RAILWAY RETURNS.
. The following are tho traffic returns for the period ending February 29th, 190 S, on the Gisborne-To Karaka railway :
These returns, with the exception of parcels, show an all-round increaso. Tho number of passengers carried exceeded that for tho corresponding period last season by 548, and 84 more season tickets were taken out. Parcels decreased by 8. Goods, including live stock, increased by 410, or more, than doublo, last year’s number being 395. Miscellaneous, including chaff, wool, timber, etc., increased by 143, whilst the total revenue shows a" substantial increase of £312 2s 2d, tlie total last season being £OO2 5s Id.
Passengers,— S. R, Total. 1st Class 317 294 611 2nd Class 3,209 5,528 8,737 Total 3,626 5,822 9,348 Season Tickets 175 Parcels, etc., — No. Parcels 177 Horses ... ... Carriages — Dogs ... ... 25 Total 202 Goods, — No. Drays i Cattle ... :.. — Calves . . — Sheep 797 Pigs 7 Total 805 Tons. Chaff, Lime, etc. ... ... Wool 37 Firewood ... 42 Timber 139 Grain 215 'Merchandise 144 Minerals 475 Total ... 1,052 Revenue, — £ s. d Passengers ... 606 2 0 Parcels, Luggago & Mails ‘So b 8 Goods ... 260 11 5 Miscellaneous 0 6 2 Rents and Commission 12 2 0 Total ... £914 7 3
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2161, 9 April 1908, Page 1
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197RAILWAY RETURNS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2161, 9 April 1908, Page 1
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