New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 79

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3515

NELSON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1927. 1926.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. .. 94 142
2nd Class.. .. .. 3,319 4,116
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,413 4,258
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 23 52

Goods,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. 76 59
Sheep and Pigs .. .. 70 517
——— ———
Total .. .. 146 606
——— ———

Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 132 234
Other Goods .. .. 1,496 1,705
——— ———
Total .. .. 1,628 1,939
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 334 9 4 396 11 10
Parcels .. .. 120 1 2 112 0 5
Goods .. .. 698 13 10 948 9 11
Labour and demurrage 12 4 8 14 3 1
——— ———
Total .. .. £1,165 9 0 £1,471 5 3

PICKTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1927. 1926.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 562 631
2nd Class .. .. 1,980 2,538
——— ———
Total .. .. 2,542 3,169
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 90 66

Goods,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. 56 114
Sheep and Pigs .. .. 3,010 2,205
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,066 2,319
——— ———

Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 37 63
Goods .. .. 4,116 3,234
——— ———
Total .. .. 4,153 3,297
——— ———

PICKTON SECTION—continued.

REVENUE,—
1927. 1926.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 408 1 4 451 8 1
Parcels .. .. 132 11 9 151 14 2
Goods .. .. 1,585 8 3 1,389 18 1
Labour and demurrage 134 10 3 136 15 2
——— ———
Total .. .. £2,260 11 7 £2,129 15 6

NON-OPERATING REVENUE.

  1.  1926.

    MISCELLANEOUS .. £28,504 4 11 £21,563 19 9

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES.

LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

PASSENGERS—
1927. 1926.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 197 232
2nd Class .. .. 509 637
——— ———
Total .. .. 706 869
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 3 2

Goods,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. 27 23
Sheep and Pigs .. .. 186 450
——— ———
Total .. .. 213 473
——— ———

Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 118 82
Other Goods .. .. 431 457
——— ———
Total .. .. 549 539
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 148 1 10 168 5 2
Parcels .. .. 58 7 10 65 16 6
Goods .. .. 293 12 3 305 10 10
Labour and demurrage 5 1 3 2 16 4
——— ———
Total .. .. £505 3 2 £542 8 10

  1.  1926.

    REFRESHMENT-ROOMS, ADVERTISING, MOTOR SERVICE, AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY SERVICES £14,989 14 6 £14,593 1 0

DEPARTMENTAL DWELLINGS £7,258 6 5 £6,515 10 2

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR, 1927–28.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1927, to 15th October, 1927.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Road Motor Services. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1927 257,930 348,632 1,368,942 2,457,416 296,113 4,729,033 335,575
1926 301,091 409,026 1,528,549 2,787,588 .. 5,026,254 315,198
Increase .. .. .. .. 296,113 .. 20,377
Decrease 43,161 60,394 159,607 330,172 .. 297,221 ..
All Sections. Cattle. Sheep and Pigs. Total. Timber. Other Goods. Total.
No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1927 278,716 3,005,309 3,284,025 310,129 3,389,384 3,699,513
1926 233,058 2,981,158 3,214,216 367,353 3,361,903 3,729,256
Increase 45,658 24,151 69,809 .. 27,481 ..
Decrease .. .. .. 57,224 .. 29,743


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