New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 168

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✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Statistics

Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4039

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1918–19.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1918, to 9th November, 1918.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S. R.	S. R.
1918	410,393 458,870	2,305,423 3,625,394	6,799,580	216,430
1917	360,338 554,636	2,016,614 3,801,634	6,733,222	196,276
Increase	50,055 ..	288,809 ..	66,358	20,154
Decrease	.. 96,266	.. 176,240	..	..

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1918	199,317	24,270	3,148,011	64,305	3,435,903	307,106	1,635,043	1,422,852	3,365,001
1917	205,640	22,129	2,554,724	69,044	2,851,537	325,266	1,606,925	1,318,949	3,251,140
Increase	..	2,141	593,287	..	584,366	..	28,118	103,903	113,861
Decrease	6,323	..	..	4,739	..	18,160	..	..	..

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 9th November, 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	3,707 3 10	34,388 8 1	3,215 14 7
Kaihu	20	420 10 4	3,727 18 3	655 13 1
Gisborne	49	2,115 0 2	16,421 1 2	2,284 6 3
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	193,318 0 3	1,658,997 19 0	125,147 10 9
Total	1,269	199,560 14 7	1,713,535 6 6	131,303 4 8
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	115,679 14 5	1,005,896 3 5	88,504 3 11
Westland	157	10,699 13 1	96,954 11 10	8,128 4 0
Westport	36	7,439 19 0	68,556 16 1	4,062 13 4
Nelson	61	2,303 7 3	19,887 19 3	2,175 16 8
Picton	56	1,847 14 5	18,023 8 11	1,984 8 4
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	328 17 10	3,356 17 9	526 12 3
Total	1,714	138,299 6 0	1,212,675 17 3	105,381 18 6
Grand total	2,983	337,860 0 7	2,926,211 3 9	236,685 3 2

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei	74	3,971 12 2	29,489 11 10	2,900 6 11	21,102 8 2	71·56	647 11 6	463 8 0
Kaihu	20	592 4 8	4,069 5 4	569 1 8	4,828 3 5	118·65	330 12 7	392 5 10
Gisborne	44	2,225 18 11	15,308 1 0	1,930 15 7	12,366 2 4	80·78	565 7 1	456 14 1
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,108	188,373 13 10	1,462,973 14 1	125,770 17 7	902,006 0 8	61·66	2,145 12 2	1,322 17 9
Total	1,246	195,163 9 7	1,511,840 12 3	131,171 1 9	940,302 14 7	62·20
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	108,926 11 0	881,125 14 0	93,436 16 5	656,603 16 1	74·52	1,019 16 5	759 19 2
Westland	157	12,375 1 10	90,738 17 9	8,658 6 0	62,939 9 7	69·36	939 3 6	651 8 10
Westport	36	8,922 15 4	64,471 13 10	4,328 3 8	30,353 7 2	47·08	2,910 3 7	1,370 2 4
Nelson	61	2,104 2 0	18,434 18 0	2,370 6 1	16,379 0 5	88·85	491 1 10	436 6 6
Picton	56	2,115 7 7	17,595 11 5	2,388 4 5	15,025 12 5	85·39	510 11 8	436 0 3
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	358 14 0	3,481 4 6	593 18 6	4,837 7 1	138·96	..	..
Total	1,714	134,802 11 9	1,075,847 19 6	111,775 15 1	786,138 12 9	73·07
Grand total	2,960	329,966 1 4	2,587,688 11 9	242,946 16 10	1,726,441 7 4	66·72