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RETURN No. 5. Comparative Statement of Passenger and Goods Traffic for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

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Passengers. Live-stock. Goods. , .. Length ,, | i | T Gross Total section. Open for Sheep -o • 1 * Tonn&ce. Traffic. First Clasg Second Class. Total. f£fk°ts. °» tUe - a ? d Total - l"nna4 Timber. Goods. Total. I I 1 Piss ~ 1 1 I 1924-25 Miles. Single. Return. Single. Return. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Whangarei ' •• 88 26,262 7,522 89,968 85,368 209,120 1,659 3,652 51,151 54,803 3,153 36,949 169,045 205,994 209,147 Kaihu ~ ■ • I 24 576 1,014 12,303 j 15,028 | 28,921 15 34 1,347 1,381 64 8,553 3,418 11,971 12,035 Gisborne .. 60 7,531 2,784 41,421 ! 24,558 j 76,294 264 926 116,041 116,967 4,923 12,540 44,803 57,343 62,266 North Island Main Lines j 1,158 414,816 634,950 2,073,260 14,266,682 7,389,708 395,549 250,481 3,910,501 4,160,982 232,324 365,543 2,423,223 2,788,766 3,021,090 and Branches South Island Main Lines j 1,595 263,993 510,476 1,029,185 2,671,282 4,474,936 -137,215 95,116 3,833,476 3,928,592 182,161 317,803 2,533,947 2,851,750 3,033,911 and Branches Westport .. ' 43 348 896 33,043 61,508 I 95,795 1,586 110 2,607 2,717 137 6,400 585,161 591,561 591,698 Nelson ..61 1,482 1,992 23,516 29,704 ; 56,694 785 594 21,284 21,878 1,032 5,112 33,504 38,616 39,648 Picton •• 56 10,162 4,860 25,117 25,472 ; 65,611 468 768 158,908 159,676 6,589 1.071 47,861 48,932 55,521 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 2,830 3,230 6,069 14,804 26,933 13 192 10,282 10,474 469 663 7,011 7,674 8,143 Totals .. .. 3,085 728,000 1,167,724 3,333,882 7,194,406 12,424,012 537,554 351,873 8,105,597 8,457,470 430,852 754,634 5,847,973 6,602,607 7,033,459 ' ' 1923-24 Miles. Single. Return. Single. Return. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. ! Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Whangarei ' .. 88 27,167 7,284 96,829 95,136 226,416 i 2,090 1,513 51,727 53,240 2,528 24,580 173,638 198,218 200,746 Kaihu .. .. 24 917 1,230 14,235 18,954 35,336 .. 21 396 417 22 6,784 4,200 10,984 11,006 Gisborne .. .. 49 8,481 3,158 48,618 33,560 93,817 364 1,072 114,529 115,601 4,906 13,061 44,162 57,223 62,129 North Island Main Lines 1,151 445,029 737,826 2,213,133 4,926,966 8,322,954 376,759 227,809 3,409,378 3,637,187 205,408 370,517 2,295,687 2,666,204 2,871,612 and Branches South Island Main Lines 1,588 282,845 560,044 1,103,830 2,950,218 4,896,937 143,043 88,216 3,982,175 4,070,391 186,019 295,792 2,705,655 3,001,447 3,187,466 and Branches Westport .. .. 36 326 776 33,975 67,742 I 102,819 2,123 76 2,475 2,551 122 7,192 469,292 476,484 476,606 Nelson .. .. 61 1,654 1,964 25,980 36,552 66,150 945 452 19,925 20,377 934 4,946 37,907 42,853 43,787 Picton . .. 56 9,975 4,450 27,420 31,104 72,949 ; 405 1,052 134,204 135,256 5,687 j 605 58,705 59,310 64,997 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 3,008 3,294 5,455 7,176 18,933 15 223 9,162 9,385 434 639 6,095 6,734 7,168 Totals.. .. 3,053 779,402 ;1,320, 026 3,569,475 8,167, 4Q8 113,836,311 525,744 320,434 7,723,971 8,044,405 406,060 724,116 5,795,341 6,519,457 6,925,517