New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 81

Page 2705

✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Reports

SEPT. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2705

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1920-21.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1920, to 21st August, 1920.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1920 * .. .. ..	328,987	585,342	1,470,605	3,241,956
1919 † .. .. ..	310,810	347,992	1,543,850	2,106,722
Increase .. .. ..	18,177	237,350	..	1,135,234
Decrease .. .. ..	..	..	73,245	..

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1920 * ..	160,604	15,194	2,916,448	36,671	3,128,917	263,413	1,022,702	1,146,414	2,432,529
1919 † ..	113,893	11,389	2,674,788	39,840	2,839,910	191,486	917,103	993,688	2,102,277
Increase ..	46,711	3,805	241,660	..	289,007	71,927	105,599	152,726	330,252
Decrease ..	..	..	..	3,169	..	..	..	..	..

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 21st August, 1920.

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 ..	80	4,728 2 11	24,067 14 8	7,379 1 6
Kaihu ..	20	454 12 8	2,605 11 10	1,182 4 5
Gisborne ..	49	2,378 10 8	14,759 4 1	3,375 2 7
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,133	258,545 15 4	1,363,757 11 8	300,162 19 6
Total ..	1,282	266,107 1 7	1,405,190 2 3	312,099 8 0
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,417	154,870 17 11	876,946 12 7	208,577 4 5
Westland ..	157	12,680 7 7	67,409 0 8	16,647 18 2
Westport .	36	7,771 14 11	39,280 5 2	10,982 7 0
Nelson ..	61	2,762 1 6	15,016 12 11	4,797 9 0
Picton ..	56	2,578 15 0	16,491 6 2	4,217 14 10
Lake Wakatipu Steamers ..	..	307 19 8	2,704 16 9	993 3 9
Total ..	1,727	180,971 16 7	1,017,848 14 3	246,215 17 2
Grand total ..	3,009	447,078 18 2	2,423,038 16 6	558,315 5 2

Four-weekly expenditure includes accumulated arrears (for period 1st April to 21st August, 1920) of cost-of-living bonus granted to employees.

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei ..	74	4,360 2 0	22,977 19 11	4,225 0 9	18,633 4 1	81·09	807 6 9	654 13 7
Kaihu ..	20	350 19 0	2,262 15 10	880 7 5	3,686 13 3	162·93	294 3 4	479 5 4
Gisborne ..	49	2,386 17 11	13,061 17 0	2,357 0 1	11,071 5 0	84·76	693 1 6	587 9 1
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	139,868 1 9	1,112,890 10 7	146,508 12 10	722,313 5 1	64·90	2,569 14 7	1,667 17 3
Total ..	1,269	146,966 0 8	1,151,193 3 4	153,971 1 1	755,704 7 5	65·65
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,404	96,754 10 1	749,883 11 9	105,368 16 6	525,512 7 2	70·08	1,388 13 5	973 3 5
Westland ..	157	11,893 6 10	59,153 17 1	10,140 14 2	48,510 16 6	82·01	979 12 4	803 7 3
Westport ..	36	8,372 12 0	37,117 6 9	5,212 18 6	23,900 14 10	64·39	2,680 13 11	1,726 3 3
Nelson ..	61	1,905 12 8	12,718 18 3	3,596 10 8	14,269 3 11	112·19	542 2 4	608 3 11
Picton ..	56	2,627 18 9	14,040 14 9	2,703 16 2	12,685 5 10	90·35	651 17 10	588 19 2
Lake Wakatipu Steamers ..	..	230 10 0	2,335 11 4	546 10 10	2,811 12 0	120·38	..	..
Total ..	1,714	121,784 10 4	875,249 19 11	127,569 6 10	627,690 0 3	71·72
Grand total ..	2,983	268,750 11 0	2,026,443 3 3	281,540 7 11	1,383,394 7 8	68·27