Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




JUNE 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1767

NELSON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1929. 1928.
No. No.
1st Class.. .. .. 151 200
2nd Class .. .. 4,462 4,481
——— ———
Total .. .. 4,613 4,681
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 20 206

Goods,—
No. No.
Cattle and Calves .. 162 91
Sheep and Pigs .. 1,784 2,300
——— ———
Total .. .. 1,946 2,391
——— ———
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. 137 91
Goods .. .. .. 2,969 3,027
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,106 3,118
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 578 16 9 677 10 2
Parcels .. 141 18 11 122 18 6
Goods .. 1,485 4 11 1,497 7 0
Labour and demurrage 5 9 1 10 16 7
——— ———
Total .. £2,211 9 8 £2,308 12 3
——— ———

PICKTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1929. 1928.
No. No.
1st Class.. .. .. 792 676
2nd Class .. .. 3,501 2,916
——— ———
Total .. .. 4,293 3,592
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 115 165

Goods,—
No. No.
Cattle and Calves .. 132 151
Sheep and Pigs .. 9,390 11,563
——— ———
Total .. .. 9,522 11,714
——— ———
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. 29 34
Goods .. .. .. 3,799 4,919
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,828 4,953
——— ———

PICKTON SECTION—continued.

REVENUE,—
1929. 1928.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 621 17 7 598 14 8
Parcels .. 126 14 8 134 3 0
Goods .. 1,647 17 7 2,365 11 9
Labour and demurrage 143 16 7 205 6 4
——— ———
Total .. £2,540 6 5 £3,303 15 9
——— ———

NON-OPERATING REVENUE.

  1.  1928.

    MISCELLANEOUS .. £21,472 17 7 £22,960 0 2
    ——— ———

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES.
LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

PASSENGERS,—
1929. 1928.
No. No.
1st Class.. .. .. 267 304
2nd Class .. .. 821 795
——— ———
Total .. .. 1,088 1,099
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 3 5

Goods,—
No. No.
Cattle and Calves .. 9 33
Sheep and Pigs .. 3,742 3,700
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,751 3,733
——— ———
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. 172 34
Goods .. .. .. 950 473
——— ———
Total .. .. 1,122 507
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 193 2 5 201 17 4
Parcels .. 72 9 1 72 13 11
Goods .. 777 7 2 377 15 1
Labour and demurrage 4 2 7 7 13 0
——— ———
Total .. £1,047 1 3 £659 19 4
——— ———

  1.  1928.

    REFRESHMENT-ROOMS, £21,795 15 4 £21,396 18 9
    ADVERTISING, MOTOR
    SERVICE, AND OTHER
    SUBSIDIARY SERVICES
    DEPARTMENTAL DWELLINGS £8,364 10 1 £7,620 14 4
    ——— ———

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR, 1929–30.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1929, to 25th May, 1929.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Road Motor Services. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1929–30 62,395 96,914 356,006 732,496 483,941 1,731,752 99,588
1928–29 68,521 120,652 392,599 856,082 410,454 1,848,308 108,540
Increase .. .. .. .. 73,487 .. ..
Decrease 6,126 23,738 36,593 123,586 .. 116,556 8,952
All Sections. Cattle. Sheep and Pigs. Total. Timber. Other Goods. Total.
No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1929–30 70,761 1,985,871 2,056,632 88,550 1,137,129 1,225,679
1928–29 79,292 1,899,727 1,979,019 77,388 1,042,531 1,119,919
Increase .. 86,144 77,613 11,162 94,598 105,760
Decrease 8,531 .. .. .. .. ..


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