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STATEMENT No.16-continued. Comparative Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1927-continued. (2) OPERATING REVENUE.

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Revenue. Mileage. Length 1 -r * <- j— r ; 7 j Section. 0 f P® n I 1 Per Mile of Season Tickets, j Total Coaching. Goods. &c . Total Goods. | peS ra Train. Shunting. *c ToW. (Average). . . . . . j . . . . 1926-27. Miles. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. d. Number. Number. Number. Kaihu .. .. .. 24 2,129 11 7 320 4 4 1,078 14 11 3,528 10 10 3,276 7 9 119 7 0 3,395 14 9 6,924 5 7 288 10 3 94-06 17,668 5,459 23,127 XJisborne ' .. .. 60 8,850 7 5 870 3 7 2,113 11 8 11,834 2 8 24,051 9 2 293 16 8 24,345 5 10 36,179 8 6 602 19 10 102-20 84,961 15,118 100,079 North Mand | Main Lilies 1,299 1,313,574 0 6 170,391 6 11 236,748 18 4 1,720,714 5 9 2,578,047 4 4 78,968 12 9 2,657,015 17 1 4,377,730 2 10 13,386 4 5 164-11 6,402,044 )2,619, 377 9,021,421 and Br3iGcliG8 South Island Main Lines 1,618 702,402 0 5 83,696 5 4 132,574 7 8 918,672 13 5 1,826,350 12 6 54,291 19 3 1,880,642 11 9 2,799,315 5 2 1,730 2 2 167-79 4,004,155 1,715,109 5,719,264 and Branches Westport .. .. 43' 5,467 11 9 987 7 0 1,299 3 9 7,754 2 6 124,547 13 9 9,286 1 6 133,833 15 3 141,587 17 9 3,292 14 10 356-54 95,309 80,786 176,095 Nelson.. .. .. 64 6,367 7 0 1,320 11 3 1,653 9 4 9,341 7 7 13,469 14 4 535 2 4 14,004 16 8 23,346 4 3 368 8 9 78-39 71,478 19 649 91,127 Picton .. .. .. 56 6,557 2 8 1,246 0 2 1,899 3 2 9,702 6 0 26,422 12 9 2,263 19 1 28,686 11 10 38,388 17 10 685 10 4 190 95 48,249 32,724 80,973 1 . J — 1 3,164 2,045,348 1 4 258,831 18 7 377,367 8 10 2,681,547 8 9 4,596,165 14 7 145,758 18 7 4,741,924 13 2 7,423,472 1 11 2,351 6 1 166-14 Lake Wakatip a steamers .. .. 4,474 7 0 184 0 0 957 4 5 - 5,615 11 5 4,623 3 11 33 15 8 4,656 19 7 10,272 11 0 Totals .. .. 3,164 2,049,822 8 4 1259,015 18 7 ,378,324 13 3 2,687,163 0 2 4,600,788 18 6 145,792 14 3 4,746,581 12 9 7,433,744 12 11 (2,351 6 1 ! 166-14 10,723,864 [4,488,222 15,212,086 1925-26. Miles. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. d. Number. Number. Number. Kaihu .. .. .. 24 2,337 2 11 297 3 4 994 12 6 3,628 18 9 ; 4,696 2 9 85 19 8 4,782 2 5 8,411 1 2 350 9 3 113-73 17,749 5,031 22,780 Gisborne .. .. 60 10,941 1 10 1,024 8 8 j 2,563 18 10 14,529 9 4 j 24,735 1 9 300 9 10 25,035 11 7 39,565 0 11 659 8 4 120-76 78,631 16,778 95,409 North Island Main Lines 1,276 1,464,357 1 8 175,322 4 0 1251,402 14 9 1,891,082 0 5 2,568, 212 13 9 75,651 4 0 2,643,863 17 9 ;4,534, 945 18 2 3,611 3 7 176-43 6,168,991 2,539,517 8,708,508 and Branches South Island Main Lines 1,618 771,459 13 6 85,079 3 10 149,255 16 11 1,005,794 14 3 1,748,634 15 11 54,021 14 10 1,802,656 10 9 2,808,451 5 0 1,752 2 6 174-88 3,854,181 1,651.417 5,505.598 and Branches ' Westport .. .. 43 6,093 1 5 1,079 19 2 i 1,295 12 5 8,468 13 0 109,819 11 9 8,979 10 3 118,799 2 0 127,267 15 0 4 336-84 90 680 73 872 164,552 Nelson .. .. .. 61 8,113 16 5 1,571 11 4 1,619 8 7 11,304 16 4 14,744 13 0 2,232 1 9 16,976 14 9 28,281 11 1 ; 463 12 8 114-83 59'll2 i 19'223 1 78.335 Picton .. .. .. 56 8,195 14 10 1,174 13 10 2,074 9 9 11,444 18 5 28,317 1 10 2,589 10 11 30,906 12 9 42,351 11 2 756 5 7 203-03 5o'o63 31,794 81,857 3,138 2,271,497 12 7 '265,549 4 2 j409,206 13 9 2,946,253 10 6 4,499,160 0 9 143,860 11 3 4,643,020 12 0 7,589,274 2 6 \2 446 0 11 176-51 ~ " ~ Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. 4,129 10 6 187 12 10 1,065 12 11 5,382 16 3 5,149 0 1 93 3 8 5,242 3 9 10,625 0 0 ' Totals .. .. 3,1382,275,627 3 1 265,736 17 0 410,272 6 8 2,951,636 6 9 4,504,309 0 10 143,953 14 11 4,648,262 15 9 7,599,899 2 6 i2,446 0 11 176-51 10,319,407 4,337,632 14,657,039