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In order that tlie position may be readily appreciated, the following tabulation has been prepared showing the comparison between the former traffic census and that taken recently : —

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Average Daily Number of Motor-Tally-point. Traffic towards. 7^Census.^ 1934-35. 1937-38. No. 1 District: North Auckland. Awanui.. .. .. .. .. Kaitaia .. .. .. 282 326 „ .. .. .. .. Kaiangaroa .. .. . • . ■ 157 , j, .. .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ Waipapakauri .. .. .. 231 298 Kaitaia .. .. .. .. Mangamuka .. • • • • 342 299 „ .. .. .. .. Awanui .. .. ■ • 280 299 „ .. .. .. .. Akipara .. . . . . 99 86 Wainui Junction .. .. .. „ •• • • 64 74 „ M .. .. .. Kaitaia .. .. •• 83 102 ,, .. .. .. Herekino .. . • • • 30 42 Pamapuria Hill . . .. .. . . Mangamuka .. .. . - 120 188 „ .. .. .. .. Mangonui .. .. .. 66 113 ,, .. .. .. .. Kaitaia .. .. 162 212 Morts Bridge (Junction M.H.s 308 and 518).. Kaeo .. . ■ • • 47 54 ,, .. Kaitaia .. .. . • 52 44 „ .. Mangonui .. . . . • 73 62 Junction M.H.s 308 and 306 .. .. ,, ■ • • • • • 56 70 „ .... Totara .. .. ■ • 80 57 ,, .... Kaeo .. .. . • • - • • 79 Junction M.H.s 308 and 6 (near Kaeo) .. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ 212 150 „ .. Wkangaroa .. .. . • 70 84 „ .. Mangonui .. .. .. . • 97 Kokukohu .. .. .. .. Rangiahua .. .. .. 90 98 „ .. .. .. .. Rawene .. .. .• 100 71 „ .. .. .. .. Kaitaia .. . ■ • • .. j 90 Mokuiti Junction .. .. • ■ Broadwood .. .. .... 39 „ ' .. .. .. Kokukoku .. .. .. 113 49 ,, .. .. .. Tutekekua .. .. . ■ 84 60 Horeke Road Junction and M.H. 1 .. Rangiakua .. .. . • • • .119 ,, .. Okaikau .. . • • • • • 105 Kokukoku (M.H. 481) . . .. .. In Kokukoku Township .. . . 130 175 Oue Junction .. .. . . ■ • Kaikoke .. ... • • 71 77 j . . .. .. .. Waimamaku .. .. . • 107 83 „ .. . . .. .. Rawene .. .. 116 100 Waimate Road Junction M.H.s 7 and 308 .. Kaeo .. .. • • 81 90 „ .. Okaihau . . .. ■ • 63 131 „ .. Okaeawai .. •• 123 206 Okaeawai Post-office .. . • • • Kaikoke .. . • ■ • 169 215 „ .. .. . . Pakaraka .. .. • • 193 230 „ .. .. .. Waimate .. . ■ • ■ ■ • 229 Otiria .. .. . ■ ■ • • ■ Otiria Station Road .. .. 71 124 .. .. .. .. .. Pakaraka .. .. . • 165 232 ,, .. .. .. .. .. Kawakawa .. .. • • 201 328 Junction M.H.s 5 and 483.. .. .. Kaikoke ... .. . •• 152 „ .. .. .. Donnelly's .. .. . • 50 55 „ .. .. .. Taheke .. •• •• •• 106 Te Pua .. .. .. ■ • • • Okaeawai . . • • • • • • 203 .. .. .. .. .. Okaikau .. .. . • • • 73 . .. .. .. .. Kaikoke .. .. . • • • 258 Kaikoke .. .. . ■ • • Mangakakia .. .. .. • • 196 Okaeawai .. .. .. • • 422 Kaikoke Townskip (M.H. 5) .. .. 561 Waipoua Forest .. .. .. Waipoua Forest.. .. .. 89 84 Wkakapara .. . . ■ • ■ • Russell .. . • • • 55 54 Okaeawai . . . . • • 135 228 Hikurangi .. .. ■• 150 200 Parakao . . • • • ■ • ■ Kirikopuni . . .. • • 18 45 Maungatapere .. .. ■ • 59 75 Kaikoke .. .. • ■ 58 90 Kaiku .. .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ Waipoua Forest Road .. .. 58 87