RAILWAY ACCOUNTS.
-«- REVENUE AND OUTGOINGS. FOUR WEEKLY RETURN. [BY TELEGRAPH. PEESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. The railway working account for the four weeks ended December 5 shows the following figures, shillings and pence being omitted :—
Revenue 1914. 1913. £ £ North Island ... 165.698 157,736 South Island ... 124,787 106,821 Totals £290,486 £264,557 Expenditure— 1914. 1913. £ £ North Island ... 122,862 131,955 South Island ... 100,815 96,296 Totals ... ... £223.678 £228,251 The details of the returns are as follows : — NORTH ISLAND. Miles Re- ExpeD Section open. venue. diture. £ £ Whangarci 74 3.789 2,550 Kaihu 20 343 502 Gisborne 44 2.368 1,113 North Island main linos and branches 1.101 159,197 118,695 Totals 1,239 £165.698 £122,862 SOUTH ISLAND. Miles Re- ExpenSection open. venue. diture. £ £ South Island main lino and branches 1,381 99,104 84.387 Wes-tland ... ... 157 11,183 7.592 Westport ... ... 36 9,847 4,402 Nelson ... ... 61 2.256 2.000 Picton 48 2,022 1,915 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. _ 373 487 Totals 1,683 £124,787 £100,815 Grand totals ... 2,922 £290,486 £223.678 The percentage of revenue expended on the working of the lines was 74.88, as against 76.81 in the corresponding period of the previous year.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15818, 15 January 1915, Page 7
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