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APPENDIX D Routes Operated by Domestic Scheduled Services During 1949-50
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Route No. Route. Route Miles. Frequency. 1 Palmerston North - Dunedin (via Wel468 One south-bound trip daily, plus one lington and Christchureh) .. north-bound trip daily Dunedin-Christchurch-Wellington. 2 Dunedin-Invercargill 107 Three trips daily in each direction. 3 Wellington-Nelson 96 Three trips daily in each direction. Wellington-Blenheim 72 Three trips daily in each direction. 4 Auckland-Wellington (via New Plymouth 332 Once daily in each direction. and Palmerston North) Once daily in each direction up to 27th 5 New Plymouth - Hamilton 102 February, 1950. 6 Auckland-Gis borne (via Tauranga) 226 Once daily in each direction, plus one return trip daily Auckland-Gisborne direct. 7 Gisborne-Wellington (via Napier and 226 Once daily in each direction, plus one Palmerston North) return trip daily Gisborne-Napier. 8 Auckland-Kaitaia (via Whangarei and 148 Once daily in each direction, plus one Kaikohe) return trip daily Auckla'nd-Whangarei -Kaitaia, plus one return trip daily Auckland-Kaikohe-Kaitaia, plus three return trips daily Auckland - Whangarei. 9 Auckland-Wellington (via Rotor u a364 One return trip daily Auckland-Hamilton Hamilton - Palmerston North) -Rotorua, plus one return trip daily Auckland-Hamilton-Palmerston North-Wellington 10 Auckland-Dunedin (via Wellington and 703 One return trip and one north-bound Christchureh) trip daily, plus one trip daily Auckland -Christchurch-Dunedin, plus one return trip and one south-bound trip daily Auckland - Wellington - Christchurch, plus one trip daily Christ-church-Auckland. 11 Wellington-Westport (via Nelson) 191 Once daily in each direction. 12 Westport-Hokitika (via Greymouth) .. 78 Once daily in each direction. 13 Hokitika-Haast (via Wataroa and Waiho) 125 One return trip three times weekly. Others as required. 14 Auckland - Chatham Islands (via Wel788 Not yet placed on regular schedule. lington) 15 New Zealand Railways freight charter — Six return trips daily, Monday to Friday Wellington-Blenheim 72 (schedule increased or decreased as required). | Wellington Christchureh 218 One return trip weekly.