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The “Marlborough Express” in commenting on the improvement in traffic on the Picton Section recently, states that in the four-weekly comparison as between this year and last both the passenger traffic and the goods traffic are to the good; but the most remarkable feature is the larger movement of the travelling public over the line. The number of passengers (3,205) was more than doubled, and the revenue from this source shows more than a three-fold increase—£445 as against £167. “Business seems to be improving” is the final opinion expressed by this journal in regard to rail traffic in the Marl-borough province.