Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




382 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 9

NELSON SECTION.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. 188 331
2nd Class .. .. 6,608 7,470
Total .. .. 6,791 7,801
Season Tickets .. 13 18
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. 37 22
Sheep and Pigs .. 734 14
Total .. .. 771 36
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 123 125
Other Goods .. 1,612 1,786
Total .. .. 1,735 1,911
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 656 0 4 824 4 8
Parcels .. .. 154 13 4 150 9 8
Goods .. .. 1,004 11 1 969 13 11
Labour and demurrage 7 2 10 12 6 1
Total .. .. £1,822 7 7 £1,956 14 4

PICTON SECTION.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class .. .. 2,743 2,061
2nd Class .. .. 9,284 7,259
Total .. .. 12,027 9,320
Season Tickets .. 22 5
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. 57 89
Sheep and Pigs .. 13,037 14,679
Total .. .. 13,094 14,768
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 51 82
Goods .. .. 2,206 2,962
Total .. .. 2,257 3,044

PICTON SECTION—continued.

1928. 1927.
REVENUE.— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,143 0 3 1,020 1 9
Parcels .. .. 168 13 2 169 4 3
Goods .. .. 1,833 10 4 2,057 6 5
Labour and demurrage 187 14 6 152 18 1
Total .. .. £3,332 18 3 £3,399 10 6

NON-OPERATING REVENUE.

1928. 1927.
MISCELLANEOUS .. £22,455 7 11 £20,686 1 9

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES.

LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

1928. 1927.
PASSENGERS— No. No.
1st Class .. .. 1,131 1,675
2nd Class .. .. 5,520 4,504
Total .. .. 6,651 6,179
Season Tickets ..
GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. 17 28
Sheep and Pigs .. 686 58
Total .. .. 703 86
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 15 31
Other Goods .. 588 573
Total .. .. 603 604
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 902 6 1 826 0 10
Parcels .. .. 83 16 11 82 19 6
Goods .. .. 426 9 2 402 2 8
Labour and demurrage 5 11 4 Cr. 0 19 0
Total .. .. £1,418 3 6 £1,310 4 0
1928. 1927.
REFRESHMENT-ROOMS, ADVERTISING, MOTOR SERVICE, AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY SERVICES £26,597 6 4 £24,633 0 3
DEPARTMENTAL DWELLINGS £7,484 13 11 £6,636 10 9

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR, 1927-28.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1927, to 7th January, 1928.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Road Motor Services. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1927-28 .. 363,165 558,346 1,960,307 3,954,098 489,710 7,325,626 469,594
1926-27 .. 426,308 656,382 2,174,467 4,399,202 73,728 7,730,087 438,357
Increase .. .. .. .. .. 415,982 .. 31,237
Decrease .. 63,143 98,036 214,160 445,104 .. 404,461 ..
All Sections. Cattle. Sheep and Pigs. Total. Timber. Other Goods. Total.
No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1927-28 .. 358,669 4,341,827 4,700,496 439,618 4,739,897 5,179,515
1926-27 .. 305,101 4,250,719 4,555,820 514,750 4,662,823 5,177,573
Increase .. 53,568 91,108 144,676 .. 77,074 1,942
Decrease .. .. .. .. 75,132 .. ..


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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for various sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Nelson Section, Picton Section, Lake Wakatipu Steamers, Non-Operating Revenue, Subsidiary Services

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections for Financial Year 1927-28

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Financial Year 1927-28