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STATEMENT No. Comparative Statement of Operatinv Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

Passengers. Live-stock. Goods. Section. I Open for I Sheen I I Traffic. First Class. j Second Class. Total. ' Tickets. ' Cattle - and ! Totai - ' Sf Timber. Goods. Total. " 1928-29. Miles. Single. Return. Single. Return. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu .. .. 24 265 284 10,459 13,038 24,046 32 68 1,616 1,684 83 1,811 4,381 6,192 6,275 Gisborne .. .. 60 ! 5,172 2.370 23,302 30,344 61.188 223 1,384 101,858 103,242 4,537 9.690 51,416 61,106 65,643 North Island Main Lines 1,413 237,414 354,332 1,491,470 2,743,628 4,826,844 480,421 526,478 4,816,592 5,343,070 305,800 288,736 2,867,016 3,155,752 3,461,552 and Branches South Island Main Lines 1,627 176,076 351,780 837,057 2,579,440 3,944,353 173,650 103,459 4,530,762 1 4,634,221 214,742 260,969 2,879,950 3,140,919 3,355,661 and Branches Westport .. .. 43 161 406 20.943 44,736 66,246 542 212 1,187 1,399 112 4,232 630,821 635,053 635,165 Nelson .. .. 64 744 1,114 16,494 44,990 63,342 801 1,286 27,368 28,654 1,487 2,065 28,895 30,960 32,447 Picton .. .. 56 7,581 3,076 20,667 28,924 60,248 486 1,507 205,991 ; 207,498 8,680 523 47,499 48,022 56,702 3,287 427,413 713,362 2,420,392 5,485,100 9,046,267 ! 656,155 634,394 9,685,374 10,319, 768 535,441 568,026 6,509,978 7,078,004 7,613,445 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 2,526 4,014 5,436 16,750 28,726 : 14 , 290 j 10,555 j 10,845 510 1,058 7,618 8,676 9,186 Totals.. .. 3,287 429,939 717,376 2,425,828 5,501,850 9,074,993 I 656,169 ! 634,684 ! 9,695, 929 10,330,613 535.951 569,084 6,517,596 7,086,680 7,622,631 1927-28. Miles. Single. Return. Single. Return. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu .. .. 24 221 332 11,312 13,512 25,377 53 64 2,015, 2,079 100 1,868 3,966 5,834 5,934 Gisborne .. .. 60 4,415 2,014 24,182 26,686 57,297 246 1,318 110.236 111,554 4,808 9,558 50,286 59,844 64,652 North Island Main Lines 1,315 279,970 351,698 1,621,302 2,765,510 5,018,480 463,938 352,978 4,760,735 5,113,713 297,393 316,357 2,707,667 3,024,024 3,321,417 and Branches South Island Main Lines 1,618 193,131 365,896 878,033 2,533,646 3,970,706 166,255 102,893 4,224,305 4,327,198 200,152 236,559 2,788,109 3,024,668 3,224,820 and Branches Westport .. .. 43 242 620 23,190 49,854 73,906 695 146 2,096 2,242 128 3,172 647,396 650,568 650,696 Nelson .. .. 64 680 1,306 18,014 47,134 67,134 777 718 18,539 19,257 960 2,055 27,973 30,028 30,988 Picton .. .. 56 7,709 4,168 19,866 27,904 59,647 777 1,625 181,789 183,414 7,764 989 51,128 52,117 59,881 ' j j 3,180 486,368 726,034 2,595,899 5,464,246 9,272,547 632,741 459,742 9,299,715 9,759,457 511,305 570,558 6,276,525 6,847,083 ■ 7,358,388 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 2,584 3,200 5,806 15,020 26,610 22 201 13,272 13,473 592 763 7,019 7,782 8,374 Totals .. 3,180 488,952 729,234 2,601,705 5,479,266 9,299,157 632,763 459,943 9,312,987 9,772,930 ' 511,897 571,321 6,283,544 6,854,865 7,366,762