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STATEMENT No. 17. Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

(2) OPERATING REVENUE.

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1 ,. I Passengers. Live-stock. Goods. : _ _ ____ ____ Gross Section. j„ r . ! | lit ...' uta ' Traffic. 1 Hist Ciass. Second Class. ; Total. I Cattle - Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Timber - Goods. Total. Tonnage. J I ! ! I ! J Miles. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. I Tons. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 203 13,757 13,960 72 4 .. .. 4 j 1 2,777 1,168 3,945 3,946 Gisbome .. .. .. .. 56 1,261 14,184 15,445 48 2,055 .. 100,968 263! 103,286 4,737 10,859 61,633 72,492 77,229 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,489 211,358 4,421,018 4,632,376 614,739 439,293 599,753 4,684,599 613,020 1 6,336,665 394,454 277,928 3,039,858 3,317,786 3,712,240 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 154,365 2,869,151 3,023,516 272,252 96,382 24,428 4,466,432 44,238 4,631,480 214,218 208,293 2,811,925 3,020,218 3,234,436 Westport .. .. .. .. 216 54,247 54,463 681 155 .. 126 .. 281 57 703 443,282 443,985 444,042 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 | 249 24,441 24,690 540 558 1,975 25,286 2,525 1 30,344 i 1,423 78 17,813 17,891 19,314 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 2,549 46,437 48,986 512 777 | 180 164,789 99 ( 165,845 6,865 1,006 | 39,934 40,940 47,805 Total railway operation .. .. 3,319 370,201 7,443,235 7,813,436 888,844 539,224 626,336 9,442,200 660,145 11,267,905 ( 621, 755 501,644 6,415,613 6,917,257 7,539,012 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. .. 16,077 16,077 ,. 191 .. 12,366 .. 12,557 558 369 5,524 5,893 6,451

Revenue. Mileage. Length Per o *• Open Dn.nnio Mile of Section. fnr JrflTcels, y „ i,Total "Rjiilw&v Per Traffic. p 01 ™™- Ti'SfpS Lu ffH ge ' Goods. Demurrage. Total Goods. Operating per Train- Train. Shimting, Total. Passengers. Tickets. | and Coaching. & b Revenue? Annum mile. &e - Mails. | (Aver . age). ! I Miles. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ d. Number. Number. Number. Kaihu . . 24 661 288 1,112 2,061 1,913 20 1,933 3,994 166 71-07 13,488 2,534 16,022 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 56 1,161 607 1,106 2,874 27,882 194 28,076 30,950 553 124-58 ! 59,624 12,107 71,731 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,489 1,027,079 168,561 230,962 1,426,602 3,370,009 97,461 3,467,470 4,894,072 3,287 140-48 8,361,257 2,739,495 11,100,752 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 502,562 74,524 99,009 676,095 2,174,636 83,275 2,257,911 2,934,006 1,841 156-94 4,486,925 1,893,518 6,380,443 Westport .. .. .. .. 36 2,876 853 667 4,396 85,281 4,551 89,832 94,228 2,617 323-61 69,883 50,278 120,161 Kelson .. .. .. .. 64 1,317 1,029 210 2,556 8,493 94 8,587 11,143 174 68-19 39,218 10,502 49,720 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 3,225 903 1,104 5,232 26,722 4,712 31,434. 36,666 655 208-43 42,220; 36,750 78,970 Total railway operation .. 3,319 1,538,881 246,765 334,170 2,119,816 5,694,936 190,307 5,885,243 8,005,059 2,412 146-96 13,072,615 4,745,184 17,817,799 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .« .. 2,621 34 493 3,148 3.989 12 4,001 7,149 ! ..