H.-40.

TABLE No. 16.— TRANSPORT LICENSING ACT, 1931. Average Operating-expenses and Revenue, by Transport Districts, in Pence per Vehicle-mile.— (a) Fleets comprising Vehicles having Seats for more than Nine Passengers, for Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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North North South South New Item. Island No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. Island Island No. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. Island Zealand Central. Total. Central. Total. Total. Operating-expenses — d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Vehicle-running costs (petrol, lubricants, tires, repairs, 6-893 5-621 4-827 6-376 5-596 8-468 6-281 5-723 6-588 6-722 5-766 7-554 6-250 6-484 5-902 maintenance, depreciation) Vehicle standing charges (license fees, wages and drawings 4118 2-930 3-923 4-567 3-413 3-014 4030 3-886 3-429 3-486 4-519 4-267 2-553 3-418 3-776 in lieu of wages, insurance, garage fees) General overhead charges (management and office ex- 1-853 0-813 0-737 0-396 0-874 1-398 2-065 1106 1-428 0-558 1-242 0-694 0-858 1-007 1082 penses, interest, advertising, &c.) Totals .. .. .. .. .. 12-864 9-364 9-487 11-339 9-883 12-880 12-376 10-715 11-445 10-766 11-527 12-515 9-661 10-909 10-760 Revenue— d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Passenger revenue .. .. .. .. .. 13-285 8-562 9-297 9-634 8-980 9-209 11-972 10-230 10-515 9-909 9-691 10-944 8-610 9-769 10121 Mail-contract revenue .. .. .. .. 0061 0-526 0-042 0-145 0-103 0-346 0-119 0108 0-157 0-138 .. 0-646 0-137 0170 0-122 Newspaper revenue .. .. .. .. 0002 0170 0-030 0063 0-046 0-020 0-022 0-038 0-034 0010 .. 0-007 0-124 0-048 0-040 Goods and parcels revenue .. .. .. .. 0109 0-638 0-028 0-236 0-606 0-339 0-171 0-198 ! 0-741, 0-447 0-030 0-865 0-767 0-603 0-294 Other revenue .. .. .. .. .. 0099 0035 0-142 0-784 0-378 0-189 0-095 0-216 | 0-210 ! 0-171 0-077 0-234 0-008 0-127 0-195 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 13-556 9-931 9-539 10-862 10113 10-103 12-379 10-790 ' 11-657 10-675 j 9-798 12-696 9-646 10-717 10-7T!