OUR RAILWAYS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11250, 30 June 1922, Page 5

OUR RAILWAYS

IMPROVED FIGURES REVENUE EXCEEDS EXPENDITURE BY £158,839. IMPROVED SOUTH ISLAND FIGURES. The railway working account, showing revenue and expenditure lor the period April Ist to May 27th, 1922, shows that, while tlie revenue on the various lines in the Dominion totalled £1,067,846 (against £1,159,994 for the corresponding period of last year), the expenditure was £912,007 (against £1,095,896 last year), showing a surplus of revenue of £155,839. The South Island lines show improved figures. For the same period last year the expenditure (£483,286) exceeded the revenue (£475,515), while this year the revenue for the two months is £462,127, and the expenditure £399.?,29. The detailed figures are as under (omitting shillings and pence)■ REVENUE. NORTH ISLAND.

This Last year. year. £ Whangtvrei . 10,462 11,091 Kaiku 1,345 1.773 Gisborne 6,478 9,541 North. Island main lines and branches... 587,433 661,172 Total 605,719 684,478 SOUTH ISLAND. South Island main lines and branches... 399,009 404,633 Westland 29,719 37,318 Westport 21,053 19,252 Nelson 3,843 5,295 Picton .. 7,141 .7,727 Lake Wakatipu steamers 1,360 1,288 Total 462,127 475,515 Grand total 1,067,846 1,159,994 EXPENDITURE. north Island. This Last WTianiffarei year. year. 15,877 12,666 Haiku 1,498 1,537 Gisborne 5,971 6,297 North Island' main lines and 'branches... 489,330 592,108 Total 512,678 612,610 SOUTH ISLAND. South Island 1 main lines and branches... 349,155 424,925 Westland 24,645 27,862 Westport 11,610 14,828 Nelson 4,976 6,582 Picton 6,297 7,119 Lake Wale&tipu steamers 2,644 1,968 Total 399,329 483,286 Grand total 912,007 1,095,896