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STATEMENT No. 15. Comparative Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1927 (1) operating traffic.

Passengers. Live-stock. Goods. , .. Length i , . . Gross Total lection Open for Sheep • Tonnage. Traffic. First class Second Class. Total. Tictets. Cattle. and Total. | Timber. Goods. Total. Pigs. ; . - . 1926-27. Miles. Single. Return. Single. Return. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu .. .. 24 260 508 13,565 14,330 28,663 65 17 1,490 1,507 65 3,590 3,763 7,353 7,418 Gisbome .. .. 60 5,030 2,848 27,159 26,622 61,659 255 2,269 120,879 123,148 5,523 9,910 50,651 60,561 66,084 North Island Main Lines 1,299 342,327 419,792 1,806,574 3,082,514 5,651,207 419,648 282,737 4,516,576 4,799,313 266,346 364,879 2,657,116 3,021,995 3,288,341 and Branches B( South Island Main Lines 1,618 212,662 412,088 930,558 2,758,390 4,313,698 162,477 104,090 4,067,802 4,171,892 194,258 274,459 2,704,964 2,979,423 3,173,681 and Branches Westport .. .. 43 225 554 24,978 52,040 77,797 1,000 161 2,275 2,436 130 6,450 664,562 671,012 671,142 Nelson-; .. •• 64 1,010 1,920 22,015 51,662 76,607 834 402 14,571 14,973 705 2,733 28,481 31,214 31,919 Pioton.'. .. •• 56 7,827 4,016 23,190. 30,214 65,247 799 1,386 178,918 180,304 7,577 1,421 52,169 53,590 61,167 3,164 569,341 841,726 2,848,039 6,015,772 10,274,878 585,078 391,062 8,902,511 9,293,573 474,604 663,442 6,161,706 6,825,148 7,299,752 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 2,936 3,766 6,181 17,304 30,187 16 250 8,336 8,586 409 682 7,606 8,288 8,697 Totals .. .. 3,164 572,277 845,492 2,854,220 6,033,076 10,305,065 585,094 391,312 8,910,847 9,302, 159 475,013 664,124 6,169,312 6,833,436 7,308,449 1925-26. Miles. Single. Return. Single. Return. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu .. .. 24 451 790 13,227 13,472 27,940 16 26 942 968 46 6,948 4.467 11,415 11,461 Gisborne .. .. 60 6,134 3,234 33,475 24,374 67,217 369 1,017 122,901 123,918 5,223 11,755 46.582 58,337 03,560 North Island Main Lines 1,276 399,863, 547,262 2,048,831 3,742,186 6,738,142 432,790 280,322 4,098.589 4,378,911 248,889 434,346 2,659,034 3,093, 380 3,342.269 and Branches South Island Main Lines 1,618 240,657 533,900 995,560 2,943,764 4,713,881 164,169 108,466 3,804,779 3,913,245 185,059 305,853 2,645,621 2,951,474 3,136,533 and Branches Westport .. .. 43 252 786 27,362 53,698 82,098 1,217 144 2,093 2,237 128 6,304 582,011 588,315 588,443 Nelson .. .. 61 1,244 2,636 23,189 51,614 78,683 997 562 20,521 21,083 991 3,820 30,620 34.440 35,431 Pioton .. .. 56 11,225 ; 4,024 29,837 34,676 79,762 714 1,112 160,140 161,252 6,743 1,628 60,624 62,252 68,995 3,138 659,826 1,092,632 3,171,481 6,863,784 11,787,723 600,272 391,649 8,209,965 8,601,614 447,079 770,654 6,028,959 6,799,613 7,246,692 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 3,069 3,034 5,932 13,722 25,757 20 174 10,170 10,344 460 922 8,068 8,990 9.450 Totals.. .. 3,138 662,895 1,095,666 3,177,413 6,877,506 11,813,480 600,292 391.823 8,220,135 8,611,958 447,539 771,576 6,037,027 6,808,603 7,256,142