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STATEMENT No. 17. Statement of Operating Traffic and Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. (1) OPERATING TRAFFIC.

(2) OPERATING REVENUE.

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,, Passengers. Live-stock. i Goods. Length ®. 1 Gross Section. , I | . i II „ Total Traffic. First Class. Secon-i Class. Total. 1 Catfcle ' Calves - Shee P- Pi 8 s - Total - ! Tonllg" Timber. Goods. Total. 1 L_ | ■ | r Miles. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. I Number. Number. Number/ Number. Tons. Tons. : Tons. Tons. Tons. Kaihu . 24 168 14,517 14,685 91 31 42 .. 73 12 3,718 1,675 5,393 5,405 Gisborne 60 1,015 15,083 16,098 45 1,489 .. 98,251 512: 100,252 4,451 10,466 37,232 47,698 52,149 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,489 233,983 4,404,994 4.638,977 499,421 437,630 673,487 5,157,788 685,846 6,954,751 420,154 262,764 3,025,658 3.288,422 3,708,576 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1.594 163,555 3,107,696 3,271,251 249.000 104.668 22,764 4,944.428 48,038 i 5,119,898 [236, 207 211,229 2,792,128 3,003,357 3,239,564 Westport 36 253 57,924 58,177 823 164 .. 234 .. 398 64 527 436,747 437,274 437,338 Nelson , 64 200 21,815 22,015 575 435 1.671 23,786 2,247 28,139 1,292 423 20,741 21,164 22,456 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 2,837 44,978 47,815 542 828 406 139,765 161 141,160 5,895 1,080 43,586 44,666 50,561 Total railway operation .. .. 3,323 402,011 7,667,007 8,069,018 750,497 545,245 698,370 10,364,252 736,804 12,344,671 [668,075 490,207 6,357,767 6,847,974 7,516,049 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 17,717 17,717 2 14/ | .. | 13,515 i .. 13,662 590 474 6,496 6,970 / ,560

Revenue. Mileage. Length j Per ~ Open -o i i Mile of Section. for Parcels, rp rtfo i Labour, Total Railway Per ; eh, 1T) fi nf » Traffic. Ordinary Season Luggage, r, Goods. Demurrage, Total Goods. Operating per Train Train. , g ' Totai. Passengers. Tickets. and Coaching. & "Revenue Annum Mile. &c - Mails. (Aver . age). . ■ ■ | j Miles. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ i £ j £ d. Number. Number. Number. Kaihu 24 664 298 1,161 2,123 2,597 20 2,617 4,740 ! 197 83-45 13,632 2,514 16,146 Gisborne . .. .. .. 60 1,123 604 1,202 2,929 20,525 45 20,570 23,499, 392 128-35 43,940 9,865 53,805 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,489 973,242 147,302 216,078 1,336,622 3,172,701 82,762 3,255,463 4,592,085 3,084 137-13 8,036,723 2,632,915 10,669,638 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,594 493,615 71,062 97,915 662,592 2,098,040 73,268 2,171,308 2,833,900 I 1,778 150-12 4,530,610 1,803,300 6,333,910 Westport .. 36 2,982 905 769 4,656 82,224 4,846 87,070 91,726 2,548 315-47 69,782 50,118 119,900 Nelson .. 64 1,269 1,096 247 2,612 9,261 82 9,343 11,955 187 72-04 39,826 10,651 50,477 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 2,934 925 1,085 4,944 25,949 3,027 28,976 33,920 606 187-84 43,339 25,706 69,045 Total railway operation .. 3,323 1,475,829 222,192 318,457 2,016,478 5,411,297 164,050 5,575,347 7,591,825 | 2,285 142-59 ; 12,777,852 4,535,069 17,312,921 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 2,648 38 521 3,207 | 4,387 12 4,399 7,606 .. ..