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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 4 (August 1, 1929)
Variations In Traffic And Revenue — 1st April, to 22nd June, 1929—as compared with last year
Variations In Traffic And Revenue
1st April, to 22nd June, 1929—as compared with last year.
| District. | Ordinary Ticket Train Passengers. Number. | Season Tickets. Number. | Bearer Tickets. Number. | Road Motor Passengers. Number. | Cattle, Calves. Number. | Sheep, Pigs. Number. | Timber. Tons. | Other Goods. Tons. |
| Auckland | -59,400 | -2,579 | 90 | — | 5,266 | 12,455 | -4,059 | -187 |
| Ohakune | -8,040 | -191 | -12 | — | -1,666 | -26,205 | 5,814 | 10,319 |
| Wanganui | -12,510 | -33 | 6 | — | -3,481 | -10,357 | 49 | -11,594 |
| Wellington | -32,817 | 2,379 | -1,269 | 98,175 | -2,571 | -48,591 | -433 | 15,479 |
| Total N.I.M.L.B. | -112,767 | -424 | -1,185 | 98,175 | -2,452 | -72,698 | 1,371 | 14,017 |
| Christchurch | -12,675 | 823 | 77 | 3,230 | -671 | 69,056 | 4,271 | 57,484 |
| Dunedin | -27,227 | -255 | 228 | -474 | -329 | 48,762 | 110 | 27,060 |
| Invercargill | -13,314 | -67 | 11 | — | 1,422 | 68,318 | 1,887 | 10,483 |
| Total S.I.M.L.B. | -53,216 | 501 | 316 | 2,756 | 422 | 186,136 | 6,268 | 95,027 |
| Westport | -3,279 | 58 | -6 | — | -20 | -231 | -299 | 8,968 |
| Other small sections | -1,479 | 12 | 8 | — | -236 | -17,283 | 84 | -2,913 |
| Grand Total | -170,741 | 147 | -867 | 100,931 | -2,286 | 95,924 | 7,424 | 115,099 |
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 |
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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.