7. Messrs. R. G. ROE and G. A. OSCROFT of the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations visited the Railway Work- shops and Stores on 3rd October, 1960.
8. Mr. J. C. BURGH of the Colonial Office rode on the footplate from Tai Po Station to Kowloon Station on 17th December, 1960.
9. Mr. D. C. BROWN, C.B.E., Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations visited the Railway on 22nd March, 1961.
TRAFFIC
10. Traffic earnings for the year under review amounted to $8,494,648 showing an increase of 14.15% over the amount of the previous year. Comparative figures are shown below:
1960-61 $8,494,648
1959-60 $7,441,575
Increase
$1,053,073 or 14.15%
11. Passenger Traffic. Passenger journeys, both local and non-local, have increased, the local by 6.54% and non-local by 11.77%.
12. On Ching Ming Festival Day, 5th April, 1960 and on Chung Yeung Festival Day, 28th October, 1960, 32 and 29 special trains respectively were run in addition to the normal service to facilitate passengers visiting the cemeteries at Wo Hop Shek and Sandy Ridge. On these two days 77,098 and 49,896 passengers respectively were carried.
13. The figures for passenger traffic, showing number of journeys and revenue, appear in Appendices VI and VII.
14. Goods Traffic. Goods traffic improved over the previous year by 70,304 metric tons in weight and $525,299 in revenue, percentage increases being 25.18 and 32.86 respectively. The overall receipts on handling charges also increased by $51,140 or 6.81% on account of the increased tonnage.
15. The principal commodities imported by rail into this Colony during the year under review are shown below:
Apples Beans
9,957 metric tons
11,329 2,885
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Beer
Calcium carbonate
Cardboard
Caustic soda
Cement
Chestnuts
Chinese medicine
1,530
多梦
4,846
**
2,996
**
29
18,086
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2,810 4,973
29
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