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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 7 (November 1, 1927)

Variations in Traffic and Revenue — as compared with last year—1st April to 17th September, 1927

page 48

Variations in Traffic and Revenue
as compared with last year—1st April to 17th September, 1927

District Passengers. Number. Season. Number. Bearer-tickets. Number. Cattle, Calves. Number. Sheep Pigs. Number. Timber. Tons. Other Goods Tons.
Auckland −44,463 5,941 2,734 24,317 62,337 −8,161 6,307
Ohakune −24,513 −327 37 3,783 11,448 −20,584 −6,569
Wanganui −37,274 −395 42 19,377 −5,434 −1,147 15,221
Wellington 70,444 3,815 959 −17,162 −48,650 1,972 −30,558
Total N. I. M. L. B. −35,806 9,034 3,772 30,315 19,701 −27,920 −15,599
Westport −1,047 1 5 −36 −359 −2,531 −11,930
Christchurch −60,483 2,660 166 −712 −53,486 −21,462 19,661
Dunedin −99,112 798 −452 −487 −4,679 −75 5,177
Invercargill −54,528 −192 −10 527 53,680 −3,143 −19,196
Total S. I. M. L. B. −214,123 3,266 −296 −672 −4,485 −24,680 5,642
Grand Total −250,976 12,301 3,481 29,607 14,857 −55,131 −21,887
Revenue
District Passengers. Parcels. Goods. Miscellaneous. Total increase or decrease.
£ £ £ £ £
Auckland −6,878 636 13,035 −2,374 4,419
Ohakune −6,428 −13 −28,084 −1,061 −35,586
Wanganui −8,183 −310 695 −2,053 −9,851
Wellington −15,078 −1,004 −34,468 8,075 −42,475
Total N. I. M. L. B. −36,567 −691 −48,822 2,587 −83,493
Westport −238 2 −2,737 −1,969 −4,942
Christchurch −14,450 985 3,737 4,976 −4,752
Dunedin −14,436 −1,245 120 −232 −15,793
Invercargill −16,971 −875 5,913 −296 −12,229
Total S. I. M. L. B. −45,857 −1,135 9,770 4,448 −32,774
Grand Total −82,662 −1,824 −41,789 5,066 −121,209

Note: “Minus” sign indicates decrease. In all other cases the figures indicate the increase in number, quantity or amount.

It will be seen from the above statement that there is a total decrease in revenue of £121,209 as compared with the previous year. The main factors bearing on this decrease are the extra day in last year's returns (1st April to 18th September), the abnormal traffic during the closing weeks of the Dunedin Exhibition (1st April to 1st May, 1926) and the fact that Anzac Day this year was observed on a Monday as against a Sunday last year.

These reasons apply more particularly to the passenger traffic which is responsible for 68.20 per cent. of the total decrease in revenue.

Heavy consignments of calves during the August and September periods have greatly inflated the livestock returns resulting in an increase of 29,607 to date, against a decrease of 18,448 shown in July's statements.

Under the heading “Other Goods” there is shown a decrease of 21,887 tons mainly in potatoes, fruit, wool, road metal and coal ex West Coast.

The decrease in timber is due to building trade slackness and larger use of imported timbers at main centres where no railage is involved.