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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 4 (August 1, 1929)

Revenue

Revenue.

District. Passengers. £ Parcels. £ Goods. £ Road Motor. £ Miscellaneous. £ Total Increase or Decrease. £
Auckland -13,708 2,840 14,340 -2,091 1,381
Ohakune -2,576 70 6,980 -134 4,340
Wanganui -3,916 -167 -7,368 -296 -11,747
Wellington -12,076 395 9,221 1,154 380 -926
Total N.I.M.L.B. -32,276 3,138 23,173 1,154 -2,141 -6,952
Christchurch -3,483 -88 23,144 262 -92 19,74
Dunedin -4,997 59 12,057 -5 -157 6,957
Invercargill -2,160 -126 9,440 119 7,273
Total S.I.M.L.B. -10,640 -155 44,641 257 -130 33,973
Westport -269 -30 1,388 -183 906
Other small sections -62 -23 -1,019 -157 -1,261
Grand Total -43,247 2,930 68,183 1,411 -2,611 26,666

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

The total operating revenue for the Dominion shows an increase of £26,666 for the three periods as compared with the corresponding periods of last year. Heavy traffic in sheep, timber and other goods in the main districts of the South Island is mainly responsible for the increased revenue.

The decrease in the number of ordinary passengers carried by rail is due largely to the greater part of the Easter traffic for 1929 being included in last year's figures.

The increase in the livestock traffic in the Auckland district is accounted for by movements of store stock and operations of buyers in fat stock for export, while the decrease for the other districts of the North Island is the outcome of good pastures, and to prices being firmer than last year. The increase of sheep traffic in the South Island is due to heavy consignments to the various freezing works as a result of the good season experienced, fat stock coming forward earlier this year.

The improved state of the timber traffic arises from a better demand for building timber. The substantial increase in the Christchurch district is, however, partly due to the depressed state of the industry last year.

The tonnage of “other goods” conveyed by rail discloses a substantial increase of 115,000 tons. Auckland and Wanganui districts had abnormal consignments of manure last year. The increase for the Ohakune and Wellington districts is due largely to metal for road-making and to shipping fluctuations. The substantial increase of 104,000 tons for the South Island is due to shipping fluctuations, heavy traffic in metal for road-making, and manure for farmers.

Published by the New Zealand Government Railways Department, and Printed by Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Lambton Quay, Wellington, August 1st, 1929.