RAILWAY RETURNS

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4303, 12 March 1901, Page 7

RAILWAY RETURNS

The railway returns for the four-weekly, period 'ended February 2nd show that then revenue" on the different sections was "as follows:—Kawakawa (8 miles), £163 9s lOd; Whangarei (21 miles;, £1217 9s Id; Kaihu (17 miles, £7BB lbs 2d; Auckland (330 miles), ■ £15,452 10s lid ; Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth (451 miles), £40,058 2s 6d; total for North Island -railways (827 miles), £57,680 6s 6d. > Hurunui-Biuff section (1180 miles), £76,324 16s lid; Westland (112 miles), £4606 7s sd; Westport (SI miles), £4955 2s 5d ; Nelson (33 miles), £933 9s 8d; Picton (21 miles), £843 12s 4d; total for South Island (1383 miles), £87,'663 8s 9d. Grand total for colony (2210 miles), £145,343 14s 3d. The expenditure for the four-weekly period ended February 2nd was as, follows : —Kawaka.wa, £BO 7s 11s: Whangarei, £431 13s 4d; Kaihu, £323 10s‘3dy Auckland, £11,216 19s; Wellirigcon-Napier-Ncw Plymouth, £23,798 2s 3d; total for North Island, £35,850 12s Bd. Hurunui-Biuff, £45;955 13s Id ; Westland, £3403 6s 7d ; Westport, £2OIB. 8s 4a; Nelson, £I,OBB 18s 6d; Picton, £687 15s 9d; total for South Island, £53,154 2s 3d. The revenue on the whole system was accordingly £145,343 14s 3d. and the expenditure £89,004 14s lid. Figures are also given showing the average percentage of revenue expended on the different sections for a twelve-monthly period to date. To the termination of the four-weekly period ended February 2nd those ratios are as follow:—Kawakawa, 113.72 per cent.; Whangarei, 46.23 per cent.; Kaihu, 49.14 per cent.; Auckland, 70.03 per cent. ; Y7ellington-Napier-Now Plymouth, 71.99 per cent.: total North Island, 70.66 per -cent, (as against 71.16 per cent, to the same date last year). Hurunui-Biuff, 63.18 per cent.; Westland, 60.97 per' cent.; Westport, 48.97 per cent.; Nelson, 120.23 per cent. ; Picton, 100.31 per cent.; total for South Island, 63.26 per cent, (as against 62.51 per cent, to the same date last year). On the irhole system the average percentage of revenue expended for a twelve-monthly period has. increased from 65-69 per cent.. in February last year id 66.01 per cent, at February 2nd this year. Tlio Midland Railway is of course included in this year’s figures. Turning to the Wellington section, the revenue for the four-weekly period to February 2nd is shown to have boon composed as follows:—Passengers, £14,367 Is 4d; parcels, luggage and mails, £1827 4s 8d ; goods, £22,768 13s; miscellaneous, £537 17s lOd; rents and commission, £557 5s 8d ; total, £-10,058 2s 6d.