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STATEMENT No. 17. Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

(2) OPERATING REVENUE.

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Passengers i Live-stock. i Goods. .Length: . ° | | | Gross | Open | ; ; j j i t I | | | Total Traffic. First Class. Second Class. Total. Wesson Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Timber. Goods. | Total. Tonnage. Miles Number Number, i Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. | Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. v .. * 94' 170 13,059 ! 1.3,229 131 1 .. •. • • 1 .. 639 1,254 1,893 1,893 * al , hu 40 1 084 16 471 17,555 42 2,538 .. 98,363 .. 100,901 4,781 9,641 51,743 61,384 66,165 S .fw,™,, at; i„ T ine "and Branches " 1 561 183! 863 4,740,350 4,924,213 698,784 442,327 588,873 4,908,864 484,894 6,424,958 397,485 303,474 3,195,989 3,499,463 3,896,948 M T» S T f and Branches ' 1 604 149 319 3 062 634 3 211 953 272 205 91,787 24,088 3,846,509 37,162 3,999,546 .187,519 203,359 2,821,653 3,024,912 3,212,431 South Island Mam Lme and Branches .. l,W4 » 49 600 49 852 586 109 .. 64 .. 173 39 1,101 423,102 424,203 424,242 Westport a 8 , 5()6 8Q2 17j6g . 2rUg ; 21,251 1,029 68 17,926 17,994 19,023 Picton " " " •• 56 3,132 45 [860 48,992 489 914 88 137,193 40 j 138,235 j 5,799 658 ; 46,791 47,449 53,248 Total railway operation.. .. 3,390 338,055 7,945,012 8,283,067 972,769 [538,182 613,851 9,008,688 524,344 110,685, 065 596,652 518,940 6,558,358 7,077,298 7,673,950 T . ,,, , , . 11 530 11,530 .. 133 .. 7,594 .. 7,727 348 280 6,578 6,858 7,206 Lake Vakatipu steamers .. j •• I *>''

Revenue. Mileage. T o™n h r ° f Sectl0n ' Traffic Ordinary Season Luggage, Total G d Demurrage, Total Goods. Operating Train- (avenue) sh ™ tm S- Total. xramc. Pa3senge is. Tickets. ; and Coaching. &e _ 6 Hevenue. Annum mile. (JieYenue). &c. Mails. (Average). iirji £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ I £ d. Number. Number. Number. „ 24 6 90 333 1,153 2,106 845 176 1,021 3,127 130 59-00 12,720 3,997 16,717 a ' hu •' " " " Tq ! 055 634 991 2,680 24,799 558 25,357 28,037 572 130-74 51,469 10,824 62,293 WnrrtTJaTiH Main Line and Blanches " 1 561 192,695 231,799 1,698,783 3,686,490 108,202 3,794,692 5,493,475 3,544 151-41 8,707,798 2,861,337 11,569,135 Wh lln Man Ltoe and '' 604 561 194 78 131 94 316 733,641 2,270,801 82,403 2,353,204 3,086,845 1,934 166-66 4,445,163 1,847,428 6,292,591 South Island Main Line and Urancnes .. i,w ooi, » , g 92,881 97,098 2,697 342-02 68,134 51,804 119,938 5f t P° rt ■■ l'225 1 065 212 2,502 7.380 133 7,513 10.015 167 62-64 38,373 10,431 48,804 p? t S °" " " ;' g 6 3,'493 '909 1,028 5,430 31,581 6,029 37,610 43,040 j 769 239-44 43,141 47,003 90,144 Total railway operation .. 3,390 1,844,789 274,546 330,024 1~449,359~ 6,109,293 202,985 6,312,278 8,761,637 ; 2,599 I 157-31 ! 13,366,798 4,832,824 j 18,199,622 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. • - •• 2,115 12 450 j 2,577 4,728 57 4,785 7,362 .. .. .. j