✨ Railway Traffic Returns and Accounts
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 973
CHRISTCHURCH SECTION—continued.
| | 1878. | | 1877. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Tons | cwt. | qr. | Tons | cwt. | qr. |
| Goods, | | | | | | |
| Wool | ... | 322 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 0 | 0 |
| Timber | ... | 5,345 | 0 | 0 | 4,223 | 0 | 0 |
| Grain | ... | 22,753 | 0 | 0 | 18,881 | 0 | 0 |
| Merchandise | ... | 10,896 | 0 | 0 | 15,627 | 0 | 0 |
| Minerals | ... | 6,828 | 0 | 0 | 3,964 | 0 | 0 |
| Firewood | ... | 1,256 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Total... | ... | 47,400 | 0 | 0 | 43,099 | 0 | 0 |
| No. | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE STOCK, | |||
| Horses and Cattle | ... | 676 | |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | 6,390 | |
| Total | ... | 7,066 |
| RECEIPTS, | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | ... | 10,057 | 19 | 4 | 7,995 | 10 |
| Goods and Live Stock | ... | 17,439 | 17 | 10 | 17,122 | 1 |
| Total Revenue | £27,497 | 17 | 2 | £25,117 | 11 |
DUNEDIN SECTION—continued.
| RECEIPTS, | 1878. | 1877. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | |
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | ... | 4,407 | 10 | 4 |
| Goods and Live Stock | ... | 4,764 | 8 | 0 |
| Total Revenue | £9,171 | 18 | 4 |
INVERCARGILL SECTION.*
| No. | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PASSENGERS, | |||
| 1st Class | ... | 1,425 | |
| 2nd Class | ... | 7,152 | |
| Total... | ... | 8,577 |
| GOODS, — | Tons | cwt. | qr. | Tons | cwt. | qr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wool | ... | 84 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Timber | ... | 1,937 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Grain | ... | 982 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Merchandise | ... | 1,592 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Minerals | ... | 1,598 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Firewood | ... | 308 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Total... | ... | 6,501 | 0 | 0 | 3,764 | 0 |
| LIVE STOCK, — | No. | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horses and Cattle | ... | 106 | |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | 576 | |
| Total... | ... | 682 |
| RECEIPTS, — | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | ... | 1,795 | 15 | 11 | 1,030 | 7 |
| Goods and Live Stock | ... | 2,506 | 14 | 1 | 1,748 | 13 |
| Total Revenue | £4,302 | 10 | 0 | £2,779 | 0 |
R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Working Railways.
PASSENGERS, —
| No. | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Class | ... | 6,748 | |
| 2nd Class | ... | 22,694 | |
| Total... | ... | 29,442 |
| GOODS, — | Tons | cwt. | qr. | Tons | cwt. | qr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wool | ... | 155 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Timber | ... | 389 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Grain | ... | 4,199 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Merchandise | ... | 3,477 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Minerals | ... | 7,077 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Firewood | ... | 34 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Total... | ... | 15,635 | 0 | 0 | 14,238 | 0 |
| LIVE STOCK, — | No. | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horses and Cattle | ... | 140 | |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | 1,001 | |
| Total | ... | 1,141 |
2nd July, 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 1st June.
RAILWAYS.
| Section. | Length open for Traffic. | Four-Weekly Revenue. | Total Revenue to Date. | Percentage of Expenditure to Revenue. | For a Twelve-monthly Period, Average to Date. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | | Revenue per Mile of Railway open. | Expenditure per Mile of Railway open. |
| | | | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Kaipara | ... | 16 | 266 16 7 | 3,108 6 4 | 129.50 | 210 9 2 | 272 10 10 |
| Auckland | ... | 87 | 2,847 17 6 | 33,320 3 10 | 78.59 | 363 2 7 | 293 13 7 |
| Napier | ... | 65 | 1,808 10 10 | 23,295 2 1 | 71.78 | 681 10 1 | 489 3 5 |
| Wellington ... | ... | 28 | 1,287 17 10 | 14,887 9 10 | 71.78 | 681 10 1 | 489 3 5 |
| Wanganui | ... | 86 | 1,630 10 6 | 12,124 12 11 | 103.32 | 203 15 5 | 210 10 10 |
| New Plymouth | ... | 21 | 356 18 5 | 4,328 12 11 | 103.22 | 271 16 10 | 280 12 5 |
| Greymouth | ... | 8 | 474 2 2 | 5,870 6 5 | 77.76 | 794 18 9 | 618 3 4 |
| Westport | ... | 19 | 65 6 8 | 1,047 16 3 | 138.33 | 74 8 8 | 102 19 2 |
| Nelson | ... | 20 | 547 10 7 | 5,768 8 2 | 94.27 | 312 9 1 | 294 11 0 |
| Picton* | ... | 18 | 351 0 6 | 3,954 17 6 | 112.74 | 238 0 5 | 268 7 0 |
| Christchurch | ... | 400 | 27,497 17 2 | 265,162 7 4 | 68.04 | 749 10 7 | 510 0 0 |
| Dunedin | ... | 105 | 9,171 18 4 | 96,840 4 5 | 69.02 | 1,101 8 5 | 760 3 0 |
| Invercargill | ... | 164 | 4,302 10 0 | 43,141 9 6 | 71.89 | 327 2 2 | 235 9 7 |
| | 1,037 | 50,608 1 1 | 512,849 17 6 | 71.89 | ... | ... |
- The revenue and expenditure for W. are not included.
WHARVES.
| Kaipara. | Auckland. | Wanganui. | New Plymouth. | Greymouth. | Westport. | Picton. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 534 18 3 | 944 17 7 | 587 18 10 | 142 7 4 | 723 14 10 | 231 11 11 | 645 18 4 | |
| Expenditure | ... | 368 5 10 | 154 10 7 | 587 18 10 | 142 7 4 | 723 14 10 | 47 6 0 |
Public Works Office,
2nd July, 1878.
R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Working Railways.
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