OUR RAILWAYS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1818, 5 August 1891, Page 6

OUR RAILWAYS.

During the four weeks ended 20 -h June the railway receipts amounted to L7B 794 and the expenditure to L 55 771. In the corresponding period last year the revenue was LSI 421 and the expenditure L 58.125. Of the rever u j , the North I-land lines contributed L 2 1637, aB agaiußt L 24 64^ ; and the Middle I-laad lines L 54.577, as agaiust I 56,775. The North Island lines absoibed L18,5^7. as against L 18,508. and thp Mi die Island lines L 37,203, aB against L 39 622 Calculated on a yearly average, the proportion of expenditure to f aminga was on rhß several lines for the respective periods of 1891 and 1890 aa folldws:-N>rth Island - Kawakawa. 77 05, 75 91; Whanjrarei, 99 49, 87.25; Auckland. 68 81, 6=5.13; N»pier-Tara uaki 67 56 6569; Wellington, 68.02, 65 40. Midd'e Island -Hurunui-Biuff, 60 91. 53 62; Greymo th, 64.40, 46 70; WVstport, 38,10. 6100; Nelson, 76 47 35 61: Picton, 76.00, 90 09 ; grand total, 62 84, 57.90 The follow)Dg"~are the detailed returns for the aurunui-Bluff neotion for the same periods:—

Passengers— 8. R. 8. First-class .. 4.158 23.T46 8 428 Seoond-claes .. 19,889 83,202 86,475 Total .. 24,042 106,948 44,901 „, Season Tickets .. - 466 "•'" - ' No. Parcels, eto. .. .. ... 10,360 No. Goods - ~ - - 46,333 Tons. Chaff, etc. ... ~ .. 1.580 Wool .. 1.191 firewood 2,1598 Timber _ 6J46 Grain .. .. .. .. 39,091 Merchandise 14.930 Minerals «. - - 27,6 16 Total .. .v\ ... 92,282 Venue— * Paesengeri .. - « Wi^ 1 Paroelg and luggage ■.. .. 1,871 Gooda . .. .. ' .. 82.21* Miaoellaneous .. --.. - « 1.1*2 Rente and ootnmißßioa ... - 884 16,626 64,282 80.9P8 382 No. 18.395 No. 58,194 Tone. 1,735 823 2,838 6,388 62,684 19,887 28,032 112,287 £ 12,360 1,734 54.044 1.220 510 am*