BAIL WAY RETURNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1382, 25 May 1878, Page 9

BAIL WAY RETURNS.

The traffic returns of the New Zealand rail* " ways for the four weeks 'ended April 6th lost* j and for the corresponding period of 1877axO' published in the Gazette as follows : — • ' . ■:>

A return has been published showing the' total revenue and expenditure of the, several^ railways in the Colony during the financial' year 1877-78, to the termination of the four- " weekly period ending April 6th. From itwe'j gather that, exclusive of wharves, the gross', receipts amounted to L 403.583 2s Id, atad- total'* expenditure to L 299,237 8s 9d. The total length , of line open for traffic was 1001 miles, and the ' percentage of expenditure to revenue was 7414. On the different lines it was as follows :— -Kai- ' para, 132-25 ; Auckland, 78 82 ; Napier, 71*47 ;'- Wellington, 72*88; Foxton, 99*26 ; Wanganui, 137 -62 j New Plymouth, 105 92 j Greymouth,"' 78*84 ; Westport, 11217 ; Nelsor, 97 73; Pic- •' ton, 116*02; Ohristchurch, 70*77; Dunedin,' 71-74 ; Invercargill, 72*23.

The traffic returns for the four weeks ending ' 6th April, 1878, have been published in the! Gazette : — • DUNEDIN SECTION.*

INVERCARGULL SECTION, t

* Average taken for four weeks. 1877. t Tho apparent excess in 1877 is due to the fact that return tickets and all Saturday tickets wore counted as two. The railway authorities have not yet consented to have a late letter box in the guard's van. If this small boon was granted it would be the means of additional revenue In the shape of double postage, ' ' *

Kaipara section Auuhlani .. Napier Wellington .. Foxton . . Wanganui New Plymouth Greymouth . . Westport Nelson Picfcon Christchurch .. Dunedin invercargill .. 1878. £ b. d. 313 8 11 .. 3,4,0 4 2 .. 2,726 011 .. 1,481 0 4 .. 643 12 2 684 8 10 429 16 6 912 0 0 181 14 1 517 19 4 399 13 10 .. 32,452 0 6 .. 9,714 7 2 .. 3,008 7 0 uorrwponajnir-.-lour weeks, 17,; .. 800 11 2 .. 1.725' 8 fl, .. 2,022 0' I' .. 914 12.41 .. 674 18 ,5 i '.'. 167 1110 1 » ; .. 694 14 9' 65 17 O' .. '691 4 9* .. 479 .4"6' .. 27,386 6 It .. 7,823 ,8 5; .. 3,647 6 I

Passengers— Ist Class .. 2nd Class .. Total .. Goods— Wool Timber Grain Merchandise Minorals Firewood „ 187 S. No 8 608 29,498 38,104 Tons cwt. qr. .. 749 0 0 .. 813 0 O „. 2,392 0 0 .. 4,000 0 0 .. 6,295 0 O .. 100 0 0 Correspondiag . four weeks of ■ 1877. No. | 24,531 ' : Tons cwt. qr. Total .. ..14,319 0 0 11,407 0, 0"^ Live Stock— No. No. Horses and Cattle .. 123 .. a Shocp, Pigs, &c. .. 1,315 ..• > Total .. .. 1,413 .. ," ' Receipts— £ s. d. £ 's. d. ' Passengers, Parcels, &o. .. .. 4,95119 » 8 892 13 3' Goods and Livestock 4.702 7 6 8,930 16 2 Total Revenue.. £9,744 7 2 £7,823 85]

'ASSKNGKKS— Ist Class 2nd Class „ Total .. 1878. 1877. No. NO. 1,470 6,116 7,535 6,536 iOODS — Wool Timber Grain Merchandise Minerals .. Firewood .. Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr. .. 259 0 0 .. j .. 2,057 0 0 .. .. 618 0 0 .. 1,425 0 0 .. 2,347 0 0 .. .. 0 0 .. > Total .. .. 7,041 0 0 4,423 0 0 -ivk Stock- No. Horaes and Cattle .. (i' 2 Slioep, Pigs, &c. .. 646 No. Total .. .. 607 tECKIITS— £ 8. (1. Passengers, Parcels, &c, .. .. 1,621 18 7 Goods and Live Stock 2,340 8 5 Total Revenue .. 3,968 7 0 £ s. d. 1.420 4 10 2,218 1 6 3,647 6 4.