Railway Financial Statistics




MAY 31.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1882–83.

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing the Receipts and Expenditure to the Termination of the Four-weekly Period
ending 31st March, 1883.

Section. Miles Open for Traffic. RECEIPTS. Four-weekly. RECEIPTS. Total to Date. EXPENDITURE. Four-weekly. EXPENDITURE. Total to Date. Per Cent. of 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. £ s. d.
NORTH ISLAND,–
Kawakawa ... 621 2 4
Whangarei 7 184 0 6 2,926 2 6 240 16 6 2,505 17 9 85·64 514 1 0 440 4 5
Auckland 139 7,231 1 11 81,175 7 1 3,922 7 0 53,880 4 10 66·38 584 0 0 387 12 7
Napier 70 3,333 19 4 36,623 16 1 1,817 2 4 22,070 6 3 60·26 523 4 0 315 5 9
Wellington 69 4,177 1 0 48,566 8 3 3,330 13 1 35,576 13 5 73·25 703 17 2 415 12 0
Wanganui 115 4,136 8 5 45,477 17 9 2,669 9 1 33,941 18 8 74·63 395 9 2 295 3 0
New Plymouth 51 1,317 14 4 16,272 4 5 831 7 5 12,309 3 0 75·66 319 1 2 241 7 2
Total 451 20,380 5 6 231,662 18 5 12,811 15 5 160,284 3 11 69·19
MIDDLE ISLAND,–
Hurunui-Bluff 848 65,186 17 5 681,826 13 10 26,452 6 6 408,170 12 5 59·86 811 1 0 485 10 7
Greymouth 8 1,168 10 1 13,303 19 1 463 12 11 5,749 7 0 43·22 1,662 19 10 718 13 4
Westport 10 372 1 6 9,791 8 2 438 19 4 5,456 10 1 55·73 979 2 9 545 13 0
Nelson 23 1,016 13 7 9,179 19 2 602 13 5 6,719 5 8 73·20 399 2 7 292 2 9
Picton 18 532 14 9 7,582 12 8 483 4 4 6,441 16 3 84·95 421 5 2 357 17 7
Total 907 68,276 17 4 721,684 12 11 28,440 16 6 432,537 11 5 59·93
Grand Total 1,358 88,657 2 10 953,347 11 4 41,252 11 11 592,821 15 4 62·18

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

Section. Miles Open for Traffic. RECEIPTS. Four-weekly. RECEIPTS. Total to Date. EXPENDITURE. Four-weekly. EXPENDITURE. Total to Date. Per Cent. of 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. £ s. d.
NORTH ISLAND,–
Kawakawa ... 621 2 4
Whangarei 5 140 5 8 1,408 12 7 186 0 7 1,801 8 9 127·89 281 14 7 360 5 9
Auckland 139 5,533 4 9 72,127 4 11 4,338 3 1 49,294 16 7 68·34 527 13 2 360 12 7
Napier 70 3,157 13 0 33,721 0 10 1,217 15 4 18,164 1 6 53·87 481 14 7 259 9 9
Wellington 69 3,495 13 10 41,815 1 8 3,093 19 2 31,324 7 6 74·91 606 0 4 453 19 7
Wanganui 115 3,842 3 2 43,890 3 7 3,377 2 8 28,614 4 11 65·20 381 13 0 248 16 4
New Plymouth 51 1,291 14 9 13,231 6 0 639 8 0 9,489 6 10 71·72 275 15 2 197 15 4
Total 449 17,460 15 2 206,814 11 11 12,852 8 10 138,683 6 1 67·06
MIDDLE ISLAND, –
Hurunui-Bluff 810 55,678 3 5 651,762 7 11 34,202 4 5 363,964 10 1 55·84 818 12 9 457 3 0
Greymouth 8 987 14 8 10,873 14 3 425 18 7 5,157 18 1 47·43 1,359 4 2 644 14 9
Westport 10 815 15 2 6,372 2 1 328 6 9 3,784 18 5 59·40 637 4 2 378 9 9
Nelson 23 759 9 11 8,518 14 8 420 13 5 6,235 12 0 73·20 385 17 4 282 9 0
Picton 18 565 10 4 7,684 16 9 626 1 6 5,268 3 11 68·55 404 9 4 277 5 4
Total 869 59,806 13 6 685,211 15 8 36,003 4 8 384,411 2 6 56·13
Grand Total... 1,318 77,267 8 8 892,026 7 7 48,855 13 6 523,099 8 7 58·64

COMPARISON OF REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, and TRAFFIC for Four Financial Years, 1879–80, 1880–81, 1881–82, 1882–83,

Year. Miles. Revenue. Expenditure. Expenditure per Cent. of Revenue. Tonnage. Parcels, Horses, and Dogs. Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs. Passengers.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1882–83 1,358 953,347 11 4 592,821 15 4 62·18 1,564,793 341,186 477,075 3,283,378
1881–82 1,319 892,026 7 7 523,099 8 7 58·64 1,437,714 316,611 343,751 2,911,477
1880–81, 1,277 836,454 1 8 521,957 14 2 62·40 1,377,783 286,865 300,704 2,849,561
1879–80 1,172 762,573 18 1 580,030 9 6 76·06 1,108,108 180,331 285,209 2,967,090

Railway Department, 14th May, 1883,

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Railway Working Account for Financial Year 1882–83 Showing Receipts and Expenditure by Section

🚂 Transport & Communications
14 May 1883
Railway statistics, Receipts, Expenditure, North Island, Middle Island, Financial year 1882-83
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways