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When the three services operated by Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd. —namely, HokitikaNelson (via G-reymouth and Westport), Hokitika-Weheka (via Waiho), and HokitikaOkuru (via Haast) —were taken over by New Zealand National Airways Corporation they were replaced by two services operating over the following routes : Wellington-Hokitika (Nelson and Westport). Hokitika-Okuru (via Waiho and Haast). The following is a summary of scheduled traffic statistics for all services for the years 1935-48 :

The following licences were held at 31st March, 1948, by New Zealand National Airways Corporation staff : " B " Licence .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 Navigator's Licence — First Class .. .. .. .. .. ..3 Second Class .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Radio Telegraph Operator's Licence — First Class .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Second Class .. .. .. .. .. 2 Third Class .. .. .. .. .. ..75 Temporary .. .. .. .. .. 13 Radio Telephone Operator's Licence .. .. .. 6 Flying Instructor's Authority .. .. .. 12 Aircraft Engineer's Licence.. .. .. .. .. 72 (b) Internal Non-scheduled Services The following is a traffic summary of non-scheduled services for the year ended 31st March, 1948 : Trips .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,174 Hours flown .. .. .. .. .. 2,034 Miles flown .. .. .. .. .. 234,653 Passengers .. .. .. •• % • - 3,199 Freight (lb.) .. .. .. .... 13,254,190 Freight ton-miles .. .. .. .. 448,891

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Year ended, Hours flown. Miles flown. Passengers. j Freight. MaD. Passengermiles. | I Freight Ton- ! miles. Mail Tonmiles. lb. lb. I i 31st March, 1935 .. 315 31,500 595 2,637 1,841 10,000 120 75 31st March, 1936 3,220 346,171 9,106 26,123 19,431 860,295 1,758 957 31st March, 1937 6,588 776,938 24,251 44,074 111,377 2,673,860 2,047 9,288 31st March, 1938 .. 11,327 1,331,100 43,782 81,853 216,238 5,518,363 4,301 18,205 31st March, 1939 .. 12,821 1,574,395 53,039 166,278 316,380 6,787,026 9,054 29,248 31st March, 1940 .. 10,541 1,326,234 51,802 223,018 234,989 6,478,540 12,247 21,729 31st March, 1941 5,036 645,702 37,023 206,936 130,806 4,573,822 9,585 12,555 31st March, 1942 5,206 688,723 38,058 194,858 165,670 5,062,938 9,434 17,616 31st March, 1943 .. 5,576 685,953 30,634 174,757 220,527 4,655,774 9,423 23,887 31st March, 1944 .. 6,421 832,966 37,435 191,113 244,614 6,371,007 11,426 29,677 31st March, 1945 7,129 965,787 51,754 272,251 313,013 9,299,979 18,824 44,040 31st March, 1946 .. 8,541 1,108,134 60,193 338,950 428,709 10,158,221 22,587 52,935 31st March, 1947 .. 16,443 1,502,494 140,268 634,495* 605,086* 32,642,202 90,471f 85,387f 31st March, 1948 26,735 3,320,992 154,329 1,211,345 597,231 35,695,285 126,010 97,310 * Does not include freight or mail carried by R.IT.Z.A.F. Air Transport, mail ton-miles by R.N.Z.A.F. t Includes freight ton-miles and