RAILWAY RETURNS.
Tho following table extracted from the Gazette dated the 29th ult., shows tho mileage, revenue and expenditure on the several sections of workiug railways m the colony for the financial year 1883-4 (shillings and ponoe being omitted): — NOBTH ISIASD. Miles Section. °P- Revenue. **%£» Traffio.
In the year 1883-4 the total expenditure amounted to 68.24 per cent, and m 1882-3 to 62 18 per cent of the total revenue of each year respectively. On tho North I»land railways m 1883-4, 73.29 per cent, and on the South Island Railways 66.49 p>r cent of the respective revenues was expended. The following table gives the approximate coat of construction of all railways to 31st March, 1884, including expenditure on Harbor works forming part of the railway system : — £ Kawakawa 70,000 Whangarei— Kamo ... 57.C00 Auckland 1,258,000 Napier 484000 Wellington 780,000 Wan(innui 840,000 New Plymouth 376,000 Hurunui-Bluff and Branches 6,947.000 Groymouth 381000 Westport 215,000 Nelson 162,000 Piotbn 207,000 Wellington— Foiton ... 41,000 Stock 294,000 Surveys 35,000 Miscellaneous 7,000 Total ... £12,163,000 The number of passengers carried on all sections during tbe year 1883-4 was 3,272,634 (betides 9036 holders of season ticktti), a docrease of 10,694 on the number carried the previous year. The number of cattle moved by rail was 26,393, an increase of 2695 on tbe previous year. The number of sheep inorod was 627,090, nearly half as many more as m 1882-8. Chaff, &0., wool, firewood, timber, grain, merchandise and minerals are all estimated m tons, and tbe total tonnage moved on all sections last yonr was 1,700,040, an increase of 135,2)7 tons on the proviouj year. Bather more than one-third of the total is credited to minerals, rather more than onefourth to grain, and rather more than onefifth to merchandise. We have taken the trouble to calculate roughly the percentage on the coat of construction paid by each section — taking the cost given ia the table above, and for the amount available for payment of interest the excess of revenue over expenditure during the year — with the following result : — Per cent. Kawakawa 0.88 Wanganui .., nil Auckland 2.23 Napier 3.08 Wellington 1.42 Wanganui 0.80 New Plymouth 0.02 Hurunui-Bluff 8.19 Greymouth 2.18 Westport 8.08 Nelson 1.13 Picton 0.19 Grand total (less the last four items m tnble of oost) ... 2.59
■n- . £ £ Kawakuwa ... — 621 — Whangarei ... 7 3,211 3,231 Auckland ... 139 92,163 61,073 Napier , 70 39,739 21,166 Wellington ... 69 52,489 41,362 Wanganui ... 132 44,247 37,402 New Plymouth 51 14,932 14,036 Total ... 468 £247,394 £181,824 MIDDIB ISLAND. Hurunui- Bluff 861 669,788 447,689 Greymouth ... 8 16,729 8,418 Weatport ... 18 12.489 5,850 Neleon ... 23 8,954 7,126 Pioton ... 18 5,968 6,681 Total ... 928 £713,909 £474,665 Grand total 1,396 £061,304 £655,990 Tbe corresponding totals for the prerious year were — Miles Sevenue. Expenditure. North Island ... 451 £231,668 £160,284 South Island ... 907 721,684 432,637 Grand Total 1,358 £953,347 £592,821
RAILWAY RETURNS.
Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 3025, 4 June 1884, Page 3
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