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Waikato Independent, Volume XLI, Issue 3890, 11 August 1941, Page 1

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THE CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY VALUABLE GOODS TRAFFIC Three abnormal factors—the restrictions in the use of petrol, the increased output of primary industries and the transport of troopshave combined in causing greater use. than ever before of New Zealand Railways.

The increase has been revealed in the Railways Statement which has just been released by the Minister, the Hon. R. Semplc, and it is shown that there has been much increased activity on the Cambridge line.

Due to restrictions on road transport, the number of sheep sent from Cambridge last season was a record.

The total was 75,727, whereas the previous highest figure was 71,654 in 1938. Other outward stock figures were also high. The outward goods were the second highest in. the past ten years, and inward goods created a record with 41,803 tons. For the first time in the past ten years at least over a million superficial feet of timber were brought to Cambrige by rail. There were also 10,000 superficial feet of timber sent from the Cambridge station, the greatest amount since 1931, when the figure was 29,800. Details of the business transacted at the Cambridge station for the past ten years are as follows:

Passenger Service • The total number of passengers carried from Cambridge was 4,720, and 92 of these used daily season tickets. In the previous year there were 4,085 passengers, 102 being season ticket holders. The total revenue from outward traffic was €11,793, compared with £9,556 last year. Details of revenue are: Ordinary passengers. €1,309; season tickets, €100; Parcels, luggage and, mails, €345: goods, €lO,028; miscellaneous. £ll.

Outward Stock Cattle i Sheep and and Calves Pigs " 1932 15,002 42,550 1933 1.8,181 38,515 1934 20,802 44,227 1935 19,414 50.540 1936 .... 21,558 44,555 1937 20,859 54,926 1938 .... 24.191 71,654 1939 18,128 57,515 1940 18,590 67,498 1941 19,629 Inward Stock 75,727 Cattle Sheep and and Calves Pigs 1932 1,919 8,538 1933 1,641 5,516 1934 1,779 10,507 i 1935 2,597 8,280! 1936 2,735 10,382 1 1937 3,503 14,715 1938 4,047 18,3951 1939 3,583 9,565 1940 1,922 9,042 1941 _ 2,644 Outward Goods 11,606 Goods Timber Tons Feet 1932 .... , .... 1,031 1,200 1933 1,216 5,900 1934 1,120 1.935 1,144 2,300 1936 1,237 6,700 1937 3,219 2,000 1938 1,914 200 1939 1,773 7,300 1940 1,997 9,000 1941 2,516 Inward Goods 10,000 Goods Timber Tons Feet 1932 33,359 792,300 1933 28,946 383,800 1934 .... 31,971 332,500 1935 32,469 233,500 1936 .... 35.844 215,500 •1937 39,746 462,900 i 1938 ... 39,584 449.700 11939 ... 35,203 525,300 j 1940 35,107 429,400 1941 .... 41,863 1.289,000