Chinese New Year period, a total of 91,272 passengers was conveyed to all stations.
18. The figures for passenger traffic, showing the number of journeys and revenue, appear in Appendix IV.
19. Goods Traffic. There was a large increase in goods traffic during the year. Comparative figures for the past four years are as follows:
Carriage of general merchandise...
1968-69
$5,505,501
(819,354)
1969-70
$5,762,694
1970-71 $5,839,228
(889,396)
(877,502)
1971-72
$7,044,690 (1,052,830)
(Metric tons)
(Metric tons)
(Metric tons)
(Metric tons)
Other goods services (handling charges,
baggage, parcels, etc.)
$1,315,845
$1,409,107
$1,450,632
$1,823,116
Total goods revenue
$6,821,346
$7,171,801
$7,289,860
$8,867,806
20. 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
Bran
Bricks
Calcium carbonate
Candies ...
Canned goods Cardboard
Caustic soda
Cement ...
Chemicals
Chestnuts
Chinaware
Chinese medicine
Coal
Commodes
Cotton clothing
Cotton piece goods
Cotton yarn
Earthenware
Eggs
Embroideries Fish, frozen Fruits, dried Furniture Garlic, dried Glass sheets Glassware Grapes
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*
**
***
39,505 metric tons
2,709 13,232
**
''
***
7,801
>>
***
1,086
J
42,648
身穿
2,423
A
***
1,612
23
**
2,977 3,082 13,426
>>
*
**
***
4.784
8,550
"
55
1,200 2,609 2,856 6,568
**
**
*
**
*
**
>>
5,867 1,934
95
*
1,411
33
**
4,965
5)
24,726
8,238
35
多多
་་་
1,176 40,970
54
**
1,345
多多
5,378
**
2,088
9,306
55
2,569
11
学
9.278
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3,154
4
3,089
4