HOLIDAY RAILWAY TRAFFIC

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17983, 7 January 1922, Page 7

HOLIDAY RAILWAY TRAFFIC

WELLINGTON STATISTICS. A return has been prepared showing the passenjer, parcels, and luggage traffic from Thorndon railway station, Wellington, ' for the period December 16 to January 5 in 1919-1920, 1.920-1921, and 1921-1922, respectively. During the poriod specified, ttio number of passengers taking train from the station was 21,334 in 1919-1920, 23,67,5 in 1920-1921, and 21,914 in 1921-1922, while tie revenue figures, in the same order, were £10,619, £12,266, and £11,751. The Auckland passengere numbered 910, 976, and 860 j the suburban passengers, 12,259, 13,993, and 13,213; and the passengers bound for other stations, 8165, 8819, and 7551. , . Keeping the figures for the three «• i spective years still in the same order (1919-1920, 1920-1921, 1921-1922), the return compares the revenues of the three Christmas Eves, the three Boxing Days, and the three New Years' Days as underr - St £t Christmas Eve .. 1140 1118 796 Boximt Day • . .. 074 1745 1078 New Year's Day .. 408 794 658 The parcels revenue between December , 16 and January 3 in the throe consecutive holiday seasons was as follows: — 1919-1920. £1569; 1920-1921, £1733; 19211922, £1874. Luggage was cheeked as fo'lows:—Outward checkings, 4097, 4194, 4022; inward checkings, 3644, 3868, 3470.