HIGHER RAILWAY REVENUE
HEAVY CARRIAGE OF MANURES FIGURES FOR CANTERBURY DISTRICT Heavy quantities of lime and manures are being transported on the railways in the Canterbury district and other goods and passenger traffic is also being well maintained. The revenue for every class of traffic for the four weeks ended May 28 showed an increase over that for the corresponding period of last year. The revenue amounted to £109.032, as against £100,694 in May of last year. The figures for the last four-weekly period, with a comparison for those of .1937, are as follows: — Traffic
1937. 1938. Passengers 107,454 98,573 Season tickets 8,275 11,387 Road motor tickets .. 1,075 6,878 Road motor tonnage — 1,669 Cattle and calves .. 4,021 4,815 Sheep and pigs 214,505 205,243 Timber tonnage 13,439 12,616 Other goods, tonnage 108,426 111,005 Revenue 1937. 1938. £ £ Passengers ' .. 13.843 13,871 Season tickets 2,083 2,723 Parcels and luggage 2,406 2.530 Goods 77,052 82,017 Road passengers 1,833 1,931 Road goods 1,787 Miscellaneous 3,477 4,173 100,694 109,032
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22418, 3 June 1938, Page 3
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