New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 72

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✨ 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.
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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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