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2. MOTOR-VEHICLES ACT, 1924. (o) Registration of Motor-vehicles, by Types of Vehicle. The registrations of motor-vehicles effected during the year 1932-33 were the lowest on record, representing less than one-third of the registrations effected during the years 1925-26 and 1929-30 respectively. The particulars of the registrations effected during each of the last eight financial years are as follows : —

It is interesting to note that, despite the heavy decrease in the number of vehicles registered during the last year, the registrations of both motor-cars and commercial vehicles manufactured in Great Britain show an increase as compared with last year, whilst there was a slight decrease in the case of motor-cycles. (b) Registration of Motor-vehicles, by Country of Manufacture. The following table indicates the country of manufacture and the number of motor-vehicles registered during the financial years 1926-27 to 1932-33 inclusive : —

Note.—The figures under the heading " Other Countries " include a large number of trailers, most of which are manufactured in the Dominion.

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I Year ended 31st March, Oars. Commercial Vehicles. Cycles. Total Registrations 1926 .. .. .. 18,811 4,409 5,130 28,350 1927 .. .. .. 16,439 4,692 5,464 26,595 1928 .. .. .. 12,531 3,399 4,560 20,490 1929 .. .. .. 18,739 4,167 4,768 27,674 1930 .. .. .. 20,802 5,745 4,300 30,847 1931 .. .. .. 12,378 4,113 3,139 19,630 1932 .. .. .. 6,151 2,656 2,058 10,865 1933 .. .. .. 4,716 2,640 2,072 9,428

„ , United States of ,-.., ~ . Year ended 31st March, ®™* America or p Oth , er p Total Britaui. Canada Countries. Registrations. Motor-cars. 1927 .. .. 2,185 , 13,623 . 631 16,439 1928 .. .. 2,172 10,078 281 12,531 1929 .. .. 2,886 15,667 186 18,739 1930 .. .. 3,675 16,993 134 20,802 1931 .. .. 3,265 9,057 56 12,378 1932 .. .. 2,607 3,477 67 6,151 1933 .. .. 2,872 1,834 50 4,716 Totals .. 19,622 70,729 1,405 91,756 Commercial Vehicles. 1927 .. .. 630 3,907 155 4,692 1928 .. .. 522 2,706 171 3,399 1929 .. .. 522 3,318 327 4,167 1930 .. .. 502 4,792 451 5,745 1931 .. .. 392 3,225 496 4,113 1932 .. .. 447 1,574 635 2,656 1933 .. .. 686 1,149 805 2,640 Totals .. 3,701 20,671 3,040 27,412 Motor-cycles. 1927 .. .. 3,851 1,592 21 5,464 1928 .. .. 3,479 1,067 14 4,560 1929 .. .. 3,794 949 25 4,768 1930 .. .. 3,486 802 12 4,300 1931 - .. 2,581 548 10 3,139 1932 .. .. 1,567 483 8 2,058 1933 .. .. 1,515 545 12 2,072 Totals .. 20,273 5,986 102 26,361