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APPENDIX D. Scheduled Aircraft Services. (a) Statistics for the Year ended 31st March, 1939.

(b) Statistics of Operations, 1935-39.

Commercial Flying: Non-scheduled (Taxi) Services. (a) Year ended 31st March, 1939.

(b) Years 1928-39.

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g g if. lis. J.Sia. •§ | "i £ go I = 1 93 I! ?J Si si si I Company. g« |« | f a If g? gf fi| £S gf f i_W 9 £_ | H | I j § | i lb. lb. | j Per Cen t Union Airways of New 7,364 922,475 25,119 j 40,366 190,397 14,907,471 4,505 23,316 3,167 3,162 3,154 99-5 Zealand, Ltd. Cook Strait Airways, Ltd. 4,191 520,326 24,318 ! 85,633 43,562 1,495,206 2,539 1,278 6,492 6,252 6,224 95-8 East Coast Airways, Ltd. 594 60,428 2,940 11,933 7,407 317,265 534 453 642 622 611 95-1 Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd. 672 71,166 662 , 28,346 75,014 67,084 1,476 j 4,201 1,436 1,436 1,428 99-4 Total .. 12,821 1,574,395 53,039 166,278 316,380 6,787,026 9,054 129,248 11,737 11,472 11,417 I I I

.*** | , Miles H ( »vn. Pa„ S . Freight. Mall. —'" ~ I I j | Year ending— lb. lb. 31st March, 1935 .. .. .. 315 31,500 595 2,637 1,841 10,000 120 75 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. 3,220 346,171 9,106 26,123 19,431 860,295 1,758 957 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. 6,588 776 938 24,251 44,074 111,377 2,673.860 2,047 9,288 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. 11,327 1,331,100 43,782 81,853 216,238 5,518,363 4,301 18,205 31st March, 1939 .. .. .. 12,821 1,574,395 53,039 166,278 316,380 6,787,026 9,054 29,248 Total .. .. .. 34,271 4,060,104 130,773 320,965 ! 665,267 15,849,544 17,280 57,773

Aircraft. Number w Company. — of Passengers. Freight. No. Types. Trl P a - r 3 D.H. 86 .... 1 lb. Union Airways of New Zealand, Ltd. 4 Lockheed 10a .. 139 1,357 55 6,265 172 L 2 D.H. 84 .. ..J Cook Strait Airways, Ltd. .. .. 5 D.H. 89 .. .. 52 327 49 5,977 East Coast Airways, Ltd. .. .. 2* D.H 84 .. 9 57 2 144 Air Travel (N.Z.) Ltd. .. | 3 D H " " } 2 ' 736 3 ' 580 i' 263 130,666 Waikato Aviation Co. .. .. 1 Desoutter .. 1,083 1,714 363 32,320 Southland Airways .. .. 2 D.H. 80a .. .. 1,507 2,530 649 73,072 29,774 New Zealand Aerial Mapping .. 1 Monospar S.T. 25 .. 28 58 25 2,480 Queenstown - Mount Cook Airways .. 1 Waco, Q.D.C. .. 291 719 140 1,263 Totals .. .. .. 24 .. 5,845 10,342 2,546 252,187 29,946 * Replaced from 26th April, 1938, by D.H. 86 aircraft of Union Airways.

Period. Trips. Passengers. Miles flown. Freight. lb. 1928 to 31st March, 1933 .. .. 7 13,217 13,508 4,052 314,031 Year ending— 31st March, 1934 .. .. .. 7 1,545 2,280 872 67,888 31st March, .1935 .. .. .. 7 2,381 3,804 827 66,755 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. 11 903 2,420 676 65,580 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. 12 3,002 6,708 1,154 112,648 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. 18 2,802 7,774 1,870 187,545 31st March, 1939 .. .. .. 24 5,845 10,342 2,546 252,187 29,946 Totals .. .. .. .. 29,695 46,836 11,997 1,066,634 29,946