13. On 29th January, 1971, the Third Day in the First Moon of the lunar calendar, which was the peak of railway travel during the Chinese New Year period, a total of 77,169 passengers was conveyed to all stations.
14. The figures for passenger traffic, showing the number of journeys and revenue, appear in Appendix IV.
15. Goods Traffic. Goods revenue for the year amounted to $7,289,860 showing an increase of $118,059 over the previous year.
Comparative figures for the past four years are as follows:
1969-70 $5,762,694
1970-71
Carriage of general merchandise...
1967-68 $3,740,479
1968-69
$5,505,501
$5,839,228
(566,452)
(819,354)
(889,396)
(877,502)
(Metric tons)
(Metric tons)
(Metric tons)
(Metric tons)
Other goods services (handling charges,
baggage, parcels, etc.)
$1,001,240
$1,315,845
$1,409,107
$1,450,632
Total goods revenue
$4,741,719 $6,821,346
$7,171,801
$7,289,860
16. The principal commodities imported by rail into Hong Kong during the year under review are shown below:
Apples
Bamboo poles
Bars, steel
Beans
Bean noodles
Beer
Biscuits
Bricks
Candies
Canned goods
Cardboard
Caustic soda
Chemicals
Chestnuts
Chinaware
***
***
་་་
乾麵
**
**
++
Chinese medicine
Coal
Commodes
Cotton clothing
Cotton piece goods
Cotton yarn Earthenware Eggs
***
***
:
38,627 metric tons
J
2,342
*
***
5,945
**
6,782
**
1,195
**
42,985
重橥
**
1,203
15
11
***
2,539 2,776 6,622
4,501
**
**
**
警緊
**
*
**
**
***
9,892
争售
**
1,284
**
黑管
3,751
''
4,041
**
4,939
多想
**
4,311
曾肇
1,198
**
***
2,986
12,779 2,836
**
''
**
**
1,191
3
40,347