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British Columbia Licensing Data 1940 - 1944


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Comparitive Statement Showing the Issuance of Licences During the Years 1940 - 1944, Inclusive.
Licences issued
1940.
1941.
1942.
1943.
1944.
Motor-vehicles - . . . . .
          Passenger (new)
9,608
8,543
3,237
2,526
2,509
          Passenger (renewal)
91,844
96,867
97,345
96,394
96,554
                    Total passenger
101,452
105,410
100,582
98,920
99,063
          Commercial (new)
2,603
3,652
3,870
2,198
1,857
          Commercial (renewal)
21,735
23,016
25,214
28,948
31,036
                    Total commercial
24,338
26,668
29,084
31,146
32,893
                    Total motor-vehicles
125,790
132,078
129,666
130,066
131,956
Non-resident touring motor-vehicle permits
6,015
7,159
2,456
1,741
1,837
Total non-resident special M.V. permits
503
541
250
174
203
Permits for temporary operation
115
112
141
158
143
Total non-resident commercial M.V. permits
292
280
961
330
184
Motor-cycles -
          New
478
337
981
237
184
          Renewals
1,776
2,084
2,246
3,069
2,950
                    Total motor-cycles
2,254
2,421
3,227
3,306
3,134
Trailers
3,753
4,165
4,169
5,041
5,539
Motor dealers -
          Original licences
321
294
228
189
230
          Additional plates
437
412
250
203
227
          Substitutions
23
19
6
5
4
          Salesmen's licences
612
538
319
180
193
          Salesman's licences (duplicate)
3
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1
1
          Motor-cycle dealer (original)
8
11
6
2
3
          Motor-cycle dealer (additional plates)
4
5
1
1
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          Motor-vehicle (subsitutions)
1,695
1,600
1,053
1,258
1,382
          Motor-cycle (substitutions)
48
63
35
18
22
          Trailer (substitutions) 
27
24
19
19
17
Transfers
72,388
68,604
47,677
53,822
49,566
Chauffeurs -
          Original Class "A"
1,020
1,184
1,310
1,465
1,713
          Substitutional Class "A"
8
9
11
13
12
          Original Class "B"
1,333
1,507
1,685
1,770
1,925
          Substitutional Class "B"
21
26
37
31
17
          Original Class "C"
10,880
14,355
17,478
19,367
19,388
          Substitutional Class "C"
66
91
127
150
60
Drivers -
          Original
14,282
14,364
11,691
11,435
11,588
          Renewals
141,387
145,592
140,456
134,169
137,038
          Duplicate
2,607
2,184
1,805
1,439
1,266
Chauffeur's (original)
548
992
1,856
2,615
1,531
Chauffeur's (renewls)
10,038
12,637
14,420
16,383
18,515
Salesmen's (original)
7
6
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Salesmen's (renewal)
499
477
290
154
142
Permits to minors
7,025
7,266
5,413
4,808
4,835
Permits to minors (duplicates)
173
134
262
437
305
Learners' licences
6,163
5,203
2,585
2,282
2,258
Learners' permits to minors
1,754
5,203
778
784
785
Duplicate motor-vehicle licences
4,213
4,139
2,919
3,332
2,697
Search fees
163,335
75,320
40,782
34,434
1,530

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