Railway Traffic Statistics




3294 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 72

NELSON SECTION.

1927. 1926.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. .. 107 126
2nd Class .. .. .. 4,094 4,513
Total .. .. 4,201 4,639
Station Tickets .. .. 176 172

| GOODS,— | No. | No. |
| Cattle, Calves .. .. | 52 | 49 |
| Sheep and Pigs .. .. | 178 | 702 |
| Total .. .. | 230 | 751 |

| | Tons. | Tons. |
| Timber .. .. .. | 168 | 254 |
| Other Goods .. .. | 2,043 | 2,298 |
| Total .. .. | 2,211 | 2,552 |

| REVENUE,— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Passengers .. .. | 627 13 5 | 632 13 8 |
| Parcels .. .. | 102 6 3 | 107 9 5 |
| Goods .. .. | 771 11 7 | 921 2 6 |
| Labour and demurrage | 10 16 0 | 28 3 0 |
| Total .. .. | £1,512 7 3 | £1,689 8 7 |

PICTON SECTION.

1927. 1926.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. .. 709 791
2nd Class .. .. .. 2,824 2,818
Total .. .. 3,533 3,609
Season Tickets .. .. 150 167

| GOODS,— | No. | No. |
| Cattle, Calves .. .. | 96 | 69 |
| Sheep and Pigs .. .. | 1,810 | 1,483 |
| Total .. .. | 1,906 | 1,552 |

| | Tons. | Tons. |
| Timber .. .. .. | 224 | 72 |
| Goods .. .. .. | 4,110 | 3,278 |
| Total .. .. | 4,334 | 3,350 |

PICTON SECTION—continued.

REVENUE,— 1927. £ s. d. 1926. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 536 3 2 568 12 7
Parcels .. .. 124 19 8 139 3 9
Goods .. .. 1,765 9 5 1,290 11 6
Labour and demurrage 128 2 7 90 17 1
Total .. .. £2,554 14 10 £2,089 4 11

NON-OPERATING REVENUE.

1927. 1926.
MISCELLANEOUS .. £19,675 4 10 £18,113 4 6

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES.

LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

PASSENGERS— 1927. No. 1926. No.
1st Class .. .. 262 252
2nd Class .. .. 624 739
Total .. .. 886 991
Season Tickets .. .. 1 2

| GOODS,— | No. | No. |
| Cattle, Calves .. .. | 26 | 20 |
| Sheep and Pigs .. .. | 205 | 76 |
| Total .. .. | 231 | 96 |

| | Tons. | Tons. |
| Timber .. .. .. | 49 | 85 |
| Other Goods .. .. | 496 | 644 |
| Total .. .. | 535 | 729 |

| REVENUE,— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Passengers .. .. | 168 19 6 | 217 0 11 |
| Parcels .. .. | 62 13 5 | 63 7 1 |
| Goods .. .. | 295 6 6 | 366 14 11 |
| Labour and demurrage | 0 4 6 | 0 5 7 |
| Total .. .. | £527 3 11 | £647 8 6 |

1927. 1926.
REFRESHMENT-ROOMS, ADVERTISING, MOTOR SERVICE, AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY SERVICES £15,013 9 2 £13,554 0 1
DEPARTMENTAL DWELLINGS £7,096 15 4 £6,318 18 4

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR, 1927-28.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1927, to 17th September, 1927.

All Sections. First-class Passengers (S.) First-class Passengers (R.) Second-class Passengers (S.) Second-class Passengers (R.) Road Motor Services. Total. Season Tickets.
1927 224,488 310,046 1,195,513 2,166,424 257,077 4,153,548 287,737
1926 262,479 365,412 1,341,311 2,474,786 .. 4,443,988 271,770
Increase .. .. .. .. 257,077 .. 15,967
Decrease 37,991 55,366 145,798 308,362 .. 290,440 ..
All Sections. Cattle (No.) Sheep and Pigs (No.) Total (No.) Timber (Tons) Other Goods (Tons) Total (Tons)
1927 239,541 2,872,443 3,111,984 258,762 2,917,463 3,176,225
1926 206,112 2,848,648 3,054,760 313,893 2,930,404 3,244,297
Increase 33,429 23,795 57,224 .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. .. 55,131 12,941 68,072


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