New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 13

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1918-19.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1918, to 4th January, 1919.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.		Second-class Passengers.		Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1919	506,155	563,242	2,816,534	4,441,796	8,327,727	255,091
1918	473,128	679,620	2,661,699	4,820,984	8,635,431	238,227
Increase	33,027	..	154,835	..	..	16,864
Decrease	..	116,378	..	379,188	307,704	..

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1919	226,733	26,567	3,489,489	79,767	3,822,556	357,165	1,879,114	1,706,132	3,942,411
1918	243,013	24,825	3,150,241	92,615	3,510,694	404,107	1,967,778	1,683,861	4,055,746
Increase	..	1,742	839,248	..	311,862	..	..	22,271	..
Decrease	16,280	..	..	12,848	..	46,942	88,664	..	113,335

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 4th January, 1919

Section.	Miles open for Traffic.	Revenue.		Expenditure.		For a Twelve-monthly Period, Average to Date.
		Four-weekly.	Total to Date.	Four-weekly.	Total to Date.	Per Cent of Revenue.
		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
NORTH ISLAND,—
Whangarei	74	3,546 7 3	40,248 15 8	3,767 5 7	32,892 8 2	81·72
Kaihu	20	894 11 4	4,471 15 11	708 15 11	6,192 6 6	138·48
Gisborne ..	49	2,797 15 6	21,267 5 1	2,175 3 10	23,100 4 2	108·62
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	227,023 12 4	2,023,034 7 6	127,670 18 5	1,278,703 5 8	63·21
Total	1,269	233,762 6 5	2,089,022 4 2	134,317 3 9	1,340,888 4 6	64·19
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	133,023 0 8	1,217,189 10 5	96,211 19 5	918,882 7 6	75·49
Westland ..	157	11,585 16 5	115,829 9 4	9,134 2 7	86,005 0 4	74·25
Westport .	36	5,547 14 3	78,136 8 4	4,604 6 8	44,160 17 6	56·52
Nelson ..	61	2,904 17 10	24,570 6 10	2,442 9 0	24,772 5 9	100·82
Picton ..	56	2,304 1 10	21,466 10 10	2,302 15 5	21,897 3 9	102·01
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	709 12 9	4,329 6 9	644 6 1	5,061 19 6	116·92
Total ..	1,714	156,075 3 9	1,461,521 12 6	115,339 19 2	1,100,779 14 4	75·32
Grand total ..	2,983	389,837 10 2	3,550,543 16 8	249,657 2 11	2,441,667 18 10	68·77

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei	74	4,038 14 8	38,584 14 2	3,212 11 7	27,480 5 2	71·22	677 16 10
Kaihu	20	723 3 9	5,424 8 1	687 14 7	6,241 0 8	115·05	352 11 9
Gisborne ..	49	2,614 19 9	20,338 11 1	1,891 14 9	15,939 10 1	78·32	590 16 10
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,122	245,726 2 2	1,920,195 14 10	125,532 6 7	1,164,218 19 7	60·63	2,250 11 0
Total .	1,265	253,103 0 4	1,984,543 8 2	131,324 7 2	1,213,879 15 6	61·17	1,364 10 3
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	141,835 9 6	1,146,752 1 2	93,320 15 7	848,251 12 8	73·97	1,061 16 2
Westland ..	157	12,587 7 0	116,621 11 0	9,030 1 5	80,644 7 4	69·15	965 13 2
Westport .	36	5,862 17 1	80,150 11 9	4,538 11 0	39,860 9 2	49·73	2,894 6 6
Nelson ..	61	2,908 7 9	24,404 7 0	2,171 2 2	21,492 0 10	88·07	520 1 10
Picton ..	56	2,218 19 1	22,357 1 6	2,676 1 7	19,712 6 6	88·17	519 0 1
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	724 12 10	4,719 1 6	587 4 6	6,075 3 8	128·74	..
Total ..	1,714	166,137 13 3	1,395,004 13 11	112,323 16 3	1,016,036 0 2	72·83	457 12 0
Grand total ..	2,979	419,240 13 7	3,379,548 2 1	243,648 3 9	2,229,915 15 8	65·98	..