gross and Net, 1928-33 .. •• •• •• •■ "7 (6) Distribution of Petrol-tax .. •• •• •• •• •■ •• (c) Potrol-tax classified according to Motor-vehicles, l!>:)2 33 •• ■• •• •• •• ' (d) Refunds of Petrol-tax .. •■ •■ ■• •• •• •• ■■ .. /-» B—ll 4. Road Finance .. . • • • • • • • ■ • •" " a 0 (a) Dominion's Road Bill, 1931-32 •• •■ (ft) Fxpenditure during 1931-32 on Main and Secondary Highways and Bridges .. c) Expenditure durin<_' 1931-32 on Urban Roads and Streets and Footways .. .. •• j" 14) All Expenditure durincr 1931-32 on other Roads and Streets .. .. •• ■• |« (e) Annual Charges per Mile of Road and Street. 1931-32 .. .. •• •■ •• ' (/) Motor-taxation—Receipts from 1932-33 !>. Heavy Motor-vehicle Regulations, 1932 .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •■ }\~\l (a) Limitation of Loads on Roads .. .. •■ •• •• •• •• ' 10 (6) Tires .. .. •• •• •• •• ■• •• " "12 (c) Speed .. .. •■ ■• •■ •■ ■■ ■" l-> l~! (d) Allocation of Heavy-traffic Fees .. .. ■• •• •• •• ■• .. ia-xo

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