New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 168

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✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Reports

Nov. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4265

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1917–18.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1917, to 13th October, 1917.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1917	310,620	486,974	1,749,696	3,309,608
1916	239,427	708,219	1,448,264	4,705,192
Increase	71,193	..	301,432	..
Decrease	..	221,245	..	1,395,584

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1917	177,478	20,222	2,334,072	60,993	2,642,765	281,353	1,395,121	1,155,904	2,832,378
1916	191,582	19,168	2,654,724	66,801	2,932,275	330,388	1,607,867	1,312,595	3,250,850
Increase	..	1,054	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Decrease	14,104	..	270,652	5,808	289,510	49,035	212,746	156,691	418,472

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 13th October, 1917.

Section.	Miles open for Traffic.	Revenue.	Expenditure.	For a Twelve-monthly Period, Average to Date.
		Four-weekly.	Total to Date.	Four-weekly.
		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
NORTH ISLAND,—
Whangarei	74	4,186 17 0	25,517 19 8	2,696 0 2
Kaihu	20	603 0 5	3,477 0 8	574 13 1
Gisborne	44	1,799 9 4	13,082 2 1	1,340 19 4
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,108	183,891 7 1	1,274,600 0 3	107,107 0 3
Total ..	1,246	190,480 13 10	1,316,677 2 8	111,718 12 10
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	97,930 19 7	772,199 3 0	79,841 9 6
Westland	157	10,470 3 9	78,863 15 11	7,801 11 10
Westport	36	8,515 6 0	55,548 18 6	3,706 2 5
Nelson	61	2,227 9 5	16,330 16 0	1,953 5 9
Picton	56	2,119 3 5	15,480 3 10	1,462 11 6
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	396 5 5	3,122 10 6	589 14 3
Total ..	1,714	121,659 7 7	941,045 7 9	95,354 15 3
Grand total	2,960	312,140 1 5	2,257,722 10 5	207,073 8 1

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei	74	3,894 7 2	28,757 17 2	2,603 12 6	18,340 15 11	63·78	721 14 5	460 5 10
Kaihu	20	531 2 6	3,288 3 6	540 16 11	4,145 11 8	126·08	305 6 8	384 19 11
Gisborne	44	1,980 0 9	14,069 5 10	1,391 13 11	9,109 6 7	64·75	593 16 8	384 9 7
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,108	187,330 3 5	1,350,567 19 9	117,234 10 6	815,134 7 2	60·35	2,263 14 4	1,366 5 3
Total ..	1,246	193,735 13 10	1,396,683 6 3	121,770 13 10	846,730 1 4	60·62
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	111,089 6 6	879,781 10 11	82,806 7 3	594,998 11 7	67·63	1,163 14 8	787 0 9
Westland	157	13,883 19 5	91,491 4 8	7,420 1 11	52,866 3 6	57·78	1,082 4 10	625 7 0
Westport	36	9,766 11 9	62,701 5 8	4,172 2 8	28,829 14 11	45·98	3,234 11 10	1,487 5 0
Nelson	61	2,598 19 11	17,527 15 0	2,432 13 5	13,484 0 8	76·93	583 12 9	410 10 5
Picton	56	2,199 10 4	14,687 4 2	1,351 3 7	11,310 12 1	77·10	487 1 6	375 1 11
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	407 12 6	3,291 13 0	583 0 1	3,431 4 5	104·24	..	..
Total ..	1,714	139,946 0 5	1,069,480 13 5	98,765 8 11	704,920 7 2	65·91
Grand total	2,960	333,681 14 3	2,466,163 19 8	220,536 2 9	1,551,650 8 6	62·92