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STATEMENT No. 17. Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

(2) OPERATING REVENUE.

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; T »„„11,! Passengers. Live-stock. Goods. ! L oS!n — — — - - ' - - " ' - "■■■'■ Gross Section. u f P™ 'j | [ I | I | Total Traffic. First Class. Second Class. Total. Tickets Cattle. ' Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Timber. Goods. Total. Tonnage. . - - . - . Miles. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 108 15,085 15,193 50 8 354 78 440 20 3,226 8,613 11,839 11,859 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 774 18,927 19,701 35 1,266 94 106,559 1,396 109,315 4,759 8,374 25,973 34,347 39,106 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,486 274,561 3,977,565 4,252,126 328,686 253,971 475,941 4,896,709 564,973 6,191,594 332,573 173,926 2,318,925 2,492,851 2,825,424 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 171,799 3,205,331 3,377,130 126,992 79,886 7,507 5,137,625 45,260 5,270,278 234,772 180,942 2,365,936 2,546,878 2,781,650 Westport .. .. .. .. 36 168 56,961 57,129 678 109 .. 71 .. 180 39 1,705 305,296 307,001 ! 307,040 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 337 36,301 36,638 610 946 573: 29,928 1,405 32,852 1,611 134 17,219 17,353 18.964 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 5,351 45,767 51,118 494 654 60 124,707 .. 125,421 5,209 110 34,598 34,708 39,917 | 1 Total railway operation .. .. 3,320 453,098 i 7,355,937 7,809,035 457,545 336,840 484,175 10,295,953 613,112 11,730,080 578,983 368,417 5,076,560 5,444,977 6,023,960 Lake Wakatipu steamers ... .. .. .. 25,153 25,153 3 170 .. 15,731 - : . r j 15,901 686 1,051 6,832 7,883 8,569 i < ' £ ; ) v - I - . '1 ' I

llevenue. Mileage. ... r J ; — 1 y : Length » Per Section. 0pen Parcels, Mi ? e o£ Traffic. |X° t ° Lu S ge ' ; Coa°chtag Goods ' Damage, Total Goods. Operating Train Train. Stating, Total Passengers. iickets. and Ooacmng. &( ,_ Revenue. Annum Mile. ic - Malls - (Average). Miles. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ d. Number. Number. Number. Kaihu .. .. .. .. i 24 805 235 1,187 2,227 3,119 31 3,150 5,377 224 95-68 13,488 2,993 16,481 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 1,493 437 1,407 3,337 15,883 74 15,957 19,294 322 106-97 43,288 8,851 52,139 North Island Main Line and Branches ..- 1,486 762,974 117,316 194,761 1,075,051 2,299,881 . 57,754 2,357,636' 3,432,686 2,310 126-87 j 6,493,591 2,055,962 8,549,553 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 419.648 54,731 92,584 566,963 1.733,950 46,410 1,780,360 2,347,323 1,473 143-27 : 3,932,213 1,509,175 5.441,388 Westport .. .. .. .. 36 2,890 761 799 4,450 58,588 2,783 61,371 65,821 1,828 255-29 i 61.879 41,301 103,180 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 1,988 973 354 3,315 8,112 50 8,162 11,477 179 69-71 39,512 10,241 49,753 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 3,575 863 1,005 5,443 18,901 1,742 20,643 26,086 466 147-56 42,429 22,787 65,216 Total railway operation .. 3,320 1,193,373 , 175,316 292,097 1,660,786 4,138,434 108,844 4,247,278 5,908,064 1,780 133-44 10,626,400 3,651,310 14,277,710 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 4,179 ! 45 855 ' 5,079 5,534 23 5,557 10,636 ! > i J • . - : I I I i