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APPENDICES

Appendix IX-Contd

(Chapter 13: Law, Order and Records)

Traffic

Comparative figures for the last six years are below:

Accidents

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

Fatal

139

131

125

154

174

183

Serious injury

735.

672

748

951

1,229

1,709

Slight injury

3,745— 3,618

3,726

4,513

4,969

5,201

Damage only

7,156

7,580

7,415

9,032 8,987

7,605

Total

11,775 12,001

12,014

14,650 15,359

14,698

Number of Registered Vehicles, Licensed Drivers, Provisional (Learner) Licences issued and Driving Tests conducted

Number of registered vehicles

Number of licensed drivers

Provisional (Learner) licences

issued

Driving tests conducted

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959_ 1960

24,986 29,004 31,685 35,314

49,366 61,824 76,053 89,429

39,629 47,232*

104,288 118,310

56,971

No Record

17,902 27,100 25,875 28,457 20,375

16,473 21,285 22,137 73,621

* These figures do not include non-motorized vehicles.

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Population Movements

Comparative figures for the last five years of movement in and out of the Colony and the issue of visas, passports, certificates of identity and re-entry permits are:

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

Movement in and out of the Colony

Number of passports issued

3,009,681 3,104,393 2,164,650 2,224,503 2,479,019

2,967

Number of visas issued

30,391

Number of certificates of identity issued.

10,708

3,609 3,626 4,350 5,662

34,466 38,331 37,627 38,169

16,349

17,187 14,223 16,628

Number of re-entry permits issued

434.016

409,677

363,092 337,202 371,079