New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 25

Page 667

✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Reports

Mar. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 667

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1920–21.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1920, to 5th February, 1921.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.	Second-class Passengers.	Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1921* .. .. ..	741,380	1,634,018	3,078,804	7,456,414
1920† .. .. ..	694,936	916,186	3,258,930	5,373,454
Increase .. .. ..	46,444	717,832	..	2,082,960
Decrease .. .. ..	..	..	180,126	..

All Sections.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.	Timber.	Minerals.	Other Goods.	Total.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
1921* ..	302,091	24,102	4,734,386	89,872	5,150,451	604,844	2,131,322	2,416,566	5,152,732
1920† ..	250,233	20,680	4,469,828	82,016	4,822,757	486,938	1,908,716	2,203,289	4,598,943
Increase ..	51,858	3,422	264,558	7,856	327,694	117,906	222,606	213,277	553,789
Decrease ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

*311 days. †306 days.

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 5th February, 1921.

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	6,370 8 4	58,221 16 4	6,047 10 3
Kaihu ..	20	1,174 8 1	7,211 6 5	771 6 9
Gisborne ..	49	4,587 17 0	38,868 17 2	3,368 19 5
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,133	359,881 11 4	3,310,134 14 8	248,505 15 6
Total	1,282	372,014 4 9	3,414,436 14 7	258,693 11 11
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,417	200,385 1 6	1,971,273 0 7	169,864 5 1
Westland ..	157	15,800 12 10	165,336 11 5	12,532 19 2
Westport .	36	7,779 0 3	87,406 12 9	5,954 16 8
Nelson ..	61	3,464 13 6	33,944 1 6	3,289 18 8
Picton ..	56	3,978 18 1	35,510 12 0	3,250 6 8
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	1,196 1 0	7,026 17 5	803 0 10
Total	1,727	232,604 7 2	2,300,497 15 8	195,695 7 1
Grand total	3,009	604,618 11 11	5,714,934 10 3	454,388 19 0

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

NORTH ISLAND,—		£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Whangarei ..	74	4,358 15 9	50,068 6 6	3,863 6 6	43,320 3 1	86·52	799 12 4	691 16 11
Kaihu ..	20	507 10 6	4,896 11 2	749 5 6	8,138 19 4	166·22	289 6 10	480 18 10
Gisborne ..	49	3,959 9 9	32,169 0 11	2,614 1 3	25,718 12 10	79·95	775 17 6	620 6 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches	1,126	293,889 5 1	2,608,088 17 6	159,165 19 7	1,748,760 11 5	67·05	2,737 9 7	1,835 9 0
Total	1,269	302,715 1 1	2,695,222 16 1	166,392 12 10	1,825,938 6 8	67·75
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches	1,417	172,394 11 9	1,649,980 7 11	128,711 12 0	1,248,905 4 4	75·69	1,386 16 8	1,049 14 5
Westland ..	157	12,571 3 9	131,634 1 4	12,205 11 11	118,940 12 6	90·36	990 17 5	895 6 6
Westport .	36	5,831 11 3	75,935 1 3	4,719 3 4	54,234 11 10	71·42	2,492 16 4	1,780 8 7
Nelson ..	61	2,874 7 6	29,571 19 1	2,550 9 11	31,634 15 3	106·98	572 18 4	612 17 11
Picton ..	56	2,639 7 8	30,600 14 3	2,776 7 4	29,279 5 2	95·68	645 15 10	617 18 3
Lake Wakatipu Steamers	..	1,067 0 8	6,027 2 5	679 16 4	6,684 13 8	110·91	..	..
Total	1,727	197,378 2 7	1,923,749 6 3	151,643 0 10	1,489,679 2 9	77·44
Grand total	2,996	500,093 3 8	4,618,972 2 4	318,035 13 8	3,315,617 9 5	71·78