RAILWAY FIGURES

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3802, 31 August 1936, Page 4

RAILWAY FIGURES

SOME INTERESTING COMPARISONS. TE AWAMUTU’S POSITION. The statistics attached to the latest Railways Statement, presented to the House on Thursday afternoon, afford opportunity for of railway, business at stations in some of the dairying districts of the South Auckland area, during the year ended March 31st, 1936.

Total number of passenger journeys undertaken from Frankton was f 102,403, from Hamilton 68,877, from Te Kuiti 56,666, from Te Awamutu 29,629, from Otorohanga 17,704, from Morrinsville 27,293, from Te Aroha 18,067, from Cambridge 5043, from Matamata 21,101, from Putaruru 18,808, from Ohaupo 17,704, and from Ongarue 15,966.'

A comparison of the first and sec-ond-class tickets issued from these stations shows that only 22 first-class tickets were issued from Ohaupo, from Ongarue 127, from Cambridge 112, from Ngaruawahia 344, from Otorohanga 449, from Putaruru 449, from Matamata 503, while Frankton Junction issued 5502. But some more surprising figures are contained in the lists dealing with cattle and calves. For instance Ngaruawahia despatched 1282, Frankton 20,710, "Hamilton 21,833, Cambridge 21,558, Morrinsville 52,674, Matamata 41,999, Putaruru 11,184, Te Aroha 13,409, Ohaupo 7243, Te Awamutu 37,707, Otorohanga 18,760, Te Kuiti 13,587, and Qngarue 1306.

Sheep and pigs were sent forward as under: Ngaruawahia 5195, Frankton 117,847, Hamilton 19,064, Cambridge 44,555, Morrinsville 157,075, Matamata 91,195, Putaruru 37,595, Te Aroha 11,118, Ohaupo 9602, Te Awatumu 128,081, Otorohanga 56,524, Te Kuiti 91,064, Ongarile 28,791. Timber railage bulks | largely at some stations. Te Kuiti is top with 138,878 hundred superficial feet, Ongarue 122,064, Putaruru 52,396, and then comes Otorohanga with 4216 and Matamata 3116.

Under the heading “other goods” we find that Ngaruawahia sent away 65,695 tons, Frankton .27,415 tons, Hamilton 13,216 tons, Cambridge 1237 tons, Morrinsvilje 19,641 tons, Matamata 6220 tons, Putaruru 4243 tons, Te Aroha 1691 tons, Ohaupo 156 tons, Te Awamutu 15,575 tons, Otorohanga 38,718 tons, Te Kuiti 51,418 tons, and Ongarue 5258 tons.

Revenue from ordinary passengers’ tickets was: Ngaruawahia £2039, Frankton £25,566, Hamilton £16,283, Cambridge £906, Morrinsville £4373, Matamata £4319, Putaruru £3683, Te Aroha £3582, Ohaupo £240, Te Awamutu £6840, Otorohanga £3lBB, Te Kuiti £10,327, and Ongarue £lB3O.

Parcels, luggage and mails yielded: From Ngaruawahia £2lO, Frankton £1357, Hamilton £3553, Cambridge £271, Mbrrinsville £1202, Matamata £531, Putaruru £319, Te Aroha £448, Ohaupo £43, Te Awamutu £1431, Otorohanga £11,87, Te Kuiti £1306, and Ongarue £lB3. Te Kuiti tops the list with the total value forwarded, accounting for £77,031, followed by Ngaruawahia £63,580, and Frankton £60,330, with Hamilton £40,099, Cambridge £5865, Morrinsville £42,837, Matamata £21,012, Putaruru £22,165, Te Aroha £7130, Ohaupo £1544, Te Awamutu £29,026, Otorohanga £24,916, and Ongarue £38,373. Among the inward figures Ngaruawahia received 153,031 cows and calves, Frankton 6702, Hamilton 888, Cambridge 2735, Morrinsville 14,983, Matamata 2127, Putaruru 2327, Te Aroha 1131, Ohaupo 1180, Te Awamutu 3868, Otorohanga 2253, Te Kuiti 2876, and Ongarue 549.

The number of pigs and sheep received was: Ngaruawahia 103,826, Frankton 76,297, Hamilton 6783, Cambridge 10,382, Morrinsville 141,562, Matamata 26,399, Putaruru 38.720, Te Aroha 3883, Ohaupo 10,188, Te Awamutu 75,765, Otorohanga 22,462, Te Kuiti 37,733 and Ongarue 4149.

Ngaruawahia bulks large with livestock handled because of the freezing works • near by, and Morrinsville and Th Awamutu because of the large stock sales. Putaruru, Otorohanga, Te Kuiti and Ongarue have high timber figures because of the proximity of sawmills.