JULY 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2091
RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 23rd June, 1923.
| 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. |
| NORTH ISLAND,-- Whangarei ... Kaihu ... Gisborne ... North Island Main Lines and Branches | 80 24 49 1,140 | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. |
| 6,151 9 7 576 7 6 2,635 2 4 283,151 2 5 | 18,993 2 1 2,098 1 9 9,084 6 8 861,423 19 2 | 11,739 7 3 859 17 7 2,551 19 9 218,556 7 5 | 25,790 14 6 2,632 4 4 7,957 10 8 643,153 14 4 | 135·79 125·46 87·60 74 66 | 1,028 15 10 378 16 5 803 7 6 3,274 8 |
| Total ... | 1,293 | 292,514 1 10 | 891,599 9 8 | 233,707 12 0 | 679,534 3 10 | 76·22 | 1,396 19 11 475 5 3 703 14 6 52,444 14 9 |
| SOUTH ISLAND,-- South Island Main Lines and Branches Westland ... Westport ... Nelson ... Picton ... Lake Wakatipu Steamers | 1,429 157 36 61 56 | 184,988 0 2 15,810 10 11 12,342 1 1 1,476 5 11 2,923 19 4 618 8 10 | 538,254 1 6 45,105 13 2 33,351 7 1 5,144 11 0 8,511 19 10 1,923 10 6 | 156,463 14 7 13,757 4 5 6,296 8 8 2,213 7 5 3,641 1 7 986 1 7 | 464,274 1 1 39,579 1 6 18,519 10 4 6,483 14 6 10,465 7 2 2,727 19 0 | 86·26 87·75 55·53 126·03 122·95 141·82 | 1,632 4 3 1,244 19 1 4,014 12 8 365 9 3 658 13 4 ... | 1,407 17 2 1,092 8 4 2,229 4 0 460 11 10 809 16 5 ... |
| Total ... | 1,739 | 218,159 6 3 | 632,291 3 1 | 183,357 18 3 | 542,049 13 7 | 85·73 |
| Grand total | 3,032 | 510,673 8 1 | 1,523,890 12 9 | 417,065 10 3 | 1,221,583 17 5 | 80·16 |
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
| NORTH ISLAND,-- Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Lines and Branches | 80 20 49 1,141 | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. |
| 4,892 12 5 439 10 11 2,068 14 0 257,400 0 10 | 15,355 12 2 1,784 18 9 8,546 15 3 844,833 1 8 | 7,079 4 3 832 4 4 3,372 7 10 237,800 14 4 | 22,956 13 5 130·59 109·83 727,131 1 7 | 149·50 86·07 3,219 15 | 831 15 3 386 14 9 755 16 9 42,771 4 10 |
| Total | 1,290 | 264,800 18 2 | 870,520 7 10 | 249,084 10 9 | 761,762 17 5 | 87·51 |
| SOUTH ISLAND,-- South Island Main Lines and Branches Westland ... Westport ... Nelson ... Picton ... Lake Wakatipu Steamers | 1,429 157 36 61 56 | 171,492 4 5 14,702 14 10 10,829 1 1 1,797 3 0 3,001 0 5 679 14 2 | 570,501 11 9 44,422 2 9 31,882 1 9 5,641 2 5 10,142 5 1 2,040 9 6 | 178,059 1 11 14,198 17 1 6,020 19 2 2,377 3 6 2,873 16 2 1,723 1 10 | 527,214 14 3 38,844 2 1 17,631 3 9 7,353 9 5 9,170 17 2 4,367 19 10 | 92·41 87·44 55·30 400 14 9 784 16 4 ... | 1,730 0 1 1,226 1 3,837 13 130·35 709 13 0 214·07 |
| Total ... | 1,739 | 202,501 17 11 | 666,629 13 3 | 205,252 19 8 | 604,582 6 6 | 90·97 |
| Grand total | 3,029 | 467,302 16 1 | 1,535,150 1 1 | 454,337 10 5 | 1,366,345 3 11 | 89·00 |
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1923, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.
| Section. | Cost of Opened Lines. | Cost of Unopened Lines. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Whangarei ... ... ... ... ... | 898,357 0 0 | 534,958 0 0 |
| Kaihu ... ... ... ... ... | 100,503 0 0 | 87,650 0 0 |
| Tauranga ... ... ... ... ... | ... | 938,344 0 0 |
| Gisborne ... ... ... ... ... | 694,683 0 0 | 623,763 0 0 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches ... ... ... ... | 18,601,788 0 0 | 2,175,729 0 0 |
| South Island Main Lines and Branches ... ... ... ... | 15,782,936 0 0 | 197,748 0 0 |
| Westland ... ... ... ... ... | 2,268,816 0 0 | 1,483,099 0 0 |
| Westport ... ... ... ... ... | 506,381 0 0 | 95,955 0 0 |
| Nelson ... ... ... ... ... | 444,816 0 0 | 75,996 0 0 |
| Picton ... ... ... ... ... | 687,499 0 0 | 18,082 0 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service ... ... ... ... | 44,271 0 0 | ... |
| In Suspense-- Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous, North Island Surveys, South Island Miscellaneous, South Island P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. and R.I.A. Stores Balance of cost of raising loan of £1,000,000 for Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, Account | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | 41,172 0 0 5,169 0 0 5,763 0 0 5,168 0 0 224,122 0 0 63,192 0 0 |
| Totals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | £40,275,161 0 0 | £6,575,910 0 0 |
L. HAMANN, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railways Department, 23rd July, 1923.