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(a) Internal Scheduled Services (1) New Zealand National Airways Corporation At 31st March, 1947, services were being operated by New Zealand National Airways Corporation over the following routes :

Traffic statistics for these routes for year ended 31st March, 1947, were — • • : r : i i i i i

The following is a summary of traffic statistics for New Zealand National Airways Corporation for the years 1936—47 : i i i i i i i_ ... I

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Route. Routemiles. Frequency. Auckland-Dunedin (via Palmerston North, Wellington, and Christchurch) Dunedin-Invercargill Auckland-Wellington (via New Plymouth and Palmerston North) Auckland-Gisborne (via Tauranga) Auckland-Gisborne Gisborne—Wellington (via Napier and Palmerston North) Auckland - Kaitaia (via Whangarei and Kaikohe) N elson-W ellington-Blenheim, 720 105 355 215 209 270 170 135 Once daily in each direction (except Sunday), plus two daily return trips WellingtonChristchurch and one daily return trip Wellington-Auckland (except Sunday). Once daily in each direction (except Sunday). Once daily in each direction (except Sunday). Once daily in each direction (except Sunday). Once daily in each direction (except Sunday). Once daily in each direction (except Sunday). Once daily in each direction (except Sunday). Wellington-Blenheim, seven trips daily in each direction (except Sunday) ; Wel-lington-Nelson, five trips daily in each direction (except Sunday). Total route-miles 2,179

Route. Hours flown. Miles flown. Passengers. Freight. Mail. Passengermiles. Freight Tonmiles. Mail Tonmiles. lb. lb. Auckland—Dunedin 3,043 519,621 28,424 168,189 404,234 8,758,515 22,263 60,493 Dunedin—Invercargill 439 62,580 4,756 9,259 22,582 499,170 468 1,059 Auckland-Wellington 1,024 128,365 5,111 28.321 40,650 1,138,445 3,907 5,500 Auckland - Tauranga214 26,230 1,438 2,966 1,728 233,570 235 139 Gisborne Auckland-Gisborne 609 76,884 3,564 8,169 3,870 744,876 761 361 Auckland-Kaitaia 193 20,920 1,594 1,987 2,222 169,510 116 114 Gisborne—Wellington .. 823 98,402 5,041 13,438 19,793 867,330 1,194 1,581 Nelson - Wellington - 4,102 356,761 36,905 334,853 58,170 2,376,598 9.933 1,931 Blenheim 1 Totals 10,447 1,289,763 86,833 567,182 553,249 14,788,014 38,878 71,178

Year ended, Hours flown. Miles flown. Passengers. Freight. Mail. Passengermiles. Freight Tonmiles. Mail Tonmiles. lb. lb. 31st March, 1936 31st March, 1937 31st March, 1938 31st March, 1939 .. 31st March, 1940 31st March, 1941 562 71,575 1,212 861 1,055 278,970 119 108 3,000 360,140 7,192 7,160 44,184 1,623,545 772 6,394 5,219 648,688 15,909 19,189 108,148 3,603,747 2,156 14,222 7,364 922,475 25,119 40,366 190,397 4,907,471 4,505 23,316 5,821 766,740 22,113 48,508 141,136 4,515,606 5,990 16,797 2,271 322,249 10,370 23,176 73,455 2,638,580 2,728 9,574 31st March, 1942 .. 2,711 394,520 12,035 28,059 109,158 3,363,320 3,339 14,960 31st March, 1943 31st March, 1944 31st March, 1945 .. 31st March, 1946 .. 31st March, 1947 . - 2,737 387,500 11,990 42,504 163,703 3,351,675 4,596 21,244 3,140 461,509 15,213 50,852 172,002 4,815,115 6,278 26,482 3,942 609,475 23,501 92,269 225,337 7,368,383 12,492 40,155 5,242 727,044 31,189 111,200 336,256 8,152,057 14,144 48,696 10,447 1,289,763 86,833 567,182 553,249 14,788,014 38,878 71,178