S.I. No. 90/1927 - The Statistics (Road Motor Passenger Services) Order, 1927.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1927. No. 90.

THE STATISTICS (ROAD MOTOR PASSENGER SERVICES) ORDER, 1927.

THE STATISTICS (ROAD MOTOR PASSENGER SERVICES) ORDER, 1927, MADE BY THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE UNDER SUB-SECTION (1) OF SECTION 16 of THE STATISTICS ACT, 1926 .

WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Statistics Act, 1926 , that the Minister for Industry and Commerce may by Order do all or any of the following things, that is to say:—

(a) Prescribe the subject-matter, nature, character, and periodicity of the statistics to be collected under this Act, and the time at or the occasion on which the same are to be collected;

(b) Prescribe, subject to the provisions of this section, the person or classes of persons by whom returns are to be made or information is to be given for the purpose of any statistics collected under this Act;

(c) make regulations for the collection, compilation, abstraction, or publication of statistics generally or any particular class or classes of statistics under this Act;

(d) Prescribe the schedules, forms, instructions and other documents to be used in the collection, compilation, abstraction or publication of statistics generally or of any particular class or classes of statistics under this Act;

(e) Prescribe any matter or thing which is referred to in this Act as prescribed or to be prescribed by regulations made under this Act.

NOW, I, Patrick McGilligan, the Minister for Industry and Commerce, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Statistics Act, 1926 , and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, do hereby order:

1. Statistics shall be collected for each calendar month commencing with the month of November, 1927, in respect of road motor services other than tramways and light-railways for the conveyance on public roads of fare-paying passengers by means of one or more mechanically-propelled vehicles having each a seating capacity of more than six seats (excluding the driver's seat).

2. The Statistics to be collected are the information, returns and particulars set out in the schedule to this Order.

3. The following are the persons by whom returns are to be made or information is to be given for the purpose of the said Statistics, that is to say, every person who runs a road motor service referred to in Clause 1 of this Order.

4. The said Statistics shall be collected by means of and in the manner provided by the form and instructions set out in the Schedule to this Order.

5. The forms and instructions shall be transmitted by the Director of Statistics to all persons by whom returns are to be made or information given, and the forms shall be returned to the Director of Statistics duly filled up and completed by such persons not later than the 7th of the month following that to which the form relates.

6. The Interpretation Act, 1923 , applies to the interpretation of this Order in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

7. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Statistics (Road Motor Passenger Services) Order, 1927.

P. McGILLIGAN.

Dated this 5th day of October, 1927.

Department of Industry and Commerce.

SCHEDULE I. —PART I.

FORM TO BE FILLED UP BY PERSONS WHO RUN ROAD MOTOR SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE STATISTICS ACT, 1926 , AND THE STATISTICS (ROAD MOTOR PASSENGER SERVICES) ORDER, 1927.

This form should be completed in accordance with the instructions transmitted herewith and should be forwarded to the Director of Statistics, Department of Industry and Commerce, Lower Castle Yard (South), Dublin, not later than the 7th of the month following that to which the return refers. If services have not been run during the month the word "Nil" should be inserted and the form forwarded as directed above.

Name of Person who runs the road motor service....................

Address........................ Co..................

Return for the Month of....................19

GROSS RECEIPTS:—

DECLARATION.

I hereby declare that the information contained in this Return is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

Signature of person furnishing information....................

Date.................

SCHEDULE I. —PART II.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COMPILATION OF THE RETURN SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE I.—PART I.

(1) The Return should be made in respect of each Calendar Month and should be forwarded to the Director of Statistics, Department of Industry and Commerce, Lower Castle Yard (South), Dublin, not later than the 7th of the month following that to which the return refers. In case no services were run during the month the word " Nil " should be inserted and the Return forwarded as directed above.

(2) The form in Schedule I. (Part I.) should include particulars for mechanically-propelled vehicles with a seating capacity of more than six seats (excluding the driver's seat) used for the conveyance of fare-paying passengers. The term " conveyance of fare-paying passengers " is to be understood to include cases in which a vehicle is hired out at an inclusive charge for the conveyance of excursion parties, etc.

(3) In Column A particulars of each route operated should be shown, and in Columns B, C and D separate particulars should be furnished in respect of each route as specified in Column A. If services are run between the same terminal points by different routes, particulars should be furnished for each of such routes.

Column B.—In the case of a direct trip between two terminal points the distance of the route to be shown in this Column should be the distance from one terminal point to the other. In the case of a " round trip " the distance to be entered in this Column should be one-half of the total mileage of the " round trip. " Distances should be entered to the nearest ¼ mile.

Column C.—In the case of a direct trip between two terminal points, a " single " journey means a journey in one direction only, and a trip in and out should be counted as two " single " journeys. A " round " trip should be counted as two " single " journeys.

Column D.—Passengers holding return or circular tickets should be counted as two passengers.

(4) Gross Receipts:—In the receipts " from Passenger Traffic " should be included (1) all fares received in respect of passengers, whether adults or children and (2) any other amounts received for the conveyance of excursion, etc., parties.

In the receipts " from Other Traffic conveyed by passenger-carrying vehicles " should be included all amounts received in respect of the conveyance of luggage, parcels, commodities, mails, etc.