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MAR. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 697
RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending
31st January, 1925.
| 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 .. 88 | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Kaihu .. 24 | 9,282 18 7 | 79,600 14 0 | 9,069 7 1 | 98,058 2 5 |
| Gisborne .. 60 | 909 10 10 | 7,309 12 10 | 580 0 11 | 7,609 17 6 |
| North Island Main 1,158 | 3,472 7 0 | 31,028 11 1 | 2,624 5 2 | 29,550 16 6 |
| Lines and Branches | 354,019 7 2 | 3,401,408 7 10 | 228,903 0 3 | 2,444,076 18 0 |
| Total .. | 1,330 | 367,684 3 7 | 3,519,347 5 9 | 241,176 13 5 |
| SOUTH ISLAND,-- South Island Main 1,596 | 213,094 4 8 | 2,113,712 18 5 | 175,055 8 6 | 1,903,786 6 1 |
| Lines and Branches Westport .. 36 | 9,327 8 10 | 107,856 14 8 | 7,190 17 10 | 75,079 9 8 |
| Nelson .. 61 | 2,024 5 9 | 20,073 19 7 | 2,561 13 2 | 26,174 13 4 |
| Picton .. 56 | 2,715 5 9 | 26,466 10 7 | 2,732 8 6 | 29,753 15 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers 1,320 6 5 | 8,101 5 4 | 885 7 1 | 9,951 8 1 | 122'84 |
| Total .. | 1,749 | 228,481 11 5 | 2,276,211 8 7 | 188,425 15 1 |
| Grand total .. | 3,079 | 596,165 15 0 | 5,795,558 14 4 | 429,602 8 6 |
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
| NORTH ISLAND,-- Whangarei .. 88 | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaihu .. 24 | 8,613 1 8 | 74,025 15 0 | 5,448 16 11 | 80,171 14 5 | 108'30 | 1,059 16 10 |
| Gisborne .. 49 | 824 7 3 | 7,055 4 8 | 838 11 11 | 8,336 3 3 | 118'16 | 347 8 5 |
| North Island Main 1,151 | 3,398 5 3 | 32,318 16 7 | 2,561 16 10 | 28,000 14 8 | 86'64 | 779 9 10 |
| Lines and Branches | 359,976 14 10 | 3,337,194 3 0 | 217,777 13 10 | 2,373,259 15 6 | 71'12 | 3,438 10 0 |
| Total .. | 1,312 | 372,812 9 0 | 3,450,593 19 3 | 226,626 19 6 | 2,489,768 7 10 | 72'15 |
| SOUTH ISLAND,-- South Island Main 1,588 | 225,853 7 9 | 2,126,168 19 7 | 174,036 8 9 | 1,883,252 19 2 | 88'57 | 1,583 6 7 |
| Lines and Branches Westport .. 36 | 12,752 13 5 | 88,938 15 3 | 11,576 12 1 | 70,356 1 4 | 79'11 | 2,919 14 1 |
| Nelson .. 61 | 2,005 2 11 | 20,240 13 8 | 2,228 18 11 | 24,586 12 10 | 121'47 | 392 2 11 |
| Picton .. 56 | 3,836 17 8 | 30,414 8 3 | 2,637 9 7 | 34,902 18 11 | 114'76 | 641 17 3 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers 807 6 4 | 6,911 16 0 | 863 10 4 | 8,707 15 3 | 125'98 | ... | ... |
| Total .. | 1,741 | 245,255 8 1 | 2,272,674 12 9 | 191,342 19 8 | 2,021,806 7 6 | 88'96 |
| Grand total .. | 3,053 | 618,067 17 1 | 5,723,268 12 0 | 417,969 19 2 | 4,511,574 15 4 | 78'83 |
COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1924, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.
| Section. | Cost of Opened Lines. | Cost of Unopened Lines. |
|---|---|---|
| Whangarei | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Kaihu | 962,512 0 0 | 529,488 0 0 |
| Tauranga | 191,902 0 0 | ... |
| Gisborne | ... | 1,107,661 0 0 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 699,862 0 0 | 714,114 0 0 |
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 19,076,401 0 0 | 2,642,378 0 0 |
| Westland | 15,994,401 0 0 | 315,086 0 0 |
| Westport | 2,438,977 0 0 | 1,502,724 0 0 |
| Nelson | 699,940 0 0 | 97,627 0 0 |
| Picton | 444,816 0 0 | 98,684 0 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service | 687,691 0 0 | 18,128 0 0 |
| In Suspense-- Surveys, North Island | 44 350 0 0 | ... |
| Miscellaneous, North Island | ... | 35,103 0 0 |
| Surveys, South Island | ... | 5,169 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, South Island | ... | 5,763 0 0 |
| P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way | 159,075 0 0 | 5,168 0 0 |
| W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. and R.I.A Stores | ... | 200,580 0 0 |
| Balance of cost of raising loan of £1,000,000 for Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account | ... | 61,726 0 0 |
| Totals | £41,399,427 0 0 | £7,339,394 0 0 |
Railways Department, 2nd March, 1925.
L. HAMANN,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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