New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 65

Page 2701

✨ Railway Traffic Returns



AUG. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2701

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 21st July, 1928, and for the corresponding period, 1927:—

KAIHU SECTION.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 50 61
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 1,662 1,865
Total .. .. .. .. 1,712 1,926
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. 2 5
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. .. 1 2
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 80
Total .. .. .. .. 1 82
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. .. 44 309
Other Goods .. .. .. .. 298 229
Total .. .. .. .. 342 538
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. .. .. 239 19 9 168 3 5
Parcels .. .. .. .. 43 13 11 54 9 8
Goods .. .. .. .. 143 6 6 251 7 7
Labour and demurrage 8 12 11 11 13 3
Total .. .. .. .. £441 13 1 £485 13 11

GISBORNE SECTION.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 683 640
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 3,060 2,897
Total .. .. .. .. 3,743 3,537
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. 8 5
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. .. 92 62
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. .. 2,561 2,652
Total .. .. .. .. 2,653 2,714
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. .. 759 586
Other Goods .. .. .. .. 5,031 4,073
Total .. .. .. .. 5,780 4,659
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. .. .. 696 5 5 654 0 2
Parcels .. .. .. .. 132 15 9 126 2 11
Goods .. .. .. .. 1,849 2 8 1,508 10 8
Labour and demurrage 20 13 1 15 19 9
Total .. .. .. .. £2,698 16 11 £2,304 13 6

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 45,190 52,467
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 278,309 291,418
Total .. .. .. .. 323,499 343,885
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. 35,932 33,837
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. .. 29,023 22,791
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. .. 136,488 104,416
Total .. .. .. .. 165,511 127,207
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. .. 21,061 22,800
Other Goods .. .. .. .. 187,871 202,805
Total .. .. .. .. 208,932 225,605

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NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES—continued.

REVENUE,— 1928. £ s. d. 1927. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. .. .. 86,779 16 3 90,910 10 7
Parcels .. .. .. .. 16,183 1 4 15,738 16 11
Goods .. .. .. .. 171,152 6 9 169,867 5 10
Labour and demurrage 6,209 3 3 4,899 7 11
Total .. .. .. .. £280,324 7 7 £281,416 1 3

NORTH ISLAND.—ROAD MOTOR SERVICE.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS .. .. .. .. 198,252 35,308
REVENUE .. .. .. .. £6,809 4 10 £1,378 1 1

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 30,901 32,935
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 183,145 182,185
Total .. .. .. .. 214,046 215,120
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. 13,389 11,868
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. .. 6,340 6,230
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. .. 223,135 113,023
Total .. .. .. .. 229,475 119,253
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. .. 21,343 18,063
Other Goods .. .. .. .. 237,957 204,670
Total .. .. .. .. 259,300 222,733
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. .. .. 38,935 0 4 39,489 18 0
Parcels .. .. .. .. 8,748 7 6 8,678 2 7
Goods .. .. .. .. 146,006 13 9 127,989 17 6
Labour and demurrage 5,129 15 2 4,718 7 10
Total .. .. .. .. £198,869 16 9 £179,876 5 11

SOUTH ISLAND.—ROAD MOTOR SERVICE.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS .. .. .. .. 5,101 2,852
REVENUE .. .. .. .. £413 6 6 £240 3 9

WESTPORT SECTION.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 12 34
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 4,381 4,300
Total .. .. .. .. 4,393 4,334
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. 23 33
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. .. 9 1
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. .. 61 295
Total .. .. .. .. 70 296
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. .. 217 246
Other Goods .. .. .. .. 49,447 42,402
Total .. .. .. .. 49,664 42,648
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. .. .. 342 18 3 346 3 10
Parcels .. .. .. .. 89 6 5 89 15 9
Goods .. .. .. .. 9,243 11 8 8,012 11 0
Labour and demurrage 747 13 7 673 11 3
Total .. .. .. .. £10,423 9 11 £9,122 1 10


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