RAILWAY REVENUE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 6

RAILWAY REVENUE

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHJtISTCHURCH, January 22. Interesting figures respecting the operations of the Railway Department's principal subsidiary services were disclosed today in a statement by the Minister of Railways, (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan.) "For the four weeks ended January 7," he said, "the refreshments brancn revenue totalled £20,811, compared with £19,364 for the same period last year, an increase of £1447, or 7.47 per cent. Separate accounts which made up. the total were as follows, last year's figures being shown in parentheses: Dining-rooms £4261 (£3870), counter rooms, £16,259 (£15,236), hairdressing saloon and weighing machines £291 (£258). "The gross revenue from the bookstalls section for the four weeks amounted to £9539, which was £765 more than the receipts for the corresponding period of 1937-38, an increase of 8.71 per cent." Speaking of the road services, Mr. Sullivan said that though a useful comparison with last year's holiday period was not possible, as more passenger road routes were being operated now than there were this time last year, the figures relating to special charters (sports, picnics, etc.), and overland tours were encouraging. For the seven weeks from' November 20, 1938, to January 7, 1939, 504 vehicle trips were run over a distance of 56.----138 vehicle miles, conveying 396 parties and comprising a total of 12,866 passengers.