RAILWAY REVENUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15603, 8 May 1914, Page 8

RAILWAY REVENUE.

FIGURES FOR THE YEAR.

EXCESS OF £1,163,005.

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Wellington, Thursday. The Railway accounts for the four weeks ended March 31 show receipts totalling £383,710, and expenditure £247,985. The total revenuo for the- year was £4,043,327, and the expenditure £2,880,322, or 71.24 per cent, of revenue. For the previous 12 months, ended March 31, 1913, the total revenue was £3,971.001, and the expenditure was £2,705,609, or 68.13. The percentage of expenditure compared with revenue for the North Island main lines and branches for the year just closed was 70.24, and .for the South Inland main lines and branches 73.48. For the whole of the lines of each island the respective percentages were 70.29 and 72.39. Following are the details of the yearly figures:— NORTH ISLAND.

Miles Re- - Eipen Section open, venue, diture. £ £ Whangnrei • KawaC 58 42,720 31,113 K»ihu 17 1,937 6,730 Giiborna. 32 23,503 13.292 Main lines and branches 1,092 2,168,100 1,515,949 Totals U99 £2,229,312 £1,567,086 SOUTH ISLAND. Miles Re- ExpenSection open, renue. ditnre. £ £ Main lines and blanches 1.366 1,503,625 1,104,801 Westland lit 137.111 92.300 Weslport - 36 102,324 51,495 Nelson ... ... 61 31.911 25,641 Piclon 48 32.219 28,951 L. Wakatipu steamers — 6,789 7,046 Totals 1.655 £1,814,015 £1,313,235 Grand totals ... 2.854 £ 1.043,327 £2,880,322