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Subsidiary Service Expenditure.—The particulars of the expenditure in connection with subsidiary services are as follow :— 1935-36. 1934-35. 1933-34. £ £ £ Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. 9,399 10,269 9,610 Refreshment service .. .. .. 84,976 77,685 72,872 Bookstall service .. .. .. 43,042 34,564 19,102 Advertising service .. .. .. 29,391 27,942 30,159 Departmental dwellings .. .. .. 156,692 155,302 150,781 Leases of bookstalls, &c. .. .. 11,464 11,481 10,667 Road motor services .. .. .. 94,682 84,606 76,816 £429,646 £401,849 £370,007 The variations shown above are analysed under their separate heads later in this report. PASSENGER TRAFFIC, An analysis of the passenger traffic is as follows : —

Compared with the year 1934-35, the variations in passenger traffic, other than season tickets, are as follow : —•

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I 1936. 1935. Variation. Passenger journeys— Number. Number. Number. Per Cent. Ordinary.. .. .. .. 7,963,824 7,809,035 +154,789 1-98 Season .. .. .. .. 12,394,700 11,845,432 +549,268 4-64 Total .. .. .. 20,358,524 19,654,467 +704,057 3-58 Revenue— £ £ £ Ordinary.. .. .. .. 1,286,059 1,193,372 + 92,687 7-77 Season .. .. .. .. 180,558 175,316 + 5,242 2-99 Total .. .. .. 1,466,617 1,368,688 + 97,929 7-15 Passenger train-miles .. .. 4,747,525 4,653,708 + 93,817 2-02 Revenue— Per mile of line .. .. .. £449 £419 +£30 7-15 I r ,

Journeys. Description. Variation. 1936. 1935. Number. Number. Number. Per Cent. Standard fare .. .. .. 3,285,197 3,280,370 + 4,827 0-15 Suburban .. .. .. .. 2,298,021 2,221,420 + 76,601 3-45 Day and special excursion and other re- 2,380,606 j 2,307,245 + 73,361 3-18 duced fares 7,963,824 7,809,035 +154,789 1-98 Revenue. Description. — ■ — Variation. 1936. 1935. £ £ £ Per Cent. Standard fare .. .. .. 1,001,588 929,848 + 71,740 7-72 Suburban .. .. .. .. 75,118 73,945 + 1,173 1-59 Day and special excursion and otter re- 209,353 189,579 + 19,774 10-43 duced fares 1,286,059 1,193,372 + 92,687 7-77