JAN. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 177
N.Z.R.--FINANCIAL YEAR 1917-18.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1917, to 8th December, 1917.
All Sections. S. R. S. R. Total Season
First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Tickets.
1917 406,809 615,770 2,257,490 4,237,588 7,517,657 219,620
1916 308,546 929,136 1,832,536 6,086,446 9,156,664 245,994
Increase 98,263 .. 424,954 .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. 313,366 .. 1,848,858 1,639,007 26,374
All Sections. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Timber. Minerals. Other Goods. Total.
No. No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1917 227,935 23,607 2,775,448 82,143 3,109,133 376,590 1,829,748 1,524,511 3,730,849
1916 246,860 22,400 3,004,710 91,639 3,365,609 425,892 2,044,103 1,673,815 4,143,810
Increase .. 1,207 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Decrease 18,925 .. 229,262 9,496 256,476 49,302 214,355 149,304 412,961
RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending
8th December, 1917.
Section. Miles open Revenue. Expenditure. For a Twelve-monthly Period,
for Traffic. Four-weekly. Total to Date. Four-weekly. Total to Date. Average to Date.
Per Cent. Revenue per Mile Expenditure
of Revenue. of Railway. per Mile
Revenue. of Railway.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
NORTH ISLAND,-- Whangarei .. 74 5,056 7 8 34,545 19 6 3,165 5 5 24,267 13 7 70·25 674 6 5 473 13 10
Kaihu .. 20 631 19 0 4,701 4 4 725 2 8 5,553 6 1 118·13 339 10 8 401 1 5
Gisborne .. 49 2,415 10 4 17,723 11 4 1,681 13 0 14,047 15 4 79·26 578 3 8 458 5 5
North Island Main 1,108 211,495 18 7 1,674,469 12 8 136,680 12 4 1,038,686 13 0 62·03 2,182 18 5 1,354 1 9
Lines and Branches
Total .. 1,251 219,599 15 7 1,731,440 7 10 142,252 13 5 1,082,555 8 0 62·52
SOUTH ISLAND,-- South Island Main 1,404 123,790 17 8 1,004,916 11 8 98,327 1 0 754,930 17 1 75·12 1,033 17 4 776 13 7
Lines and Branches Westland .. 157 13,295 6 3 104,034 4 0 8,674 16 4 71,614 5 11 68·84 957 3 1 658 17 5
Westport .. 36 9,816 0 10 74,287 14 8 4,968 11 0 35,321 18 2 47·55 2,980 13 7 1,417 4 9
Nelson .. 61 3,061 1 3 21,495 19 3 2,941 18 3 19,320 18 8 89·88 509 0 3 457 10 2
Picton .. 56 2,542 11 0 20,138 2 5 2,010 12 6 17,036 4 11 84·60 519 8 8 439 8 7
Lake Wakatipu .. 513 4 2 3,994 8 8 650 12 1 5,487 19 2 137·39
Steamers
Total .. 1,714 153,019 1 2 1,228,867 0 3 117,573 11 2 903,712 3 11 73·54
Grand total .. 2,965 372,618 16 9 2,960,307 8 6 259,826 4 7 1,986,267 11 11 67·10
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
NORTH ISLAND,-- Whangarei .. 74 4,708 1 8 37,941 17 3 2,677 1 6 23,712 3 3 62·50 740 12 0 462 17 0
Kaihu .. 20 613 2 6 4,466 15 2 475 19 6 5,103 12 11 114·25 322 12 0 368 11 11
Gisborne .. 44 2,022 13 3 18,286 10 10 1,093 2 5 11,714 7 6 64·06 600 6 4 384 11 3
North Island Main 1,108 201,746 19 11 1,738,692 2 3 114,631 15 9 1,043,440 5 5 60·01 2,266 12 11 1,360 5 8
Lines and Branches
Total .. 1,246 209,090 17 4 1,799,387 5 6 118,877 19 2 1,083,970 9 1 60·24
SOUTH ISLAND,-- South Island Main 1,404 114,582 4 10 1,107,243 19 10 84,772 10 8 758,986 0 3 68·55 1,139 2 10 780 17 0
Lines and Branches Westland .. 157 12,103 15 6 116,237 14 0 9,256 3 7 69,238 1 10 59·57 1,069 8 5 637 0 2
Westport .. 36 9,860 5 1 81,241 11 0 3,685 18 6 36,377 11 11 44·78 3,259 13 10 1,459 12 0
Nelson .. 61 2,593 5 8 22,188 4 8 2,004 0 1 17,479 10 3 78·78 525 8 1 413 18 4
Picton .. 56 2,070 8 7 18,517 19 1 2,146 7 3 14,963 6 9 80·80 477 12 11 385 19 2
Lake Wakatipu .. 416 5 1 4,096 14 3 490 8 5 4,562 13 7 111·37
Steamers
Total .. 1,714 141,626 4 9 1,349,526 2 10 102,355 8 6 901,607 4 7 66·81
Grand total .. 2,960 350,717 2 1 3,148,913 8 4 221,233 7 8 1,985,577 13 8 63·06