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RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending
29th April, 1916.

Section.
Miles open
for Traffic.

Revenue.
Four-weekly.
Total to Date.

Expenditure.
Four-weekly.
Total to Date.

For a Twelve-monthly Period,
Average 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,—
Whangarei
74
4,339 5 0
4,339 5 0
2,426 7 10
2,426 7 10
55·92
762 6 0
426 5 2
Kaihu
20
522 15 0
522 15 0
710 1 0
710 1 0
135·83
339 15 9
461 10 8
Gisborne
44
2,341 17 7
2,341 17 7
976 15 11
976 15 11
41·71
691 18 5
288 12 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches
1,108
229,150 16 9
229,150 16 9
107,939 3 6
107,939 3 6
47·10
2,688 12 0
1,266 12 10
Total ..
1,246
236,354 14 4
236,354 14 4
112,052 8 3
112,052 8 3
47·40
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches
1,404
160,482 4 11
160,482 4 11
79,968 7 5
79,968 7 5
49·83
1,485 19 0
740 9 0
Westland
157
12,204 13 11
12,204 13 11
6,217 6 0
6,217 6 0
50·94
1,010 12 0
514 16 2
Westport
36
7,702 14 5
7,702 14 5
3,609 19 5
3,609 19 5
46·87
2,781 10 9
1,303 12 0
Nelson
61
2,908 7 11
2,908 7 11
1,636 5 4
1,636 5 4
56·26
619 16 2
348 14 3
Picton
56
2,320 12 7
2,320 12 7
1,330 16 3
1,330 16 3
57·35
538 14 5
308 18 9
Lake Wakatipu Steamers
.. 686 6 9
686 6 9
449 4 11
449 4 11
65·46
Total ..
1,714
186,305 0 6
186,305 0 6
93,211 19 4
93,211 19 4
50·03
Grand total ..
2,960
422,659 14 10
422,659 14 10
205,264 7 7
205,264 7 7
48·56
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
NORTH ISLAND.—
Whangarei
74
3,665 11 1
3,665 11 1
2,476 10 7
2,476 10 7
67·56
643 19 0
435 1 4
Kaihu
20
543 16 0
543 16 0
396 14 11
396 14 11
72·60
353 9 5
246 5 7
Gisborne
44
2,395 15 10
2,395 15 10
1,510 1 9
1,510 1 9
63·08
707 16 11
446 3 3
North Island Main
Lines and Branches
1,101
205,067 7 2
205,067 7 2
125,315 16 10
125,315 16 10
61·11
2,421 6 5
1,479 13 2
Total ..
1,239
211,672 10 1
211,672 10 1
129,699 4 1
129,699 4 1
61·27
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main
Lines and Branches
1,404
152,309 8 1
152,309 8 1
95,632 2 5
95,632 2 5
62·79
1,410 5 5
885 9 8
Westland
157
13,411 19 9
13,411 19 9
7,196 2 10
7,196 2 10
53·65
1,110 10 10
595 17 2
Westport
36
9,894 17 2
9,894 17 2
4,568 12 0
4,568 12 0
46·17
3,573 2 10
1,649 15 5
Nelson
61
2,928 16 4
2,928 16 4
1,795 9 9
1,795 9 9
61·30
624 3 6
382 12 11
Picton
48
2,225 10 10
2,225 10 10
1,520 8 2
1,520 8 2
68·32
602 15 0
411 15 6
Lake Wakatipu Steamers
.. 754 4 2
754 4 2
546 17 6
546 17 6
72·51
Total ..
1,706
181,524 16 4
181,524 16 4
111,259 12 8
111,259 12 8
61·29
Grand total ..
2,945
393,197 6 5
393,197 6 5
240,958 16 9
240,958 16 9
61·28
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1916, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.
Section.
Cost of
Opened Lines.
Cost of
Unopened Lines.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Whangarei
760,095 0 0
124,909 0 0
Kaihu
99,962 0 0
17,194 0 0
Tauranga
255,719 0 0
Gisborne
585,768 0 0
231,245 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches
15,049,532 0 0
821,396 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches
14,431,457 0 0
122,625 0 0
Westland
2,054,716 0 0
588,288 0 0
Westport
592,089 0 0
95,672 0 0
Nelson
542,171 0 0
35,189 0 0
Picton
672,439 0 0
14,981 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service
43,708 0 0
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island
35,701 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island
5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island
5,752 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island
5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way
118,190 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores
25,945 0 0
Totals ..
£34,857,882 0 0
£2,477,198 0 0
Railway Department, 29th May, 1916.
J. MACDONALD,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.