H.—37.

APPENDIX D—continued. East Coast Airways, Ltd. (a) Operations for Year ended 30th June, 1938.

(b) Years 1936-38.

Notes.—(i) The freight-ton-miles for 1930 were estimated; (ii) The operations of the company were suspended between 17th March and 7th December, 1936; (iii) East Coast Airways commenced operations on 15th April, 1935, and was absorbed by Union Airways of New Zealand, Ltd., on Ist July, 1938.

Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd. (a) Operations for Year ended 31st March, 1939.

(b) Years 1935-39.

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6 6 § ■ period - - c 5 djS 2*2 ftS i3 Period. g« $e s m ®a ®? w? £"g PS fi& | I 3 s s J fa Mg a g h| H | h| | W S PM PH IS p* w 2 S 3 o § P5 I lb. lb. Per Cent. Quarter ending 30th'June, 594 60,428 2,940 11.933 7,407 317,265 534 453 642 622 611 95-1 1938 Total .. 594 60,428 2,940 11,933 7,407 317,265 534 453 642 622 611 95-1 Note.—East Coast Airways was absorbed by Union Airways of New Zealand, Ltd., on 1st July, 1938.

Period. | Hours | Miles ttowl , Pa88ellger8 . Frelght . | Mal , j Pa = er- Freight- Mail-ton Year ending — lb. ib. 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. 1,322 129,363 3,808 10,507 98 365,568 888 4 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. 450 43,272 1,758 587 1,421 164,928 24 58 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. 1,828 171,210 5,941 1,730 9,321 610,182 107 525 Quarter ending 30th June, 1938 .. .. 594 60,428 2,940 11,933 7,407 317,265 534 453 Total .. .. .. .. 4,194 404,273 14,447 24,757 18,247 1,457,943 1,553 1,040

* r ; i —— g g 1 . 8. b . 'S - n „ f I I S 1 2 -a-g 5$ ft| at s Quarter ending gl g jn | .g> d |a || g, gg gfc 3 g g i a a s a £§3 a 'S H e H | I « Ah r-5 Ah & g g £h lb. lb. PerCent. 30th June, 1938 .. 162 17,205 180 3,799 17,010 17,515 190 926 344 344 342 99-4 30th September, 1938 165 16,735 160 5,520 19,698 17,222 294 1,098 348 348 345 99-1 31st December, 1938 .. 156 16,320 134 12,525 22,207 13,120 575 1,249 329 329 328 99-7 31st March, 1939 .. 189 20,906 188 6,502 16,099 19,227 417 928 415 415 413 99-5 Total .. 672 71,166 662 28,346 75,014 67,084 1,476 4,201 1,436 1,436 1,428

S | Mile, flow,, | Passengers. | Freight. | Mai.. | lb. lb. Period ending 31st March, 1935 .. .. 315 31,500 595 2,637 1,841 10,000 120 75 Year ending— 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. 872 87,233 1,030 10,774 17,568 37,270 038 809 31st March. 1937 .. .. .. 1,018 101,800 948 13,621 45,417 54,010 638 2,348 31st March, 1938 .. .. •• * 1,010 102,262 978 20,331 60,524 53,055 800 2,415 31st March, 1939 .. .. .. 672 71,177 662 28,346 75,014 67,084 1,476 4,201 Total .. .. .. .. 3,887 393,961 4,213 75,709 200,364 221,419 3,672 9,848 * Note. —(i) Commenced operations on 18th December, 1934 ; (ii) Passenger and ton mileages for years ending 31st March, 1937 and 1938 are estimated.