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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
CHRISTCHURCH SECTION—continued.
| GOODS,— | 1878. Tons cwt. qr. | 1877. Tons cwt. qr. |
|---|---|---|
| Wool | 650 0 0 | 730 0 0 |
| Timber | 5,440 0 0 | 5,014 0 0 |
| Grain | 30,658 0 0 | 22,959 0 0 |
| Merchandise | 11,090 0 0 | 12,925 0 0 |
| Minerals | 7,146 0 0 | 3,822 0 0 |
| Firewood | 1,116 0 0 | ... |
| Total... | 56,100 0 0 | 45,450 0 0 |
| LIVE STOCK,— | No. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Horses and Cattle | 603 | ... |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 7,967 | ... |
| Total | 8,570 |
| RECEIPTS,— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | 11,217 | 10 | 5 | 8,918 | 19 | 4 |
| Goods and Live Stock | 21,612 | 12 | 5 | 18,313 | 16 | 9 |
| Total Revenue | £32,830 | 2 | 10 | £27,232 | 16 | 1 |
DUNEDIN SECTION.*
| PASSENGERS,— | No. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Class | 7,367 | |
| 2nd Class | 22,132 | 22,158 |
| Total... | 29,499 | 22,158 |
| GOODS,— | Tons cwt. qr. | Tons cwt. qr. |
|---|---|---|
| Wool | 374 0 0 | ... |
| Timber | 798 0 0 | ... |
| Grain | 4,089 0 0 | ... |
| Merchandise | 6,209 0 0 | ... |
| Minerals | 7,164 0 0 | ... |
| Firewood | 116 0 0 | ... |
| Total... | 18,750 0 0 | 13,267 0 0 |
| LIVE STOCK, — | No. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Horses and Cattle | 175 | ... |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 1,990 | ... |
| Total | 2,165 |
DUNEDIN SECTION—continued.
| RECEIPTS,— | 1878. £ s. d. | 1877. £ s. d. |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | 4,607 8 6 | 3,715 9 5 |
| Goods and Live Stock | 5,767 6 9 | 4,722 2 6 |
| Total Revenue | £10,374 15 3 | £8,437 11 11 |
INVERCARGILL SECTION.*
| PASSENGERS,— | No. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Class | 1,573 | ... |
| 2nd Class | 7,290 | ... |
| Total... | 8,863 | 6,087 |
| GOODS,— | Tons cwt. qr. | Tons cwt. qr. |
|---|---|---|
| Wool | 184 0 0 | ... |
| Timber | 2,073 0 0 | ... |
| Grain | 1,006 0 0 | ... |
| Merchandise | 1,399 0 0 | ... |
| Minerals | 497 0 0 | ... |
| Firewood | 456 0 0 | ... |
| Total... | 5,615 0 0 | 6,291 0 0 |
| LIVE STOCK, | No. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Horses and Cattle | 70 | ... |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 419 | ... |
| Total... | 489 |
| RECEIPTS,— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers, Parcels, &c.... | 1,871 | 3 | 7 | 1,125 | 18 | 7 |
| Goods and Live Stock | 2,222 | 15 | 11 | 2,079 | 14 | 10 |
| Total Revenue | £4,093 | 19 | 6 | £3,205 | 13 | 5 |
R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Constructed Railways.
7th June, 1878.
- Average taken for four weeks, 1877.
† The apparent excess in 1877 is due to the fact that return
tickets and all Saturday tickets were counted as two.
RAILWAYS WORKING ACCOUNT.
SHOWING the Total Revenue and Expenditure during the Financial Year 1877-78, to the termination
of the Four-weekly Period ending 4th May.
RAILWAYS.
| Section. | Length open for Traffic. | Total Revenue to Date. | Total Expenditure to Date. | Percentage of Expenditure to Revenue. | FOR A TWELVE-MONTHLY PERIOD, AVERAGE TO DATE. | Revenue per Mile of Railway open. | Expenditure per Mile of Railway open. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||||
| Kaipara* | 16 | 2,841 9 9 | 3,636 15 10 | 127.98 | 209 17 7 | 268 12 6 | |
| Auckland* | 87 | 30,472 6 4 | 23,544 14 0 | 77.27 | 465 15 5 | 359 17 7 | |
| Napier | 65 | 21,486 11 3 | 15,144 6 4 | 70.48 | 416 18 1 | 293 16 10 | |
| Wellington | 28 | 13,599 12 0 | 9,647 19 2 | 70.94 | 690 12 0 | 489 18 8 | |
| Wanganui and Manawatu* | 86 | 10,494 2 5 | 11,073 19 9 | 105.53 | 198 8 8 | 209 8 0 | |
| New Plymouth *. | 21 | 3,971 14 6 | 4,083 5 0 | 102.80 | 277 11 10 | 285 7 9 | |
| Greymouth* | 8 | 5,396 4 3 | 4,252 7 1 | 78.80 | 797 3 4 | 628 3 9 | |
| Westport* | 19 | 982 9 7 | 1,248 16 11 | 127.11 | 77 17 7 | 98 19 11 | |
| Nelson | 20 | 5,220 17 7 | 4,926 10 5 | 94.36 | 308 10 2 | 291 2 2 | |
| Picton* | 18 | 3,603 17 0 | 4,098 2 7 | 113.71 | 236 12 2 | 269 1 2 | |
| Christchurch | 387 | 237,664 10 2 | 163,237 8 11 | 68.68 | 734 13 4 | 504 12 0 | |
| Dunedin | 105 | 87,668 6 1 | 60,950 18 8 | 69.52 | 1,097 19 4 | 763 7 0 | |
| Invercargill | 164 | 38,838 19 6 | 27,935 15 11 | 71.93 | 325 12 9 | 234 4 5 | |
| 1,024 | 462,241 0 5 | 333,781 0 7 | 72.21 |
- The revenue and expenditure for wharves is not included.
WHARVES.
| Kaipara. | Auckland. | Wanganui and Manawatu. | New Plymouth. | Greymouth. | Westport. | Picton. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £ s. d. 481 8 6 | £ s. d. 885 0 0 | £ s. d. 908 11 6 | £ s. d. 135 11 1 | £ s. d. 2,096 0 5 | £ s. d. 186 17 6 | £ s. d. 594 0 2 |
| Expenditure | 350 0 6 | 143 19 7 | 560 15 1 | 132 11 4 | 576 17 3 | 25 2 3 | 178 3 7 |
Public Works Office,
7th June, 1878.
R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Constructed Railways.
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Railway statistics, Traffic returns, Revenue, Expenditure, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Wharves
- R. Whitaker, Accountant, Constructed Railways