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operated services with Douglas Dakota aircraft between Auckland and Christchurch, with an intermediate stop at Paraparaumu, while subsidiary services have been provided on the route Auckland-New Plymouth-Wellington using Dominie aircraft. Details of the civil services operated by Union Airways and Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd., are given in the following paragraphs:—
(a) Internal Air Services (1) Union Airways of New Zealamd, Ltd. Services were operated by Union Airways of New Zealand, Ltd., over the following routes: —-
Traffic statistics for these routes for year end,ed 31st March, 1916, were—
The following is a summary of traffic statistics for Union Airways of New Zealand, Ltd., for the years 1936-46:
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Route. Routemiles. Frequency. Auckland-Dunedin (via Palmerston North, 720 Once daily in each direction except Sunday, Wellington, and Christchurch) with additional return trips WellingtonChristchurch. Dun edin-Invercargill 105 Once daily in each direction. Palmerston North - Gisborne 180 Thrice weekly in each direction. Gisborne-Auckland 209 Thrice weekly in each direction. Total route miles 1,214
Route. 'Hours flowa. Miles flown. Passengers. Freight. Mail. Passengermiles. Freight Tonmiles. Mail Tonmiles. lb. lb. Auckland-Dunedin . . 4,014 580,007 21,811 99,123 315,112 6,753,112 13,330 47,491 Duned in-In vercargill 319 42,840 3,026 3,920 10,608 317,730 184 486 Palmerston North496 56,127 3,662 5,093 8,221 519,005 344 533 Gisborrte Gisborne-Auckland .. 413 48,070 2,690 3,064 1,990 562,210 286 186 Total 5,242 727,044 31,189 111,200 336,256 8,152,057 14,144 48,696
Year ended, Hours flown. Miles flown. Passengers. Freight. Mail. Passengermiles. Freight Tonmiles. Mail Tonmiles. lb. lb. • 31st March, 1936 562 71,575 1,212 861 1,055 278,970 119 108 31st March, 1937 3,000 360,140 7,192 7,160 44,184 1,623,545 772 6,394 31st March, 1938 5,219 648,688 15,909 *19,189 108,148 3,603,747 2,156 14,222 31st March, 1939 7,364 922,475 25,119 40,366 190,397 4,907,471 4,505 23,316 31st March, 1940 5,821 766,740 22,113 48,508 141,136 4,515,606 5,990 16,797 31st March, 1941 2,271 322,249 10,370 23,176 73,455 2,638,580 2,728 9,574 31st March, 1942 2,711 394,520 12,035 28,059 109,158 3,363,320 3,339 14,960 31st March, 1943 2,737 387,500 11,990 42,504 163,703 3,351,675 4,596 21,244 31st March, 1944 3,140 461,509 15,213 50,852 172,002 4,815,115 6,278 26,482 31st March, 1945 3,942 609,475 23,501 92,269 225,327 7,368,383 12,492 40,155 31st March, 1946 5,242 727,044 31,189 111,200 336,256 8,152,057 14,144 48,696