RAILWAY RETURNS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19847, 16 January 1920, Page 5

RAILWAY RETURNS.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT,

(Pirn Pa ess Association.)

VELLINC .’ON, Jena atv ] t

The revenue from the New Zealand Government rail wavs for th? period from April 1 lo December C«s compared witli the corro-.-pondins period last year, was an under:

Ml'-'- l?lg. £ .? N<wOi Island . . SAT-Mn? ], c 55.;>.59 Po.ith Island . . l.jl’.;KO 1,'.:0>,4!-; The i'.'.crease o“?r oil Mrtf- U 1i”, 731, or r. little irtwc thru par rent. Tin? i xiwnlviurr during the same p»rkd was u loilows; 1319 191*. £ * earth Island . . ].J«V6‘B ].?.}6.5T1 iiouti: If laird . . I.Ho.SSI 055,1' D 'The c.rpemlilure on the North Island linos tor the 1 9iit jvvricd wa« equal t> 70.55 per crn 1 . of tho revenue, as against 05.04 por cor.; !>,;• Iho noriod oi 101 S. Un the slouth Island !i;v.’r- the expenditure \v.t.-; equivalent to 75.15 per cent cl the revenue, i.s compared with 75.40 per ec it in the canto period cf 10)3. The revontte exceeded the expenditure ’.v ,fri,!s,Si>7, while in the corresponding period of .1.315 the excess vos £iIf’S,SUS.