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Motor Vehicles 1931-1939
There are two
sets of statistics for motor vehicles in Aden prior to
WW2. This set of statistics, taken from the published
Annual Reports, differs in one major respect from the
other set in that it divides cars between taxis and
private cars, whilst the other set is by make and
seating capacity, the latter to establish the total
carrying capacity of all vehicles for emergency planning
purposes.
The discrepancy between totals can be
accounted for in several ways; in particular because in
most years the figures in this set are as at 31st
March, whilst in the other set they are as at 1st
January of the year in question. The one occasion where
there is no discrepancy is for the total number of cars
(565) circulating on 31st December 1937 in
this set and on 1st January 1938 in the other
set. The second set for 1937 was produced because Aden
had become a Colony during that year, with a subsequent
change of accounting year.
This set covers at least a further
year (and probably two, if the 1939 figure is the total
at 31st December) and is of particular
interest as it shows there was a considerable
importation of private cars and lorries just prior to
Aden getting involved in WW2.
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Table of Motor vehicles Circulating in Aden |
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As at |
Taxis |
Cars |
Buses |
Lorries |
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31 Mar 1931 |
167 |
197 |
67 |
17 |
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31 Mar 1932 |
166 |
196 |
67 |
17 |
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31 Mar 1933 |
175 |
204 |
58 |
17 |
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31 Mar 1935 |
181 |
238 |
51 |
20 |
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31 Mar 1936 |
179 |
247 |
46 |
24 |
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31 Mar 1937 |
199 |
337 |
57 |
31 |
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31 Dec 1937 |
198 |
367 |
53 |
66 |
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? 31 Dec 1939 |
198 |
548 |
59 |
127 |
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