SOUTHLAND RAILWAYS REVENUE
INCREASE OF ALMOST £BOOO The revenue collected in the Southland railways district during the four weeks ended February 1 shows an increase of nearly £BOOO compared with 1 the same period in 1940. Most of this I increase is accounted for by a rise of [ almost £6OOO in the revenue from goods traffic. Over 5000 more passengers were carried on the railways during this fourweekly period in comparison witli last year. There was also a rise of about 40,000 in the number of sheep conveyed. The figures for the four-weekly periods of 1941 and 1940 are:— TRAFFIC j
REVENUE
1941 1940 ■ Passengers 43,513 38,338 1 Season tickets 909 929 i Road motor passengers 2,577 2,016 Road motor tons 18 23 | Cattle 1,516 1,235 ■ Sheep 131,677 91,292 ' Timber (tons) 1,424 1,364 ; Other goods (tons) 44,091 38,561
£ £ Passengers 10,217 8,542 Season tickets 305 342 Parcels 753 709 Goods 39,189 33,212 Road motor passengers 1,047 843 Road motor goods 82 120 Miscellaneous 1,498 1,357 53.091 45,125
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Southland Times, Issue 24356, 10 February 1941, Page 6
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