✨ Railway Traffic Returns and Accounts
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1441
CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN SECTION—continued.
GOODS,—
| 1878. Tons cwt. qr. | 1877. Tons cwt. qr. | INVERCARGILL SECTION—continued. | 1878. Tons cwt. qr. | 1877. Tons cwt. qr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wool | ... | 290 0 0 | 194 0 0 | Goods,— | ... |
| Timber | ... | 6,380 0 0 | 5,432 0 0 | Wool | ... |
| Grain | ... | 7,839 0 0 | 7,011 0 0 | Timber | ... |
| Merchandise | ... | 16,705 0 0 | 10,964 0 0 | Grain | ... |
| Minerals | ... | 15,761 0 0 | 14,139 0 0 | Merchandise | ... |
| Firewood | ... | 2,232 0 0 | 0 0 0 | Minerals | ... |
| Total... | ... | 49,207 0 0 | 37,740 0 0 | Firewood | ... |
LIVE STOCK,—
| No. | No. | LIVE STOCK,— | No. | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horses and Cattle | ... | 806 | 375 | Horses and Cattle | ... |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | 11,728 | 6,170 | Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... |
| Total | ... | 12,534 | 6,545 | Total... | ... |
RECEIPTS,—
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | RECEIPTS,— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | 13,732 12 7 | 10,054 11 11 | Passengers, Parcels, &c.... | 1,636 13 3 | 1,119 5 11 | |
| Goods and Live Stock | 16,452 19 0 | 11,581 12 7 | Goods and Live Stock | 1,911 1 8 | 1,223 18 8 | |
| Total Revenue | £30,185 11 7 | £21,636 4 6 | Total Revenue | £3,547 14 11 | £2,343 4 7 |
INVERCARGILL SECTION.
PASSENGERS,—
| No. | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Class | ... | 1,777 |
| 2nd Class | ... | 7,123 |
| Total... | ... | *8,900 |
- Return and Saturday tickets counted as two, year 1878.
G. WILSON,
(pro Accountant, Working Railways.)
RAILWAYS WORKING ACCOUNT.
SHOWING the Total Receipts and Expenditure during the Financial Year 1878-79, to the termination
of the Four-weekly Period ending 21st September, 1878.
| Section. | Length open for Traffic. | Four-Weekly Receipts. | Total Receipts to Date. | Total Expenditure to Date. | Percentage of Expenditure to Receipts. | FOR A TWELVE-MONTHLY PERIOD, AVERAGE TO DATE. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts per Mile of Railway. | ||||||
| Kaipara | 16 | 353 15 7 | 1,040 12 5 | 1,001 11 2 | 96.24 | 281 16 7 |
| Auckland | 97 | 3,550 8 11 | 10,139 10 5 | 8,819 3 6 | 86-97 | 452 19 4 |
| Napier | 65 | 1,810 12 4 | 5,333 9 11 | 4,221 2 6 | 79-14 | 355 11 3 |
| Wellington | 28 | 1,516 9 0 | 4,248 13 5 | 3,051 17 6 | 71-83 | 657 10 7 |
| Wanganui | 86 | 2,149 0 4 | 6,045 13 7 | 4,458 16 9 | 73-75 | 304 12 5 |
| New Plymouth | 21 | 385 18 5 | 1,231 8 10 | 1,200 19 5 | 97-52 | 254 2 0 |
| Greymouth... | 8 | 741 11 1 | 1,957 16 9 | 1,095 16 11 | 55-97 | 1,060 9 11 |
| Westport | 19 | 223 1 8 | 610 18 3 | 635 15 2 | 104-06 | 139 6 7 |
| Nelson | 20 | 453 5 11 | 1,411 16 1 | 1,192 19 10 | 84.50 | 305 17 10 |
| Picton | 18 | 446 16 0 | 1,155 3 10 | 1,157 1 5 | 100-16 | 278 2 0 |
| Christchurch-Dunedin | 532 | 30,185 11 7 | 89,432 7 2 | 64,691 12 11 | 72-34 | 737 16 4 |
| Invercargill | 167 | 3,547 14 11 | 10,402 1 7 | 9,358 11 10 | 89-97 | 269 18 2 |
| Totals | 1,077 | 45,364 5 9 | 133,009 12 3 | 100,885 8 11 | 75-85 | ... |
Railway Department,
24th October, 1878.
G. WILSON,
(pro Accountant, Working Railways.)
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