New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 8

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



426 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 8

NELSON SECTION.

1927. 1926.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 331 474
2nd Class 7,470 10,482
Total 7,801 10,956
Season Tickets 18 17
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves 22 19
Sheep and Pigs 14 1,441
Total 36 1,460
Tons. Tons.
Timber 125 308
Other Goods 1,786 1,774
Total 1,911 2,082
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 824 4 8 1,375 14 1
Parcels 150 9 8 145 7 1
Goods 969 13 11 1,099 13 2
Labour and demurrage 12 6 1 205 3 4
Total £1,956 14 4 £2,825 17 8

PICTON SECTION.

1927. 1926.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 2,061 2,847
2nd Class 7,259 9,681
Total 9,320 12,528
Season Tickets 5 3
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves 89 59
Sheep and Pigs 14,679 21,109
Total 14,768 21,168
Tons. Tons.
Timber 82 30
Other Goods 2,962 2,682
Total 3,044 2,712

PICTON SECTION—continued.

| REVENUE,— | 1927. | 1926. |
| | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Passengers | 1,020 1 9 | 1,180 17 4 |
| Parcels | 169 4 3 | 183 5 6 |
| Goods | 2,057 6 5 | 1,904 5 9 |
| Labour and demurrage | 152 18 1 | 172 9 7 |
| Total | £3,399 10 6 | £3,440 18 2 |

NON-OPERATING REVENUE.

1927. 1926.
MISCELLANEOUS £20,686 1 9 £19,799 4 7

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES.

LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

1927. 1926.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 1,675 914
2nd Class 4,504 3,608
Total 6,179 4,522
Season Tickets .. ..
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves 28 14
Sheep and Pigs 58 68
Total 86 82
Tons. Tons.
Timber 31 24
Other Goods 573 510
Total 604 534
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 826 0 10 606 10 5
Parcels 82 19 6 69 17 6
Goods 402 2 8 340 12 1
Labour and demurrage Cr 0 19 0 4 19 3
Total £1,310 4 0 £1,021 19 3
1927. 1926.
REFRESHMENT-ROOMS, ADVERTISING, AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY SERVICES £24,633 0 3 £23,123 17 1
DEPARTMENTAL DWELLINGS £6,636 10 9 £5,440 15 9

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR, 1926-27.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1926, to 8th January, 1927.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
*1927 .. 426,308 656,382 2,174,467 4,399,202 7,656,359 438,357
†1926 .. 493,569 830,952 2,383,972 5,010,996 8,719,489 444,016
Increase .. .. .. .. .. ..
Decrease 67,261 174,570 209,505 611,794 1,063,130 5,659
All Sections. Cattle. Sheep and Pigs. Total. Timber. Other Goods. Total.
No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons.
*1927 .. 305,101 4,250,719 4,555,820 514,750 4,662,823 5,177,573
†1926 .. 287,374 3,590,426 3,877,800 586,834 4,497,307 5,084,141
Increase 17,727 660,293 678,020 .. 165,516 93,432
Decrease .. .. .. 72,084 .. ..
  • Two hundred and eighty-three days. † Two hundred and seventy-seven days.


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