Railway Financial Data




APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 795

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1896-97.

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing the Revenue and Expenditure to the Termination of the Four-weekly Period ending 27th February, 1897.

Section. Miles open for Traffic. REVENUE. EXPENDITURE. Per Cent. of Revenue. 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 .. 8 152 18 9 2,338 15 2 213 0 3 2,549 19 7 109·03 316 14 2 345 6 2
Whangarei .. 18 934 0 8 8,401 9 5 493 9 7 7,303 0 8 86·93 568 17 0 494 9 6
Kaihu .. 17 951 0 10 8,446 14 11 353 11 8 3,648 0 0 43·19 538 5 5 232 9 5
Auckland .. 309 11,733 13 0 125,241 5 6 6,026 19 7 80,177 8 0 64·02 439 1 9 281 1 11
Napier-Taranaki .. 332 18,606 19 4 188,841 15 1 10,800 0 9 122,959 5 3 65·11 616 4 0 401 4 5
Wellington .. 94 8,233 19 6 86,057 0 3 3,950 2 5 48,035 2 8 55·82 991 15 10 553 11 11
Total .. 778 40,612 12 1 419,327 0 4 21,837 4 3 264,672 16 2 63·12
MIDDLE ISLAND,—
Hurunui-Bluff .. 1,133 62,770 16 6 658,591 9 7 34,289 14 2 390,722 11 2 59·33 629 17 2 373 13 6
Greymouth-Brunner .. 8 1,902 0 1 22,704 16 2 1,260 4 4 12,857 4 11 56·63 3,074 12 2 1,741 1 3
Greymouth-Hokitika .. 24 723 2 6 8,327 2 5 440 1 0 4,278 3 10 51·38 375 17 6 193 2 3
Westport .. 31 3,123 8 11 38,731 10 0 1,874 4 6 17,751 13 4 45·83 1,353 10 5 620 7 1
Nelson .. 23 957 5 1 8,647 17 9 735 12 10 7,869 0 7 90·99 407 6 7 370 12 10
Picton .. 21 494 2 1 6,129 3 0 538 6 0 6,565 0 3 107·11 316 3 9 338 13 5
Total .. 1,240 69,970 15 2 743,131 18 11 39,138 2 10 440,043 14 1 59·21
Grand total .. 2,018 110,583 7 3 1,162,458 19 3 60,975 7 1 704,716 10 3 60·62

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
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
Kaihu .. 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
Napier-Taranaki .. 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,—
Hurunui-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-Brunner .. 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
Nelson .. 23 830 17 9 8,297 14 2 609 10 11 7,493 6 2 90·31 390 16 8 352 18 11
Picton .. 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

Railway Department, 30th March, 1897.

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.



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🚂 Railway Working Account for 1896-97

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 March 1897
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Year, 1896-97, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways