Feilding Railway Station

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 31, 6 February 1937, Page 3

Feilding Railway Station

FOUR WEEKLY RETURNS. INCREASED REVENUE REVEALED. The Feilding railway returns for the four weekly period ending January 30th are notified by the stationmaster, Mr D. Finlay, as follows (the figures in parentheses are for the same period last ' Jear): Returns Inwards. I Cattle, 292 (327); sheep, 42,635 (29,409); timber, 27,000 ft. (103,500 ft.); goods tonnage, 1578 (1275); parcels revenue, £52 (£50); goods revenue, £3208 (£2465). Outward Traffic. Passengers 1829 (2142); passenger revenue, £525 (£602); cattle, 508 (288); sheep, 43,046 (37,031); goods tonnage, 1499 (1384); goods revenue, £4712 (£3481); parcels, £64 (£75); miscellaneous, £lO6 (£81); total revenue, £5407 I (£4239). Commenting on the decrease in fhe passenger traffic this year, the stationmaster attributed this to the prevalence of infantile paralysis and tho bad weather. The large increase in the outward returns for sheep was due to the lateness of the season. Goods tonnage showed an increase which was principally due to the heavy loading of wool from the district and the local scouring works. Dealing with the inwards returns Mr Finlay stated that the heavy movement of store sheep and lambs was responsible for the larger transhipments, which were in turn caused by the rapidly rising market for stock. The lull in the timber trade was reflected in the smaller amount of footage handled by the railway this year.