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(2) OPERATING REVENUE.

STATEMENT No. 17. Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

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T „„ t v, Passengers. Live-stock. j Goods. - Gross Section. u f P™ : I ! j j "" "" f " Total Traffic. First Class. Second Class. Total. Tickets. Cattle. | Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. tonnage 4 Timber - Goods. Total. Tonnage. _ : . Miles. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number Number.: Number. Number. Number. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 138 16,422 16,560 42 8 .. 344 .. 352 16 1,068 3,774 4,842 4,858 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 636 16,171 16,807 41 1,033 2,152 ; 86,202 649 90,036 3,931 9,153 30,928 40,081 44,012 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,486 255.479 4,142,641 4,398,120 350.076 323,348 702,061 4,336.134 622,846 5,984,389 347,473 205,039 2.438,114 2,643,153 2,990,626 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 160,050 3,236,416 3,396,466 130,199 80,783 11,658 4,543,430 44,451 4,680,322 211,470 203,201 2,355,852 2,559,053 2,770,523 Westport .. .. .. .. 36 163 56,577 56,740 742 110 15 133 .. 258 43 1,758 308,713 310,471 310,514 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 302 27,719 28,021 579 1,056 1,254 \ 34,578 1,976 38,864 1,897 428 17,995 18,423 20,320 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 5,096 46,0.14 51,110 467 810 52 j 130,500 113 131,475 5,498 152 42,302 42,454 47,952 Total railway operation .. .. 3,320 421,864 7,541,960 7,963,824 482,146 407,148 717,192 9,131 ,321 670,035 |l0,925,696 570,328 420,799 5,197,678 5,618,477 6,188,805 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. .. 27,824 27,824 3 152 .. 14,785 .. j 14,937 642 974 6,267 7,241 7,883

Revenue. Mileage. . - . - - Length Per dei-tinn °P en Parrpk Mile of for Ordinu-V Season Lnaaaep Total Labour, Total Railway Per Shuntine Traffic. Passeneers Tickets 1 and ' Coaching Goods - Demurrage, Total Goods. Operating per Train Train. " g ' Total, i-assengers. iicsets. and uoacnmg. &( __ Revenue. Annum Mile. ®°- maus - (Average). Miles. £ £ £ £ £ ££ ££d. Number. Number. Number. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 861 220 1,198 2,279 1,524 21 1,545 3,824 159 68-26 13,446 2,758 16,204 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 1,355 452 1,450 3,257 15,839 75 15,914 19,171 320 107-97 42,614 9,526 52,140 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,486 827,138 121,985 201,190 1,150,313 2,476,862 62,053 2,538,915 3,689,228 2,483 130-25 6,797,905 2,232,932 9,030.837 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 448,601 55,243 93,893 597,737 1,775,795 48,993 1,824,788 2,422,525 ! 1,520 143-57 4,049,706 1,550,819 5,600,525 Westport .. .. .. .. 36 2,932 810 911 4,653 59,525 3,901 63,426 68,079 : 1,891 258-10 63,305 42,488 105,793 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 1,737 1,010 296 3,043 8,834 53 8,887 11,930 ! 186 70-88 40,394 10,301 50,695 Pieton .. .. .. .. 56 3,435 838 1,026 5,299 21,371 2,092 23,463 28,762 j 514 160-51 43,006 23,975 66,981 Total railway operation .. 3,320 j 1,286,059 180,558 299,964 1,766,581 4,359,750 117,188 4,476,938 6,243,519 j 1,881 135-60 11,050,376 3,872,799 14,923,175 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 4,442 47 | 859 5,348 5,215 24 : 5,239 10,587 j .. .. |