New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 50

Page 1151

✨ Railway Financial Statistics



JUNE 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1151

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1897-98.

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing the Revenue and Expenditure to the Termination of the Period ending 1st May, 1897.

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. Per Cent. of Revenue. 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 .. 8 168 17 10 168 17 10 331 12 9 331 12 9 196·86 274 9 0 538 18 2
Whangarei 18 921 6 11 921 6 11 839 19 7 839 19 7 91·17 665 8 4 606 13 0
Kaihu .. 17 1,528 7 6 1,528 7 6 379 13 6 379 13 6 24·84 1,168 15 2 290 6 9
Auckland .. 309 13,024 17 8 13,024 17 8 7,080 7 9 7,080 7 9 54·36 547 19 5 297 17 7
Napier-Taranaki .. 332 15,483 12 7 15,483 12 7 12,637 11 11 12,637 11 11 81·62 606 5 9 494 16 11
Wellington .. 94 9,743 11 0 9,743 11 0 5,865 2 4 5,865 2 4 60·19 1,347 10 3 811 2 8
Total .. .. 778 40,870 13 6 40,870 13 6 27,134 7 10 27,134 7 10 66·39
MIDDLE ISLAND,—
Hurunui-Bluff .. 1,133 79,366 2 3 79,366 2 3 38,099 17 1 38,099 17 1 48·01 910 12 10 437 3 1
Greymouth-Brunner 8 1,827 2 2 1,827 2 2 1,151 16 2 1,151 16 2 63·04 2,969 1 0 1,871 13 9
Greymouth-Hokitika 24 855 19 11 855 19 11 435 11 4 435 11 4 50·88 463 13 3 235 18 8
Westport .. 31 4,560 9 1 4,560 9 1 1,614 7 11 1,614 7 11 35·40 1,912 8 11 677 0 1
Nelson .. 23 1,044 4 8 1,044 4 8 686 13 9 686 13 9 65·76 590 4 4 388 2 6
Picton .. 21 1,011 12 10 1,011 12 10 978 8 9 978 8 9 96·72 626 5 1 605 14 0
Total .. .. 1,240 88,665 10 11 88,665 10 11 42,966 15 0 42,966 15 0 48·46
Grand total .. 2,018 129,536 4 5 129,536 4 5 70,101 2 10 70,101 2 10 54·12

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR (25 DAYS).

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. Per Cent. of Revenue. 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 .. 8 187 13 8 187 13 8 248 9 0 248 9 0 132·38 304 19 8 403 14 8
Whangarei 15 614 2 3 614 2 3 397 10 9 397 10 9 64·73 532 4 7 344 10 8
Kaihu .. 17 656 18 4 656 18 4 318 6 8 318 6 8 48·46 502 6 11 243 8 7
Auckland .. 309 10,047 0 3 10,047 0 3 6,218 2 8 6,218 2 8 61·89 422 13 9 261 12 1
Napier-Taranaki .. 332 14,918 12 9 14,918 12 9 9,300 14 7 9,300 14 7 62·34 584 3 3 364 3 8
Wellington .. 94 6,336 17 9 6,336 17 9 3,442 18 1 3,442 18 1 54·33 876 7 7 476 2 11
Total .. .. 775 32,761 5 0 32,761 5 0 19,926 1 9 19,926 1 9 60·82
MIDDLE ISLAND,—
Hurunui-Bluff .. 1,132 59,541 11 7 59,541 11 7 30,211 3 0 30,211 3 0 50·74 663 15 7 346 18 11
Greymouth-Brunner 8 1,571 11 11 1,571 11 11 769 2 4 769 2 4 48·94 2,553 16 10 1,249 16 4
Greymouth-Hokitika 24 644 3 8 644 3 8 255 7 3 255 7 3 39·64 348 18 8 138 6 5
Westport 31 3,031 12 7 3,031 12 7 1,095 10 0 1,095 10 0 36·14 1,271 6 7 459 8 1
Nelson .. 23 861 11 11 861 11 11 545 8 3 545 8 3 63·30 486 19 9 308 5 6
Picton .. 21 632 13 7 632 13 7 495 6 0 495 6 0 78·29 391 13 2 306 12 3
Total .. .. 1,239 66,283 5 3 66,283 5 3 33,371 16 10 33,371 16 10 50·35
Grand total .. 2,014 99,044 10 3 99,044 10 3 53,297 18 7 53,297 18 7 53·81

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

Railway Department, 1st June, 1897.



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