New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 6

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1918-19.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1918, to 7th December, 1918.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1918	440,790	489,508	2,471,535	3,848,506
1917	406,809	615,770	2,257,490	4,237,588
Increase	33,981	..	214,045	..
Decrease	..	126,262	..	389,082

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1918	209,679	25,151	3,228,492	70,186	3,533,508	326,025	1,748,416	1,543,122	3,617,563
1917	227,935	23,607	2,775,448	82,143	3,109,133	376,590	1,829,748	1,524,511	3,730,849
Increase	..	1,544	453,044	..	424,375	..	..	18,611	..
Decrease	18,256	..	..	11,957	..	50,565	81,332	..	113,286

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 7th December, 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	2,314 0 4	36,702 8 5	3,131 14 5
Kaihu	20	349 6 4	4,077 4 7	540 1 8
Gisborne	49	2,048 8 5	18,469 9 7	2,119 18 3
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	137,012 16 2	1,796,010 15 2	125,928 9 6
Total	1,269	141,724 11 3	1,855,259 17 9	131,720 3 10
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	78,270 6 4	1,084,166 9 9	86,412 12 3
Westland	157	7,289 1 1	104,243 12 11	8,300 3 10
Westport	36	4,031 18 0	72,588 14 1	4,252 2 2
Nelson	61	1,777 9 9	21,665 9 0	2,526 3 5
Picton	56	1,139 0 1	19,162 9 0	2,131 3 4
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	262 16 3	3,619 14 0	505 12 10
Total	1,714	92,770 11 6	1,305,446 8 9	104,127 17 10
Grand total	2,983	234,495 2 9	3,160,706 6 6	235,848 1 8

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
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 Lines and Branches	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
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 Lines and Branches	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
Westland	157	13,295 6 3	104,034 4 0	8,674 16 4	71,614 5 11	68·34	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 Steamers	..	513 4 2	3,994 8 8	650 12 1	5,487 19 2	137·39	..	..
Total	1,714	153,019 1 2	1,228,867 0 8	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