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STATEMENT No. 17. Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1934. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

(2) OPERATING REVENUE.

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I T ,, Passengers. Live-stock. Goods. i Length ® Gross Section. j 11 I j j . rr To^ Traffic. First Class. | Second Class. Total. J Cattle, j Calves. | Sheep. Pigs. J Total. Timber. Goods. Total. tonnage. j I 1 ; I ; I : 1933-34 I Miles. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number Number.: Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. I Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu .. .. ! 24 134 17,661 17,795 7 25 26 j 332 668 1.051 55 1,055 j 2,973 4,028 4,083 Gisborne . .. ..60 814 19,316 20.130 35 571 | 102,211 224 103,006 4,290 4,635 ! 22,666 27,301 31,591 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,486 263,545 3,833,742 4,097,287 320,266 237,492 591,155 |4,754,186 459,785 6,042,618 321,877 156,964 2,161,206 2,318,170 2,640,047 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1.594 174,491 3,055,905 3,230,396 120,660 72,593 13,840:4,692,857 30,758 4,810,048 214,142 137,156 2,260,832 2,397,988 2.612,130 Westport . .. 36 136 53,353 53.489 695 119 ..I 355 .. 474 54 1,141 290,099 291,240 291,294 Nelson . 64 270 38,411 38,681 553 568 1,082 i 31,196 1,134 33,980 1,548 141 18,449 18,590 20,138 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 5,811 47,757 53,568 526 504 136 j 166,539 13 167,192 6,837 130 35,949 36,079 42,916 Total railway operation .. .. 3,320 445,201 7,066,145 7,511,346 442,742 311,872 606,239 -9,747,676 492,582 11,158,369 548,803 301,222 4,792,174 5,093,396 5,642,199 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 23,740 23,740 4 120 .. 16,692 .. 16,812 708 946 6,065 7,011 7,719

Revenue. Mileage. __ j - Length j Per Section. for „ 0 Labour, Total Railway Per Traffic. Ordinary Season Luggage, Total Goods. Demurrage, Total Goods. Operating per Train Train. g ' Total. Passengers. Tickets. ; and Ooaehing. & Keyenue Annum Mile. &c - Mails - (Average). 1933-34. Miles. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ ££d. Number. Number. ' Number. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 922 233 1,231 2,386 1,405 33 1,438 3,824 159 66-47 13,808 2,545 | 16,353 Gisborne .. .. .. ..60 1,456 427 1,664 3,547 12,352 97 12,449 15,996 267 103-46 37,108 7,965 ! 45,073 North Island Main Line and Branches.. 1,486 741,020 115,454 187.010 1,043,484 2,188,127 54,301 2,242,428 3,285,912 2,235 126-61 6,228,946 1,930,984 8,159,930 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 412,078 53,009 89,711 554,798 1,625,376 40,651 1,666,027 2,220,825 1,393 142-49 3,740,547 1,413,237 5,153,784 Westport .. .. .. .. 36 2,855 712 762 4,329 56,600 2,393 58,993 63,322 1.759 251-23 60,492 40,252 100,744 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 2,714 915 477 4,106 7,472 61 7,533 11,639 182 71-77 38,923 10,209 49,132 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 3,686 853 1,034 5,573 19,913 1,831 21,744 27,317 488 150-20 43,650 22,724 66,374 Total railway operation .. 3,320 1,164,731 171,603 281,889 1,618,223 3,911,245 99,367 4,010,612 5,628,835 1,704 132-92 10,163,474 3,427,916 13,591,390 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 3,900 46 860 4,806 4,790 10 4,800 9,606