S 2
1928 1929
January 29,337 77,102
February 46,052 81,305
March 50,271 90,294
April 65,866 102,904
May 48,669 28,128
June 41,439 58,708
July 51,628 56,852
August 49,595 60,853
September 50,138 63,456
October 59,723 64,769
November 56,141 62,615
December 69,669 18,396
7. The numbers of through passengers by express trains, despite the suspensions of through traffic for 37 days and their after-effects, showed increases of 21% from Kowloon and 23% from Canton, on the figures for the previous year. The increases in the number of through and joint sectional passengers were 21% from the British to the Chinese Section and 20% from the Chinese to the British.
8. With regard to the revenue derived from through passenger traffic, it should be pointed out that as all fares are the same in either direction, owing to the difference in Canton and Hong Kong currencies, the British Section's share of all receipts on down through passenger traffic is reduced by 20%.
9. Through and Joint Sectional goods traffic declined by 15% on the figures for 1928, although of the total revenue from this source, 80% emanated from the British Section and of the through goods traffic alone that from Kowloon was double that from Canton.
10. All express trains between Kowloon and Canton continued to be hauled by British Section engines as previously, but unfortunately, owing to the track conditions on the Chinese Section, no acceleration in speed was permissible, and the journey continued to take approximately four hours.
11. The negotiations for the purchase of three new special 4-6-0 tender type locomotives for the express trains, referred to in my last year's report, were successfully concluded between the Provincial Government of Kwangtung and the Hong Kong Government, and the engines are expected about the middle of 1930. With their arrival, and providing the track on the Chinese Section is brought up to standard, it is hoped to reduce the time of the through journey considerably, and to attract heavier through passenger traffic.
S 2
1928
1929
January
February March
April
29,337
77,102
46,052
81,305
50,271 90,294
65,866 102.904
May
48,669
28,128
June
41.439 58.708
July
51,628 56,852
August
49,595 60,853
September
50,138
63.456
October
59,723
64.769
November
56,141
62,615
December
69.669
18.396
7. The numbers of through passengers by express trains. despite the suspensions of through traffic for 37 days and their after-effects, showed increases of 21% from Kowloon and 23% from Canton, on the figures for the previous year. The increases in the number of through and joint sectional passengers were 21% from the British to the Chinese Section and 20% from The Chinese to the British.
8. With regard to the revenue derived from through pas- senger traffic, it should be pointed out that as all fares are the same in either direction, owing to the difference in Canton and Hong Kong currencies, the British Section's share of all receipts on down through passenger traffic is reduced by 20%.
9. Through and Joint Sectional goods traffic declined by 15% on the figures for 1928, although of the total revenue from this source, 80% emanated from the British Section and of the through goods traffic alone that from Kowloon was double that from Canton..
10. All express trains between Kowloon and Canton con- tinued to be hauled by British Section engines as previously. but unfortunately, owing to the track conditions on the Chinese Section, no acceleration in speed was permissible, and the jour- ney continued to take approximately four hours.
11. The negotiations for the purchase of three new special 4-6-0 tender type locomotives for the express trains, referred to in my last year's report, were successfully concluded between the Provincial Government of Kwangtung and the Hong Kong Government, and the engines are expected about the middle of 1930. With their arrival, and providing the track on the Chines Section is brought up to standard, it is hoped to reduce the time of the through journey considerably, and to attract heavier through passenger traffic.
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