✨ Railway Statistics Tables
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 149
CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN SECTION—continued.
| | 1878. | 1877. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goods, | Tons | cwt. | qr. | Tons | cwt. | qr. |
| Wool | ... | 5,998 | 3 | 0 | 4,683 | 0 | 0 |
| Timber | ... | 9,959 | 16 | 3 | 6,483 | 0 | 0 |
| Grain | ... | 8,236 | 5 | 1 | 5,431 | 0 | 0 |
| Merchandise | ... | 20,254 | 12 | 1 | 13,658 | 0 | 0 |
| Minerals | ... | 14,458 | 15 | 0 | 10,174 | 0 | 0 |
| Firewood | ... | 81 | 12 | 0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Total... | ... | 58,989 | 4 | 1 | 40,429 | 0 | 0 |
| LIVE STOCK, | | | | | |
| Horses and Cattle | ... | No. | 1,452 | No. | 606 |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | 19,343 | 9,008 |
| Total... | ... | 20,795 | 9,614 |
| RECEIPTS, | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | ... | 17,985 | 1 | 10 | 11,779 | 8 | 11 |
| Goods and Live Stock | ... | 20,955 | 16 | 5 | 15,830 | 0 | 6 |
| Total Revenue | £38,940 | 18 | 3 | £27,609 | 9 | 5 |
INVERCARGILL SECTION—continued.
| | 1878. | 1877. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goods, | Tons | cwt. | qr. | Tons | cwt. | qr. |
| Wool | ... | 286 | 12 | 1 | 479 | 0 | 0 |
| Timber | ... | 1,826 | 15 | 0 | 2,238 | 0 | 0 |
| Grain | ... | 491 | 0 | 3 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
| Merchandise | ... | 2,874 | 2 | 2 | 1,653 | 0 | 0 |
| Minerals | ... | 796 | 18 | 2 | 2,930 | 0 | 0 |
| Firewood | ... | 35 | 5 | 0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Total... | ... | 6,310 | 14 | 0 | 7,623 | 0 | 0 |
| LIVE STOCK, | | | | | |
| Horses and Cattle | ... | No. | 131 | No. | 67 |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | 1,380 | 707 |
| Total... | ... | 1,511 | 774 |
| RECEIPTS, | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | ... | 1,930 | 10 | 11 | 1,450 | 2 | 5 |
| Goods and Live Stock | ... | 2,754 | 10 | 1 | 2,469 | 14 | 10 |
| Total Revenue | £4,685 | 1 | 0 | £3,919 | 17 | 8 |
R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Working Railways.
- Return and Saturday tickets counted as two, year 1878.
INVERCARGILL SECTION.
| PASSENGERS, | No. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Class | ... | 2,457 |
| 2nd Class | ... | 10,720 |
| Total... | ... | *13,177 |
RAILWAYS WORKING ACCOUNT.
Showing the Total Receipts and Expenditure during the Financial Year 1878-79, to the termination
of the Four-weekly Period ending 14th December, 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 | £ 375 19 0 | £ 2,099 0 1 | £ 2,234 17 11 | 106.47 | £ 284 4 10 |
| Auckland ... | 97 | 3,730 4 2 | 21,425 6 3 | 19,263 16 10 | 89.91 | 478 11 5 |
| Napier ... | 65 | 2,439 0 1 | 12,273 8 3 | 8,532 1 6 | 69.51 | 284 8 0 |
| Wellington... | 45 | 2,537 0 10 | 11,065 14 4 | 7,701 19 5 | 69.60 | 717 2 1 |
| Wanganui ... | 86 | 2,540 16 6 | 13,518 4 11 | 9,467 7 11 | 70.03 | 340 11 5 |
| New Plymouth | 21 | 430 15 4 | 2,447 14 7 | 2,438 19 8 | 99.64 | 252 10 10 |
| Greymouth... | 8 | 659 10 6 | 3,831 2 2 | 2,164 7 7 | 56.49 | 1,037 11 9 |
| Westport ... | 19 | 208 7 0 | 1,176 12 0 | 1,549 0 6 | 131.65 | 134 3 6 |
| Nelson ... | 20 | 425 4 6 | 2,880 5 9 | 2,628 4 6 | 91.25 | 312 0 7 |
| Picton ... | 18 | 384 11 6 | 2,314 5 0 | 2,289 17 0 | 98.94 | 278 11 4 |
| Christchurch-Dunedin... | 532 | 38,940 18 3 | 197,081 14 1 | 141,177 15 1 | 71.63 | 807 15 5 |
| Invercargill | 167 | 4,685 1 0 | 23,380 13 4 | 20,580 0 7 | 88.02 | 303 6 10 |
| Totals | 1,094 | 57,357 8 8 | 293,494 0 9 | 220,028 8 6 | 74.96 | ... |
Working Railways Department,
28th January, 1879.
R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Working Railways.
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Railway accounts, Traffic statistics, Goods, Live stock, Receipts, Expenditure, Christchurch-Dunedin section, Invercargill section
- R. Whitaker, Accountant, Working Railways