RAILWAY RETURNS.
The following is'the revenue and traffio'return for the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth section of railways for the period April 25 (25 days) compared with the 'corresponding period of 1907 \(27 days)
Passengers,— ' 1908. 1907. 1st Class ' ... ... 49,667 48.769 2nd Class ... „. ... 223,56-1, 210,800 . . . 'Total ... ' 273,231 259,569 Season Tickets ... 3,828 " 4,251 Parcels, etc.,— No. No. Parcels ... ... ... ... 17,763 20,519 Horses ... ..: '616 554 Carriages ... 81 82 Dogs ... ... 1,600 1,357 v Total ... ... ... ,20,060 22,512 Goods, — . No. No. Drays ... ... ... ... 21 53 Cattle • ... 3,862 2,526 . Calves 1 V ..." .... ... ' ... ' 489 . 277 . Sheep ... ... 143,998 194,074 Pigs . "... .... ... 8,721 8,858 .. Total ... ... ... 157,091 205,783 Tons.. 1 Tons. Chaff, Lime; otc. ... ! ... j 4,344 3,724 • Wool ... ... '338 409 Firewood ... ... ... ' ... 3,840 3,498 Timber 10,693 12,149 Grain' ... ... ... ■ ... 10,680 9,104 Merchandise ... ... 13,079. 14,602 Minerals ... ... ... ... 12,206 14,616 . Total ... 55,186 58,100 ■Bomiio,—.; • s. d. £ s. tl. Passengers' ... ... 26.SS7 11 1 23,962 17 4. • Parcels, , Luggage, ■/ and Mails ... 3,353 19 1 3,383 0 4 Goods ' , 27,286 15 7 30,037 7 2 Miscellaneous '. ... .1,092 18 8 . 811 4 7 Rents and Commis'n 2,172 7 11 1,587 6 2 ■ ' Total , ... ...'.£60,793 12 4 .£59,781 15' 7
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 210, 29 May 1908, Page 8
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174RAILWAY RETURNS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 210, 29 May 1908, Page 8
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