Railway Traffic Statistics




Nov. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2891

NELSON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1929. 1928.
No. No.
1st Class.. .. .. 75 95
2nd Class .. .. 5,161 3,290
——— ———
Total .. .. 5,236 3,385
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 157 19

Goons,—
No. No.
Cattle and Calves .. 118 170
Sheep and Pigs .. 618 254
——— ———
Total .. .. 736 424
——— ———
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 109 105
Goods .. .. 2,231 1,468
——— ———
Total .. .. 2,340 1,573
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 478 10 2 339 18 11
Parcels .. .. 125 16 2 151 1 1
Goods .. .. 1,028 4 9 891 10 5
Labour and demurrage 277 5 8 3 14 8
——— ———
Total .. £1,909 16 9 £1,386 5 1
——— ———

PICKTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1929. 1928.
No. No.
1st Class.. .. .. 550 660
2nd Class .. .. 2,659 3,626
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,209 4,286
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 28 4

Goods,—
No. No.
Cattle and Calves .. 85 58
Sheep and Pigs .. 1,381 2,398
——— ———
Total .. .. 1,466 2,456
——— ———
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 242 57
Goods .. .. 3,017 2,699
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,259 2,756
——— ———

PICKTON SECTION—continued.

REVENUE,—
1929. 1928.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 348 6 9 457 11 5
Parcels .. .. 141 12 5 129 3 9
Goods .. .. 1,520 1 9 1,333 19 5
Labour and demurrage 158 0 11 156 1 11
——— ———
Total .. £2,168 1 10 £2,076 16 6
——— ———

NON-OPERATING REVENUE.

    1. MISCELLANEOUS .. £31,595 10 10 £25,032 6 7
      ——— ———

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES.
LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

PASSENGERS,—
1929. 1928.
No. No.
1st Class.. .. .. 113 150
2nd Class .. .. 614 532
——— ———
Total .. .. 727 682
——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. ..

Goods,—
No. No.
Cattle and Calves .. 6 12
Sheep and Pigs .. 94 87
——— ———
Total .. .. 100 99
——— ———
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 129 95
Goods .. .. 628 528
——— ———
Total .. .. 757 623
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 129 11 2 122 15 2
Parcels .. .. 58 16 2 69 8 0
Goods .. .. 403 8 11 270 12 9
Labour and demurrage 4 9 0 4 8 2
——— ———
Total .. £596 5 3 £467 4 1
——— ———

    1. REFRESHMENT-ROOMS, £21,844 5 8 £20,763 6 10
      ADVERTISING, MOTOR
      SERVICE, AND OTHER
      SUBSIDIARY SERVICES
      ——— ———
      DEPARTMENTAL DWELLINGS £8,172 17 8 £9,839 3 0
      ——— ———

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR, 1929-30.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1929, to 12th October, 1929.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Road Motor Services. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1929-30 .. 195,948 294,126 1,158,786 2,264,860 1,671,273
1928-29 .. 220,403 330,130 1,265,334 2,457,334 1,443,120
Increase .. .. .. .. .. 228,153
Decrease .. 24,455 36,004 106,548 192,474 ..
All Sections. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Timber. Other Goods. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1929-30 .. 218,223 241,914 3,218,656 143,198 3,821,991 315,927 3,652,951 3,968,878
1928-29 .. 233,921 209,030 3,194,732 136,519 3,774,202 300,445 3,435,183 3,735,628
Increase .. .. 32,884 23,924 6,679 47,789 15,482 217,768 233,250
Decrease .. 15,698 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..


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