New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 28

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1918-19.

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

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1919	581,946	645,354	3,188,222	4,948,906
1918	537,106	744,398	3,024,429	5,310,390
Increase	44,840	..	163,793	..
Decrease	..	99,044	..	361,484

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1919	253,459	28,431	4,244,300	94,331	4,620,521	395,540	2,046,256	1,887,306	4,329,102
1918	267,359	27,572	3,939,628	111,852	4,346,411	442,063	2,158,493	1,872,807	4,473,363
Increase	..	859	304,672	..	274,110	..	..	14,499	..
Decrease	13,900	..	..	17,521	..	46,523	112,237	..	144,261

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 1st February, 1919.

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	4,882 9 11	45,131 5 7	3,369 19 7
Kaihu	20	429 14 10	4,901 10 9	599 17 4
Gisborne	49	2,909 11 2	24,176 16 3	2,328 12 11
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	274,536 1 3	2,297,570 8 9	139,986 6 8
Total	1,269	282,757 17 2	2,371,780 1 4	146,284 16 6
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	155,850 10 6	1,373,040 0 11	100,654 1 2
Westland	157	12,273 16 2	128,103 5 6	10,025 16 5
Westport	36	7,384 13 6	85,521 1 10	4,893 17 4
Nelson	61	3,204 4 0	27,774 10 10	2,559 17 8
Picton	56	2,784 5 11	24,250 16 9	2,697 3 9
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	760 6 6	5,089 13 3	580 8 7
Total	1,714	182,257 16 7	1,643,779 9 1	121,391 4 11
Grand total	2,983	465,015 13 9	4,015,559 10 5	267,676 1 5

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei	74	4,365 15 2	42,950 9 4	3,114 7 5	30,594 12 7	71·23	685 18 10	488 12 3
Kaihu	20	540 11 0	5,964 19 1	698 14 1	6,939 14 9	116·34	352 9 6	410 1 6
Gisborne	49	2,654 0 9	22,992 11 10	1,952 1 7	17,891 11 8	77·81	602 0 5	468 9 2
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	250,869 14 9	2,171,065 9 7	140,125 6 0	1,304,344 5 7	60·08	2,310 1 5	1,387 17 1
Total	1,269	258,430 1 8	2,242,973 9 10	145,890 9 1	1,359,770 4 7	60·62
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	148,920 15 9	1,295,672 16 11	100,676 10 0	948,928 2 8	73·24	1,090 6 8	798 15 3
Westland	157	12,411 7 0	129,032 18 0	9,523 14 6	90,168 1 10	69·88	971 5 11	678 14 10
Westport	36	9,022 3 4	89,172 15 1	4,373 2 8	44,233 11 10	49·60	2,927 7 10	1,452 2 3
Nelson	61	2,999 4 6	27,403 11 6	2,173 8 3	23,665 9 1	86·36	530 18 5	458 9 1
Picton	56	2,677 10 3	25,034 11 9	3,066 0 1	22,778 6 7	90·99	528 6 6	480 14 3
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	802 16 9	5,521 18 3	548 13 7	6,623 17 3	119·96	..	..
Total	1,714	176,833 17 7	1,571,838 11 6	120,361 9 1	1,136,397 9 3	72·30
Grand total	2,983	435,263 19 3	3,814,812 1 4	266,251 18 2	2,496,167 13 10	65·43