RAILWAYS WORKING ACCOUNT.
The following table slm die total receipts and expenditure during ilia financial year 1878-79 to the termination of ; ■ four-weekly period ending 31st May, 1879 :
Section. Length open for Traffic. Total Receipts to Date. Percentage of Expenditure to Receipts. Receipts per Mile of Railway. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kaipara 10 4,634 7 0 94 98 313 15 7 Auckland 97 48.277 0 10 79'32 539 3 7 Napier (55 25,615 0 10 09-00 420 18 4 Wellington .. 45 28,302 9 1 7078 779 10 4 Wanganui 86 32,334 19 0 63-12 407 0 4 New Plymouth 21 5,846 1 4 87-53 301 11 7 Greymouth .. S 8,0S3 13 9 54-17 1,094 13 4 Westport 19 2,402 4 0 130 97 136 19 4 Nelson 20 6,020 7 11 S2'65 358 12 0 Picton IS 4,921 14 4 90 99 296 4 2 ChristchurchInvercargill.. 716 533.563 2 5 68-33 828 14 2 Totals .. ; mi 705,601 1 0 69 64 WELLINGTON SECTION. 1S79 1S7S. Passengers.. „. 11,996 7,428 Live stock.. 2,957 122 Tons. Tons. Goods 1,928 1,844 Receipts— £ s. d. £ s. d. Passengers, parcels, &c. 1,323 5 7 708 3 0 Goods and live stock .. 856 1 8 519 14 10 Total revenue .. £2,179 7 S £1,2S7 17 10 WANGANUI SECTION. 1S79. 1S78. Passengers.. . . 10,305 3,8S6 Live stock .. 188 95 Tons. Tons. Goods 4,959 1,729 Receipts— £ s. d. £ s. d. Passengers, parcels , &c. 1,429 17 9 88S 19 3 Goods and live stock .. 1,511 9 6 740 19 6 Wharf dues 96 17 5 86 5 2 Total revenue .. £3,038 4 8 £1,716 3 11
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 386, 5 July 1879, Page 17
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264RAILWAYS WORKING ACCOUNT. New Zealand Mail, Issue 386, 5 July 1879, Page 17
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