New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 150

Page 3777

✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Reports

Nov. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3777

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1918-19.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1918, to 12th October, 1918.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1918 .. .. ..	359,704	398,546	2,036,994	3,157,988
1917 .. .. ..	310,620	486,974	1,749,696	3,309,608
Increase .. .. ..	49,084	..	287,298	..
Decrease .. .. ..	..	88,428	..	151,620

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1918 ..	176,031	22,110	3,035,330	58,525	3,291,996	271,405	1,450,450	1,264,537	2,986,392
1917 ..	177,478	20,222	2,384,072	60,993	2,642,765	281,353	1,395,121	1,155,904	2,832,378
Increase ..	..	1,888	651,258	..	649,231	..	55,329	108,633	154,014
Decrease ..	1,447	..	..	2,468	..	9,948	..	..	..

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 12th October, 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	4,044 4 7	30,681 4 3	3,363 3 1
Kaihu ..	20	457 15 9	3,307 7 11	688 1 11
Gisborne ..	49	2,053 5 8	14,306 1 0	2,346 6 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	208,719 18 1	1,465,679 18 9	128,851 17 11
Total	1,269	215,275 4 1	1,513,974 11 11	135,249 8 11
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	122,136 10 7	890,216 9 0	93,050 4 4
Westland ..	157	12,924 18 2	86,254 18 9	9,235 12 2
Westport .	36	10,011 1 8	61,116 17 1	4,335 0 5
Nelson ..	61	2,402 9 7	17,584 12 0	2,582 18 11
Picton ..	56	2,134 2 0	16,175 14 6	1,943 11 11
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	374 15 1	3,027 19 11	550 8 2
Total	1,714	149,983 17 1	1,074,376 11 3	111,697 15 11
Grand total	2,983	365,259 1 2	2,588,351 3 2	246,947 4 10

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei ..	74	4,186 17 0	25,517 19 8	2,696 0 2	18,202 1 3	71·33	640 8 3	456 1 8
Kaihu ..	20	603 0 5	3,477 0 8	574 13 1	4,259 1 9	122·49	322 17 4	395 9 9
Gisborne ..	44	1,799 9 4	13,082 2 1	1,340 19 4	10,435 6 9	79·77	552 3 4	440 9 1
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,108	183,891 7 1	1,274,600 0 3	107,107 0 3	776,235 3 1	60·90	2,136 7 8	1,301 1 4
Total	1,246	190,480 13 10	1,316,677 2 8	111,718 12 10	809,131 12 10	61·45
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	97,930 19 7	772,199 3 0	79,841 9 6	563,166 19 8	72·93	1,021 8 6	744 18 7
Westland ..	157	10,470 3 9	78,363 15 11	7,801 11 10	54,281 3 7	69·27	926 19 2	642 1 9
Westport ..	36	8,515 6 0	55,548 18 6	3,706 2 5	26,025 3 6	46·85	2,865 12 5	1,342 11 4
Nelson .	61	2,227 9 5	16,930 16 0	1,953 5 9	14,008 14 4	85·78	497 3 10	426 9 11
Picton .	56	2,119 3 5	15,480 3 10	1,462 11 6	12,637 8 0	81·64	513 7 6	419 1 11
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	396 5 5	3,122 10 6	589 14 3	4,243 8 7	135·90	..	..
Total ..	1,714	121,659 7 7	941,045 7 9	95,354 15 3	674,362 17 8	71·66
Grand total	2,960	312,140 1 5	2,257,722 10 5	207,073 8 1	1,483,494 10 6	65·71