19. Sectional through passenger receipts dropped from $142,500.00 to $133,815.67, or 6.9%. The belief held early in the year that the resources of the country people were severely depleted, was responsible for the decision to reduce fares to certain stations. Confirmation that the need existed is provided by the augmented passenger journeys which rose by 33,156. It is certain that still greater numbers would have travelled, with consequent improvement to revenue, had this sectional traffic not been subjected to the arbitrary methods of certain tax collecting bureaux. Passengers with purchases so insignificant in value that they were exempt from Customs duty, had them confiscated, and no redress was possible. The efforts of the Chinese Section were finally successful in putting a stop to the system, but not before a great deal of harm had been done.
20. Combined through goods traffic on the British and Chinese sections of the railway shows an increase over 1934 figures of 5.7% in receipts and 37% in tonnage.
For the first time in the history of the railway, down tonnage exceeded up tonnage. This was due to the transportation south of 19,410 tons of vegetables at a cost of $23,361.00 or 1.12 cents per ton-mile.
Comparative figures for the past three years are given below:
1933 1934 1935 REVENUE Through goods (Up) $83,681.95 $106,714.87 $100,483.35 Through goods (Down) $29,198.97 $52,337.37 $67,433.98 Through goods (Total) $112,880.92 $159,052.24 $167,917.33 TONNAGE Through goods (Up) 31,007 tons 36,660 tons 37,385 tons Through goods (Down) 12,907 21,802 41,709 Through goods (Total) 43,914 58,462 79,09421. Terminal through goods receipts for the two sections increased by 18% from $93,117.06 to $109,880.43. The actual revenue obtained by the British Section from this source, however, is virtually the same, due to the decreased share received. In view of the present trade conditions, the increase is encouraging.
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19. Sectional through passenger receipts dropped from $142,500.00 to $133,815.67, or 6.9%. The belief held early in the year that the resources of the country people were severely depleted, was responsible for the decision to reduce fares to certain stations. Confirmation that the need existed is provided by the augmented passenger journeys which rose by 33,156. It is certain that still greater numbers would have travelled, with consequent improvement to revenue, had this sectional traffic not been subjected to the arbitrary methods of certain tax collecting bureaux. Passengers with purchases so insignificant in value that they were exempt from Customs duty, had them confiscated, and no redress was possible. The efforts of the Chinese Section were finally successful in putting a stop to the system, but not before a great deal of harm had been done.
20. Combined through goods traffic on the British and Chinese sections of the railway shows an increase over 1934. figures of 5.7% in receipts and 37% in tonnage.
For the first time in the history of the railway, down tonnage exceeded up tonnage. This was due to the transportation south of 19,410 tons of vegetables at a cost of $23,361.00 or 1.12 cents per ton-mile.
Comparative figures for the past three years are given
below:-
1933
Through goods (Up) Through goods (Down)
REVENUE.
1934
1935
.$ 83,681.95 $106,714.87 $100,483.35 29,198.97 52,337.37 67,433.98
Through goods (Total)
...$112,880.92 $159,052.24 $167,917.33
1933
TONNAGE..
1934
1935
Through goods (Up) Through goods (Down)
Through goods (Total)
31,007 tons 36,660 tons 37,385 tons
...
12,907
21,802
41,709
J
14
43,914
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58,462
79,094
31
21. Terminal through goods receipts for the two sections increased by 18% from $93,117.06 to $109,880.43. The actual revenue obtained by the British Section from this source, however, is virtually the same, due to the decreased share received. In view of the present trade conditions, the increase
is encouraging.
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