APRIL 3.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

WESTPORT SECTION.

                   1924.    1923.

PASSENGERS,-- No. No.
1st Class .. .. 55 56
2nd Class .. .. 8,057 8,058
Total .. .. 8,112 8,114
Season Tickets .. .. 273 322
Goods,--
Cattle .. .. 11 11
Sheep and Pigs.. .. 158 332
Total .. .. 169 343
Tons.
Timber .. .. 606 605
Other Goods .. .. 51,999 53,837
Total .. .. 52,605 54,442
REVENUE,--
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 1,264 14 10 784 7 5
Parcels .. 230 17 4 110 9 11
Goods .. 13,801 5 5 10,008 2 3
Miscellaneous.. 734 0 3 477 2 1
Rents and Commissions 50 11 2 149 19 3
Total .. £16,081 9 0 £11,530 0 11

NELSON SECTION.

                   1924.    1923.

PASSENGERS,-- No. No.
1st Class .. .. 591 721
2nd Class .. .. 7,263 9,664
Total .. .. 7,854 10,385
Season Tickets .. .. 221 107
Goods,--
Cattle .. .. 51 32
Sheep and Pigs.. .. 3,444 4,759
Total .. .. 3,495 4,791
Tons.
Timber .. .. 389 504
Other Goods .. .. 3,286 3,389
Total .. .. 3,675 3,893
REVENUE,--
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 700 16 10 769 11 6
Parcels .. 151 14 5 151 10 10
Goods .. 1,483 8 9 1,485 6 9
Miscellaneous.. 16 19 8 13 0 5
Rents and Commissions 55 2 7 54 17 4
Total .. £2,408 2 3 £2,474 6 10

PICTON SECTION.

                   1924.    1923.

PASSENGERS,-- No. No.
1st Class .. .. 1,537 1,107
2nd Class .. .. 5,334 4,239
Total .. .. 6,871 5,346
Season Tickets .. .. 126 133
Goods,--
Cattle .. .. 44 41
Sheep and Pigs.. .. 28,639 33,011
Total .. .. 28,683 33,052
Tons.
Timber .. .. 74 15
Other Goods .. .. 6,113 4,871
Total .. .. 6,187 4,886
REVENUE,--
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 725 16 8 613 0 9
Parcels .. 164 5 11 164 2 0
Goods .. 2,602 5 4 2,406 13 4
Miscellaneous.. 310 4 3 221 14 0
Rents and Commissions 72 9 6 70 17 6
Total .. £3,875 1 8 £3,476 7 7

LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

                   1924.    1923.

PASSENGERS,-- No. No.
1st Class .. .. 628 991
2nd Class .. .. 1,588 1,127
Total .. .. 2,216 2,118
Season Tickets .. .. 1 1
Goods,--
Cattle .. .. 6 11
Sheep and Pigs.. .. 638 224
Total .. .. 644 235
Tons.
Timber .. .. 33 36
Other Goods .. .. 453 478
Total .. .. 486 514
REVENUE,--
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 617 17 9 458 9 9
Parcels .. 115 1 2 103 7 10
Goods .. 279 4 2 282 10 9
Miscellaneous.. 2 9 11 0 19 5
Rents and Commissions 5 18 0 1 12 0
Total .. £1,020 11 0 £846 19 9

N.Z.R.--FINANCIAL YEAR 1923-24.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1923, to 1st March, 1924.

All Sections. Cattle. Sheep and Pigs. Total. Timber. Other Goods. Total.

No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1924 .. 290,471 6,323,754 6,614,225 647,307 5,267,854 5,915,161
1923 .. 270,664 6,152,844 6,423,508 605,728 5,063,999 5,669,727
Increase .. 19,807 170,910 190,717 41,579 203,855 245,434
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. ..