D.—2.

(2) OPERATING REVENUE.

STATEMENT No. 17. Comparative Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

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th Passengers. Live-stock. Goods. Own - Gross Section. j^ u ' Total Traffic. First Class. Second Class. Total. j f? c a Cattle, j Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Timber. Goods. Total. Tonnage. ! I I I 1930-31. Miles. Single. Return.' Single, i Return, j Number. Number. Number. 1 Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons Tons Kaihu .. .. 24 159 294 8,043! 10,730 19,226 15 42 .. 499 1,077 I 1,618 89 2,745 2,668 5,413 5,502 Gisborne .. .. 60 1,458 1,256 12,347 ; 15,900 ! 30,961 , 141 1,469 414 129,438 358 . 131,679 5,707 8,128 38,699 46,827 52,534 North Island Main Line 1,449 163,572 264,600 1,121,628 j2,209, 420 3,759, 220 1435,598 282,544 353,986 4,797,461 311,875 | 5,745,886 319,373 210,665 2,618,747 2,829,412 3,148,785 and Branches South Island Main Line 1,626 127,937 1255,552, 691,508 2,239,024 3,314, 021 162,950 84,592 4,495 4,825,486 26,685 4,941,258 222,776 176,324 2,732,966 2,909,290 3,132,066 a.nd Branches Westport .. .. 43 174 492 i 13,992 37,720! 52,378 537 179 20 646 .. 845 92 2,757 536,865 539,622 539,714 Nelson .. .. 64 236 530 j 8,890 j 31,976 41,632 634 460 59 21,889 468 22,876 1,054 1,048 27,275 28,323 29.377 Picton .. .. 56 5,819 , 1,996 \ 16,289 : 24,370 48,474 556 1,253 54 163,525 .. 164,832 6,961 1,428 41,342 42,770 49,731 3,322 299,355 '524, 720 jl,872, 697 ! 4,569, 140 7.265,912 600,431 370,539 359,028 9,938,944 340,463 11,008,974 556,052 403,095 5,998,562 6,401,657 6,957.709 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 1,724 | 2,264' 4,730 i 14,044 22,762 9 259 .. 8,992 .. j 9,251 446 1,169 7,005 j 8,174 8,620 ' ; I I I Totals .. ..3,322 (301,079 J526,984 [l,877, 427 4,583, 184 7,288,674 600,440 370,798 359,028 9,947,936 340,463 11,018,225 556,498 404,264 6,005,567 ,6,409,831 6,966,329

Be venue. Mileage. Length Per a j • Open I t> q „ t„ Mile of section. j or i j arceib, Labour Total Railway Per Traffl0 - pSS Sets L "fnd Se ' Coa°chL Goods ' Demurrage, Total Goods. Operating per Train Train, Shunting, rJ?otal Passengers. iickets. ; and Ooaenmg. &(J _ Revenue. Annum Mile. * c - mans. (Average). 1930-31. Miles. !££££ ££ £ ££d. Number. | Number. Number. Kailiu .. .. .. .. 24 1,288 261 1,278 2,827 2,560 39 2,599 5,426 226 76-81 16,955 j 3,454 20,409 Gisborne .. .. .. .'. 60 3,482 730 2,144 6,356 18,470 252 18,722 25,078 418 88-69 67,862 i 12,894 80,756 North Island Main Line and Branches.. 1,449 985,510 166,107 231,546 ', 1,383,163 2,505,212 79,160 2,584,372 3,967,535 2,776 140-69 6,767,998 '. 2.503,043 9,271,041 South Island Main Line and Branches.. 1,626 530,796 77,327 119,577; 727,700 1,818,372 66,835 1,885,207 2,612,907 1,606 147-87 4,240,893 1,700,186 5,941,079 Westport .. .. .. •• 43 3,198 761 1,329 5,288 103,401: 7,037 110,438 115,726 2,691 314-05 88,440 | 71,316 159.756 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64! 2,841 1,169 1,649 5,659 14,686 78 14,764 20,423 319 101-64 48,224! 15,120 63,344 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 4,261 994 1,753 7,008 24,656 2,628 27,284 34,292 612 159-73 51,526 30,865 82^391 3,322 1,531,376 247,349 359,276 ' 2,138,001 4,487,357 ! 156,029 4,643,386 6,781,387 2,053 1 144-26 11,281,898 4,336,878 15,618,776 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 3,412 116 872 4,400 4,740 26 4,766 9,166 I Totals .. .. .. 3,322 1,534,788 247,465 360,148 2,142,401 4,492,097 | 156,055 4,648,152 6,790,553 2,053 144-26 11,281,898 4,336,878 15,618,776