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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN SECTION—continued.

| | 1879 Tons cwt. qr. | 1878 Tons cwt. qr. | | | 1879 Tons cwt. qr. | 1878 Tons cwt. qr. |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Goods,— | | | | Goods,— | | |
| Wool | 7,359 0 0 | 5,047 0 0 | | Wool | 886 0 0 | 900 0 0 |
| Timber | 10,798 0 0 | 6,089 0 0 | | Timber | 1,456 0 0 | 1,471 0 0 |
| Grain | 6,365 0 0 | 3,235 0 0 | | Grain | 484 0 0 | 213 0 0 |
| Merchandise | 18,398 0 0 | 9,063 0 0 | | Merchandise | 1,617 0 0 | 900 0 0 |
| Minerals | 10,817 0 0 | 9,265 0 0 | | Minerals | 931 0 0 | 1,646 0 0 |
| Firewood | 1,780 0 0 | 0 0 0 | | Firewood | 468 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| Total... | 55,517 0 0 | 32,699 0 0 | | Total... | 5,842 0 0 | 5,130 0 0 |
| LIVE STOCK,— | No. | No. | | LIVE STOCK,— | No. | No. |
| Horses and Cattle | 705 | 577 | | Horses and Cattle | 18 | 31 |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 13,373 | 4,285 | | Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 1,470 | 283 |
| Total | 14,078 | 4,862 | | Total... | 1,488 | 314 |
| RECEIPTS,— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | | RECEIPTS,— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Passengers, Parcels, &c. | 24,212 6 0 | 17,065 4 7 | | Passengers, Parcels, &c.... | 3,164 19 9 | 2,357 6 5 |
| Goods and Live Stock | 19,596 2 10 | 13,736 19 11 | | Goods and Live Stock | 2,853 9 9 | 2,216 0 8 |
| Total Revenue | £43,808 8 10 | £30,802 4 6 | | Total Revenue | £6,018 9 6 | £4,573 7 1 |

INVERCARGILL SECTION.

RAILWAYS WORKING ACCOUNT.

SHOWING the Total Receipts and Expenditure during the Financial Year 1878-79, to the termination
of the Four-weekly Period ending 11th January, 1879.

| Section. | Length
open
for
Traffic. | Four-weekly
Receipts. | Total Receipts
to Date. | Total
Expenditure
to Date. | Percentage
of Expen-
diture to
Receipts. | FOR A TWELVE-MONTHLY
PERIOD, AVERAGE TO DATE. | Receipts per
Mile of
Railway. | Expenditure
per Mile of
Railway. |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Kaipara | 16 | 453 15 4 | 2,552 15 5 | 2,573 11 7 | 100.82 | 296 6 0 | 298 14 4 |
| Auckland | 97 | 4,423 9 4 | 25,848 15 7 | 21,975 17 11 | 85.02 | 494 18 0 | 420 14 9 |
| Napier | 65 | 2,601 8 0 | 14,874 16 3 | 10,170 18 4 | 68.38 | 424 19 9 | 290 12 0 |
| Wellington | 45 | 3,236 3 0 | 14,301 17 4 | 9,427 3 11 | 65.92 | 752 14 7 | 496 3 4 |
| Wanganui | 86 | 3,195 10 3 | 16,713 15 2 | 11,106 12 5 | 66.45 | 360 18 7 | 239 16 9 |
| New Plymouth | 21 | 556 13 5 | 3,004 3 0 | 2,835 17 0 | 94.39 | 265 14 0 | 250 15 9 |
| Greymouth... | 8 | 744 2 9 | 4,575 4 11 | 2,499 1 7 | 54.62 | 1,062 2 2 | 580 2 10 |
| Westport | 19 | 192 11 4 | 1,369 3 4 | 1,743 17 1 | 127.37 | 133 16 7 | 170 9 0 |
| Nelson | 20 | 661 17 5 | 3,542 3 2 | 3,095 15 11 | 87.40 | 328 18 2 | 287 9 4 |
| Picton | 18 | 494 8 11 | 2,808 13 11 | 2,624 11 8 | 93.44 | 289 15 10 | 270 15 9 |
| Christchurch-Dunedin | 532 | 43,808 8 10 | 240,890 2 11 | 167,245 2 4 | 69.43 | 840 2 2 | 587 0 4 |
| Invercargill | 167 | 6,018 9 6 | 29,399 2 10 | 23,647 2 11 | 80.43 | 326 18 9 | 262 19 4 |
| Totals | 1,094 | 66,386 18 1 | 359,880 18 10 | 258,945 12 8 | 71.95 | ... | ... |

Working Railways Department,
17th February, 1879.

R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Working Railways.