FEWER PASSENGERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 940, 5 April 1930, Page 10

FEWER PASSENGERS

ANNUAL RAILWAY RETURNS FOR AUCKLAND GOODS REVENUE INCREASES The annual returns of the Railway Department for the Auckland district disclose an increase in the revenue 1 front goods traffic but a decrease in passenger revenue. For the 12 months ended March 31. 1930, a comparison with the figures for the 1925-29 period shows that there has been keen competition in the carriage of passengers and castgoods, livestock and bulk goods beinghandled to a greater extent by the railways. For the 1929-30 period, the total revenue in traffic was £2,010.592. compared with £2,054.014 for 1925-29. For the past year the goods traffic retuins, including livestock and timber, amounted to £1.326,642. an increase of £ 6.252 over the 1925-29 period. A return of £99.576 was received from the parcels business, as compared with £90,724 the previous -year. Revenue from passengers was cenel’a red with £592.420, a decrease oi £43,529. Miscellaneous revenue amounted to £ 35.453, compared witu £50,510 in 1925-29. a decrease ot £15,027. . A substantial increase in the number of livestock carried was shown. Cattle numberin'- ”90,452 were transported, compared with 237,919 in the 1925-29 period, an increase of 56.623 - There was an increase of 49.424 sheep and pigs, the figures being 1.141.531 and 1.092.107, respectively. A total 80.55 S tons of timber was carried in the 1929-30 period. compared with 97,245 tons in the 1925-29 period, a dccrase of 16.687 tons. General goods conveyed amounted to 1,611.850 tons, a decrease of 69,810 below the previous year. Passenger traffic decreased also, m the two rears under review the figures were 1 5'99,327 and 2.117.324. respectively. a decrease of 217.997 passengers for the past year. A total of J season tickets were issued during 30. compared with 229,929 in 19-8--9.