New-York tribune., 1922-01-08
Registrations
In State Show
Is P. C.. Cain
Incomplete Tabulations by
Tax Commission Already
Reveal a Considerable III
crease Over Year 1920
License System Changed
Certain Savings Expected
to Result From Transfer
of Automobile Bureau

ALBANY. Jan. with the returns
for nearly two months still to be re-
corded. figures with the State Tax
Commission already show that the reg
istration year just coming to a close
was the banner year for motor vehicles
in New York State The total fees
collected by the state for all classes
Of automobile registrations ALREADY
exceed by more than 15 per cent the
,,reatest sum ever before collected
from this source, the figures. show
December 8, when the latest returns
were tabulated, total of S9,686, ,561 AZ.
This figure represents the total fees
collected from all classes of registra.
tons from February 1, 1921, to Decem-
Der 9 only. During the entire pre-
ceding registration year, extending
from February /, 1920, to February ]
1921, the total collections amounted
sS401, ,731.61, indicating an increase a
ready this year of $1,284,829,
Since 1910, when the first measure
providing for the annual registration
Of motor vehicles was passed in New
York State, there has been a steady
increase each year in this source of
revenue, and the present year, in spite
Of business depression, keeps its place
easily with the steady advance.
In only one branch OF motor vehicle
registration was there decrease. That
is in the case of motorcycles. There
have been SO far only 25,024 motor
cycle registrations issued throughout
the state, as compared with 29,342 in
1920, q decrease of 4,318. Persons who
follow the motor vehicle markets close
ly say that this may be due to the very
low prices maintaining most of the
past year for used automobiles. Since
good used car could be bought this last
year for so little more than a new mo-
torcycle cost, it is said many who might
otherwise have purchased motorcycles
may have purchased the used car in
stead.
Big Increase in Omnibuses
In every other department of the
motor vehicle registration there was a
decided increase over the 1920 regis
ttrations and collections. The greatest
increase Of all was in that of omni-
ouses. There were 81 ,915 omnibus
registrations issued by the Motor
.enlcle Bureau, as compared %, 1926 in
lSzo' an increase Of $3.50, or about So
per cent. Commercial vehicle regis
,rations increased about 80 per cent,
'he ls2l registration totalling 14O,255,
an increase OF 32,241 over the 1920 reg
istration of 10S,Ol4.
u.:Is !ne pieasure car registration, in
which there is always the greatest in
crest showed the healthy increase of
about 1S per cent. The registration of
I'M snis class of vehicles jumped from 515,-
'1S in 1920 to 1915 in 1921, an in
crease Of 66,142. Dealers registrations
INCREASED 458, a jump from 3,4O8 in
VszO to 1856 in 1921, or an increase of
ABOUT IA per cent.
>. ine largest increase was among the
licenses issued for trailers, rather than
lot omnibuses, but since trailers are
aos motor driven, this class is con-
adered somewhat apart from the
0saers. Registrations for trailers
snow the enormous increase of 76 per
ssent, jumping from 1854 in 1920 to
Svsl in 1921, an actual increase of
1857, indicating, perhaps, the great
growth OF the use of the automobile
iof camp travelling.
"nen 1t comes to the personal Ii
esases issued, there were 18 per cent
;lose ~ chauffeurs registrations issued
~ os, ls2l than in 1920, the figures being
;Ssl,oo4 and 196,377, respectively, an
increase of 34.627 Licenses for
ooppsefators ops jumped from 1l9,s0s to ILL.,,
NO. an increase OF 1857, OR about 43
per cent
Amounts Collected
me following table indicates the
ss,Aount of money collected by the
aotor Vehicle Bureau for all classes
VI VI. registrations, with the increase in
.a., .a.S years sums, the 1921 figures in
e.N sssn case being complete only to De-
tte"oer 3, the latest date available now