zoning of the local fare system as distinct from the station to station system in the past. The new system is explained in detail under the heading of "Fares and Rates" in paragraph 25.
9. Non-local traffic was better this year. Persons visiting a Russian Exhibition in Canton took the opportunity to visit their homes in the country.
The figures of passenger journeys and revenue are
shown below:
Passenger journeys
Revenue
1955/56
1954/55
Increase
508,108
$727,912
342,284
$462,147
165,824 or 48.45%
$265,765 or 57.51%
10. A record of the greatest number of local passengers carried on any single day was made on Ching Ming Festival, April 5th, 1955. The figure was 54,815 which betters the previous record on January 26th, 1955, by 7,578. The majority of the passengers went to the cemeteries at Wo Hop Shek and Sandy Ridge.
11. Goods Traffic. The receipts from local goods traffic increased by $33,810.00 as a result of raising the minimum charge for the sole use of a wagon. The figures, tonnage and receipts appear in Appendix VII.
12. Foreign goods traffic decreased in the up direction but increased in the down. The upward reduction was attributed to the embargo while the downward improvement was due to an increasing variety of exports from China. Figures of comparison can be seen in Appendix VII.
The principal commodities imported into the Colony
by rail during these twelve months were as follows:
Eggs
Paper (common)
Timber
Beans
Cotton piece goods Potatoes
16,788 metric tons
14,332 11,209
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