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APPENDIX C. Comparative Statement showing Traffic at Palmerston North.

APPENDIX D. Return of Goods Traffic, Palmerston North. —Local and Through. Periods ended 11 th December, 1920, 8th January, 5th February, 1921 (twelve weeks).

APPENDIX E. Traffic Department, Palmerston North Station, 18th March, 1921. In re Private-siding Traffic, Palmerston North. Memorandum for General Manager, Wellington. As requested by you, I beg to submit the following : —

Number of Wagons in and out, to and from, Private Sidings at Palmerston North during Year ended 28th February, 1920.

I regret I am unable to give each firm separately without very much more time for research. J. L. Morgan, Stationmaster.

1897. 1900. 1905. 1910. 1914. 1920. 1921. Percentage oi: Increase, 1897-1921. Outuwrds. 154,467 363 5,067 59,009 1,758 1,271 4,066 12,734 174,062 495 9,343 50,508 1,278 917 4,117 16,445 202,788 817 6,701 59,163 915 1,066 2,820 26,021 224,523 710 6,026 55,080 1,256 944 2,601 34,168 424 473 777 646 800 • 400 558 409 Passengers Season tickets Cattle and calves Sheep Pigs Timber Minerals Other goods No. Tons 42,834 124 687 7,450 140 189 395 6,708 50,810 236 1,441 8,568 985 215 7,117 9,341 132,143 394 5,924 37,178 3,089 979 4,147 8,977 Total goods tonnage 7,292 16,673 14,103 18,071 21,479 29,907 37,713 41.7 Revenue. Passengers, ordinary.. Passengers, season Parcels Luggage and mails .. Goods Miscellaneous Rents and commissions £ 7,982 32 | 970 £ 9,098 171 1,069 £ 10,300 405 f 1,532 I 732 7,180 98 1,791 £ 30,956 1,732 2,404 802 14,902 232 479 £ 38,777 2,029 3,153 970 19,483 202 503 £ 03,050 2,497 4,326 1,766 34,592 391 1,120 £ 77,164 2,440 5,221 2,137 51,958 740 1,260 992 7,525 | 059 2,740 32 624 4,893 04 588 1,596 2,212 102 Total revenue .. 65,177 107.742 12,380 10,483 28,098 51,507 140,920 1,038 Inwards. Cattle and calves Sheep Pigs Timber Minerals Other goods No. Tons 513 20,120 143 3,874 1,470 8,117 1,381 32,955 322 9,271 1,717 10,785 2,455 2,101 38,702 37,141 1,614 ! 807 19,591 i 7,009 7,536 ] 9,843 23,133 20,067 5,098 33,224 088 13,192 13,020 34,483 6,695 02,408 11,173 10,662 14,898 40,202 4,907 50,371 15,113 14,742 19,905 47,260 808 152 10,469 281 1,258 482 Total tonnage 13,401 21,773 50,260 42,919 00,695 65,822 81,967 509

Division. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Timber. Minenls 0ther Minerals. Goodg 1. Looal traffic at Palmerston North 2. Traffic from and to stations south of Palmerston North to and from Bunnythorpe and stations north thereof 3. Traffic from and to stations south of Palmerston North to and from Whakaronga and stations east thereof 4. Traffic from and to stations Bunnythorpe and north thereof to and from Whakaronga and stations east thereof Totals No. 1,110 1,854 730 No. 40 79 322 No. 17,186 98,681 55,105 No. 5,778 1,884 729 Sup. Ft. 1,945,000 3,545,900 330,800 Tons. 5,042 13,011 2,209 Tons. 16,928 19,259 10,781 1,736 100 51,016 17 3,912,300 6,026 8,570 5,430 541 221,988 8,408 9,740,000 20,288 55,538

Nui Lber of Wagons loaded. Sidings. Per Year. In. Per Month. Per Year. Out. Total in and out p e r Per per |) ay . Month. [ Year. IcGill's and Perrson's Jook's and Tong's . . Jlausen's, Watson's, and Barraud and Abraham's 1,166 1,015 1,228 98 84 T V 102* 486 j 1,072 247 40| 891 aoA 1,652 2,087 1,475 5 7 5