Feb. 6.],
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZEITE.
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N.Z.R.—-F1NANCIAT YEAR 1895-96.

RAILWAT WORIING ACCOUNT, showing the Revenue and Expenditure to the Termmation of the Four-weelcy
period ending 4th January, 1896.

| Section. | Miles open for Traffic. | REVEUNUE. | | EXPENDITURE. | | For a TWELVE-MONTHLY period, average to date | |
| | | Four-weakly. | Total to Date. | Four-weakly. | 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. |
| . NORTHS ISLAND,-- | | | | | | | |
| Kawakawa .. | 8 | 211 18 7 | 1,841 2 5 | 131 6 2 | 1,425 19 11 | 299 3 8 | 231 14 6 |
| Whangarei .. | 15 | 507 1 6 | 5,034 15 5 | 430 9 6 | 4,233 3 11 | 436 6 11 | 366 17 6 |
| Kaihi .. | 17 | 425 15 7 | 3,389 3 6 | 277 14 1 | 2,133 7 6 | 259 3 5 | 163 2 9 |
| Auckland .. | 309 | 12,143 3 6 | 94,782 0 8 | 6,388 8 2 | 66,952 15 5 | 415 7 2 | 293 8 1 |
| Napiers-Tarnnaki .. | 332 | 20,757 11 5 | 149,028 14 5 | 9,025 7 1 | 98,344 4 8 | 583 10 11 | 385 1 8 |
| Wellington .. | 92 | 8,722 18 7 | 59,995 2 11 | 3,970 16 1 | 38,723 9 5 | 847 15 2 | 547 3 7 |
| Total .. | 773 | 42,768 9 2 | 314,070 19 4 | 20,224 1 1 | 211,813 0 10 | 67-44 | |
| M1DDLE ISLAND,-- | | | | | | | |
| Hurnuni-Bluff .. | 1,130 | 58,576 5 10 | 484,324 10 0 | 30,473 5 0 | 315,583 2 8 | 559 0 4 | 364 5 0 |
| Greymouth-Brunner | 8 | 2,050 7 8 | 17,565 12 11 | 793 12 5 | 8,482 1 7 | 2,854 8 4 | 1,378 6 9 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika | 24 | 793 1 1 | 6,433 13 2 | 386 12 3 | 3,234 0 1 | 348 9 9 | 175 3 6 |
| Westport .. | 31 | 2,042 9 4 | 25,364 1 9 | 1,181 2 5 | 11,443 17 0 | 1,063 13 0 | 479 18 1 |
| Nelsou .. | 23 | 833 3 1 | 6,678 5 2 | 674 6 0 | 6,241 15 2 | 377 9 4 | 352 15 11 |
| Pictou .. | 21 | 552 4 3 | 4,957 8 8 | 633 4 1 | 5,781 16 8 | 306 17 9 | 357 18 5 |
| Total .. | 1,237 | 64,847 11 3 | 545,323 11 8 | 34,142 2 2 | 350,766 13 2 | 64-32 | |
| Grand total .. | 2,010 | 107,616 0 5 | 859,394 11 0 | 54,366 3 3 | 562,579 14 0 | 65-46 | |

Corresponding period Last Year.

| NORTHS ISLAND,-- | | | | | | | |
| Kawakawa .. | 8 | 148 17 2 | 1,156 4 3 | 148 12 5 | 1,563 13 9 | 187 17 8 | 254 2 0 |
| Whangarei .. | 15 | 372 4 0 | 3,787 12 11 | 296 13 6 | 3,291 12 8 | 397 1 10 | 345 1 10 |
| Kaihi .. | 17 | 362 8 0 | 2,388 15 0 | 82 15 11 | 1,875 7 10 | 182 13 4 | 143 8 3 |
| Auckland .. | 296 | 11,526 0 1 | 92,208 1 8 | 6,171 16 5 | 65,169 4 2 | 415 1 3 | 293 7 0 |
| Napiers-Tarnnaki .. | 332 | 19,954 12 7 | 151,568 2 5 | 8,011 18 6 | 97,817 11 3 | 593 9 9 | 383 0 5 |
| Wellington .. | 92 | 9,247 0 4 | 60,338 4 6 | 3,865 4 6 | 41,126 9 3 | 852 12 1 | 581 2 8 |
| Total .. | 760 | 41,611 2 2 | 311,447 0 9 | 18,577 1 3 | 210,843 18 11 | 67-70 | |
| M1DDLE ISLAND,-- | | | | | | | |
| Hurnuni-Bluff .. | 1,117 | 60,385 18 3 | 478,827 10 7 | 28,830 19 4 | 311,787 15 9 | 560 5 8 | 364 16 7 |
| Greymouth-Brunner | 8 | 2,122 4 11 | 18,586 0 0 | 852 0 3 | 9,904 5 10 | 3,020 5 0 | 1,609 8 11 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika | 24 | 621 7 10 | 4,673 16 7 | 319 13 3 | 2,658 3 7 | 253 3 4 | 143 19 8 |
| Westport .. | 26 | 1,993 9 9 | 24,282 3 10 | 1,047 14 5 | 11,883 14 0 | 1,204 16 10 | 589 13 0 |
| Nelsou .. | 23 | 754 6 6 | 7,048 7 1 | 598 12 6 | 6,613 19 3 | 398 7 8 | 373 16 8 |
| Pictou .. | 21 | 567 12 0 | 4,904 15 9 | 544 5 6 | 6,182 17 1 | 303 12 7 | 382 14 11 |
| Total .. | 1,219 | 66,444 19 3 | 538,322 13 10 | 32,193 5 3 | 349,030 15 6 | 64-84 | |
| Grand total .. | 1,979 | 108,056 1 5 | 849,769 14 7 | 50,770 6 6 | 559,874 14 5 | 65-89 | |

Railway Department, 4th February, 1896.

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, NewZealandRailways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary,Railways.