RAILWAY TRAFFIC
RETURNS FOR HOLIDAY PERIOD FIGURE S WELL MAINTAINED Notwitbstundirg finaneial stringenc the holiday returns at the Rotoru; railway station have not fallen ver largely below those of last year Figures supplied by the stationmastei show that in 1030-31, hetween Decemfier 14 and Januarv 8, 165 first-clasf tickets and 1440 second-class wero issued, the revenue received being £270 15s ld and £1266 8s 5d respeetively. For the same period in 19-31-32 164 first-class and 1304 second-class tickets were issued, showing a reduc-
non of one first-class and 136 se-cond-class tickets. The revenue also fell by £390 18s ld, but it must be reremembered that this is partly accounted for by the redueed fares and also by the fact that many public works employees used the train last Christmas, whereas this year they spent the holidays in Gisborne and other places not served by the railways,
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 119, 12 January 1932, Page 6
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