New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 80

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✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Reports

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1918-19.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1918, to 27th April, 1918.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1918	60,312	58,858	335,956	484,808
1917	38,412	133,634	232,328	818,622
Increase	21,900	..	103,628	..
Decrease	..	74,776	..	333,814

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1918	33,014	4,339	945,801	18,744	1,001,898	36,662	180,120	230,004	446,786
1917	29,943	5,588	734,878	19,102	789,511	42,092	109,966	198,643	350,701
Increase	3,071	..	210,923	..	212,387	..	70,154	31,361	96,085
Decrease	..	1,249	..	358	..	5,430	..	..	..

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 27th April, 1918.

Section.	Miles open for Traffic.	Revenue.	Expenditure.	For a Twelve-monthly Period, Average to Date.
		Four-weekly.	Total to Date.	Four-weekly.
NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei	74	4,610 7 9	4,610 7 9	3,574 13 3
Kaihu	20	573 7 4	573 7 4	657 4 1
Gisborne ..	49	2,056 7 7	2,056 7 7	1,784 8 7
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	231,634 18 0	231,634 18 0	119,278 12 2
Total	1,269	238,875 0 8	238,875 0 8	125,294 18 1
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	153,510 18 5	153,510 18 5	85,511 15 3
Westland .	157	11,441 16 2	11,441 16 2	7,815 11 3
Westport .	36	8,526 7 4	8,526 7 4	4,613 12 11
Nelson ..	61	2,710 12 9	2,710 12 9	2,573 15 8
Picton ..	56	2,962 18 11	2,962 18 11	1,598 16 6
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	646 5 10	646 5 10	600 18 2
Total ..	1,714	179,798 19 5	179,798 19 5	102,714 9 9
Grand total	2,983	418,674 0 1	418,674 0 1	228,009 7 10

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei	74	4,380 15 5	4,380 15 5	2,321 17 6	2,321 17 6	53·00	769 11 11	407 17 11
Kaihu	20	549 10 4	549 10 4	459 0 1	459 0 1	83·53	357 3 9	298 7 1
Gisborne ..	44	2,031 18 2	2,031 18 2	1,215 2 5	1,215 2 5	51·02	600 6 9	306 5 6
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,108	214,193 9 3	214,193 9 3	105,520 6 3	105,520 6 3	49·26	2,513 2 0	1,238 1 1
Total	1,246	221,155 13 2	221,155 13 2	109,516 6 3	109,516 6 3	49·52
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	141,290 0 3	141,290 0 3	75,730 17 0	75,730 17 0	53·60	1,308 4 10	701 4 3
Westland ..	157	8,939 9 2	8,939 9 2	6,249 9 8	6,249 9 8	71·03	740 4 2	525 15 1
Westport ..	36	2,791 0 8	2,791 0 8	2,909 5 6	2,909 5 6	104·24	1,007 17 5	1,050 11 5
Nelson	61	2,609 3 1	2,609 3 1	1,771 9 4	1,771 9 4	67·89	556 1 0	377 10 6
Picton	56	2,779 7 9	2,779 7 9	1,331 9 4	1,331 9 4	47·92	645 4 4	309 1 10
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	664 7 0	664 7 0	504 11 4	504 11 4	75·95	..	..
Total ..	1,714	159,073 7 11	159,073 7 11	88,497 2 2	88,497 2 2	56·26
Grand total	2,960	380,229 1 1	380,229 1 1	198,013 8 5	198,013 8 5	52·08