The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 8 (December 1, 1927)
Variations in Traffic and Revenue — as compared with last year—1st April to 15th October, 1927
Variations in Traffic and Revenue
as compared with last year—1st April to 15th October, 1927
District | Passengers. Number. | Season. Number. | Bearer-tickets. Number. | Cattle, Calves. Number. | Sheep Pigs. Number. | Timber. Tons. | Other Goods Tons. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auckland | −52,976 | 8,283 | 3,191 | 29,996 | 70,889 | −8,004 | 2,516 |
Ohakune | −28,306 | −425 | 49 | 5,032 | 13,433 | −20,578 | −4,736 |
Wanganui | −40,469 | −441 | 51 | 21,487 | −12,676 | −1,074 | 9,754 |
Wellington | 91,844 | 5,324 | 957 | −15,594 | −48,263 | 2,180 | −31,948 |
Total N. I. M. L. B. | −29,907 | 12,741 | 4,248 | 40,921 | 23,383 | −27,476 | −1,770 |
Westport | −894 | 1 | 4 | −39 | −388 | −2,920 | −17,444 |
Christchurch | −65,116 | 3,383 | 161 | 179 | −51,956 | −24,381 | 27,232 |
Dunedin | −101,978 | 1,604 | −408 | −820 | −13,430 | 381 | 19,823 |
Invercargill | −57,299 | −328 | 6 | 1,165 | 60,367 | −2,255 | −12,924 |
Total S. I. M. L. B. | −224,393 | 4,659 | −241 | 524 | −5,019 | −26,255 | 34,131 |
Grand Total | −255,194 | 17,401 | 4,011 | 41,406 | 17,976 | −56,651 | 14,917 |
District | Passengers | Parcels. | Goods. | Miscellaneous. | Total increase or decrease. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
Auckland | −10,503 | 1,036 | 23,322 | −2,664 | 11,191 |
Ohakune | −7,001 | 92 | −27,779 | −1,223 | −35,911 |
Wanganui | −8,969 | −462 | 1,216 | −2,106 | −10,321 |
Wellington | −14,842 | −906 | −35,085 | 7,987 | −42,846 |
Total N. I. M. L. B. | −41,315 | −240 | −38,326 | 1,994 | −77,887 |
Westport | −301 | 8 | −3,600 | −2,168 | −6,061 |
Christchurch | −16,052 | 917 | 4,563 | 6,786 | −3,786 |
Dunedin | −15,635 | −1,294 | 4,314 | −79 | −12,694 |
Invercargill | −17,491 | −999 | 10,030 | −262 | −8,722 |
Total S. I. M. L. B. | −49,178 | −1,376 | 18,907 | 6,445 | −25,202 |
Grand Total | −90,794 | −1,608 | −23,019 | 6,271 | −109,150 |
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 £109,150, 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 16th October), 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 83.18 per cent. of the total decrease in revenue.
Heavy consignments of calves to freezing works during the past few months have greatly inflated the livestock returns resulting in an increase of 41,406 to date against a decrease of 18,448 shown in July's statement.
Under the heading “Other Goods” there is shown an increase of 14,917 tons chiefly in coal, cheese, butter and artificial manure.
The decrease in timber is due to building trade slackness and greater use of imported timbers at main centres where no railage is involved.