ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1972
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is part of: Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia
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issued: 2019-01-14
issued: 1973
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note: PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1972 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1973 To the Honourable Walter Stewart Owen, Q.C., LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The undersigned has the honour to present the Annual Report of the Motor- vehicle Branch for the year 1972. ROBERT MARTIN STRACHAN Minister Department of Transport and Communications, Victoria, B.C., December 1973. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 The Honourable Robert M. Strachan, Minister of Transport and Communications, Victoria, B.C. Sir: It is my honour to submit the Annual Report of the Motor-vehicle Branch for 1972. This Report deals with the activities of the Branch during the year 1972 and provides an accounting for the various aspects of licence issuance for the 1972 licence-year which ended on February 28, 1973. The volume of business transacted by the Motor-vehicle Branch in 1972 is indicated by the following issuance totals: Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle registrations reached a total of 1,191,953, an increase of 7.43 per cent over the 1971 total of 1,019,523. It is interesting to note that the increase in motor-cycle registrations in 1972 amounted to 15.92 per cent for a total registration of 29,372. Trailer registrations reached a new high in 1972 of 156,143, an increase of 10 per cent over the 1971 total. Driver licence issuance showed 85,382 original licences were issued in 1972 compared to 82,867 in 1971. The total number of licensed drivers in British Columbia on December 31, 1972, was 1,326,038, an increase of 36,598 over the 1971 total. Male drivers numbered 812,309, amounting to 61 per cent of licensed drivers. Female drivers number 503,729, accounting for 39 per cent of the total. Revenue collected by the Motor-vehicle Branch from licences…
has type: Legislative proceedings
identifier: J110.L5 S7
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language: English
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