RAILWAY TRAFFIC

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 101, 9 April 1936, Page 9

RAILWAY TRAFFIC

increase in Revenue in Napier COMPARATIVE RETURN The annual returns of the Napier Railway Station for the year ended March 31, 1936, show an increase in revenue that is evenly distributed among the several sources of revenue. The year just finished shows an advance on the previous year’s total revenue of £7558. The tables of traffic and revenue, both to and from Napier may be teen below, compared with the figures for the corresponding period of last year. OUTWARD TRAFFIC. 1935 1936 Passengers *. ■ ■ 50,008 52,051 Cattle 8 IS Sheep — 142 Timber (tons) .. 53 102 Goods (tons) ... 2,951 2,650 OUTWARD REVENUE. 1935 1936 £ £ Passengers 16,341 18,072 Parcels 1,598 1,716 Goods 4,975 4,888 Miscellaneous .. 222 286 Railway Buses .. 15,994 17,231 Total Revenue .. £39,130 £42,193 The following tables show inward traffic and revenue. INWARD TRAFFIC. 1935 1936 Cattle 141 300 Sheep 3,694 3,981 Timber (tons) .. 1,833 833 Goods (tons) .. 12,331 15,623 INWARD REVENUE. 1935 1936 £ £ Parcels 1,843 1,995 Goods 15,406 19,749 Total £17,249 21,744 INCREASED TRAFFIC. Increase Passengers 2,043 Cattle 169 Sheep 429 Goods (tons) 2,991 These figures, and the following table represent both inward and outward traffic and revenue. There was a decrease of 951 tons in the timber traffic. INCREASED REVENUE. Increase £ Passengers 1,731 Parcels 270 Goods 4,256 Miscellaneous 64 Buses 1,237 £7,558