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STATEMENT No. 17. Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

(2) OPERATING REVENUE.

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t Passengers. Live-stock. Goods. _ - _ - Gross Section. jP™ j _ Total Traffic. First Class. Second Class. Total. ifckets Cattle. Calves. . Sheep. Pigs. Total. tonnage' Timber - Goods. Total. Tonnage. Miles. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number Number.: Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 180 15,911 16,091 64 4 .. 4 1 1,224 4,867 6,091 6,092 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 719 14,618 15,337 47 815 .. 88,128 947 89,890 3,844 9,066 28,273 37,339 41,183 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,486 268,823 4,406,996 4,675,819 376,431 344,450 675,452 4,784,845 665,523 6,470,270 373,259 227,355 2,658,780 2,886,135 3,259,394 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 158,189 3,286,946 3,445,135 134,726 89,498 17,607 4,554,047 48,356 4,709,508 215,295 210,553 2,645,698 2,856,251 3,071,546 Westport .. .. .. .. 36 183 52,562 52,745 732 259 .. 378 .. 637 101 1,133 360,485 361,618 361,719 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 221 27,765 27,986 618 488 1,208 22,737 2,063 26,496 1,236 1,075 18,394 19,469 20,705 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 4,079 47,764 51,843 445 747 194 158,466 .. 159,407 6,597 1,969 44,035 46,004 52,601 Total railway operation .. .. 3,320 432,394 7,852,562 8,284,956 513,063 436,261 694,461 9,608,601 716,889 11,456,212 600,333 452,375 5,760,532 6,212,907 6,813,240 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. .. 14,749 14,749 5 167 .. 16,970 .. 18,137 734 497 5,768 6,265 6,999 I

Revenue. Mileage. Length Per Section 0pen Parcels Mlle o£ Passengers Sete Coa°cMn g Guods - »—8«. Total Goods. Operating Ea p™ y Train Train. S — «■ Total, i assengers. lionets. ana L,oacmng. &c Revenue. Annum Mile. &c - (Average). Miles. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ d. Number. Number. Number. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 1.084 279 1,190 2,553 1,747 25 1,772 4,325 180 77-51 13,392 2,703 16,095 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 1,254 633 1,360 3.247 15,250 55 15,305 18,552 309 116-71 38,149 8,333 46,482 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,486 939,908 128,287 204,950 1,273,145 2,768,959 70,188 2,839.147 4,112,292 2,767 134-21 7,353,727 2,353,145 9,706,872 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 471,451 57.534 95,912 624,897 1,957.764 63,165 2,020,929 2,645,826 1,660 147-23 4.313,028 1,670,428 5,983,456 Westport .. .. .. .. 36 2,827 908 785 4,520 68,790 4,127 72,917 77,437 2,151 282-06 65,890 47,171 113,061 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 1,640 1,141 290 3,071 8,209 53 8,262 11,333 177 68-66 39,612 10,166 49,778 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 3,469 890 1,039 5,398 25,698 2,743 28,441 33,839 604 183-39 44,285 24,753 69,038 Total railway operation .. 3,320 1,421,633 189,672 305,526 1,916,831 4,846,417 140,356 4,986,773 6,903,604 2,079 139-61 11,868,083 4,116,699 15,984,782 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 2,316 30 494 2,840 4,253 9 4,262 7,102 .. .. .. j