RAILWAY RETURNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1994, 12 May 1892, Page 32

RAILWAY RETURNS.

v Wellington, May 5. The following are the railway returns for the four weeks ending March 31 : — NORTH ISLAND. d) (J) Revenue.. Expenditure. g| _ g-s Kawakawa... £ 379 5.2 £ 238 5 0 6975 Whangarei... 233 4 0 180 11 19071 Auckland... 12,075.9 2 6,389 12 2 6485 N nak?* Tar^ 21,023.8 1 9,963 15 4 48-92 Wellington... 7,882 18 4 4,295 010 6413 Totals ... £41,594 4 9 £21,067 8 5] 6Q-13 MIDDLE^ ISLAND. _^ HurunuiBluff ,£67,535 17 9 £38,768 16 11 64M6: Greymoutha. . ; 2,605 2 0 1,658 9 0 57-4$ Westport ... "2935 17 0 2,376 -7 3 4819 Nelson ... 1,181 3 7 1,161 0 3 817* Picton ... 877 - 5 11 824 1 5 8231 Totals .... ;£75,i35 6 3 £44,770 14 10 6397 Grand totals £116,729 11 0 £65,838 3 3 63 37 Milos open for-traffic :— North Island : Kawakawa, 8 ; Whangarei,' 7-; Auckland, 265 ; NapierTaraliaki, 328 '•"' -Wellington, 91 -,-total, 699. Middle Island :»Hurunui-Bluff,Uol; .Greymouth, 8 ; Westport, 20,; Nelson, 23 ; Picton, ll;— total,8 ;— total, 1170. Grand total, 1869. , A comparative statement of the traffic for the year show^ .that there was a decrease in single tickets ,of ,both classes, but a large increase in return tickets both first and second. There were decreases in the number of pigs and sheep carried, but increases in all other sections of stock, .traffic, &c. In goods traffio there was a falling off of 86,406 tons, in grain 525 tons, and in general merchandise ; but firewood, timber, and' minerals showed an increase. Altogether, however, the railways carried 19,219 tons of goods less than the previous year. In consequence of the Easter holidays falling in April, and the. increase in grain traffic, the railway, revenue exceeded the estimate by about LB4OO, and was some L3OOO above the amount last March.