RAILWAY RETURNS.
WELLINGTON, June 4
The railway working account for the period ended May 1, gazetted to-day, shows the following (shillings and pence emitted): Revenue. 1915. 1914. North Island £211,672 £181,350 South Island 181,524 163,549 Totals £393,197 £344,900 Expenditure. North Island £129.699 £110.165 South Island 111,259 83,840 Totals £240.958 £194,006 The percentage of revenue expended \vas 61.28, as compared with 56.25 a year ago. The detailed figures are as follow: North Island.
Total ... ... 1706 £181,524- £111,259 Grand total ... 2945 £593.197 £240,958
« S y U 3 S-eS <V 3 •~a S3 <U Q Section. 3 £ > D< P4 to Whangarei ... ... 74 £3,665 £2,476 Kaihu 20 543 396 Gisborne 44 2,395 1.510 North Island mam lino and branches 1,101 205,067 129.699 Total ... ... 1,239 211,672 129,699 South Island. South Island main lines and branches 1404 £152.309 £95,632 Westland ... ... 157 13,411 7.196 Westport 36 9,894 4,568 Nelson 61 2,928 1,795 Pictou 48 2,225 1,520 Lake Wakatipu steamers ... •.< — 754 546
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Otago Witness, Issue 3195, 9 June 1915, Page 15
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