OUR RAILWAYS.
223,719 237.637 10,712 992 2 003
The following is a comparative return of the traffic on New Zealand railways for tho four weeks ended February 8th :— 1879. 1878. kXIIT- •• 4Vs d 7 sill's Auckland " W> i2 9 S '32) 10 2 N?ii'oc " 2 650 18 0 2 164 O 0 Wfll'imrton " .. 3,128 15 0 1,6-26 17 7 WWnui . 2 953 7 0 90S IS 10 New Plymouth:: .. 623 3 2 446 2 10 Orevmnuth .. .. 6S1 0 9 784 10 8 WeitDort .. •■ 244 13 8 98 3 11 Nelson . 605 0 8 670 18 4 Pitt™ ." •• 375 10 6 326 6 1 Amborley-Bluff .. — — Pt5!ci™~~ .. • •• S?"7 23% 2ndCUss .. .. "6,806 66.878 Total .. .. 155,543" 90,371 •Return and Saturday tickets counted aa two pasaengere. 18?^ lg78 _ /] nnnR Tons cwt. qr. Tons csrt. qr. iVonl ..7 815 0 0 5.883 0 O Timber V. ..12 730 0 0 7.900 0 0 Grain . •- 6 639 0 0 3,007 6 0 JlZhandlM ..21,613 0 0 IS 797 0 0 Minerals .. ..14.119 0 0 13,195 0 0 Firewood .. .. 2,128 0 0 - Total .. ..WI94 ° 8 47 '652 n ° Lite Stock— No. Horse* and Cattle .. 813 Sheep, Pigs, 4c. .. 11,704 Total .. .. 12.617 Rkceipts— £ «. d. Passengers, Parcels, &e. .. •' 23,248 12 9 Goodsand Livestock 25,565 IS 5 No. 577 15,543 16,125 ~I~i. d. 16,025 11 fi 18 978 6 0 Total Bevenue £48,814 8 2 £36/ 03 1C 0 The following is the railway working-account for the four-weekly period ending February 8th, 1879 :— Percentage) Four-weekly ot KxpcnReceipta. diture to *$r :: :: SRS S S3 Wfllln-t™ •• 3128 15 0 87-07 Wsneuiul ■■ 2»53 7 6 66 03 New Plymouth .. 623 3 2 00 84 a? t ymouTh . .. 681 0 0 65 33 Wearpor; .. .. 244 13 8 126 00 K Iimi .. 605 0 8 84 77 pVton " .. 315 10 5 9413 m*™j -.48.814 8 2 70 OS Invercargil ) Total* .. £64,931 18 8 71'30 The following is ft statement of receipts and f xpeoditure approximately given, but correct, except so far as yet unchecked by audit, for the foiir week3 ending 7th March, 1879 : —Beceipts : Kaipara L430 4s 4d ; Auckland, L4595 13i Gd;Nar>W, L24G2 17s Gd ; Wellington, L2881 5s Od; Wanganui, L313119.<; New Plymouth, LG01 1G3 Gd; (ireymouth, L722 16s lid ; Westpoit, IA95 12a Gd ; Nelson, L684 8j 2J ; Pieton L422 5s Id; Cbristchurch, Duiedin, and Invercargill, L55.826 19< ;—total, L71.955 19s. Expenditure: Kaipara, L300 15s ; Auckland, L3304 17s Id j Nap:er, L1483 12s 7d ; Wellington, L2318 19a Id ; Wanganui, L1842 Ga 2J ; New Plymouth, L430 3s ; Greymouth, L3G9 8s ; Westport, L290 lls lid ; Nebon, L499 4i 7d; Picton, L357 0a 2!; Christ.church, Dunectin, and Invercargill, L33.19G 17» 7d ;—total, L-14,454 0s 5d. Total r-ewpts, L71.955 19s ; total expenditure, 1.44 454 0s 3d; excess of receipts, L27.501 18s 7d.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 5347, 9 April 1879, Page 7
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453OUR RAILWAYS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 5347, 9 April 1879, Page 7
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