Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 325

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1887-88.

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing the Revenue and Expenditure to the Termination of the Four-weekly Period ending 4th February, 1888.

| Section. | Miles open for Traffic. | Revenue. | | Expenditure. | | For a Twelve-monthly Period, Average to Date. | |
| | | Four-weekly. | Total to Date. | Four-weekly. | Total to Date. | Revenue per Mile of Railway. | Expenditure per Mile of Railway. |
| | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| NORTH ISLAND,— | | | | | | | |
| Kawakawa .. | 8 | 361 10 0 | 4,257 3 3 | 279 16 10 | 2,968 3 0 | 69·72 | 628 18 0 |
| Whangarei .. | 7 | 128 8 5 | 1,862 2 7 | 154 13 2 | 1,823 11 8 | 98·20 | 314 7 9 |
| Auckland .. | 249 | 8,640 14 1 | 93,528 17 6 | 6,874 9 9 | 73,729 2 2 | 78·83 | 456 18 5 |
| Napier .. | 97 | 5,477 9 11 | 54,973 13 11 | 2,622 2 6 | 32,270 1 4 | 58·70 | 669 15 7 |
| Wellington .. | 85 | 6,237 5 7 | 56,643 6 6 | 4,012 15 9 | 40,582 18 3 | 71·65 | 787 11 0 |
| Wanganui .. | 196 | 5,741 17 4 | 60,222 1 8 | 4,143 11 4 | 53,736 5 5 | 89·23 | 363 2 5 |
| Total .. | 642 | 26,587 5 4 | 271,487 5 5 | 18,087 9 4 | 205,115 1 10 | 75·55 | |
| MIDDLE ISLAND,— | | | | | | | |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. | 1,048 | 50,312 19 1 | 511,509 10 0 | 33,014 5 7 | 343,500 17 4 | 67·15 | 582 16 2 |
| Greymouth .. | 8 | 2,025 19 11 | 24,770 17 7 | 1,475 17 11 | 15,056 19 1 | 60·78 | 3,659 6 7 |
| Westport .. | 19 | 923 9 10 | 15,396 5 8 | 912 17 7 | 8,223 13 2 | 53·41 | 957 13 2 |
| Nelson .. | 23 | 613 18 6 | 7,551 12 5 | 619 1 5 | 6,437 15 3 | 85·25 | 388 0 7 |
| Picton .. | 18 | 541 5 8 | 5,031 3 5 | 402 16 8 | 5,215 8 11 | 103·66 | 330 6 7 |
| Total.. | 1,116 | 54,417 13 0 | 564,259 9 1 | 36,424 19 2 | 378,434 13 9 | 67·07 | |
| Grand total .. | 1,758 | 81,004 18 4 | 835,746 14 6 | 54,512 8 6 | 583,549 15 7 | 69·82 | |

Corresponding Period Last Year.

| NORTH ISLAND,— | | | | | | | |
| Kawakawa .. | 8 | 393 17 7 | 4,823 15 1 | 289 7 7 | 3,034 6 6 | 62·90 | 712 12 0 |
| Whangarei .. | 7 | 317 7 8 | 3,493 8 2 | 264 18 3 | 2,874 17 0 | 82·29 | 589 16 0 |
| Auckland .. | 222 | 8,767 0 2 | 90,877 15 4 | 8,100 19 4 | 76,421 0 4 | 84·09 | 489 17 2 |
| Napier .. | 82 | 5,727 7 0 | 55,020 3 8 | 3,585 4 0 | 30,862 19 4 | 56·09 | 792 19 5 |
| Wellington .. | 85 | 6,474 3 9 | 58,761 4 7 | 3,949 11 3 | 41,169 14 2 | 70·06 | 853 10 4 |
| Wanganui .. | 196 | 6,145 13 9 | 57,856 4 8 | 4,648 4 2 | 52,839 8 3 | 91·33 | 349 10 0 |
| Total .. | 600 | 27,825 14 11 | 270,832 11 6 | 20,838 4 7 | 207,202 5 7 | 76·51 | |
| MIDDLE ISLAND,— | | | | | | | |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. | 993 | 50,485 14 0 | 503,968 5 3 | 32,857 16 0 | 353,961 15 1 | 70·23 | 603 8 4 |
| Greymouth .. | 8 | 2,022 19 2 | 18,648 5 4 | 855 5 4 | 10,082 11 8 | 54·07 | 2,754 17 2 |
| Westport .. | 19 | 1,552 3 8 | 16,625 5 0 | 1,021 17 9 | 7,932 2 8 | 47·71 | 1,034 2 2 |
| Nelson .. | 23 | 653 18 8 | 7,677 11 6 | 550 9 8 | 6,222 1 11 | 81·04 | 394 10 0 |
| Picton .. | 18 | 522 11 7 | 5,286 16 3 | 534 1 10 | 5,221 12 5 | 98·77 | 347 2 2 |
| Total .. | 1,061 | 55,237 7 1 | 552,206 3 4 | 35,819 10 7 | 383,420 3 9 | 69·43 | |
| Grand total.. | 1,661 | 83,063 2 0 | 823,038 14 10 | 56,657 15 | 590,622 9 4 | 71·76 | |

Railway Department, 3rd March, 1888.

W. M. HANNAY,
Acting for General Manager, New Zealand Railways.