RAILWAY RETURNS.
WELLINGTON, October 21. The railways working account for the four-weekly period ended September 13 shows the following figures compared with the corresponding period of last year (shillings and pence omitted): — Revenue. September, September, 1915. 1914. North Island £174,643 £156,517 South Island 135,608 129,985 Totals £310,252 £286,502 Expenditure. North Island ... .... £123,276 £120,410 South Island ... 105,855 112,003 Totals £229,133 £132,419 The- total percentage of revenue expended was 71.46 as against 73.42 a year ago. The details for the period just ended are: North Island. &
£ . V CP 0*1 d § 5 >r 3 c Section. CJ -£> 0) > o, 'Ha Whangarei 74 £3,526 £2,319 Kaihu 20 311 462 Gisborno 44 1,790 1.201 North Island main linos and branches 1,101 £169.015 £119,292 Totals 1,239 £174,643 £123,276 South Island. South Island main lines and branches 1.404 110.587 89.482 Westland 157 12.298 8.180 W estport 36 8.524 4,156 Nelson 61 2,126 1.784 Pieton 43 1.684 1,787 Lake Wakatipu steamers — 385 456 Totals 1.705 £135,608 £105.856 Grand totals 2.. 945 £310,252 £229,133
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Otago Witness, Issue 3215, 27 October 1915, Page 29
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