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2538
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81
RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 24th June, 1916.
| 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. | ||
| NORTH ISLAND,— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||
| Whangarei .. | 74 | 4,242 7 11 | 12,922 7 2 | 2,837 6 1 | 7,676 13 6 | 59·41 | 756 14 3 | 449 10 9 |
| Kaihu .. | 20 | 458 2 9 | 1,494 18 11 | 719 17 0 | 2,001 2 3 | 133·86 | 323 18 1 | 433 11 6 |
| Gisborne .. | 44 | 2,035 7 0 | 6,421 17 0 | 1,248 13 9 | 3,486 7 10 | 54·29 | 632 9 1 | 343 7 2 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,108 | 200,197 13 2 | 624,766 3 8 | 116,637 12 3 | 345,055 2 1 | 55·23 | 2,443 8 7 | 1,349 9 10 |
| Total .. | 1,246 | 206,933 10 10 | 645,605 6 4 | 121,443 9 1 | 358,219 5 8 | 55·49 | ||
| SOUTH ISLAND,— | ||||||||
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,404 | 129,928 3 10 | 432,577 5 7 | 86,707 8 2 | 253,443 19 7 | 58·59 | 1,935 2 3 | 782 4 8 |
| Westland .. | 157 | 12,917 16 6 | 39,086 17 4 | 7,832 3 11 | 22,013 18 11 | 56·32 | 1,078 16 7 | 607 12 1 |
| Westport .. | 86 | 8,498 17 10 | 25,262 12 0 | 4,416 5 8 | 11,864 14 5 | 46·97 | 3,040 17 4 | 1,428 3 3 |
| Nelson .. | 61 | 2,367 1 7 | 8,296 14 11 | 2,091 2 8 | 5,452 8 5 | 65·72 | 589 7 9 | 387 6 7 |
| Picton .. | 56 | 2,149 2 4 | 6,606 6 0 | 2,036 19 10 | 4,874 3 6 | 73·78 | 511 4 0 | 377 3 4 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers | .. | 494 12 4 | 1,722 6 4 | 441 18 8 | 1,385 1 0 | 78·15 | .. | .. |
| Total .. | 1,714 | 156,355 14 5 | 513,552 2 2 | 103,525 18 11 | 299,034 5 10 | 58·23 | ||
| Grand total | 2,960 | 363,289 5 3 | 1,159,157 8 6 | 224,969 8 0 | 657,253 11 6 | 56·70 |
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
| NORTH ISLAND— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whangarei .. | 74 | 3,393 18 4 | 10,739 9 11 | 2,592 1 3 | 7,683 12 4 | 71·55 | 628 17 10 | 449 18 10 |
| Kaihu .. | 20 | 360 7 0 | 1,409 0 7 | 476 16 3 | 1,306 0 8 | 92·69 | 305 5 10 | 282 19 6 |
| Gisborne .. | 44 | 1,577 0 7 | 6,046 15 0 | 1,210 6 2 | 3,940 2 6 | 65·16 | 595 10 3 | 388 0 10 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,101 | 156,206 11 5 | 526,560 8 4 | 112,389 17 8 | 354,931 6 7 | 67·41 | 2,072 8 11 | 1,396 18 10 |
| Total .. | 1,239 | 161,537 17 4 | 544,755 13 10 | 116,669 1 4 | 367,861 2 1 | 67·53 | ||
| SOUTH ISLAND,— | ||||||||
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,404 | 115,927 1 11 | 389,552 0 4 | 87,820 0 11 | 272,449 16 3 | 69·94 | 1,202 6 5 | 840 17 7 |
| Westland .. | 157 | 11,023 12 7 | 36,431 11 4 | 7,549 4 2 | 22,309 1 3 | 61·24 | 1,005 10 10 | 615 15 0 |
| Westport .. | 36 | 7,094 18 10 | 24,616 14 1 | 3,683 2 5 | 13,042 5 9 | 52·98 | 2,963 2 5 | 1,669 18 0 |
| Nelson .. | 61 | 2,055 6 4 | 7,962 18 9 | 1,781 13 11 | 5,959 4 2 | 74·84 | 565 13 6 | 423 6 8 |
| Picton .. | 48 | 1,601 10 7 | 5,584 17 1 | 1,732 3 7 | 5,041 16 3 | 90·28 | 504 3 9 | 455 3 3 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers | .. | 474 13 0 | 1,691 8 8 | 685 7 5 | 1,700 14 5 | 100·55 | .. | .. |
| Total .. | 1,706 | 138,177 3 3 | 465,839 10 3 | 103,251 12 5 | 320,502 18 1 | 68·80 | ||
| Grand total | 2,945 | 299,715 0 7 | 1,010,595 4 1 | 219,920 13 9 | 688,364 0 2 | 68·11 |
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. | |
| 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 | 85,189 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, 24th July, 1916.
J. MACDONALD,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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