New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 140

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✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Reports

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 140

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1918-19.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1918, to 14th September, 1918.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1918	310,045	340,946	1,771,358	2,706,144
1917	263,966	423,274	1,500,786	2,867,840
Increase	46,079	..	270,572	..
Decrease	..	82,328	..	161,696

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1918	150,338	19,449	2,847,859	53,916	3,071,562	229,943	1,221,343	1,094,824	2,546,110
1917	148,629	18,304	2,248,712	55,968	2,471,613	241,553	1,184,650	1,005,523	2,431,726
Increase	1,709	1,145	599,147	..	599,949	..	36,693	89,301	114,384
Decrease	..	..	..	2,052	..	11,610	..	..	..

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 14th September, 1918.

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	4,234 0 9	26,636 19 8	3,149 0 7
Kaihu	20	429 16 3	2,849 12 2	581 4 10
Gisborne	49	2,037 12 7	12,252 15 4	2,561 5 4
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	198,226 13 6	1,256,960 0 8	128,773 17 10
Total	1,269	204,928 3 1	1,298,699 7 10	135,065 8 7
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	120,689 12 6	768,079 18 5	93,775 8 10
Westland	157	12,719 4 4	73,330 0 7	8,378 14 5
Westport	36	6,712 1 3	51,105 15 5	4,156 19 7
Nelson	61	2,591 8 9	15,182 2 5	2,274 18 1
Picton	56	2,423 16 1	14,041 12 6	2,304 8 11
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	453 7 9	2,653 4 10	530 0 4
Total	1,714	145,589 10 8	924,392 14 2	111,420 10 2
Grand total	2,983	350,517 13 9	2,223,092 2 0	246,485 18 9

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei	74	3,915 16 5	21,331 2 8	2,694 19 9	15,506 1 1	72·69	624 11 2	454 0 2
Kaihu	20	531 14 8	2,874 0 3	734 9 3	3,684 8 8	128·20	311 7 0	399 2 11
Gisborne	44	1,978 0 11	11,282 12 9	2,072 19 7	9,094 7 5	80·60	555 11 8	447 16 7
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,108	175,304 16 0	1,090,708 13 2	111,088 0 5	669,128 2 10	61·35	2,132 17 1	1,308 9 3
Total	1,246	181,730 8 0	1,126,196 8 10	116,590 9 0	697,413 0 0	61·93
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	103,601 14 11	674,268 3 5	78,350 6 9	483,325 10 2	71·68	1,040 10 9	745 18 6
Westland	157	12,099 8 6	67,893 12 2	10,486 13 6	46,479 11 9	68·46	986 19 2	641 8 9
Westport	36	9,411 18 0	47,033 12 6	4,004 15 1	22,319 1 1	47·45	2,830 14 7	1,343 5 6
Nelson	61	2,105 17 0	14,103 6 7	2,084 5 4	12,055 8 7	85·48	500 18 9	428 4 0
Picton	56	2,137 13 4	13,361 0 5	1,705 1 2	11,174 16 6	83·64	516 19 0	432 7 2
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	354 4 11	2,726 5 1	541 3 8	3,653 14 4	134·02	..	..
Total	1,714	129,710 16 8	819,386 0 2	97,172 5 6	579,008 2 5	70·66
Grand total	2,960	311,441 4 8	1,945,582 9 0	213,762 14 6	1,276,421 2 5	65·76