APRIL 2. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZEITE. 593

N.Z.R.—-F'INANCI'AL YEAR 1895-96.

RAILway WorkiNG AccouNT, showing the Revenue and Expenditure to the Ter'rnination of the Four-wee'kly Peri'od ending 29th February, 1896.

| Section. | Miles open for Traffic. | Revenue. | | Expenditure. | | Per Cent. of Revenue. | For a Twel've-Monthly Peri'od, Aver'age to Date. | |
| | | Four-wee'kly. | Total to Date. | Four-wee'kly. | Total to Date. | | Revenue per Mile of Railway. | Expendi-ture per Mile of Railway. |
| | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| North Island,— | | | | | | | | |
| Kawakawa .. | 8 | 222 13 11 | 2,234 12 3 | 181 14 1 | 1,752 12 8 | 78·43 | 302 12 1 | 237 6 8 |
| Whangarei .. | 15 | 625 11 10 | 6,182 17 4 | 490 4 7 | 5,095 14 6 | 82·42 | 446 10 10 | 368 0 6 |
| Kai'hi .. | 17 | 693 13 6 | 4,546 18 2 | 198 7 10 | 2,600 5 8 | 57·19 | 289 15 1 | 165 14 1 |
| Auckland .. | 309 | 11,199 0 7 | 117,182 8 3 | 6,552 19 3 | 79,901 1 6 | 68·19 | 424 19 9 | 289 15 7 |
| Napi'er—Tara'na'ki .. | 332 | 18,872 7 2 | 185,884 17 8 | 10,676 4 7 | 120,495 8 3 | 64·82 | 606 11 0 | 393 3 8 |
| Wellington .. | 92 | 8,383 4 4 | 77,220 1 5 | 2,170 11 0 | 44,763 9 2 | 57·97 | 909 5 11 | 527 2 1 |
| Total .. | 773 | 39,996 11 4 | 393,251 15 1 | 20,270 1 4 | 254,608 11 9 | 64·74 | | |
| Middle Island,— | | | | | | | | |
| Huri'nu'i—Bluff .. | 1,130 | 53,925 7 8 | 596,124 14 7 | 32,962 13 4 | 380,940 7 9 | 63·90 | 573 1 4 | 366 4 2 |
| Greymouth—Briunner | 8 | 1,649 12 9 | 20,801 6 9 | 863 5 1 | 10,226 17 6 | 49·16 | 2,816 16 11 | 1,384 17 9 |
| Greymouth—Hokitika | 24 | 679 19 1 | 7,700 9 6 | 327 3 5 | 3,932 13 6 | 51·07 | 347 11 10 | 177 10 4 |
| Westport .. | 31 | 2,466 14 3 | 29,863 12 2 | 1,101 2 3 | 14,486 12 4 | 48·51 | 1,043 12 5 | 506 5 0 |
| Nel'son .. | 23 | 830 17 9 | 8,297 14 2 | 609 10 11 | 7,493 6 2 | 90·31 | 390 16 8 | 352 18 11 |
| Picto n .. | 21 | 468 10 0 | 5,880 16 5 | 677 7 8 | 7,152 10 6 | 121·62 | 303 7 6 | 368 19 7 |
| Total .. | 1,237 | 60,021 1 6 | 668,668 13 7 | 36,541 2 8 | 424,232 7 9 | 63·44 | | |
| Grand total .. | 2,010 | 100,017 12 10 | 1,061,920 8 8 | 56,811 4 0 | 678,840 19 6 | 63·93 | | |

Corresponding Peri'od Last Year.

| Section. | Miles open for Traffic. | Revenue. | | Expenditure. | | Per Cent. of Revenue. | For a Twel've-Monthly Peri'od, Aver'age to Date. | |
| | | Four-wee'kly. | Total to Date. | Four-wee'kly. | Total to Date. | | Revenue per Mile of Railway. | Expendi-ture per Mile of Railway. |
| | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| North Island,— | | | | | | | | |
| Kawakawa .. | 8 | 150 12 1 | 1,418 11 8 | 163 14 6 | 1,870 11 0 | 131·86 | 192 2 0 | 253 6 0 |
| Whangarei .. | 15 | 379 17 5 | 4,623 11 4 | 56 19 1 | 3,689 11 7 | 79·80 | 390 6 0 | 311 9 2 |
| Kai'hi .. | 17 | 482 19 9 | 3,193 16 7 | 137 9 3 | 2,146 18 3 | 67·22 | 203 10 7 | 136 16 3 |
| Auckland .. | 296 | 10,516 6 1 | 113,076 14 1 | 6,919 1 7 | 78,451 2 2 | 69·38 | 422 8 3 | 293 1 3 |
| Napi'er—Tara'na'ki .. | 332 | 17,533 3 6 | 187,027 11 5 | 9,154 7 10 | 116,746 9 7 | 62·42 | 610 5 7 | 380 19 0 |
| Wellington .. | 92 | 7,780 9 3 | 76,446 14 5 | 4,275 7 10 | 49,564 10 5 | 64·84 | 900 3 9 | 583 12 10 |
| Total .. | 760 | 36,843 8 1 | 385,786 19 6 | 20,707 0 1 | 252,469 3 0 | 65·44 | | |
| Middle Island,— | | | | | | | | |
| Huri'nu'i—Bluff .. | 1,117 | 53,489 13 4 | 586,226 5 7 | 29,060 9 7 | 373,537 16 8 | 63·72 | 571 2 3 | 363 18 2 |
| Greymouth—Briunner | 8 | 1,581 19 2 | 21,883 18 10 | 925 11 0 | 12,058 2 3 | 55·10 | 2,963 9 0 | 1,632 17 4 |
| Greymouth—Hokitika | 24 | 513 10 6 | 5,766 18 11 | 322 14 1 | 3,301 11 0 | 57·25 | 260 6 3 | 149 0 7 |
| Westport .. | 31 | 2,640 17 8 | 29,211 1 8 | 1,250 1 7 | 14,343 7 1 | 49·10 | 1,204 11 7 | 591 9 7 |
| Nel'son .. | 23 | 887 14 2 | 8,573 16 2 | 705 3 8 | 7,872 12 4 | 91·82 | 403 16 9 | 370 16 3 |
| Picto n .. | 21 | 570 2 4 | 5,988 14 6 | 750 18 3 | 7,561 5 2 | 126·26 | 308 18 10 | 390 1 4 |
| Total .. | 1,224 | 59,683 17 2 | 657,650 15 8 | 33,014 18 2 | 418,674 14 6 | 63·66 | | |
| Grand total .. | 1,984 | 96,527 5 3 | 1,043,437 15 2 | 53,721 18 3 | 671,143 17 6 | 64·32 | | |

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zeal and Rai lways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Rai lways.

Railway Department, 31st March, 1896.