AnnualReport-1936 — Page 360

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TRAFFIC.

150. The following prosecutions were instituted under the Traffic Regulations (Section 3, Ordinance 40 of 1912):-

Year

Prosecu- Convic- With-

tions. tions.

Dis- drawn. charged.

Remanded..

Total amount of fines.

1936

7,679

7,241

290

113

35

$28,238.45

1935

7,538

7,011

231

283

3333

13

$32,115.04

MANSLAUGHTER.

1936

2

1

1

1935

2

1

151. The total number of accidents reported during the year was 2,483 as against 2,428 in the year 1935. The total number of persons killed was 75, as against 69 in the year 1935. There was only one conviction for manslaughter.

152. The total number of persons examined as Motor Drivers during the year was 1,036 as against 1,260 in the year 1935. The total number of persons passed as Motor Drivers during the year was 869 as against 1,036 in the year 1935.

153. The total number of Public Motor Vehicles examined and passed fit for public. use during the year was 4,458 as against 4,586 in the year 1935. The total number of Public Motor Vehicles examined and found unfit for public use during the year was 500 as against 748 in the year 1935.

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154. The total number of Commercial Motor Vehicles examined and passed fit for commercial use during the year was 7,400 as against 8,506 in the year 1935. The total number of Commercial Motor Vehicles examined and found unfit for commercial use during the year was 1,876 as against 1,548 in the year 1935.

155. The total number of motor driver's licences suspended during the year was 107 as against 52 in the year 1985. The total number of motor driver's licences cancelled during the year was 7 as against 3 in the year 1935.

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