New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 63

Page 1607

✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Statistics

May 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1607

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1919-20.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1919, to 26th April, 1919.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.		Second-class Passengers.		Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1919	75,566	103,480	362,894	514,976	1,056,916	20,994
1918	60,312	58,858	335,956	484,808	989,934	25,437
Increase	15,254	44,622	26,938	30,168	116,982	..
Decrease	..	..	..	..	..	4,443

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1919	25,535	3,490	855,519	13,826	898,370	41,746	163,580	197,496	402,822
1918	33,014	4,339	945,801	18,744	1,001,898	36,662	180,120	230,004	446,786
Increase	..	..	..	..	..	5,084	..	..	..
Decrease	7,479	849	90,282	4,918	103,528	..	16,540	82,508	43,964

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 26th April, 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.	Revenue per Mile of Railway.	Expenditure per Mile of Railway.
		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
NORTH ISLAND,—
Whangarei	74	4,489 9 4	4,489 9 4	3,104 1 1	3,104 1 1	69·14	788 13 8	545 6 2
Kaihu	20	597 7 10	597 7 10	598 2 0	598 2 0	100·12	888 6 2	388 15 4
Gisborne	49	2,950 7 10	2,950 7 10	2,016 13 8	2,016 13 8	68 35	782 15 2	535 0 9
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	249,331 10 9	249,331 10 9	122,106 5 5	122,106 5 5	48·97	2,878 12 1	1,409 15 1
Total	1,269	257,368 15 9	257,368 15 9	127,825 2 2	127,825 2 2	49·67
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	167,425 15 9	167,425 15 9	90,747 14 2	90,747 14 2	54·20	1,550 4 9	840 4 11
Westland	157	11,371 0 3	11,371 0 3	7,428 11 9	7,428 11 9	65·33	941 10 10	615 2 2
Westport	36	5,465 9 4	5,465 9 4	3,971 13 10	3,971 13 10	72·67	1,973 12 10	1,434 4 6
Nelson	61	2,971 14 5	2,971 14 5	2,210 10 1	2,210 10 1	74·38	633 6 4	471 1 10
Picton	56	2,674 8 7	2,674 8 7	2,036 15 3	2,036 15 3	76·16	620 17 0	472 16 5
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	620 0 3	620 0 3	670 12 1	670 12 1	108·16	..	..
Total	1,714	190,528 8 7	190,528 8 7	107,065 17 2	107,065 17 2	56·19
Grand total	2,983	447,897 4 4	447,897 4 4	234,890 19 4	234,890 19 4	52·44

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei	74	4,610 7 9	4,610 7 9	3,574 13 3	3,574 13 3	77·54	809 18 8	627 19 8
Kaihu	20	573 7 4	573 7 4	657 4 1	657 4 1	114·62	372 13 9	427 3 8
Gisborne	49	2,056 7 7	2,056 7 7	1,784 8 7	1,784 8 7	86·78	545 11 5	473 8 5
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	231,634 18 0	231,634 18 0	119,278 12 2	119,278 12 2	51·49	2,674 5 10	1,377 2 2
Total	1,269	238,875 0 8	238,875 0 8	125,294 18 1	125,294 18 1	62·45
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	153,510 18 5	153,510 18 5	85,511 15 3	85,511 15 3	55·70	1,421 8 0	791 15 6
Westland	157	11,441 16 2	11,441 16 2	7,815 11 3	7,815 11 3	68·31	947 8 2	647 3 0
Westport	36	8,526 7 4	8,526 7 4	4,613 12 11	4,613 12 11	54·11	3,079 19 4	1,666 0 10
Nelson	61	2,710 12 9	2,710 12 9	2,573 15 8	2,573 15 8	94·95	577 13 6	548 10 3
Picton	56	2,962 18 11	2,962 18 11	1,598 16 6	1,598 16 6	53·96	687 16 6	371 8 1
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	646 5 10	646 5 10	600 18 2	600 18 2	92·98	..	..
Total	1,714	179,798 19 5	179,798 19 5	102,714 9 9	102,714 9 9	57·13
Grand total	2,983	418,674 0 1	418,674 0 1	228,009 7 10	228,009 7 10	54·46