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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1884 Session I, D-01

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INDEX OF RETURNS ACCOMPANYING THE REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER OF NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.1883—84.

Eeturn No. Description. Nature. {xENEBAL EETUBNS .CCOUNTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Eevenue accounts. Expenditure account. Detail of classified expenditure. Traffic accounts. Classified expenditure and revenue. Cost of construction and rate of interest. Comparison of revenue and expenditure for five financial years. Traffic ton mileage, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Wanganui, and Hurunui-Bluft. Classified maintenance expenditure. Eevenue and expenditure of stations. Stores contracts. Carriage and wagon stock, and tarpaulins. Locomotive stock. C Weighing machines. | Weighbridges. -j Traversers and turntables, j Cranes. I^Pumps. Eenewals of rails. Eenewals of sleepers. Number of stations and sidings. Particulars of private sidings. Mileage of lines. Number of employes. Accidents. Locomotive returns. Eepairs to rolling-stock, Hurunui-Bluff. Traffic from coal-mines, Hurunui-Bluff. Vessels loaded and discharged at different ports, Hurunui-Bluft. Mileage of track, main line, and sidings, Hurunui-Bluff. _ Comparison of expenditure on maintenance for six years, Hurunui-Bluir. Statement of maintenance of different divisions of Hurunui-Bluff. Sectional accounts, Hurunui-Bluff. _ Average rate of classified expenditure on maintenance, Hurunui-B lull. Account of transactions with the private companies. Special Eetubns

RETURN No. 1. Db Summaey of Eevenue Accounts for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884 To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, i 88t S ' d ' %S' d- -on Cb ' P j Passengers, parcels, goods, &c, 3 ist March, 1884 '.. '" M, 3 7 9 By Payments into Pubhc Account to 3ist March, 1884 ,„„„„ T; £ sd- - -' "> •■■ ■ •• ... 901,304 4 9 Less Refunds,— '" I>U1 > U 3 1 >927 0 10 Revenue ... _ 69,068 10 6 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, unreeovered, written " * 962,858 18 4 Cash in hand and outstanding, "31st March, r88 4 ,"includin' c ' 3,7p1 " 2 *- 6 79 4s- sd-for Volunteer service, um-ecovered T - ! ~ - 32,347 3 o 12 6 To Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1884 0628(8,8 a =s==== == £998,997 12 6 Less cash in hand and outstanding ist '" y '° 5 ° ID 4 By Expenditure to 31st March, 1884 . r April, 1883 ... ... £37693 7 q Balance ... ... "• ••• ... 655,990 4 9 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, ' Mall service, per other side, unreeovered ... '" "' 305,314 o o written off ... ... ... 11 2 '" '" '" 1 4,7°0 o o 33,901 16 7 * Eeeeipts as per Treasury *qfi3iimo n p , ITI . ~., . ■ 028 oc-7 t n Balance refund account, March 31 1883 '" s'll9 r r Postal Department, for mail service ... 92°,957 19 ... 8,112 g 6 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 188/t '" J 4>700 00 £971231 5 r, B, J tu > IM 4 ... 32,347 3 o Balance refund account, March 31,1884 8,37!? a £976,004 4 9 £982,858 18 4 . s £976,004 4 9

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Statement of Accounts for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884. KAWAKAWA SECTION. Db. ToEentfro m B a yo fI sl a ndsCoalCompany, I stOctoher,i 8 82,to 3 othSeptemher ! i8S3 By Public Account to 31st March, l8 8 4 Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 188/t 7 ~ t, , '" '" 621 2 4 °2i 2 4 .Balance ... ... WHANGAREI-KAMO SECTION. ' To Cash in hand and outstanding, 1st April, 1883 S * S ' d ' Cl! ' Passengers, parcels, goods, &c, 31st March, 18S4 '" „ „ 21 7 § By Payments into Public Account to 31st March, 1884 £ s,cL 3 ' 211 7 0 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 '" '" 3 ' 20 3 l ° " '" •'■ ■•■ 29 14 3 £3,232 15 3 ' £3,232 15 3 Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1884 ... ■ 1201 i"n ™ " <-•' Less cash in hand and outstanding, 1st April 1883 ,1 - expenditure to 31st March, 1884 ' 9 Mail service, per other side, unrecovered ... '" '" '" 3,231 U 6 Postal Department, for mail service a * 3 3 " '" '" I2 ° Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March 1884 '" '" "' 2812 o Balance, loss... ... ' '" ■■■ 29 14 3 - 20 4 o £3,260 36 — . £3,260 3 6

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AUCKLAND SECTION. „ A , p £ s. d. £ s. d. Be. 2 220 17 I By Payments into Public Account to 31st March, 1884 ... ... 94,Soi 45 To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 - > 9 7 J Less Kefunds,Tassengers, parcels, goods, &c, 31st March, 1884 9-153 010 Eevenue - 2,5" 10 9 l8 x 8 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, unrecovered, written off _ ... ■■• 7° ° Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 18S4, including £19 5s. 6d. for Volunteer service, unrecovered •■• ••• 2 '- i f ;—; .- - ■ £94.382 17 11 £94,382 17 II , -. ;, -— Amount paid into Public Account, 3 i.t March, 1884 - 9>* -3 8 to 31st March, 1884... ... ••• •■• ••■ ;;; J]\ Less cashinhandand outstanding, ist April, 1883 £2,229 17 1 Mail service, per other side, unrecovered S22 l 4 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, writ- >r ten off - 70 8 o 89,830 4 7 Postal Department, for'mail service ... ■•■ •■■ ■•■ ■•• „JS,fi-» Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... ■-■ •■■ ■•■ 2 '- lu J ; - 1 „ £92,975 2 2 £92,975 2 2 *.-=» NAPIER SECTION. „ d £ s. d. -P s d -P s d Cn. Dk. : - * g " By p aym ents into Public Account to 31st March, 1884 ... ■■■ 39,742 5 2 Vo Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 ... 532 , Brfunds,Passengers, parcels, goods, &c, 31st March, 1884 ... ••• ■•• ••• 39,739 3 4 Revenue ... ... ■•• ••• •■• 25615 6 • Amount for Volunteer sei-viee, 1882-83, unrecovered, written off ... ••■ o 17 o Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884, including £28 6s. 8d. for Volunteer service, unrecovered ... ... •■• ••• 7 5 J £40,271 io 2 £40,271 10 2 Amountlpaidinto;Public Account,, 3 i.t March, 1884 ... 39,48 S 9 8 Expenditure to 3 ist March, 1884 ' V/fnVll Less cashin hand andjoutstanding, ist April, 1882 £532 0 10 -R n w P . ... ... ••■ ••• l8 ,572 5 4 AmountforVolunteerservice,i882-8 3 ,writtenoff o 17 o g 1Q Mail service, per other side, nm-ecovered 500160 38,953 19 10 Postal Department, for mail service ... ... ... — ••■ s " ' ? Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... ... ••■ •■■ 7°5 3 "" ; ; £40,239 19 -4 £40,239 19 4 «==**^= WELLING-TON SECTION. £ s. d. £ s. d. , De ; , ,. . . ., QQ 62712 I By Payments into Public Account to 31st March, 1884 52,702li8 8 To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 ,248040 Less RefundsPassengers, parcels, goods, &c„ 31st March, 1884 ■•■ 52,4»9 4 0 Revenue 345l 8 J i S. 52,357 10 3 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, unrecovered, written-off ... ... 5 8 J 4 ° Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, ;i 884,? including £158 17s. lid. for Volunteer service, unrecovered £ ... ... ••• 7°° I2 2

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WELLINGTON SECTION— continued. m , . D ?: . , ,, ... , £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. o 1 To Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1884 ... 52,357 10 3 By Expenditure to 31st March, l8 8 4 ... A , *,, *i -/' Less cash m hand and outstanding, ist April, Balance " '- ■•■ 41.362 16.C7 Amount for "Volunteer service;' 1882-83, £637I2S Mail service, per'other side, unrecovered ."i Z. Z Z Z |S « o written off ... ... ... 58 14 o 568 18 5 Postal Department, for mail service ... ... ... 1015 o o Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... Z. ... ... '7°° I2 2 £53,504 4 o ~77~h £53.504 4 o WANGANLT SECTION. To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, I88T , , r Q „' a -a t>„ „, 4. ■ \ t> lv a *.* , -«•■ -. £ 8. d. £ «. d. Passengers, parcels, goods, ,4, 31st March 1884 :.'.' .'.': i." j." I3 f By ° ** **"*• - 5 °' 377 3 I0 Eovcnue 6,131 18 9 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, unrecovered, written off ... iot 10 \ Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884, including £26 8s. 4d. for Volunteer service, unrecovered... T „,„ _ . 1,057 ° 5 ' JASAOSJSJO Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1884 ... 4*24551"" ' to 31st March, l8 S 4 ' 37)402 I? „ Less cash m hand and outstanding, ist April, g Mail service, per other side, unreo'oVered Z .'.'.' Z Z 1400 'o o Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, written off ... ... ... , 03 I0 4 1,054 10 4 Postal Department, for mail service ... ... ... 1400 o o Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... ... Z. Z. o 5 £45,647 IS 2 ■ £45,647 15 2 NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION. Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884, including 17s. 6d. for Volun- ' 4 teer service, unrecovered . . . "• ■•• ■■• •- ■•• 5°o 17 8 £15,062 9 1 . "V o g 2 J' Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1884 ... ,4,551 ,o 1 ~~™" " Expenditure to 31st March, 18S4 .. ~***L^JLL Less cash m hand and outstanding, ist April, Balance '" '" '" '" 14,086 o o a ' i „ ■■• , — . •■ ■■■ £ I2 9 16 6 Mail service, per other side, unrecovered i, I2 7 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, ' , u-ijicioceieu .... ... ... ... ___ 4g6 J2 q written off... ... ... ... 1 o 1 4 119 15 2 Postal Department, for mail service ... ... ... Z? Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... .'.'. "' 50017 8 £ is ' 419 4 7 ~jzrz7z~'. ..- -.,-, .„__„ A'5.4'9 4 7

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HURIJNUI-BLUFE SECTION. , « £ s d. £ s. d. Or. & *■ d - £ 6 - _, _ , , , ', , , , ~ (.!„■, ,rq„ 31,912 io 2 By Payments into Public Account to 31st March, 1884 ... ... 73 2 ,4i5 1b 4 To Cash m hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 ... 669788145 Less RefundsPassengers, parcels, goods, &c, 31st March, 1884 ... ••• ■•■ •■■ 0 u 9./°° * S Revenue . •■• 59>3 6 ° J 6 673,055 16 10 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, unrecovered, written off ■■■ •■• 3.4 5 5 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884, including £380 15s. sd. for Volunteer service, unrecovered . ... ■■■ '"____ - £7Q 1.7°1^_7I.7° I^_7 £701,701 47 .„ , „ 2 8 =■ Expenditure to 31st March, 1884 ... ... ... ••• ■•• ■•• 9 Amount paid into Public Accounl l'3f 673.05S Service, per' other side,' unrecovered ... Z Z Z ■■'■ M# « Less cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 431,912 10 2 > r Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, written off ... ... ... 3,485 5 6 28,427 4 & 644,628 12 2 Postal Department, for mail service ... ... ••■ •-■ ■■• 9.73 8 2 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... ... ■■■ ••• 2 5. 10 ° 2 J ■ £ 6 79.526 I 7 _i £679 ! 526_i7__ I GREYMOLTH SECTION. d ■„ , . , Db ;' ~,,., t . ~ TRft „ £S ' i Q B 64 By Payments into Public Account to 31st March, 1884 16 >599 810 Cash m hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 \* ' Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 - 368 2 3 Passengers, parcels, goods, <£c, 31st March, 1884 ... ... ••■ •■• __J___Z f /• <; £16,927 " * £16,927 11 1 - -—■■■--* Amount paid into Public Account, 3 i»t March, 1884 - 16,559810 Expenditure to 31st March, 1884 ■ ••■ ••• |^ 140 Less cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 ... . 198 64 J per other side! unrecovered '.'.'. Z2§l6 ° Postal Department, for mail service ... ... •■• ••• ■•• 2 ° l ° ° i Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... ■•■ ■•■ ••■ 3°» -3 , WESTPORT SECTION. £ s d Cc £ s. d. £ »• d. To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 57 2 183 By Payments intoPublic Account to 31st March, 1884 12,223198 Passengers, parcels, goods, &c S ; 31st March, 1884 12,469134 Less Refunds,- 462131 11,761 6 7 Cash in hand and outstanding,^ ist March, 1884 ... ... ••• •■■ I » 2Sl 5 ° /•" £13,042 11 7 £13,042 11 7 *-_j>LZ JL

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Be Westport section— continued. To Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1884 .. n 761 6 n & "' & ' -a v a-? % ' <. a. , f , „„ £ s. d. Less cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 .". 572183 By Expenditure to 31st March, 1884 5,850187 Postal Department, for mail service II,l8S 8 4 Mail service, per other side, unrecovered .'.'.' ,'.'.' .*," ,'" '200 'o n Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... ... ... I 2&1 " J, £"12,669 13 4 ' ~~ £12,669 13 4 _ NELSON SECTION. £ d -P To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 S ' ' « S ' -d -r, °?" £ s d Passengers, parcels, goods, &c, 31st March, 1884 '" '" 0 ',' I2 7 ; By Payments into Pubhc Account, 31st March, 1884 8 g g 2 2 , •" "• ••• °'9S4 4 2 j Amount for Volunteers, 1882-83, unrecovered, written off ... ... so a 1 I Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884, including £5 28. 7 d. for Volunteer service, unrecovered ... ... ... ... , /9.IIS 16 9 ~ ~ , £9,115 16 9 Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1884 8 082 2 1 w a-l .„,,„„ — — „ ,- Less cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 /16112 7 Expenditure to 31st March, 1884 7,12613 , Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, written off 59 0 1 iT™ ee . ■•• . •■• ••■ ••• ... ... ... ... 1827 11 j ay y J Mail service, per other side, unrecovered ... ... n fi „ „ „ 102 34 '" ••• ■•• 200 o o Postal Department, for mail service ... ... 9 ' 8 9 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 ... .'.'. .". ° ° ° 4 2 ~T~ , j £9,214 4 2 PICTON SECTION. To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1883 ... S ' d ' T f„ "' d ' -o u i °?' i -r, ,,. , £ s. d. £ 8 d Passengers, parcels, goods, &c, 31st March, 1884 ,iZ 9 B 7 Pa 7 m ents into Public Account to 31st March, 1884 6,04614 5 ' f •■■ ••• ■-• ... 5,96o 2 4 Less refunds— Revenue ... ... ... ... 026 Amount for Volunteer service, 1882-83, unrecovered, written off ... '° A r, *l " Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884, including £5 10s. 6d. for Volunteer service, unrecovered ... £ -• "' •" ■•• 67 3 10 £6,117 1 6 T~ -j— ~ Amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1884... ... 6ozl6ittt -r, ,.. ,,, , „„ ' * 7 Less cash in hand and outstanding, ist ApriC 0,0401111 Expenditure to 3ist March, 1884 s , s8l „ 1 83t o ni8iHC6 ,,, , , 1 ttt q — -* Amount for Volunteer 1882-83,' written off '5 9 Mail service, per other side, unrecovered '.'.'. \\\ 220*0 o 145 13 5 Postal Department, for mail service ... ... 5,900i8 6 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1884 Z. ... 2 fi° ° ° 6 > l88 2 4 £6,188 2 4 Db Eetuen of Wharfage Account for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884. To Balance, 31st March, 1883 ... a £ »• *■ \ „ „ Cb - £ , H Wharfage, &c, 31st March, 1884 ">"?, 6 ° By Cash payments, 31st March, 1884... ... 6S SnS s - a '- ••• •- ■•• ••• ... 69,068 10 6 Balance ... ... ... .. "' ° ,00 ° 9 10 £77,180 17 o ~ " ===-= £77,i8o 17 o A. 0. Fife, Bailway Accountant.

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RETURN No. 2. GENERAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1884.

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Dr. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward :— Outstanding accounts, — Other G-overnment departments for — Stores ... ... ... ... 1,447 18 6 Workshops ... ... ... 6,719 18 4 Way and works ... ... ... 3,669 10 7 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 46 8 o £ s. d, £ s. d. | £ s d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Vouchers unpaid at Treasury on 31st March, 1883... ... ... 65,851 15 1 „ Classified expenditure .. ... ... ... ... ... 655,990 4 9 „ Credits per Treasury, — Other GrOTernment departments for— Stores ... ... ... ... 4,466 11 5 Workshops ... ... ... ... 43,663 2 8 Way and works ... ... ... 45,418 8 3 Miscellaneous... ... ... ... 251 13 10 93.799 l6 2 ",883 15 S Personal accounts for — Stores ... ... ... ... 104 2 2 Workshops ... ... ... 547 6 11 Way and works ... ... ... 3,107 14 5 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 2,393 I2 6 6,152 16 o 18.016 II H. Personal accounts for — Stores ... ... ... ... 1,376 1 2 Workshops ... ... ... ... 1,899 6 6 Way and works ... ... ... 8,690 12 8 Miscellaneous... ... ... ... 3,671 3 4 15.637 3 8 Miscellaneous recoveries ... ... ... ... 16,500 13 9 *I2S,937 13 7 Stock in hand — Stores ... ... ... 89,897 13 4 Less value in suspense ... ... 502 12 8 Workshops io,"3 u 1J 5 89,39s o 8 16,082 11 10 inc Ann TO. 6 „ Work given to unemployed.at Christchurch — Breaking road-metal ... ... ... ... 420 10 6 Improvements at Addington ... ... ... 1,321 6 7 1,741 17 1 ios.477 12 o „ Payments per Treasury —Working railways ,, Payments on account of work given to unemployed at Christchurch „ Payments —Lunedin fire claims ... ,, Recovery from Westport Coal Company for wagons destroyed on incline tramway „ Vouchers unpaid at Treasury on 31st March, 1884 ... 763,519 19 2 1,741 17 1 *767,26i 16 3 3,652 8 5 385 o o 96,041 16 2 „ Balance carried forward :— Outstanding accounts, — Other Government departments for — Stores ... ... ... ... 1,736 5 2 Workshops ... ... ... 8,197 I0 ° Way and works ... ... ... 4,379 o 6 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 506 14,317 16 2 Personal accounts for — Stores ... .... ... ... 94 8 2 Workshops ... ... ... 656 4 9 Way and works ... ... ... 1,465 1 1 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 102 15 9 2,318 9 9 16,636 5 11 * Payments as per Treasury ... £767,261 16 3 Kecoveries to vote... ... 125,937 13 7 £641,324 2 8 ~. Stock in hand, — Stores ... ... ... ... 112,136 13 11 Less value in suspense... ... 5 02 12 8 I 111,634 1 3 Workshops ... ... ... ... 13,063 7 1 124,697 8 4 £990,855 4 9 £000,855 4 9

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RETURN No. 3. CLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE for Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1884.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

Sections. PermanentWay. Maintenance of Way and Works. Structures. Buildings. Miscellaneous. Total. T Structures. Buildings. LoIonfoSfL |^ueland Water. Locomotive Power. Oil, Tallow, &c. Eenewals and Bepairs. Total. Carriages. Wagons. Traffic. General Charges. Sundries. Grand Total. £ s. d. 573 8 5 [3,922 18 10 4,975 5 1 7,048 15 7 [0,043 10 o 4,404 17 2 76,004 14 6 1,409 10 5 i,452 13 4 1 628 16 11 1 53° 19 6 I. } [ 7 D Z 5 5 4 1 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ; 31 18 5 160 10 2 8 616 15 6 ) 2,700 12 10 588 19 10 1 699 3 3 17,9" 14 9 / : 807 3 7 in 4 2 192 2 5 6,085 15 3 ] ' 669 15 7 423 19 8 4 7 10 8,146 18 8 t ) 3,522 19 4 108 10 9 22 3 3 13,697 3 4 ; : 781 1 10 40 5 5 . 5 226 4 5 ; > 19,73! 8 1 6,347 !6 10 3,898 2 10 105,982 234: ; 242 8 6 113 23 » 2 15 o j 1 767 16 2 ). 164 10 7 30 15 2 1 647 19 1 [ 190 52 28 6 1 .. 1,847 8 2 5 433 15 4 8 n 6 1 973 6 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. 31 18 5 160 2,700 12 10 588 19 10 1 807 37 in 4 2 669 15 7 423 19 8 3,522 19 4 108 10 9 781 1 10 40 5 5 19,731 8 1 6,347 l6 10 242 8 6 113 2 3 164 10 7 30 15 2 190 52 28 6 1 433 15 4 8 11 6 WAGI ES. Whangarei Auckland Napier Wellington Wanganui STew Plymouth Surunui-Blufi 3-reymouth Westport Nelson Picton £ s. d. 573 8 5 13,922 18 10 4,975 5 1 7,048 15 7 10,043 10 o 4,404 17 2 76,004 14 6 1,409 10 5 i,452 13 4 1 628 16 11 1 53° 19 6 £ s. d. 675 13 11 7,339 8 10 1 834 5 o 4,542 o 11 3,385 o 6 1,320 14 1 41,557 19 10 636 o 9 881 19 1 709 on 438 10 2 £ s. d. 9 13 3 479 8 5 £ s. d. 626 £ s. d. 42 13 10 3,986 8 o 1,003 4 4 2 571 12 o 2 731 14 11 504 o 7 15 75i 19 4 131 6 10 330 2 6 279 19 11 170 12 10 £ s. d. £ s. d 734 3 6 11,805 53 1 128 19 t 2,837 9 4 379 8 s 7 716 18 5 888 6 ; 6,129 17 2 839 12 ; 1 857 8 o 336 4 ; 61,912 4 4 6,259 3 : 767 7 7 135 1.3 ' 1,212 17 46 6 c 996 14 10 80 8 I 621 15 o 84 13 ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 991 2 8 263 5 10 5 11 6 2,610 19 o 1 528 16 o 13,202 12 10 3,717 13 7 350 11 3 49,645 13 o 597 3 2 4,156 4 4 I,OI2 4 II 117 99 15 185 14 II 1,632 10 o 5,802 07 i 893 9 7 481 4 3 26,561 7 9 636 19 4 7,031 10 4 1,490 13 6 335 18 11 30,161 15 o 286 12 10 2,035 10 705 5 3 7 14 5 10,454 10 2 14,642 12 1 105 814 14 3 18,431 16 11 1 163 '2 9 314,205 15 io214 17 10 3,086 8 9 576 9 4 143 4 2 6,691 16 n 517 6 11 1 107 o 11 516 10 11 76 1 9 5 123 7 11 187 12 6 2,033 14 o 564 o 3 79 9 4 5 789 7 9 57 18 7 1,002 4 4 389 54 81 13 11 4,210 17 2 20,302 9 3 146,262 14 o 29,560 15 5 2,842 2 o 470,641 5 5 522 1 7 13 1 9 32 13 4 4,213 18 7 81 3 11 388 6 7 7 14 o 1 18 o 10 14 o Total 122,995 9 9 29,275 19 3 3 29,275 19 3 7,802 17 8 4,828 17 3 164,903 3 11 6; 29,275 19 3 7,802 17 8 63,320 14 o 5,280 8 n 486 7 o 27 503 15 1 96,591 5 o 10,178 15 ic Whangarei Auckland Napier Wellington Wanganui New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluft . Greymouth Westport Nelson Picton 84 9 8 5 9 3 1 500 3 5 1.493 13 o - 1,078 11 8 245 10 10 3,231 4 7 537 " 3 931 9 10 411 13 6 1 131 13 1 189 16 3 34,220 7 2 11,583 7 5 680 14 7 115 o 4 55 1 2 27 14 8 269 06 93 19 2 528 12 6 222 15 4 3593 89 18 n 5 i,493 13 o 289 19 8 1,002 10 6 4,286 6 7 3 245 10 10 56 15 8 701 15 1.1 2,082 14 1 7 537 " 3 495 7 10 64 11 4 4,328 15 o 0 411 13 6 48 8 9 1 391 12 1 1 189 16 3 99 9 7 1,420 18 n 2 ",583 7 5 4,698 15 10 2,280 16 3 52,783 6 8 7 115 04 33 3 11 828 18 10 289 19 8 56 15 8 495 7 10 48 8 9 99 9 7 4,698 15 10 33 3 11 26 19 11 19 9 1 2 11 6 stor: 134 19 8 2,826 16 2 1 785 8 11 4,567 1 11 2,360 3 7 1,017 J 5 4 30,874 19 1 128 11 4 221 17 8 519 5 7 297 6 5 s. 139 3 9 764 5 6 289 o o 443 I 2 5 476 5 11 196 16 9 3,898 13 3 36 o 3 70 14 8 77 5 o 47 1 7 10 13 5 1,308 17 8 368 o 2 1 157 16 1 644 6 1 117 17 1 6,557 17 10 43 2 8 36 7 7 75 12 2 63 10 o 284 16 10 14 6 ; 4,899 19 4 464 13 : 2,442 9 1 197 19 c 6 168 10 5 596 11 ; 3,48o 15 7 342 9 i 1,332 9 2 120 7 <: 41,331 10 2 2,157 10 ; 207 14 3 25 8 ; 336 7 7 5 5 2 672 29 30 8 d 407 18 o 16 14 1 252 198 5 4 6 12 o . 596 4 5 888 13 n 1 565 8 3 168 4 8 , 12,273 5 11 255 10 11 493 3 4 86 4 8 1 13 6 5,559 14 7 1,260 12 11 739 12 11 189 12 1 32 12 10 13 316 7 7 278 15 o 690 71 78 o 2 6 13 1 6,268 12 8 123 9 7 310 14 2 28 11 3 3,336 10 10 7 752 9 5 10,302 18 2 1,609 20 33 8 3 115,970 5 3 115 5 1 441 12 3 27 12 10 1,646 11 6 199 17 10 41 1 6 19 15 1 704 15 3 73 8 6 116 16 7 16 10 o 4 10 1 1,296 4 10 52 7 o no 7 11 11 8 2 2 18 o i,355 12 6 2 27 14 8 26 19 n 109 15 9 5 93 19 2 19 9 1 382 8 9 5 222 15 4 2 n 6 753 19 4 Total 43,7" 8 2 14,926 11 o 44,734 5 8 6i,557 5 6 3,971 13 4 J 11,002 15 4 15,010 7 6 2,241 12 11 81 15 9 162 324 5 4 2,241 12 11 81 15 9 2 14,926 II o 5,771 1 9 4,049 14 o 68,458 14 n 5,771 1 9 6,438 19 1 10,384 o 9 81 15 9 162 324 5 4 I Whangarei Auckland Napier Wellington Wanganui New Plymouth Hurunui-Blufi Greymouth Westport Nelson Picton 4 I o 13 4 3 23 19 2 o 16 5 12 o 10 86 3 2 5 18 10 2 12 19 8 10 9 2 : 76 1 6 1 9 14 o 3° 17 7 4 IO 1 55 8 7 1 37 14 n 10 3 2 o 15 2 79 19 4 1 15 9 8 602 39 15 9 1 78 12 6 o 17 2 24 7 2 235 5 n 1 o 13 II WORKSHOP COMMISSION o 6 6 j 14 no 088 24 81 360 12 7 35i 5 9 77 3 7 216 13 9 2 155 1 o 154 19 1 22 15 4 3 18 3 19 12 o 421 8 6 414 8 11 : 200 18 1 12 8 8 77 12 2 1,485 1 3 135 6 3 I 127 9 9 27 5 5 18 8 7 972 12 3 46 3 1 25 5 8 98 14 11. 294 19 o 2 877 17 11 4,766 8 1 no 3 9 5,901 32 17 513 1 7 o 10 6 40 3 o 6 16 3 22 18 6 79 12 4 805 4 18 6 596 470 22 15 5 080 20 19 9 703 41 o 6 13 3 829 14 14 1 3,999 16 6 5 574 14 11 250 14 4 6 367 12 10 23,024 14 o 088 77 3 7 3 18 3 12 8 8 27 5 5 24 8 1 216 13 9 2 155 1 o 19 12 o 421 8 6 77 12 2 1,485 1 3 18 8 7 972 12 3 98 14 11. 294 19 o 5,901 32 17 513 1 7 22 18 6 79 12 4 4 7 0 22 15 5 41 o 6 829 14 14 1 216 13 g 19 12 o 77 12 2 18 8 7 Q8 14- II o 13 4 49 11 9 34 2 6 10 6 11 31 6 1 18 5 11 131 9 1 o 13 11 23 19 2 18 10 2 9 14 o 37 14 11 15 9 8 78 12 6 o 16 5 12 19 8 30 17 7 10 3 2 602 10 10 •■ 779 887 70 o 8 ■• 755 2 9 825 3 5 237 13 < 58 o 8 58 o 8 86 1 i 126 ■ ■ 504 6 8 505 9 2 218 15 I 406 19 6 406 19 6 177 3 090 ■• 22 11 7 23 o 7 61 19 ( 25 15 8 ■• 2,538 6 8 2 564 2 4 1,058 o 8 10 2 8 10 2 4 n 7 4 n 7 801 5 3 1 5 3i 05. c I i ; c t [] ( no 3 9 5 6 16 3 5 9 6 703 90 14 ii. S,9oi 3 2 22 18 6 4 7 0 o 17 2 i Total 276 9 6 6 184 05 61 14 2 52 2 5 i 574 6 6 98 8 8 •• 4,3" o 5 4,409 91 1 847 19 i. 184 o 5 61 14 2 g8 8 8 4,3" o 5 4,409 91 1 847 19 250 i 4 4 6 367 12 10 \ 23,024 14 o Grand total 166,983 7 5 44,386 10 8 13,635 13 7 i 50,"3 3 3 6,925 6 1 42 198 16 3 162,557 19 7 15,998 9 35 3°5 1 1 166,847 16 5 32 053 2 8 9,291 10 7 655,990 4 9 32 053 2 8 9,291 10 7 655,990 4 9 8,930 13 8 j 233,936 5 4 63,320 14- o

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RETURN No. 4. CLASSIFIED STATEMENT showing Revenue and Expenditure, and Proportion of each Class of Expenditure and Revenue, for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

Section. ] u H SfH a i3 !ileage. Train- m . , Mileage. Total - [evenue. Per Mile of Railway per Annum (Average). 0) u Maintenance of Way. Locomotive Power. Classified Expenditure Repairs Carriages Traffic and Expenses. Wagons. Sundries. I Total. >tal for Ye! ar. Proportion of each Class of Expenditure to Mileage and Eevei Maintenance. Locomotive. Ph & w Ph ft Ph Carriage and Wagon Repairs. Traffic Expenses. me. General Charges. Sund: •ies. General Charges. o . . o rf a S a Of • M CH © £-a 3 S a y .5 a PH ft to A o , S a 0, a -d ago g d S M ft PH °>.i 3 Ffc.S • S3 3 . o S° Ph ft °- a, g. a CH 1883-84. Kawakawa Whangarei ... 7 17,512 Auckland ... 139 339,702 Napier ... 70 129,537 Wellington 69 180,135 Wanganui ... 132 183,185 New Plymouth 51 74,197 Hurunui-B luff 861 1,812,417 Greymouth ... 8 19,457 Westport ... j 18 24,652 Nelson ... ! 23 37,749 Picton ... ( 18 23^202 £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. 621 2 4 3,211 7 6 458 15 4 3 8 92,153 o 10 662 19 5 5 5 39,739 3 4 567 14 o 6 1J 52,489 a- o 760 14 3 5 9I 44,247 15 2 353 12 o 4 9} 14,932 12 7 292 16 o 4 oi 669,788 14 5 784 707 45 16,729 4 92,091 3 017 2ij 12,469 13 4 698 14 7 IO ii 8,954 4 2 3S9 6 3 4 8J 5,968 2 4 331 11 35 i-i £ s. d. 707 7 9 22,284 9 6 8,244 IO 10 12,531 2 3 15,168 14 9 6,686 19 1 159,000 14 10 2,597 8 11 i,757 14 10 2,229 J 6 11 2,727 5 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,027 8 11 16 17 10 1,203 19 o 270 6 6 17,530 8 o 4,609 8 9 15,119 6 10 3,963 1 10 5,337 19 1 1,671 2 o 4,672 3 o 1,102 7 10 14,390 18 o 5,011 5 2 6,742 11 7 2,095 10 4 10,017 12 3 2,410 6 1 7,849 7 2 1,595 19 1 3,212 17 9 974 16 6 2,371 o 10 733 16 6 105,807 16 1034,747 13 8120,884 o 620,151 2 8 983 12 o 491 14 9 3,568 4 o 610 18 5 i,54i 1 6 776 17 1 1,153 o 11 54i 15 6 1,673 9 2 3S0 6 9 2,171 10 4 587 10 6 1,034 16 1 213 1 7 1,112 12 3 400 13 6 162,557 19 7Si,303 10 2166,847 l6 532,053 2 8 £ b. d. £ b. d. £ 8 . d. £j b. d. £ £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. rl'?% *% ,° 2 T 6 6 5 " 6 , 3 ' 231 " 6l0 °' 63 46l ' 6 S 44-29I0I-06 9-69 14678 14-08 2-41 "23 171-9916-50 38-62 371 V 79 -08 !fi£ » « ?'?S ' I0 H S ° 64 '°fe 'i " 69 'H 46 °' 96 45-27160-3215-74126-12 12-3933-16 3'261087710-6828-51 Ho 4-08 -40 4,672 3 o 1,102 7 10 138 15 3 21,166 18 o 53-26 302-38 39-22117-7815-27 76-26 9-902387 no 6674 8-6615-752-04 T-o8 ■« 6,742 11 7 2,095 10 4 59i 9 3 41,362 16 7 78-80 599-46 55-ii i8r6i 16-702085619-1772-63 g-68 97-72 8-92 30-372-79 8-7 -70 l%£ I ,« I,5S5 « 3 I ° 7 37 'T. 19 " 84 ' 53 298 ' 9 ° 49-00121-2219-87 80-0513-1219-26 3-16 62-73 102912-752-09 2-89 -I? 2,371 o 10 733 16 6 106 9 4 14,086 o o 94-33 276-20 45-56131-122174 63-0010-3919-11 Us 46'49 2-09 42 ,'fm ? n 2 °6 SI R ? 7 '°?? 14 5 44^ 8 i 2 S 66 ' 84 524-26 59-28186-20.21-05123-90 14-0?40-69 4-6o 141-56 iLL 3 -1L-67 ,',« o.? f? f I L « « 8 8 'f 8 2 9 5o-32 1,052-25 103-84324-6832-04122-95 i2- I3 6i- 4 7 6-07 446-02 44-0176-36 7-54 2077 2-05 l'l% , , - 4 5 f 1° 9 5 ' 85 2 l8 7 46 ' 92 327 ' 85 S6 ' 96 9 8 '49 "'ii 86-35 15-00 43-53 7-56 64-61 0-2330-365-28 4-51-78 3,171 10 4 S3 7 10 6 83 19 5 7,ifc 13 1 79-59 309-85 4S'3i 96-9514-18 72-7610-6416-54 2-42 94-4113-8125-54373 3-65 •« 1,112 12 3 400 13 6 92 14 8 5,5pi_3_9 _9£52 310-07 5773151-5228-21 S TA9 107011-84 2-21 6r8i ir 6 , J-rfJiS 5-15 -96 166,847 16 532,053 2 89,291 10 4 9 68-24 474-71 55-4° 169-2919-76117-6413-7337-13 4-33i2^i^2 3^2 : 7T"67^~^8 655,990 4 9 67-21 j j £ s. d. £j s. d. 5 11 6 3,231 11 6 567 5 o 64,073 19 II !3 8 15 3 21,166 18 o 59i 9 3 41,362 16 7 361 o 7 37,4x12 19 11 106 9 4 14,086 o o 7,097 14 2447,689 2 S 1.66 2 S o 9 80 8 9 5,8ko 18 7 83 19 5 7 ,ip6 13 1 92 14 8 5,581 3 9 9,291 10 7655,990 4 9 Totals ... 11,396 2,841, Postal services n ot re covered I 961,304 4 9 695 13 2 6 9 14,700 o oj 2 33,936 5 4 If 376,004 A oj ... ••■ 655,990 4 9 J I. __± "1882-81. I I [__ I 1002-83. Kawakawa Whangarei ... 7 12,395 Auckland ... 139 304,819 Napier ... 70 124,396 Wellington ... 69 176,724 Wanganui ... 115 178,939 New Plymouth 51 84,558 Hurunni-Bluff 848 1,803,792 Greymouth ... 8 16,141 Westport ... 10 21,879 Nelson ... 23 38,416 Picton ... iSj 23,566 1882-83. Kawakawa Whangarei ... Auckland Napier Wellington ... Wanganui .New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Greymouth ... Westport Nelson Picton 621 2 4] ... ! ... ... I ... I 2,926 2 6 487 13 9 4 8| 563 10 7 870 19 4] 74 2 1 8i,i75 7 i| 5 a 4 o oj 5 3f 19,097 14 o 14,901 '4 1 3,7 r 3 11 6 36,623 16 1 523 4 o 5 io| 8,801 15 11 5,758 7 9 1,909 16 11 48,566 8 3 703 17 2 5 5f 10,215 12 10 13,454 13 ii 1 3,255 19 ii 45,477 17 9 395 9 2J 5 oj 13,956 19 o 8,364 18 2 2,851 17 9I 16,272 4 5 319 1 23 10 5,226 16 8 3412 1 7 550 16 11 681,826 13 10 810 14 7; 7 6\ 144,253 4 6j 101,836 4 924.909 19 2 13,303 1.9 1 1,6&2 19 1016 si 1,284 o 3' 792 o 9 326 18 6 9,791 8 2 979 2 g 8 ii| 1,551 7 8, 1,751 3 11 500 o 10 9,179 19 2 399 2 7 4 5 i 1,933 13 9 i,437 2 3 397 13 4 7,582 12 8 421 5 2 6 5 2,938 13 9: 1,027 iS 5 396 13 2 I ... j ... ... I III! ' l 737 13 8 25912 1 ... 2,53517 9 85-64417-6548-52 93-9210-91 145-16 16-8712-35 1-43122-95 i4 V 2&U' 2 7 «w All ,2 5 fot io S o X 6 6" IO f33 l 387-6342-42i37-39:iS-04!i07-2 I ;n-73 7| 2-9I ££ 1% r 59 V" 1 tfJtt «! I' " 9 9 I 3 2 '°E 6 3 6o-26 i3 iS-2942-58125-74116-98; 82-2611-11:27-28 3 -6S 64-18 8-6715-72 2-L -i? -02 6,372 8 62,19912 o 78 7 135,576 13 5 73-2SSIS-60 48-3I 148-0513-87195 Ii8-27 4 ri9 4-42 92-35 8-65 7r88 2-00 i- -?r 3 ' f l8 S 32 8 ' 33 ' 9 F l8 8 45-51 I3.-37JI8-7I %- 7 &™W 3-83 60-03 9 ; a§?rS 2-46 -28 -04 2,297 is 2 ; 809 2 10 12 12 10 !2, 3 p9 3 o 75-66,241-36 34-94 66-90 9-6810-80 1-56 45-05: 6-525-87 3"to •« -™ 115,493 6 019,09319 92,583 18 34o3,iKi2 s 59-86:485-34,54-31 i7rS3 i9-i9J2ro 9 <i 3 - S5 ] 2 9 -6 2 3 '32 w*M -w '■« w °a 2 'o78 8 3 S* 5 i 7 ° S ' 74 ? 7 ° 43-22J 7I 8-6 7 1 8 5 - 49 160-50 i 9 -o$i 99 117840-87 4863 -| 4 - I • o ! ■ r -g ! ?l F 5 9 -q £ ,4 P I0 J 59-85 155-14:17-02:175-12 19-21 SO 5-48107-84! 11-8 7 6-ti 2,327 o 4 617 17 10 s 18 2 6,7,9 5 8 73-20:292-1441-98 84-0712-08 62-48 2-48101-1714-54126-87 T86 "26 -04 1,418 3 5 472 ' '83 5 11 6,441 16 3 t 4-8110-46 rgi 156,333 1» 33L03I 3 23,138 17 10592,821 15 4 62-i8439-4S5i-07i5S-54i8-o8ii' 3 -87 I 3-23U-83 Te? "^ 592,821 15 4 61-24 j ... ~ ~ Totals ... Postal services 1,358(2,785.685 not recovered 953,347 11 4 7°6 14 2 6 10 14,700 00 ... 200,823 8 11155,607 4 1138,887 9 3 1968,047 11 4 I 592,821 15 4 61-24 ...' ... j"

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RETURN No. 5COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Passekgers and Goods Traffic for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1884. c _ :J . - r: Passcngei rs. Parcels, &c. Live Stock, &c. Tonnage. Revenue. J. umber of Trains. Miles Travelled by taint. Sections. _ - First Class. Seconi Class. 'Total." Season Tickets. Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. a?-" 8 ' Cattle. \ Calves. Sheep. I Pigs. Chaff, &c. Wool. Firewood, Timber. Grain, Goods, &c. Total Passengters and Goods. Passengers and Goods. Mixed. I Passengers Total. and Goods. Mixed. J Total. Shunting and Ballasting. Total. Merchandise. Minerals. Total. Passengers, &c. Total. 1883-84. Kawakawa •... Whangarda ... Auckland Napier Wellington ... Wanganui New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Grrcymouth ... Westport Nelson Picton 7 139 70 69 ■32 5" So 1 8 18 23 18 Single. 2,417 34,671 29,324 18,889 24, 110 6,398 240, 503 2,903 16 2, 142 3.472 Return. 5,750 30,570 14,172 26,438 9,928 2,698 258,166 3.270 4 4,966 5,064 Single. 4,245 136,704 72,852 78,361 77,020 41,168 803,793 8,308 7,202 29,864 6,436 Return. 14,276 167,472 56,014 90, 778 43,452 38.650 760,556 36,488 12,808 35,oio ■9,316 No. No. 26,688 "28 375>4I7 1,148 172,362 269 214,466 766 ■54,510 86 '88,914 113 2,0,63,018 6,172 50,969 155 20,030 13 71,982 223 ;34,288 63 No. 773 29,382 18,724 20,281 ■9,579 8,788 216,527 2,174 3,215 4,528 1,704 No. 31 871 602 253 692 211 6,803 No. 48 70 37 37 II 688 No. 24 2,318 ■, 253 ■ ,215 ■,-654 809 16,893 86 90 ■77 ■47 No. 828 32,619 20,649 21,786 21,962 9,819 240,911 2,26o 3-308 4.728 ■.932 No. 108 37 4i 56 11 660 No. 12,960 ■37 ■35 408 275 12,466 No. 1,799 no 360 32 32 926 No. 6 51,121 19,976 98,477 7,135 21,769 425.253 7 213 163 2,970 No. 2,618 100 ■■439 4,061 96 21,173 No. Tons c. q. Tons c. q. 6 25 o O 24 0 O 68,606 1,405 O O 373 12 O 20,360 730 o 0 3,841 8 O 100,452 955 00 6,207 4 o 11,692 930 00 1,762 4 o 22,183 15 o o 105 8 0 460,478 11,600 o o 49,519 16 o 7 238 179 270 o 0 188 0 o 3,025 540 o 0 45 o o Tons c. q. Tons c. q. 20 0 O 328 8 2 5,385 O O 18,819 19 2 10,715 o O 16,787 4 O 11,015 O O 22,583 2 O 7,930 o o 17,727 4 3 .3,850 o o 7,313 15 I 33,845 O O 89,467 16 O 265 O O 1,896 12 2 2,935 14 2 3,070 o o 2,534 6 I 5,160 o o 3,055 3 3 Tons c. q. 229 19 3 7.174 7 I 2,553 IS 2 3,628 5 1 5,996 2 2 ■,342 3 O 407,623 6 2 Tons c. q. 1,572 16 2 28,380 O 3 9,707 O 2 ■■,553 '9 2 10,210 6 2 4,276 6 1 275,611 II O 3,170 19 I 1,658 12 3 2,341 IO I 1,779 8 3 Tons c. q. 19,048 15 O 45,458 O 2 3,739 2 2 7,268 14 3 2,802 15 1 ■,855 ■■ 3 331,878 9 1 94,138 14 o 65,645 18 o 1,235 8 o 1,241 8 o Tons c. q 21,248 19 3 106,996 O O 48,073 13 2 63,211 5 2 47,358 13 O iS,758 4 1 ■,'99.545 18 3 99,47' 5 3 70,240 5 1 11,631 18 1 ■3,503 '5 2 £ s. d. 791 14 o 36,682 10 II 18,258 15 I 21,906 17 5 20,323 9 7 8,284 13 4 253,750 H 10 2,633 I2 O ■,454 o 5 4,615 12 2 2,819 I0 3 £ s. d. 621 2 4 2,419 '3 6 55,470 9 11 21,480 8 3 30,582 6 7 23,924 5 7 6,647 19 3 416,037 19 7 14,095 12 9 11,015 12 11 4,33s 12 o 3,148 12 1 £ s. d. 621 2 4 3,211 7 6 92,153 o 10 39,739 3 4 52,489 4 o 44,247 15 2 ■4,932 12 7 669,788 14 5 16,729 4 9 12,469 13 4 8,954 4 2 5,968 2 4 3,482 11,024 2,690 4,699 3,910 4,014 61,090 2,410 32 3,5I4 1,032 12,056 71 2,761 3,016 7,715 50 3,960 14 4,028 ■2,954 74.044 2,410 1,084 1,084 201 1,815 62 1,338 18,516 114,725 17,351 309,346 126, 039 140,261 180,540 73,839 1,510,700 ■9,457 24,652 36,928 22,994 2,462,107 161 30,356 3,498 39,874 2,645 358 301,717 ■7,512 339,702 ■29.537 ■80,135 183,185 74,197 1,812,417 ■9,457 24,652 37,749 23,202 2,841,745 2,507 104,597 i8,754 64,967 52,450 10,701 736,394 19,639 8,860 5,820 4,627 1,029,316 20,019 444.299 148,291 245,102 235,635 84, 898 2,54s,811 39,096 33.512 43,569 27,829 3,871,061 3 ■5 74 8 7 5 10 11 4 ■3 3 ■,992 13 3 1,682 15 0 1,614 1,276 821 208 8 32 Total ... 1,396 364,845 367,026 1,265,953 1,274,820 3,272,644 19.036 325,675 19,555 24,666 360,802 939 26,393 3,282 627,090 29,522 687,226 16,470 0 0 62,066 12 0 81,255 o o 183,449 7 o 1350,262 12 0 1589,782 14 9 961,304 4 9 379, 6 38 432,223 11 2 1574,312 17 o 1,700,039 19 2 |37i,52i 10 o 96,209 1882-83. Kawakawa Whangarei ... Auckland Napier Wellington ... Wanganui New Plymouth ETurunui-Blufi: 3reymoutli ... Westport Selson L'icton 7 2,343 '39 62,556 70 23,832 69 34.126 115 26,294 5i 7.059 848 1299,478 8 3,230 ■° 33 23 3>523 18 5,268 2,244 27,954 12,814 14,876 9,322 2,688 202,348 1,478 38 2,918 2,348 5,736 ! 5,102 171,995 i 136,598 70,284 40,034 117,334 ! 65,010 95.721 ! 42,446 68,415 j 22,020 989,081 569,920 17,921 15,510 10,370 6,092 33,670 j 28,814 9,451 15,084 15,425 3!99,i03 1.46,964 2:31,346 1 73,783 1,00,182 2,0160,827 38,139 ■6,533 68,925 :32,i5i '"8 : "'11 928 30,078 219 15,889 728 18,330 73 19,084 128 8,351 6,180 208,669 46 995 11 2,372 224 3-553 66 1,279 816 621 272 721 200 7,178 9 ■3 20 35 74 59 65 4 734 3 14 2,267 33,205 888 17,472 1.045 19,7°6 1,411 21,281 682 9,237 16,044 232,625 153 j 1,148 41 2,422 56 3,625 126 1,426 94 35 39 27 20 696 9,955 164 143 335 192 12,898 ■>9S3 129 429 21 18 i>345 2 8 2 40,974 2,064 10,506 87 92,742 1,343 6,208 2,629 11,319 30 258,925 21,599 1 140 1 251 32 605 14 25 o o 3 16 o 55,040 670 0 o 363 16 o 10,921 435 o o 3,456 8 0 94,696 560 o o 1,559 16 o 9,220 165 o o 1,360 4 o ".579 45 o o 130 18 o 2 95>463 9,320 o o 43,970 4 o 1 144 303 85 o o 189 4 0 636 505 o o 668 12 0 500 240 8 0 2,440 o o 11,794 7 2 9,985 o o 16,216 o o 10,070 o 0 19,303 7 1 7,455 o o 21,433 19 o 3,780 o o 7,433 12 2 33,410 o o 111,444 3 2 340 0 o 1,096 18 3 2,122 2 3 3,610 o o 2,869 9 ■ 4,645 0 0 3,276 12 0 105 15 0 8,236 6 1 2,580 5 1 1,969 11 3 4,989 13 1 1,200 15 3 343,398 8 2 621 2 4 621 2 4 379 19 3 22,749 4 o 23,509 23 469 8 11 2,456 13 7 2,926 2 6 27,728 7 2 37,113 4 2 88,346 1 3 37,090 7 5 44,084 19 8 81,175 7 1 8,894 5 3 3,256 4 3 44,823 3 3 16,832 12 7 19,791 3 6 36,623 16 1 10,540 8 1 4,076 17 1 48,080 o 2 22,604 18 10 25,961 9 5 48,566 8 3 8,916 3 1 1,777 2 o 46,097 1 2 21,594 19 9 23,882 18 o 45,477 17 9 3,822 10 2 7,157 18 o 23,570 14 3 9,396 19 6 6,875 4 11 16,272 4 5 280,130 5 1 1308,736 12 1 1,130,409 13 2 278,406 11 8 403,420 2 2 681,826 13 10 3,075 3 .2 68,803 5 o 73,315 7 ■ 2,035 17 3 11,268 1 10 13,303 19 1 993 8 2 54,381 5 o 57,496 16 1 j 1,075 15 5 8,715 12 9 9,791 8 2 2,354 12 913 4 o 11,665 18 3 4,486 16 1 4,693 3 1 9,179 19 2 3,987 18 2 1,123 7 o 17,509 o 2 2,769 11 6 4,813 1 2 7,582 12 8 2,464 15 2,479 11,14.6 677 I 11,823 2,534 ■•• ! 2,534 4,571 1,212 5,783 4,249 179 4,428 3.997 i ••• : 3.997 54,678 I 11,257 : 65,935 2,251 ... 2,251 1,019 I 1,019 1,639 212 j 1,851 I ,296 185 : 1,481 12,319 I 76 298,847 I 5,972 124,396 ; ... 141,921 ; 34,803 169,608 i 9,391 84,558 1,511,832 291,960 16,141 21,879 37,280 1,136 22,833 733 12,395 5,5n 17,906 304,819 94,627 399,446 124,396 14,715 I 139.■■■ 176,724 59,648 ! 236,372 178,999 49,719 228,718 84,558 12,132 i 96,690 1,803,792 659,873 ,2,463,665 16,141 10,110 26^251 21,879 7,966 29,845 38,416 ] 5,519 ; 49.935 23,566 j 4,900 28,466 3 1 1 7 9 5 6 1,645 0 o 3,302 11 0 Total ... 11358 467,742 279,028 1,589,978 946,630 3,2:83,378 8,621 1308,620 9,850 975 22,716 342,161 ' 928 23,698 3,907 421,671 27,799 1478,003 !i 1,810 o o 51,702 18 o 75,740 0 o 197,231 O 2 367,428 6 3 350,822 12 1 510,088 3 3 1,564,823 1 1 396,763 18 n 556,583 12 5 953,347 '■ 4 88,825 14,756 '103,581 2,441,614 344,071 -.785,685 ! 924,720 3,710,405 I I I A. C. Fife, Railwa; Accountant.

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RETURN No. 6. Net Revenue, Approximate Cost of Construction, and Rate of Interest on all Lines, Year ended 31st March, 1884.

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RETURN No. 7. Comparison of Traffic, Revenue, and Expenditure for Five Financial Years, 1879-80 1880-81, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84.

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RETURN No. 8. Traffic Ton-Mileage, and Rate of Working, for Five Chief Sections.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

Section. Miles Open. Approximate Cost of Construction. Net Eevenue. Eate of Interest. Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo Auckland Napier Wellington Wanganui New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff and Branches Greymouth Westport Nelson Picton Wellington-Foxton Stock Surveys Miscellaneous 7 139 70 69 132 51 861 8 18 23 18 £ s. d. 70,000 0 0 57,000 0 0 1,258,000 0 0 484,000 0 0 780,000 0 0 849,000 0 0 376,000 0 0 6,947,000 0 0 381,000 0 0 215,000 0 0 162,000 0 0 207,000 0 0 41,000 0 0 294,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 £ s. d. 621 2 4* t 28,079 0 11 18,572 5 4 11,126 7 5 6,844 15 3 846 12 7 222,099 11 9 8,311 4 0 6,618 14 9 1,827 11 1 386 18 7 £ s. d. 0 17 9 2 4 8 3 16 9 18 6 0 16 1 0 4 6 3 3 11 2 3 7 3 17 12 7 0 3 9 Totals .. 1,396 12,163,000 0 0 305,314 0 0 2 10 2 * Bent from Bay of Islands Coi The amount stated as cost of construction is the gross expei il Company. + Loss £20 4s. iditure on railways opened and un >pened—Provincial md General

Year. Miles. Revenue. Expenditure. Expenditure per cent, of Tonnage. Revenue. Parcels, Horses, and Dogs. Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs. Passengers. 1883-84 1882-83 1881-82 1880-81 1879-80 !,396 i,3S8 1,319 1,277 1,172 £ s. d. 961,304 4 9 953,347 11 4 892,026 7 7 836,454 1 8 762,573 18 1 £ s. d. 655,990 4 9 592,821 15 4 523,099 8 7 521,957 14 2 580,030 9 6 68-24 62-18 58-64 62-40 76-06 1,700,040 1,564,793 i,437,7i4 1,377,783 1,108,108 No. 359,896 34i,i86 316,611 286,865 180,331 No. 686,287 477,075 343,751 300,704 285,209 No. 3,272,644 3,283,378 2,9 ",477 2,849,561 2,967,090

1881-82, 18S2-83. 1S83-84.* Section. Ton-Mileage. j Rate of Working; in Pence per Ton-Mile. Ton-Mileage. Rate of Working, in Pence per Ton-Mile. Ton-Mileage. Rate of Working, in Pence per Ton-Mile. Auckland Napier ... ... Wellington Wanganui ... Hurunui-Bluff ... 5,252,704 2,032,479 2,753,96i 2,970,959 39,529,838 2-25 2-14 273 2-31 2'2I "6,186,312 2,198,863 3,343.345 2,406,960 43.i93.6oo 2-09 2-41 2'55 3-38 2'26 7,528,331 2 .425,307 3,941,816 2,680,329 49,741,148 1-90 2-05 2-38 3'35 2'11 Totals ... 52,539,941 2-24 57>3 2 9,o8o 66,316,931 2-i 5 2-32 * This statement is for twelve 1 icing made out upto the 31st Man nonths ending January, and overlaps the :h, iu time for the annual Statement. irevious year. Tl le heavy work ii ivolved in the re1 :urn prevents its

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RETURN No. 9. SHOWING Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and for the Year ended 31st March, 1884.

Classification of Work. ffl . rl ffl a a 03 O .So Kr ffl 0 ceo a o 5 ■ Sol ffl Cjr> HOD. O 5 9 §.2 032 id I— t a a o o £•0 e3 ft.S t£V2 o o a a .s'-s rJ O E- « £ s. a. 351 I IOI £ s. a. 11,696 15 4: £ s. a. [3,929 4 " £ s. a. 5,818 13 4 £ s. d. 7,940 14 1/ £ s. a. 4,625 11 6 : £ s. a. 17,464 5 II ! £ s. a. 12,309 8 3 £ s. a. 12,778 7 11 £ s. a. 13,941 11 5 £ s. a. 520 18 6 £ s. a. 885 13 I £ s. a. 8l4 I IO; £ s. a. 720 3 2 £ s. a. 93,796 11 1 Track surfacing.. 363 12 3 990 15 4 1,203 1 3 53,522 14 1 Track renewals 92 6 o 2,301 9 6: 1,573 " 5 3.288 13 3 1.573 2 ° 59 15 5 12,702 2 9 10,580 o 8 10,982 8 1 6,685 6 o: 1,126 10 2; Ballasting 75 18 2 875 3 11 382 7 2 617 2 o 696 17 3 236 19 6 I,o6l 14 2 733 11 8 3,012 o 3 1,659 14 7 37 9 10 203 14 2 63 19 o; 94 14 11 9,751 6 7 Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels Bridges, culverts, drains 139 5 5 599 5 3 202 15 9 565 18 6 795 12 7 632 9 9 739 6 4 1,524 2 8 2,431 16 9 1,75° 13 4 406 o 5 54 15 ° 29 1 3 41 12 8 9,912 15 8 21 19 6 2,228 11 2 719 4 2 864 3 7 2,932 14 c 887 17 o 7,087 12 7 2,307 13 c 2,270 4 o 2,779 18 6 167 13 9 90 13 4| 42 9 « 553 11 2 22,954 6 5 Fences, gates, cattlestops, hedges Boads, approaches, &c. o54 i,55i 8 1 205 12 9 203 6 8 660 10 8 41 8 9 3.532 " ° 3.576 15 4 3,107 7 2 1,627 17 5 25 10 10 37 2 o; 51 1 I0 28 9 5 14,649 7 3 15 2 10 1 264 3 4 - 65 9 6 60 13 10 128 7 9 ! 24 5 2 57 2 3 3 133 5 3 604 I IO 372 17 1 18 9 10 7 15 4 56 13 4 2 19 o 2,326 7 4 116 17 5 i 80 18 2 88 11 11 241 18 3 32 16 IO 1,310 3 1 526 19 2 819 5 i° 479 15 o 23 17 o 38 1 3 5 3 9 20 0 7 3,784 8 3 Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances Wharves 57 5 o o 4 10 8 17 1 12 3 3 1 8 6 237 13 10 33 12 2 121 17 5 18 13 4 128 15 6' 51 10 6 672 1 5 •■ 13,635 13 7 Buildings 160 ) 879 15 11 180 19 6 1 950 5 i| 167 2 8 ! 145 15 2 4,008 1 10 i 2,235 4 7 5 1 2,836 18 4 ! 1 146 6 2 57 15 1 47 15 2. 11 30 22 18 5 2,034 18 5 ! 1,683 I2 2 i,7°5 5 11 779 9 9 2 15 o • • 8,930 13 8 Miscellaneous .. 10 2 8 > 1,713 14 7 J 904 7 6 73 9 3 Total expenditure.. 707 7 22,284 9 6 8,244 I0 I0 12,531 2 3 15,168 14 9 6,686 19 1 50,525 2 7 35,612 2 O 39,915 16 8 32,947 13 7| 2,597 3 11 i,757 14 10 2,229 16 11 2,727 5 8: ;233,936 5 I Mileage 139 £ s. a. 160 6 5 70 £ s. a. 117 15 7 69 £ s. a. 181 12 2 132 £ s. a. 114 18 3 51 £ s. a. 131 2 4 293 £ s. a. 172 8 10 179 £ s. a. 198 19 o 149 £ s. a. 267 17 10 240 £ s. a. 137 5 8 8 £ s. a. 324 13 7 18 £ s. a. 97 13 1 23 £ s. a. 96 19 o 18 £ s. a. 151 10 4 i,396 £ s. a. 167 11 6 Comparative rates per mile for the year 7 £ s. a. 101 1 Ij - -

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RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1884.

"B Coaching. Goods. Stations. O4 g o X Revi :nue. fl 1 I Total Expenditure* Outw. Number of Tickets Issued. Parcels. Horses Outward. i> .3 Dogs. (3 Parcels. Horses, Inward. m i> ta .g Dogs. U S' Cattle. Calves. a Outward. Tonnage. g . Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Tonnage. Q Inward. Total Value Forwarded. Sheep. Pigs. Coaching. Goods. Whangarei Section— Coal Mines Kamo Whangarei Wharf .. Accountant 9 9 11 10 )■ 1 £* 1,203 19 o 689 3.929 8,636 3,421 98 168 235 272 9 22 3 X 4 7 243 235 90 205 1 21 9 5 8 6 5 1 5 8,697 10,008 981 1,563 1 901 351 1,110 18,887 £ s - d - 40 18 9 232 9 4 348 6 9 153 18 8 16 o 6 £ s- d. 887 9 4 1,010 13 7 134 18 8 386 11 11 & e. a. 928 8 1 1,243 2 11 483 5 5 540 10 7 16 o 6 3 4 5 Totals 8 1,203 J 9 ° 16,675 773 31 773 31 24 21,249 21,249 791 14 o 2,419 13 6 3,211 7 6 Auckland Section— Auckland (Coaching) (Goods) .. Avondale Buckland .. Drury Hamilton Hamilton Junction Helensville Huntly Manurewa Mercer Mount Eden Newmarket Ngaroto Ngaruawahia Ohaupo Onehunga Wharf .. Otahuhu Papakura Papatoitoi.. Penrose Junction .. Pokeno Pukekohe Remuera Taupiri Te Awamutu Tuakau Waitakerei Auckland Head Office Accountant } 16 39 11 1 12 1 12 1 8 1 8 1 14 10 8 2 12 1 14 4 11 1 1 5 5 8 1 8 2 8 1 5,958 4 5 137 4 1 181 4 9 498 7 1 1.674 4-4 240 5 3 34 19 5 648 10 6 726 12 2 180 13 5 328 13 10 175 5 6 621 11 2 336 15 1 149 6 3 174 61 1 159 13 2 264 16 o 170 13 8 439 12 5 367 6 11 129 18 6 589 16 9 149 17 o 23 12 8 116,247 5,782 5,078 7,475 17,241 1,681 5,726 28,598 202 2,787 1,402 31,824 I4. 8 34 729 616 33O 1,316 799 153 619 1,in 66 815 306 991 159 14 10 118 20 10 33 "(56 3 68 18 6 3i 6 2 3 1 1 1 596 103 *68 7 129 204 16 21 420 1 50 25 153 6,919 442 863 1,762 1,622 5,349 1,045 942 1,393 127 1,214 595 1,091 154 3 19 13 138 97 22 35 37 3 44 26 14 ] 1 15 10 1 1 1 1 2 552 73 74 15 108 250 27 19 211 42 25 122 87 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 7 467 633 1 416 246 1 334 698 4.516 9 3 12 324 63 4 12 12 '65 271 93 146 1^87 5,799 310 348 '363 28 612 1,111 25,735 1 207 24 123 298 3 2 433 79 128 146 336 30,063 7,668 939 294 69 14,464 29,022 2,180 2,498 190 754 514 7,304 4 1 3 34 4 7 2 6 1 9 3 37 1 no 1 406 524 229 62 2 97 295 2,804 3 4 36 69 283 7 34 758 43 17 807 29 523 1,698 668 '381 28 40 746 2,685 234 3 1 9 59 1 44,649 2,732 1,466 6,116 169 7,379 653 3,435 12,762 262 4, r 53 853 9,002 14,267 5 7 299 13 4 708 16 5 35 18 4 3>69i 3 1 2,898 9 9 301 17 5 747 9 6 2,627 6 10 88 13 1 675 14 6 434 19 1 2,277 12 6 18,954 3 10 1,349 16 10 473 10 4 299 17 8 53° 19 11 8,347 15 5 11,020 15 8 1,226 10 11 1,439 3 3 217 2 5 514 15 4 2,708 15 10 1,195 2 3 1,644 10 11 654 19 1 324 16 1 295 14 9 599 5 4 162 11 1 943 9 6 716 6 4 177 IO 2 1,037 I 9 216 16 10 14,267 5 7 i8,954 3 10 1,649 10 2 1,182 6 9 335 16 o 4,222 3 o 11,246 5 2 11,322 13 1 1,974 o 5 4,066 10 1 305 15 6 1,190 9 10 3,143 14 11 3.472 14 9 1,644 Io IT 1,723 9 11 1,095 18 o 822 4 6 1,093 8 10 575 6 1 2,167 6 9 1,484 7 1 406 4 7 2,275 10 10 680 11 3 4 18 14 7 13 1 12 1 12 1 14 3 12 1 10,550 5,984 4,727 5,457 1,908 6,469 6,011 1,100 3,818 3,329 1,783 297 I,O54 786 442 891 178 202 678 386 20 32 16 10 10 54 138 4 49 13 1 1 '06 47 126 60 20 62 70 11 30 33 3i8 817 208 260 438 1,218 183 429 1,435 712 20 9 15 6 12 '58 152 118 166 24 56 144 5 48 29 1 1 2 66 545 382 263 198 555 2,421 206 962 34 19 483 4 334 150 10 29 4 1,011 3,141 ' 82 128 536 1,012 5,"3 729 2,731 105 4 81 1,665 530 1,191 4,193 148 2,053 79 129 766 283 1 1 3 10 22 40 33 348 3 1 91 6,869 70 861 27 41 5 35 4,266 480 811 2,426 571 300 34,002 279 120 201 293 2,753 1,482 907 293 883 2,453 617 325 2,057 i>595 1,068 10 10 771 1 11 526 9 9 494 3 6 412 15 o 1,223 17 3 768 o 9 228 14 5 1,238 9 1 463 14 5 12 3 14J 3 8 1 8 4 12 1 1 54 98 9 37 6 1 22 8 131 581 12 442 7 1,987 3 1 I ■78 2 13 5 2 10 1 431 H 7 418 9 4 091 418 9 4 432 3 8 Totals 98 14,362 o 5 273,396 29,382 871 48 2,318 29,382 871 48 2,318 108 12,960 2,618 106,996 108 12,960 i>799 51,121 2,618 106,996 36,682 10 11 55,470 9 11 92,153 o 10 1,799 51,121 Napier Section— Farndon Hastings Kaikora Makatoku Napier Ormondville Spit Takapau Te Aute Waipawa Waipukurau Accountant iof 10 9i i3i 12 13 9 12 9 10 'ioi 2 4 2 2 8 I 276 1 3 553 9 2 295 4 7 404 1 8 1,380 3 9 157 16 2 381 5 9 174 o 4 160 8 8 279 o 2 450 17 11 17,092 29,632 4,871 7,684 40,004 ' 3,455 2,113 4,43i 4,679 11,811 11,497 415 1,671 469 759 9,480 712 968 755 273 1,929 1,293 21 165 33 100 112 5 5 19 8 39 95 *8 ~8 28 2 1 5 72 381 80 88 387 9 38 28 538 3,899 1,296 1,855 2,277 1,272 281 1,649 987 2,502 2,168 20 151 44 109 85 17 22 12 2 15 12 6 54 346 120 79 231 22 46 31 79 125 120 1 1 8 1 16 52 2 1 12 6 18 7 23 2 94 397 5,604 3.394 9i 52 1 4 2,604 4,602 942 4.465 2,529 2,470 7,400 11,861 3,959 3,383 3,859 1 8 1 17 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 19 5 65 3 20 2 6 5 2 8 2 7 '62 1 23 7,863 •4,721 594 303 381 43O 3.634 47O 295 774 5" 88 1 3 1 5,065 9,984 1,238 1,572 9,681 753 10,492 618 600 2,147 5,924 981 16 8 3,214 13 o 667 6 1 i,573 13 7 6,147 6 8 503 8 5 185 4 o 653 6 11 555 15 o 2,004 2 10 i>591 7 o 180 14 11 951 3 7 1,782 in 709 15 3 2,489 14 2 1,680 ig 11 1,212 2 9 3,303 5 2 4,821 19 4 760 15 7 1,692 6 5 2,075 9 2 o 15 o 1,933 o 3 4,996 14 11 J ,377 1 4 4.063 7 9 7,828 6 7 1,715 11 2 3,488 9 2 5,475 6 3 1,316 10 7 3,696 9 3 3,666 16 2 181 9 11 3 1 1 2 2 7 6 6 I 1,702 1,107 223 636 6,769 3 5 85 1 13 1 4 1 24 2 12 6 40 56 74 14 27 89 4 19 3 1 2 4 7 2 1 Totals 28 4,512 9 5 137,269 18,724 602 70 1,253 18,724 602 70 1.253 19,976 48,074 37 137 no 19,976 100 48,074 18,258 15 1 21,480 8 3 39,7*39 3 4 37 137 no 100 Wellington Section — Carterton Cross Creek Featherston Greytown Kaitoke Lower Hutt Masterton.. Petone Summit Upper Hutt Wellington Wharf .. Accountant 12 J 12 13 12 11 12J Hi I2i 12 I2i 14 2 3 3 1 2 6 2. 1 5 14 294 4 2 604 11 9 407 17 3 209 o o 108 o o 4 2 9 4 5 698 12 o 396 15 4 6,530 6,197 6,386 786 18,649 12,683 13,445 1,098 1,176 965 130 2,751 l>723 477 18 '58 7 '38 62 5 1 2 2 1 8 78 150 27 18 !47 212 46 2,044 2,314 1,809 763 965 3.756 656 22 '65 11 24 48 1 8 3 3 12 77 'x' 7 6 49 12 143 303 51 5 4 14 4 4 79 17 216 3 63 3 19,28.7 39,8i3 15 66 36,815 1,025 32 377 160 83 3 13,610 953 4.721 1,978 6,069 3,491 7,422 5 6 1 2 96 5 5 4 9 2 1 4 !3 280 1,439 231 18 274 1,037 88,634 1 3 10 1,220 1,583 1,051 147 x >742 3,018 3,498 1,298 2 4 1,532 18 11 1,117 17 7 106 3 o 1,999 15 6 3,424 7 o 853 4 4 8,841 9 o 2,168 7 6 2,641 13 1 . 662 19 o 887 4 11 3,868 14 o i,35i 4 6 10,139 11 4 3,701 6 5 3,759 10 8 769 2 o 2,887 o 5 7,293 1 o 2,204 8 10 588 6 3 2,614 2 o 7,021 84,161 1,546 10,415 5 60 1 22 72 465 i>179 6,795 2 80 1 10 88 3-16 1 33 4 26 15 41 591 865 781 9,96i 13.515 1,491 3 2 12 4 13 47 6,844 205 "617 44,730 5,157 910 14 3 10,379 1 6 2,163 16 7 7,838 12 4 123 15 9 34 9 11 3,074 10 10 18,217 13 16 123 15 9 319 2 11 284 13 o Totals 40 6,350 13 2 155,858 20,281 253 37 1,215 20,281 253 37 360 9^,477 63,211 135 360 98,477 1,439 63,211 21,906 17 5 30,582 6 7 52,489 4 o 1,215 41 135 1.439 41 Wanganui Section — Aram oho Feilding Fordell Foxton Greatford Halcombe Manutahi Marton Palmerston North .. Patea Turakina Waitotara.. Wanganui Waverley Wanganui Head Office Accountant 14 13 13 15 12 12 12 12 1 3 1 8 2 4 3 2 160 16 1 404 19 8 in 17 3 1,141 6 11 331 5 11 416 19 7 297 15 10 281 11 3 649 15 9 263 13 2 209 13 II 138 11 4 2,779 16 II 230 12 8 3,455 11,058 2,614 21,912 3,149 9,606 5,734 7,209 19,398 4,120 3,300 2,416 29,110 4,739 316 1,047 285 1,405 446 521 249 964 2,144 382 395 489 10,470 466 4 4 43 3i 4 66 40 90 18 30 12 265 62 1 6 1 1 2 7 1 47 81 35 216 62 69 60 86 244 48 32 50 503 121 194 2,036 873 i>394 1,192 1,193 647 1,902 2,613 423 1,152 1,833 2,531 1,596 36 28 15 40 37 8 97 40 104 13 18 2 10 1 1 4 2 10 5i 108 69 132 100 73 61 3 i 11 1 7 60 3 22 2 146 6 18 7 1 "5 796 160 400 146 iS 196 437 601 256 232 634 2,304 840 13 380 20 28 3«4 195 611 1,386 13,230 l>273 4,647 1,028 7,616 691 1,303 5,905 758 502 1,891 5,976 l>153 7 5 5 4 6 18 1 I 1 4 103 9 3 7 1 31 1 14 3 2 8 133 265 363 732 73 20 373 72 378 30 130 933 2,312 1,321 258 13 80 315 41 17 2 7i 22 1 13 180 3,046 2 i,454 1,893 i>374 7>567 i>4!5 878 2,450 3,3O9 6,303 1,159 997 i>157 15,458 i>945 475 1 4 1,300 16 10 288 2 4 2,365 10 3 639 16 5 1,022 7 8 1,193 o 3 1,356 4 11 2,706 11 1 55O 19 8 505 5 6 395 ° 9 6,202 13 3 980 13 6 314 19 1 6,159 13 4 289 5 11 3,982 4 5 473 14 10 2,785 13 3 275 16 6 581 13 5 1,800 1 11 407 19 11 241 14 3 549 16 6 5,114 15 11 548 0 4 398 1 o o 15 o 790 o 5 7,460 10 2 577 8 3 6,347 14 8 i,"3 11 3 3,808 on 1,468 16 9 1,937 I 8 4 4,506 13 o 958 19 7 746 19 9 944 J 7 3 11,317 9 2 1,528 13 10 398 1 o 342 o 10 112 260 1 5 3 1 1 427 371 9S 16 1,082 96 340 J 4 II 5 3 2 1 15 1 9 5 8 30 96 3 12 10 15 IO 14 4 13 181 62 1 37 65 141 34O 105 1 1 3 5 1 4 2 232 11 5 1 27 3 1 3 1 341 5 10 Totals ■■ 51 7,4i8 16 3 127,820 692 i>654 692 1,654 56 408 4,061 5<3 408 7,135 4,061 47.359 20,323 9 7 23,924 5 7 44,247 15 2 19:579 37 19,579 37 32 7,135 47,359 32

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RETURN NO. 10— continued. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1883 — continued.

Stations. i 8 I It) O i ■= o ! 2 Totnl Expenditure. Number of Tickets Issued. Parcels, j Outward, Coaching. Inward. Outward. Is. Inward. Revenue. Total Value Forwarded. Horses. 3 1 Dogs. Parcels. Horses. .2 OS U Dogs. 5" Cattle. Q 189 .. 68 96 .. 8 164 2 9 88 2 149 136 1 1 136 6 40 halves. Sheep. Pigs. Tonnage. j? Cattle. Q Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Tonnage. Coaching, Goods. 1 I New Plymouth Section— Hawera Inglewood New Plymouth Normanby Stratford Waitara New Plymouth Head Office.. Accountant 13 9i 12 12} 10 J "i 3 2 5 1 £ s. d. 393 o o 228 12 5 878 o o 157 11 6 149 13 9 4gi 16 8 20,062 7,095 21,125 6,127 3,647 10,184 2,343 1,801 2,126 808 922 7S8 101 1 56 23 6 1 236 54 202 i,348 1,077 1,113 976 3,354 920 7O 2 80 2 J 3 i I I 47 5 2 2 1 1 5 14 6 6 io,537 13 16 11,165 17 21 2 12 723 5,046 1,640 2,569 4,278 4,502 1 6 3 1 3 1 13 57 15 14 145 1 1 3 6 19 2 28 179 2,001 76 14' 1 6,311 1,088 6,987 647 667 3,058 £ s. d. 2,642 16 o 940 13 8 2,441 16 1 544 5 4 473 9 8 1,120 17 1 £ s. d. 800 6 8 1,087 1 o 995 17 7 785 9 o 919 9 4 2,026 5 8 32 15 o o 15 o £ s - d - 3,443 2 8 2,027 J 4 8 3,437 13 8 i,3 2 9 J 4 4 1,392 19 o 3,147 2 9 32 15 o 121 10 6 1 70 75 172 1 3 2 12 53 19,496 1 3 30 2 1 3 2 1 4 77 120 15 6 Totals 2,298 14 4 68,240 8,788 211 11 809 8,788 211 11 809 11 275 809 275 32 21,769 96 18,758 11 275 32 21,769 96 18,758 8,284 I 3 4 6,647 19 3 14,932 12 7 15 Greymouth Section— Greymouth Flag Stations Brunner Greymouth Head Office Accountant 11 9 11 5 2,553 9 5 993 7 7 15,031 3,425 12,634 1,837 337 37 49 332 549 1,293 49 37 2 5 4,235 1,915 93,321 5 2 93,201 2,337 3,933 1,230 2 2 259 11 6 1,118 8 6 8 12 3 16 17 7 4,056 10 1 33O o 3 9,708 17 5 050 5,286 12 3 589 11 9 10,827 5 n 8 17 3 16 17 7 Totals 86 86 99,471 2,633 I2 ° 14,095 12 9 16,729 4 9 if) 3,54 6 17 ° 31,090 2,174 2,174 99.47 1 Westport Section— Westport Accountant 8 6 i>139 r 5 8 13,624 3,215 3 90 3,215 3 90 5 4 13 213 3 70,240 5 4 13 213 3 70,240 1,416 o 9 37 19 8 11,015 Iz 11 12,431 13 8 37 19 8 Totals 213 70,240 1,454 ° 5 11,015 12 11 12,469 13 4 1,139 15 8 13,624 3,215 90 3,215 90 13 213 70,240 13 Nelson Section — Belgrove Brightwater Nelson Port and Wharf Richmond Wakefield Nelson Head Office Accountant 11 10 9 9 9 10 3 1 5 15 1 1 348 16 2 145 11 3 617 3 10 798 9 o 128 9 8 144 19 2 10,126 5,778 21,064 9',858 5,168 205 630 2,617 148 541 387 13 2 5 3° 31 82 2 961 665 1,142 80 802 878 10 1 2 2 3 28 32 65 3 33 16 8 2 1 1 1 3 "62 101 2,226 927 i,437 2,002 1,185 3,855 5 1 4 1 1 101 1 60 864 796 7,016 800 i,348 808 90S 5 5 493 2 2 I,9!5 14 4 5 3 8 614 8 11 614 12 1 15 14 11 48 10 8 459 5 2 200 16 11 703 7 6 1,926 11 11 236 8 2 724 !5 4 87 7 o 1,367 10 7 693 19 1 2,619 1 ia i,93i 15 7 850 17 1 i,339 7 5 103 1 11 48 10 8 1 1 1 17 15 1 1 3 4 1 Totals 26 2,183 9 1 51,994 4,528 15 177 4,528 15 177 10 163 11,632 10 163 11,632 4,615 12 2 4,338 12 o 8,954 4 2 PicTON Section— Blenheim Picton Picton Head Office Accountant 9 10 2 5 279 15 8 832 15 7 6,769 15,329 1,036 668 39 35 3 4 77 70 668 1,036 35 39 4 3 70 77 4 7 6 2 3 1 2,328 642 16 16 3,353 10,151 7 4 2 6 1 3 642 2,328 16 16 10,151 3,353 993 o 8 1,788 5 6 O45 37 19 8 962 o 5 2,185 1 8 1 10 o i,955 1 1 3,973 7 2 1 H 5 37 19 8 Totals 2,970 32 13,504 2,819 10 3 3,148 12 1 5,968 2 4 7 1,112 11 3 22,098 1,704 74 147 1,704 74 147 11 2,970 32 13,504 11 Hurunui-Bluff Section — Waikari Amberley Sefton Rangiora Southbrook Kaiapoi Belfast Styx Papanui Addington Christchurch (Passen | (Parcels) } (Goods) (Head Office).. (Cashier) Opawa Woolston Heathcote Lyttelton (Coaching) „ (Goods) .. „ (Wharves) Hornby Templeton Eolleston Burnham Selwyn Dunsandel Kakaia Chertsey Ashburton Tinwald .. Winslow Hinds Ealing Rangitata Orari Winchester Temuka .. .. Cust Bennett's East Oxford West „ Prebbleton Lincoln .. .. .. 14 12 11 12 10J 11 12 9 I3i 18 16 19 I4i I Si I5i 15 9 12J 12 12 11 11 9 Hi IlJ I4i 134 13 II II I0f II; 4 3 1 5 1 6 1 1 3 8 40 48 1 2 4 V 3 1 3 1 2 593 7 " 312 ig 9 187 i 5 752 7 2 127 17 11 829 14 11 125 14 8 208 4 o 352 2 11 1,37° J 7 4 7.051 15 4 9.O39 15 9 189 9 2 234 12 1 599 1 7 (2,001 5 11 20,006 5 3 497 z JI 165 2 10 414 17 6 166 16 o 265 11 9 275 4 11 672 13 o 306 13 10 2,301 9 5 162 13 7 243 7 1 269 12 10 108 17 1 168 5 2 265 5 5 267 6 1 420 3 7 161 1 3 167 6 6 103 2 4 455 2 11 174 18 3 236 19 5 13,359 7,792 4,129 i8,457 2,977 21,512 4,384 2,421 18,664 10,116 222,096 9,5" 6,037 10,889 89,273 4,882 3,O47 4,167 2,810 2,037 4,025 10,329 2,471 23,087 2,387 1,725 1,907 928 2,191 5,697 5,oi5 12,435 2,466 1,721 3,072 8,778 3,016 6,253 818 1,909 770 1,865 246 1,716 76 128 488 1,315 47,642 IO4 317 I,008 3.322 197 IIO 155 159 114 786 577 447 3,634 293 121 82 55 7 62 1 3° 25 707 527 ■76 184 1 20 3 6 2 5 1 1 193 13 1 2 203 180 57 258 35 126 16 20 133 411 1,706 11 10 19 279 44 76 106 33 44 69 199 33 4 J 3 21 48 77 81 61 3,966 2,963 i,430 2,634 428 2,036 376 145 369 796 13,919 '365 102 211 9,091 215 279 376 641 419 1,207 2,285 708 6,156 3°3 466 792 463 i,i35 2,042 1,311 2,640 1,521 989 1,233 1,284 337 2,855 143 55 9 39 18 1 II 235 466 2 2 514 I68 6 8 1 10 3 2 68 32 1 334 227 57 199 26 137 12 12 89 3" 1,424 14 5 11 490 45 80 125 23 43 62 199 31 416 33 21 86 46 55 114 81 180 45 19 41 45 12 93 3 5 3 1 2 I I I30 2 39 8 1 "5 39 1 58 13 1 714 27 1,293 128 1 5 7 2 44 375 9 3 3 10,015 12,271 40 9,141 16 2,595 257 9i 22,596 177 2 1,048 49 830 114 160 157 169 92 1,783 70 567 7 4,672 2,289 2,281 5,572 1,836 15,703 4,612 4,366 3,339 27,233 43,749 "812 5,904 186,979 54,493 12,896 i,i55 2,009 1,524 1,822 2,813 5,709 7,062 14,320 3.34° i,7°3 2,158 912 2,576 2,372 2,789 5,532 873 950 1,586 6,052 2,305 9,246 7 1 3 11 2 1 1 1 12 26 38 75 3 1 12 1 10 7 i,958 47 3 284 1,197 45 2 5 7i 53 6,507 362 363 913 4,919 5O,535 i,549 880 89,405 735 1 6,048 169 4,965 79 861 262 104 1,093 2,128 Il6 35 5 631 14 150 9,57i 3i 146 371 9,640 3,325 1,502 6,i39 1,623 9,454 3,087 1,656 8,380 27,123 136,451 11 i,93i 3,247 183,180 49,044 946 511 2,607 697 813 980 3,232 941 14,484 875 1,041 989 289 660 1,071 1,271 3,712 856 837 488 634 547 3,468 2,407 17 11 i,37o 15 9 514 J 3 4 2,431 14 1 324 3 2 2,149 4 11 196 17 2 107 3 6 2,066 16 3 1,887 15 ! 35,272 l8 I 4,9IO IO II 372 19 10 201 12 6 456 19 3 7,227 6 10 727 7 6 300 3 o 868 15 1 433 J 3 5 315 18 8 906 15 7 2,517 1 9 532 15 10 6,So2 19 4 198 o 3 313 8 5 335 16 8 206 11 4 479 13 6 1,254 2 11 758 12 10 2,133 15 8 448 3 2 236 9 2 654 J 5 3 940 o 8 210 6 8 690 3 7 3,388 8 5 1,330 o 6 780 16 4 2,127 J 3 Io 495 15 5 3,988 15 8 1,689 9 Ix 1,099 J 6 5 795 5 1 6,626 o 8 397 12 3 26 4 6 20,632 1 6 21 10 o 1,179 16 5 164 18 o 913 2 11 58,433 19 5 2,612 10 1 1,365 14 8 273 19 7 633 12 8 477 2 2 640 10 1 5,796 6 4 2,700 16 3 1,295 9 8 4,559 7 11 819 18 7 6,138 o 7 1,886 7 1 1,206 19 11 2,862 1 4 8,513 15 9 35,670 10 4 4,936 15 5 20,632 1 6 21 10 o 1,179 16 5 372 19 10 366 10 6 1,370 2 2 7,227 ' 6 10 58,433 19 5 2,612 10 1 2,093 2 2 574 2 7 1,502 7 9 910 15 7 956 8 9 1,953 15 7 5,340 18 9 3,360 13 11 14,122 4 9 2,020 11 8 2,540 19 11 1,660 4 6 725 8 3 2,016 1 4 2,484 6 8 I,978 8 4 4,578 8 3 820 19 10 574 4 3 i,i95 1 2 2,971 4 o 738 16 o 3,93° 6 5 3 13 32 69 192 16 31 !4 23 10 56 18 37 1 3 4 7 2 1 4 3 5 22 97 29 209 22 22 24 11 7 45 25 44 1 5 8 9 1 17 1 3 4 18 2 1 23 8 92 38 11 7 1 517 1,829 4,369 14,872 1,848 6,981 5,357 23,790 7,354 2,49i 1,507 3,722 3,59i 6,490 2,39i 789 36 2,643 10 507 19 52 178 126 258 17 , 58i 773 2,629 321 2 3 2 4 16 1 37 27 2 9 14 82 3 67 35 16 9 4 2 26 66 1,047 o o 2,823 17 o 2,827 18 I 7,319 5 5 1,822 11 5 2,227 11 6 1,324 7 10 518 16 11 i>536 7 10 1,230 3 9 1,219 15 6 2,444 12 7 372 16 8 337 15 1 54° 5 11 2,031 3 4 528 9 4 3,240 2 10 2 5 I I6 I 2 2 I I 5 22 1 1 1 1 26 1 2 7 2 3 8 2 2 1 279 87 720 "s 1 1 1 1 174 40 3,735 3,205 812 231 290 2,868 161 209 457 598 155 853 559 59 I,5i3 80 48 % 1 2 241 103 59O 867 458 1,687 963 209 823 642 104 773 3 7 4 9 112 3 8 6 4 2 14 68 107 48 324 2 2 1 2 1 10 *88 90 254 1,276 3 4 6 8 5 1 5 1 50 1 3 12J 12 10J I2§ 14 I4i ioi 9b 2 3 1 1 1 73 199 18 11 4i 46 11 31 10 6 2 2 2 27 1 1 4 1 2 3 3 '36 10 7 12 3 '83 4 '8 4 171 3 2 2 23 2 Carried forward 264 52,252 6 9 556,063 75,777 2,363 285 5,3" 68,488 2,287 242 5,243 224 4,221 476 150,336 9,841 455.544 208 4,007 363 187,623 ii,458 487,742 84,164 18 10 I43,4 8 7 17 6 227,652 16 4

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) R N NO. 10 — continued. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure 0: each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1883 — continued. Stations, a U o o X ■ a rt -3 o o 1- o- _ E gw 3 z Total Expenditure. Outward. Coaching. Inwart Outward. Goods. -l Inward. Revenue. Total Value Forwarded. of I Tickets | Issued. ; Pa-cels. U Horses. •- Dogs. rt D ! Parcels. Horses. 43 Dogs. 3 u i>. rt Q Cattle. Calves. Sheep Pigs. Tonnage. «' Q Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Tonnage. Coaching. Goods-Hurunui-Bluff Section — eld. Brought forward Springston EUesmere .. ■ Doyleston .. Leeston Southbridge Birdling's Flat Kirwee Darfield .. Sheffield .. Springfield Coalgate Westerfield Washdyke Timaru (Coaching) ) (Goods) (Wharf) .. j St. Andrew's Otaia Makikihi Studholme Waitaki North Pukeuri Junction Oamaru (Coaching) ] (Goods) .. )' Breakwater Waiareka Junction Maheno Herbert Hampden Hillgrove* Shag Pointf Pleasant Point Albury Waimate Duntroon Ngapara Palmerston Waikouaiti Seacliff Waitati .. Purakanui Port Chalmers Upper Sawyer's Bay Port Chalmers (Coaching) j (Goods) j Burke's Ravensbourne Pelichet Bay Dunedin (Passengers) (Parcels) .. j (Goods) .. Caversham Burnside Abbotsford Mosgiel Greytown Henley Waihola Milburn Milton Clarksville Stirling .. Balclutha Clinton Outram Waitahuna Lawrence Waipahi Pukerau Gore Mataura Edendale Woodlands Longbush Invercargill (Coaching) ) (Goods) ' f Bluff „ Wharf .. J Makarewa Winton Dipton Elbow Kingston Tapanui Kelso Wyndham Thornbury Riverton Otautau Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway, Methven Waimate Railway Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway, Kurow Waimea Plains Railway Accountant, Wellington . . 2 II ioJ IO. II 12 264 1 1 £ *• d. 52,252 6 9 158 7 4 169 4 2 148 12 2 324 12 11 462 9 5 145 6 11 140 9 II 528 15 2 M3 o 4 406 2 3 173 5 4 556,063 1.687 1,455 2,460 4,885 6,054 1,765 2,915 7.32t 2,561 5.894 2,352 75,777 260 131 743 617 995 2,363 11 285 5,3" 10 24 15 54 54 68,488 484 342 1,069 1,629 2,083 2,287 3 14 66 17 242 3 1 5,243 12 M 15 62 53 224 1 4,221 3 15 86 476 14 16 6 12 150,336 306 3, 0 96 1.436 3,000 6,730 9,841 6 503 439 2,620 455,544 1,250 2,073 2,396 2,189 5,550 208 1 1 8 4,007 1 1 363 187,623 122 383 248 461 11,458 17 284 178 46 487.742 473 298 858 2,267 2,798 £ s. d. 84,164 18 10 : 226 17 3 243 2 6 482 16 10 858 18 8 1,202 3 7 395 14 « 489 14 11 1,439 1 4 527 10 11 1,165 I2 6 599 9 2 17 3 2 242 9 11 12,934 4 2 £ s. d. I43,4 8 7 17 6 335 2 o 711 17 8 892 13 7 897 2 n 2,323 5 5 £ _ d. 227,652 16 4 561 19 3 955 o 2 i,375 10 5 1,756 1 7 3,525 9 o 395 14 11 1,050 o 1 6,276 4 o 1,486 14 8 2.761 11 4 2,388 14 o 1,170 5 11 2,579 2 o 12,934 4 2 9,631 17 3 1.105 7 4 2,660 19 2 911 13 2 2,087 15 1 2,486 13 g ggo 7 8 1,930 12 8 ii,498 3 5 8,055 12 4 1,380 15 o 5,003 6 10 6, goo o 2 1,130 16 7 1,657 19 8 258 17 1 5,058 14 11 2,287 6 4 3,953 11 2 5,37° 14 4 1,236 10 8 1,803 8 9 6.762 2 4 2,301 o 10 g44 8 o 1,244 5 4 2gi 5 10 2,626 16 7 62g 18 10 5,300 11 2 20,707 16 3 266 o 5 988 14 5 2,869 8 11 38,918 5 o 6,349 10 5 39,030 4 10 1,347 19 6 5,035 16 11 5,359 19 5 3,263 5 11 1,211 14 10 784 13 9 840 3 8 3,144 8 1 6,g45 16 o 1 3i 44 19 4 3 1 1 22 1 3 4 2 3 2 95 "3 10 54° 2 10 I2| I2l 13. 14 9 1 3 1 476 643 600 426 452 174 127 12,672 "6 16 48 32 16 2 1 100 144 39 67 73 15 77 569 1.326 1,581 1,394 1,329 1,560 935 198 6,737 9 22 3 4 6 8 11 5 1 ■78 146 61 75 62 49 61 1 10 1 2 1,075 2,112 933 35 5,793 321 22,609 175 9 63 1,670 15,120 2,528 4,3io 3,98o 2,029 2,835 5 3 5 4 3 77 7 10 '378 725 1,912 33 446 479 4.605 3 93 26 1,506 1,900 1,882 1,546 1,240 1.749 850 560 5 2 4,837 2 8 959 3 '9 1,595 18 ito 1,789 4 10 1.153 2 9 2,336 12 _ 1 3 3 2 14 47 39 8 3 55 1 36 4 590 1 3 1 1 •• 4 4 59 3 5 1 8 2 51 13 1 147 7 5 2,843 5i,473 44 327 36 14 287 542 132 15 22 4.725 10 5 34 721 42 11 221 212 28,675 14,260 3.730 2.937 4,641 4.157 2,945 5.4H 9 26 3 1 ', 566 84 50,729 12,362 1,470 629 840 885 983 806 9,631 17 3 1.i°5 7 4 1,963 19 8 698 6 3 1.415 4 I: 2,082 5 7 802 1 7' 1,728 3 5i o 2 101 8,055 12 4 1,380 15 O' 4,904 5 7 6,214 2 7 654 5 9 996 14 6 154 2 4 4.783 6 2 1,509 8 11 2,809 12 o 3.075 8 9 618 6 o 1,344 16 11 3,009 4 6 1,147 19 7 321 4 11 475 12 1 73 14 ! 1,254 J 7 3 118 16 11 12 12 "i 11 2 1 - 2 2 237 4 5 146 9 4 253 4 o 249 15 3 4H o 9 153 13 IO 5,433 i,555 3,810 2,7 r 5 1,330 2,397 58,834 414 163 409 181 194 343 8,047 25 25 37 34 3 27 19S 3 1 130 173 66 19 42 64 626 1.137 708 1,136 442 887 592 4,823 15 19 22 3 1 108 120 64 70 57 49 506 8 15 14.255 564 3.793 11,201 334 6,603 178 5 1 750 133 514 402 39 142 696 19 6 213 6 11 672 11 o 404 8 2 188 6 1 202 9 3 11,498 o 7 1 20 6 21 213 3 1 25 303 209 223 1 1 2 1 4 222 1 2 2 4 '00 25 11 4 1 1 2 21 115 II 13 13 1 1 13 I5i I 28 4,154 16 1 r 7 32 2 267 157 45,257 14,607 15,456 12,348 1,847 2,590 388 16,829 4.990 5,477 9,o6g 1.693 4.388 4,658 2,852 1,409 1,810 662 8,532 408 10 61 3 671 241 2 9 190 2 55.877 37.933 i,853 4.194 944 736 195 553 2,396 5,843 2,932 1.627 1,925 8,855 2,927 3,968 846 "5 217 1,629 9 15 12 5 2 1,026 1 11 293 4 4 436 7 1 143 10 3 62 15 7 72 10 5 174 2 I 187 9 2 350 7 3 443 1 2 108 17 5 163 9 o 1,216 5 5 285 10 o 233 2 10 285 5 1 219 10 4 118 14 10 387 7 4 1,018 5,3 r 5 3,245 3,i»5 564 2,026 6,664 4,992 8,071 2,848 3,354 18,148 5,479 4,780 5,863 2,409 II.I55 6,417 j 69,075 302 337 389 410 116 231 1,212 638 i,330 204 268 1,844 1,678 733 1,691 1,052 584 298 1,310 36 78 44 68 552 1,293 748 1,114 162 432 1,918 3,498 2,103 i,5i5 1,578 4,244 1,939 l,54l 882 246 221 506 4.658 10 25 2 17 6 18,019 13,626 2,029 2,764 42 466 276 5,464 211 1,010 2,520 7,o79 4.073 148 118 6 15 1 40 82 3 9 1 16 3,9l8 12,724 35 45 99 1 3 685 17 7 476 10 10 661 5 2 104 14 9 275 8 9 777 r 7 5 1,143 19 2 2,295 5 7 618 4 8 458 11 10 3,752 17 10 1.153 1 3 623 3 1 768 13 3 217 11 9 i,37i !9 4 511 1 11 5,300 11 2 3° 39 11 15 2 1 1 3 3 3 34 73 50 49 15 32 45 147 221 84 81 1 411 608 12 9i 11 11 1 r 3 "4 3 2 i I 1 2 1 10J 11 t 2 6 1 7 20 79 118 6 93 101 13 3° 108 28 1 11 4 16 5 1 1 524 9 1 37 8 4 11 7 3 5 19 2 5 2 1 5 5 8 11 2 1 120 1,036 996 48 554 3.473 2,644 211 960 2 2 1,202 2 11 3 2 1 1 5 . 3 . 1 54 92 13 19 197 83 9 5 234 69 36 294 134 64 66 18 86 40 219 2 4 1 5 21 1 4 1 132 287 7 7i 4 3 2 12 11 14 13. 12. 12 14 2 1 3 1 3 1 4*7 151 9i 69 33 43 28 4 3 3 1 1 1 61 12 74 39 4 13 50 22 15 15 1 1 1 2 1 1 27 39 1 10 8 2 1 1 !4 1 200 12 13 18 2 2 3 163 10 14 140 17. i- 15 4,830 8 1 35 242 5 1 55 2 556 12 76,252 41 46 I5.99I 3 4 r 3 1 1 '856 1 34 43,018 35 673 11,697 259 17 1 979 4 2 1,432 2 2 38,918 5 o 6,349 10 5 20,707 16 3 6 3 4 9 10 3 1.437 6 9 18. 18 . 2 2 343 18 3 262 18 7 411 2 4 3.902 18,401 21,051 1204,563 30 39 485 2 140 86 3,625 5 28 24 H 4i 100 19 3 21 65 9,760 11 o 41,210 820 171 2,369 15.355 923 58 1,603 98 119 13 194 51.575 796 25,636 33,825 4,599 2,436 1,535 770 5,391 9.439 17 279 19 4,729 148 7 1 322 34 4 5 95 1,039 239 195,069 6,759 14,219 1,872 4.771 1,827 655 806 39,030 4 10 223 17 11 4.472 17 4 4,187 12 7 923 0 10 551 1 2 444 5 5 291 11 1 2,798 9 4 3.737 4 5 9 18 17. i7l 18 13 12 12 48 2 . 2 i 3 4 1 1 2 1 9,117 7 9 269 1 5 332 19 8 4 J 9 14 5 509 6 5 148 16 10 158 10 8 199 2 4 167 o g 570 13 " 12,546 14,640 20,867 21,910 5,i9i 2,3^7 3,062 2,812 15,439 439 112 1,978 3,680 197 97 251 144 2,215 17 6 125 28 8 24 25 177 1 3 2 1 2 225 37 147 231 90 53 74 53 317 '568 417 768 1.744 55o 5i9 652 573 2,139 2 32 16 112 1 1 1 *6i 47 "3 281 4 1 227 35 7o 7 18 I '18 435 8,884 82 267 645 1.584 1,956 3.489 7.647 1,082 2 1 3 7 7 208 3 126,343 112 479 1,701 34 512 2,328 1,060 5.249 127 7 64 9 27 2 14 1,124 1 7 562 19 7 1,172 6 10 2,34° 5 1 660 13 8 340 8 4 548 12 7 345 18 9 3,208 11 7 23 11 9 20 113 175 103 99 40 216 27 IO '38 8 1 2 1 13 13 «i 13 14 16* "1 13J 15 14 13 12. 12. II 1 2 3 5 1 91 66 369 r 43 26 260 2 1 3.144 6.344 4 . 1 4 6 _ 5 t 3 i 2 4 2 1 I 6 I 1 1 4 3 1 4 "4 11. 2 i 2 i 1 28 610 17 9 754 19 5 1,176 2 11 432 12 7 217 1 o 651 15 3 267 13 8 179 6 4 824 5 9 262 14 6 352 17 5 283 17 1 281 9 5 f 2,761 13 11 1 2,001 5 3 6,687 13,513 19,048 10,128 5,663 12,871 4,270 2,902 12,436 5,742 8,185 6,948 4,969 98,604 '585 1,858 1,112 758 509 1,424 390 339 1,298 800 59i 615 119 18,758 96 89 77 20 23 96 8 13 99 40 125 10 422 3 2 6 i ■• 13 2 I I 2 I 4 1 108 241 218 50 75 105 73 4 1 287 60 201 92 16 600 I,9i5 2,347 3,021 2,700 1,449 3.743 1,048 779 3,353 1.419 1,362 1,414 5°9 5,3i6 47 63 69 13 21 76 15 14 181 32 118 11 3i8 3 7 2 IO 7 24 2 1 15 7 5 20 221 180 299 270 194 208 84 85 269 141 248 89 20 565 5 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 2 1 91 1 557 403 172 19 13 19 112 1 ' 286 103 848 40 1 '96 24 23 4 24 12 4 2 22 28 1 2 19 5.565 13,235 5,987 447 857 940 2,543 201 10,926 2,067 13,063 694 1.444 2 3i 122 18 35 14 41 67 18 15 63 33° 21 11 125 37.076 5.68g i.6g3 2,469 2,397 2,g4o 2,489 4.592 6,723 2,626 i,954 11,050 9,151 4 6 6 10 1 5 4 5 22 3 11 1 12 19 24 71 12 22 97 1 95 27 96 58 3 164 43 21 2 1 4 1 1 5 2 10 1 . 16 1 930 684 4.3 11 411 954 2,957 64 403 689 1, 1 4° 497 3,886 383 '64 23 86 171 80 393 '28 1 118 30 168 26 2,284 3.745 4,712 6,957 2,840 7.597 984 927 5.977 2,429 1.357 i,787 658 44.917 28,762 16,718 999 2,100 1.417 3,818 4.529 1,34° 3,023 2,597 2,956 4.589 4»7I3 1,234 5 7 2,467 15 4 3,060 16 4 I,i47 J 4 7 708 14 8 2,643 !4 4 730 6 5 470 19 7 3.47 1 9 7 i,i43 ! 9 1,855 16 7 881 o 5 350 4 3 16,808 14 8 11,871 3 9 3,549 5 2 1.354 6 2 777 4 8 940 12 9 2,422 2 11 1,728 17 6 i,6g8 10 2 4,104 11 4 1,526 7 9 1,872 1 2 g,065 8 4 6,173 5 11 13,592 2 8 7,272 9 o 132 o 6 4.086 14 3 3.453 18 8 871 6 7 2,238 15 6 1,708 8 o 1.087 J 9 2 2,661 4 4 681 12 o 1,779 11 8 1,782 13 1 3.214 17 5 13.105 9 4 6,017 o 6 4.415 2 6 1,924 19 3 1,649 7 5 5,065 17 3 2,459 3 I 1 2,169 g 9 7,576 on 2,669 9 6 3,727 17 g 9,946 8 9 6,523 10 2 a6,8o8 14 8 13,592 2 8 8,493 14 5 132 o 6 4,491 17 2 4.541 16 1 1,289 3 8 4.556 16 5 2,461 13 4 1.994 15 7 3.174 17 3 692 10 3 2,849 13 6 5,266 14 10 .4,233 14 1 15 j 7.522 4.343 7.457 2,141 17,780 1,938 3.439 3,091 229 53 1,726 47 1 51 24,198 40,757 2,359 16,153 6,752 2,615 3,348 1,712 1.898 3,279 1.242 5.772 4,461 7,772 4,406 261 1,221 5 5 IO 6 1,396 17 2 2 12 II 12 i4i 9 9 9 9 12. I2_ 134 1 2 I 4 5 2 I 2 I 4 2 4 4 4 2 171 14 7 175 12 9 in 12 o 486 13 11 290 16 11 427 o o 353 14 1 233 19 II 262 5 3 654 9 9 321 2 4 466 1,556 697 1,227 308 781 467 97 1,034 3.707 1,184 4 5i 9 34 12 21 22 4 70 3° 38 5 "1 1 56 97 45 161 104 146 94 2 93 129 54 '884 2,503 1,802 1,861 2,206 1,528 883 1,382 3.438 2,770 3,733 5 77 47 82 26 43 25 5 44 29 142 9 1 4 4 4 3 8 2 6 8 49 101 7i 163 140 153 95 9 99 72 120 1 2 44 301 61 160 6 195 7 115 21 56 3 7 3 1 1 54 1,796 1.907 2,045 3,691 1 go "3 7,881 49 3,98i 39 1,103 3° 158 21 4 1 44 86 27 236 261 165 17 12 14 6 13 5 5 23 31 41 2 69 16 16 238 24 40 6 39 32 39 1 11 6 2 2,465 83 598 947 2,659 263 812 76 1,023 159 4,009 29 1 1 27 405 2 11 1,087 17 5 417 17 1 2,318 o 11 753 5 4 906 16 5 513 12 11 10 18 3 1,070 1 10 3.484 1 9 1,018 16 8 2 "6 197 330 43 9,664 36,661 5,215 1 1 4 19 3i 3 3 4 6 5 12 3 827 2 2,328 20 91 3 9 145 3 2,328 20 9i 3 9 145 3 24 1 24 41 7.796 7.155 491 91 18,869 1,673 24 1 24 4 1 7.796 7.155 491 9i 18,869 1.673 360 16 2 4'4 3 9,485 6 11 1.550 2 4 (9,846 3 I :i,554 16 7 "4 4 1 3.201 1,232 1,717 2,205 7i 73 11 263 160 1.717 2,205 71 73 11 263 160 16 18 247 1 5.807 5,357 3 17 7.139 6,866 16 4 18 247 1 5,807 5,357 3 17 7.139 6,866 836 8 11 1.378 3 6 2,583 7 5 4,612 3 8 , 4,886 12 5 ; 825 19 o 5,448 12 7 6,264 15 n 3.409 6 5 10 10 4 Totals 639 115,188 9 o 1,553,657 216,527 6,803 688 116,893 216,527 6,803 688 16,893 |i2,466 926 425,253 21,173 1,199,546 660 12,466 926 425,253 21,173 1,199,546 253.750 14 10 416,037 19 7 669,788 14 5 * Closed, ;th Sei itember, 1883. t Closed, 29th Febri lary, 1884. A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.

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RETURN No. 11. Statement of Stores Contracts current during the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Iron castings ... ...Wellington ,, ... ... Christchurch Brass castings ... ... Auckland Horse forage ... ... Christchurch Printed stationery ... Wellington, N.I. „ ... Christch'eh, M.I. Timher — Ironbark ... ... Lyttelton and Port Chalmers Kauri and foreign ... Christchurch Bed and white pine... „ Totara and black pine ,, Kauri and foreign ... Dunedin Year ending 30/6/83 ... )) ... ji 2 yrs., June, 1882-84 ... jj Delivery by 30/7/83 ... Luke, Sons, and Williams Robert Buchanan ... Branston and Forster E. H. Banks B. Burrett Fergusson and Mitchell James Fox 15/ and 13/ per ewt. 14/ana 12/10 „ 1/3 per lb. gun-metal. As per schedule. ,, Year ending 31/12/83... Hewn 23/7, pilee 3/6, 2/6, and 2/. As per schedule. Kelsey Brothers F. E. Wright '.''. ... Guthrie and Larnach (in liquidation) William Conyers ... ,» j) ,, sj ... ,, Bed and white pine... „ (Woodlands) Totara and black pine „ „ 8,000 each posts and rails Birdling's Plat 1,000 posts, 5,000 rails Auckland General stores, viz.— Ironmongery; oils, „ colours, &c.; leather, &c. Ship chandlery, build- „ ing materials Ironmongery, &c. ; Dunedin building materials Oils, colours, &c. ... ,, Ship chandlery ... ,, Leather, &c ... ,, Ironmongery &c; oils, Christchurch colours, &c. ; ship chandlery; leather, &c. Building materials ... „ All stores Wellington Coal ... ... Auckland ,, ... ... Auckland „ ... ... New Plymouth ,, ... ... Wanganui ,, ... ... Foxton „ ... ... Wellington Coke Coal Napier „ ... ... Picton „ ... ... Nelson ,, ... ■ ■■ Addington shops Surunui- S luff. „ ist sec. Sheffield „ Glentunnel „ 2nd „ Timaru „ 3rd „ Oamaru „ Shag Point ,, 4th „ Stirling „ 5th ,, Mghtcaps „ Dunedin shops Uniforms (M.I.) ... Dunedin and Christchurch „ (N.I.) ... Newmarket and Petone 7,000 yds. No. 1 canvas, 2 ft. wide 13,000 „ „ 6 „ 2 „ 7 27,000 „ „ 6 „ 3 „ j 10,000 matai sleepers Lyttelton Brass castings ... ...Auckland a Delivery by May, 1883 j, 2 years ending 31/12/84 53 ••• «j ... 33 • ■ • jj 33 ... Year ending 31 /12/83... j, a G. E. Joblin Z. ... J. Craig T. S. Morrin and Co. E. Porter and Co. ... Guthrie and Larnach (in liquidation) Esther and Low Briscoe and Co. C. Coombs and Co.... S. Nashelski W. Neighbours E. W. Mills and Co. Taupiri Coal Company J. Bennett M. Kennedy W. E. Williams ... ,, 8o/,posts; 70/,rails, i/ii, ,. l7i, „ As per schedule. ., ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 10/ per ton. 10/ 30/6 „ 25/9 & 26/3 per ton. 29/9 & 30/3 „ 24/3 per ton. 43/3 „ 28/6 „ 26/3 „ 21/ „ 26/ 33 ■ ■ • j, M. Kennedy 33 - ■ ■ Anchor Steamship Company ... J. B. Bees Westport Coal Company jj ;, ... 33 33 33 Austin, Kirk, and Co. J. A. Mcllraith Westport Coal Company ,, ... Shag Point Coal Company ... Kaitangata ,, Nightcaps „ Westport ,, Hallenstein Brothers and Co. 10/ 10/ 26/5 „ 27/ 12/ 11/6 „ 12/ „ 28/6 „ As per schedule. is ••• ,, j, 3 years ending 31/12/85 it ... ,, ,, Delivery by 30/4/83 ... S. Nashelski /11 per yard. l\f 1; 3/ each. 1/4 per lb. brass. i/9per lb. gun-metal 2/ „ phosphorbronze. i3/andi2/6percwt. 13/6 and 12/ „ 13/6 and 12/4 „ T. S. Morrin and Co. Delivery by 25/6/83 ... Year ending 30/6/84 ... W. Booth and Co. ... Branston and Forster Iron castings ... ... Wellington „ ... ... Christchurch ,, Mills and Cable Booth, Macdonald, and Co. ... Bobert Buchanan ... ,, Timber — Ironbark ... ... Lyttelton and Port Chalmers ,, ... ... Lyttelton „ ... ... Port Chalmers Native timber ... Invercargill Delivery by 16/11 / 83... Delivery by 15/6/84 ... James Fox Hewn, 25/6 per 100. Sawn, 31/ „ f Hewn, 25/ ,, I Piles, 2/8 per ft. As per schedule. ,, Tear ending 31/12/84... ,, ■■• ,, ... ... A. Tapper C. W. Dawson J. T. Brown „ ••• ,, „ ... Christchurch Kauri and foreign ... ,, ,, ... Dunedin Horse forage ... ... Christchurch Coal supply ... ... Whangarei „ ... ... Auckland ,, ... Tear ending 30/6/84 ... Tear ending 31/12/84... 33 ••» - ... Findlay and Co. Gr. Treleaven and Co. Kamo Coal Company Taupiri Coal Company 17 „ >, S, 10/ per ton. 10/ and 11/ per ton. ,, ...

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RETURN No. 11— continued. Statement of Stores Contracts current during the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

E. CAEKO'vr, Eailway Stores Manager. *

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Joal supply New Plymouth „ ... ... Wanganui „ ... ... Foxton „ ... ... Wellington Year ending 31/12/84..• B runner Coal Company 31/ per ton 26/6 „ 3i/ Westport, 24/9 per ton. Grey, 31/ per ton. Grey and Westport, 25/6 per ton. Collingwood, 22/6 per ton. 47/ P er t° n - )> , ? W. E. Williams ... j. „ ... ... Napier „ .. ... Picton it J. H. Vautier Anchor Steamship Company ... j» '" „ ... ... Nelson 3» J. E. Bees 3oke Wellington 3f J. E. Eees Hurunui-Bluff. Joal supply Lyttelton „ C.W.Turner Grey and Westport, 24/11 per ton. 12/ per ton. 12/ „ 27/ ,. 10/6 „ 12/6 „ 12/ ,, Grey, 24/11 per ton. 29/3 per ton. „ ... ... Springfield „ ... ... Glentunnel „ ... ... Timaru „ ... ... Shag Point „ Stirling „ ... ... Nightcaps „ ... ... Addington shops „ Hillside „ lleepers, as under — 50,000 jarrah ... Lyttelton and Port Chalmers S.ooo matai ... ... Lyttelton 5,000 „ Timaru 10,000 „ ... ... Oamaru 10,000 black birch ... Sheffield 4,000 „ ... Oxford 3,000 „ ... „ 3,000 „ ... „ 5,000 „ 3,000 „ ... „ 5,000 matai ... Birdling s Flat 4,000 „ ■•• Tapanui 4,000 b. pine & totara Winton 5,000 „ Eiverton 10,000 „ Lady Barkly 10,000 totara ... Makotuku 1,000 „ ■•• Terrace End 2,000 „ ... Feilding 4,000 „ ... Taonui 4,000 „ ... „ 1,500 black birch ... Koromiko 1,500 „ ... Para 5,000 matai ...Timaru 5,000 „ ... Port Chalmers 5,000 „ ... Lyttelton 15,000 black birch ... „ 10,000 „ ■■■ „ 25,000 jarrah ... Port Chalmers 3,000 black birch ...Oxford 3,000 „ ... „ 5,ooo „ 3,000 „ ... Sheffield 7,000 „ •• Oxford 6,000 ' „ ... Bennett's 7,500 „ ... Sheffield 7,000 „ ... „ 3,000 „ 3,000 b. pine & totara Eangitata South 10,000 „ Port Chalmers 10,000 „ Oamaru 10,000 „ Timaru 20,000 „ Colac Bay )t 5) ,, 33 *■ ■ Springfield Colliery Company J. A. Mcllraith Westport Colliery Company,.. Shag Point „ Kaitangata Coal Company ... Nightcaps ,, C. W. Turner Westport Colliery Company ... 31 3) 33 33 Delivery by 5/1/84 ... C. W. Turner 4/5 each. W. Booth and Co. ... 3/ 3/9 „ 3/9 to 4/ each. 2/9 each. 2/9 „ 2/9 ,. 2/8 „ ?/5i „ 2/8 „ 3/ „ 2/6 „ 3/ „ 2/10 „ 3/ „ : 2/10 „ 3/ 3/ „ 3/ „ 3/ 3/ „ 3/ „ 3/10 „ 3/9 „ • 2/n „ 3/4i „ 3/ „ 4/9 ,. 2/8 „ 2/10 „ 2/9 .. 2/8 „ 2/9 ., 2/9 ,, 2/9 „ 2/9 „ 2/10 „ 3/5 „ 3/10 „ 3/10 ,, 3/10 „ 3/ „ ,, ... ... Feary Brothers Walter Eyde D. Sladden J. M. Booth - J. Sharplin Toungman Brothers Johnston, Wood, and Co. John Patterson C. R. Martin H. E. Moors and Co. John Murdoch Karauria ... Warne and Beard ... P. and J. Bartholomew H. Adsett... Bailey Brothers N. and W. Bragg ... Alexander Thompson W. Booth and Co. ... Delivery by 22/1/84 ... „ 22/2/84 ... 22/4/84 ... 5/4/84 ••• Delivery by 31/12/84... ,, ■ • • ••• H. Baigent W. and J. Marris ... George Griffiths C.W.Turner J. M. Booth D. Sladden H. Petrie... J. Sharplin D. Sladden Lugar and Osborne... John Ingram Feary Brothers H. Feary ... Taylor and Flatman Findlay and Co. ,, Frew and Co.

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RETURN No. 12. Statement of Carriage and Wagon Stock, and Tarpaulins, for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

RETURN No. 13. Statement of Locomotive Stock for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

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Description. rt rt '3 rt bo a a •a a < 'a, z o C B I ! a e 4 - g a S '3 a D 3 JZ 3 o s 6 O a. d o Z 6 o 3 o Cabbiages. 1st class, 6-wheel 6 10 18 10 4 7 64. 26 28 33 4 7 101 62 17 26 99 64 4 5 4 ,, „ Bogie, 30-feet „ 40-feet ... Composite, 6-wheel I 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 "*8 8 "6 4 7 8 10 6 3 3 1 2 2 4 '»' ■ „ Bogie, 30-feet ... ,, „ 40-feet ... 2nd class, 6-wheel „ .4 „ „ Bogie, 30-feet ... „ „ 40-feet ... 1 2 "16 14 7 4 1 7 5 2 10 5 1 5 17 23 56 21 2 2 1 1 1 4 5 Total 2 4 62 23 32 39 13 255 4 450 Wagons, etc. Passenger brakes ... Goods „ Fell „ Trucks, &c, — Platform coal ... Timber Cattle Sheep, single floor ,, double „ Horse-boxes Covered goods ... High-side Low-side Iron hopper, mineral Carriage-trucks Meat-trucks Unclassified 2 58 2 1 1 So 6 3 17 1 74 67 27 13 37 203 140 80 18 18 4 15 4 3 113 69 1 5 66 11 30 4 16 62 89 2 8 2 15 "66 27 2 3 12 13 73 3H 167 I.. 1 4 3 8 2 2 o 6 1 j 142 2 109 576 306 4 192 86 439 3.253 1,513 373 2 28 5i 1 3 2 15 10 30 102 184 10 2 4 24 47 93 52 342 2,698 933 36 7 14 131 1 16 1 3 18 7 8 10 19 126 10 2 18 Si Total 66 75 662 260 310 449 117 4,708 158 i8o 41 5o 7,076 Taepaumns 12 192 60 104 173 65 3,773 15 19 4,433

Class. Cylinder. Coupled Wheels. TruckWheels. rt ■s rt rW rt rt '3 rt 60 C rt rC T3 ct M u 3 < a o to Z £ c rt to s rt > a o I s I a 3 O o o IS if, u a 'So E w rt o H m D £r. S**e. No. Di , a - meter. No * meter a o Z a o S Fell Double Fairlie ., ,, Single Fairlie American Single Fairlie H ... E ... E ... B ... E ... T ... K ... L ... J ... D ... C ... G ... F ... M ... P ... O ... A ... S ... Q ... In. (14 I 12 10 IO 9 I2i 15 12 ioi 14 9i 9i ioi ioi 13 8 ioi 8 13 11 8 111. '«] 14) 18 18 16 16 18 20 18 20 18 18 18 18 4 8 8 8 6 8 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 Ft. in. 2 8 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 o 3 o 4 o 3 o 3 6 3 o 2 6 3 o 3 o 3 6 2 4 3 o 2 6 3 o 4 o 2 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 In. 25 26 24 24 18 18 20 1 3 4 6 1 1 2 4 3 4 4 3 1 5 1 1 3 2 3 1 6 6 8 1 25 7 4 4 32 4 1 5 10 i I ... 3 I 2 4 6 i 2 18 6 8 io 3i 22 13 4 63 4 1 5 14 3 o I 3 2 13 6 6 1 I 20 15 18 15 16 18 20 4 6 4 4 1 1 2 I 1 2 30 3 1 2 ... 1 Total 18 18 , 120 3 1 4i I 3 218 2 2 29 9 I 7 3

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RETURN No. 14. Statement of Weighing Machines, Weighbridges, Traversers, Turntables, Cranes, and Pumps, for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

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Description. rt rt ■a rt to C a rC ■a c ci 'En rt Z a o "So _JL_ 3 G rt C rt S O s s 2 ■ "3 -a o 6 _5 o a o ■23 4) z [3 o u E <3 c H Weighing Machines :— 2 ewt. 3 „ 4 „ 5 .. ei 02 „ € „ 1 ... 7 14 13 - 8 1 2 1 4 1 20 1 4 2 6 15 22 4 1 2 4 4 7 32 3i 75 3 23 2 3 50 27 8 4 i 28 16 i io 1 4 3 7 » 8 „ 2 4 2 2 1 6 '"8 3 3 18 2 3 24 25 7 4 1 •3 10 „ 11 ,, 1 1 12 „ 13 ,. 14 „ 15 ., 16 „ 19 20 „ 1 '" i 14 16 2 ... 2 2 5 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 22 „ 27 „ 50 „ 2 I 1 Total ... 2 3 44 16 17 42 11 170 4 1 9 7 _326 Weighebidges : — 3 tons (cart) 6 „ 8 „ 10 „ (wagon) 12 „ „ 14 „ » 20 „ „ 3 1 1 1 2 ■ 2 .3 1 14 1 4 i 2 4 8 1 1 1 1 1 i 16 1 1 Total ... 4 1 2 1 1 23 1 1 1 1 36 Teavebsees 1 8 1 10 TUENTAELES : 40 feet (engine) 50 „ 18 „ 11 „ (wagon) 12 „ 3 2 10 4 2 13 4 1 1 5 I I 7 1 2 3 27 9 1 1 1 1 3 43 16 13 » 14 » » 16 „ ,, 3 1 1 1 Total ... 8 7 3 3 3 55 1 1 1 1 _83 CEANES : — 1 ton, stationary, hand la „ ,. " 2 „ „ ,. 3 J > » » 4 ,, 5 » » » 8 „ „ ,, 10 ,, „ 5, ii „ travelling „ 2 ,, „ „ 5 » .> " 10 „ „ ,, 2 „ „ steam 3 >, " " 5 „ 7 „ 12 „ „ „ 1 1 1 1 3 1 11 1 3 5 8 4 1 18 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 5 29 9 4 1 18 1 7 1 8 12 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 5 1 2 1 1 13 4 1 2 ... I 1 ... 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 53 7 6 6 4 117 Total ... 2 2 9 4 15 3 Pumps : — Steam Hand Windmill Hot-air Hydraulic Gravitation ... 1 1 17 6 2 5 1 10 2 2 4 62 18 11 4 1 1 3 3 7 114 22 16 27 32 218 1 1 3 4 1 5 4 7 2 12 18 1 2 1 Total ... 1 1 26 10 ! 7 23 11 125 4 2 4 4

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RETURN No. 15. Statement of Rails Relaid for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

RETURN No. 16. Statement of Sleepers Relaid for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

Statement of Sleepers Removed for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

RETURN No. 17. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

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Weight. I ci d *IU rt to c ci $ -6 < 'E. rt Z E O to "3 3 B rt to > o E S 2 0 3 .JL a X o g 6 S • 6 0 K 3 o H iAiLS Belaid : — 40-lb. iron 40-lb. steel 53-lb. steel 52-lb. iron 202 i,554 3 54 444 3 i,5i9 3 igi 180 624 247 6 9,567 1,031 150 95 5 39 22 5 2 3 168 1,561 12,989 1,034 168 16,107 Total i,759 5oi i,5i9 194 804 10,851 150 ioo 61

Description. rt s d bo c d I o to d to c o E > 2 □ O S 6 0 2; d o o s Sleepers Belaid : — Black pine Totara Black birch Oregon Kauri Blue gum Jarrah Bed pine Puriri... Silver pine Matai... Manuka Bed Wood 1,227 3,609 30 488 2,943 2,826 2 "5 1 71,885 7,069 15,127 49 131 5,440 16 264 1,478 3,093 7!,9iS 14,107 22 923 1,276 132 5,440 2,560 5,482 646 172 2,33i 229 I 5 5,477 64.6 9 163 Total 5 6,704 3,609 3,46i 2,837 2,610 99,701 891 264' 1,478 3,093 124,653

Sleepers Eemoted : — Black pine Totara Black birch Kauri... Oregon Blue gum . Jarrali Bed pine Puriri... Silver pine Manuka Bed Wood Bimu 16 23 4 8,687 1,712 200 98 784 61 308 39o 2,010 692 38 "58 117 1,177 1,016 3 1,228 42,485 13,423 6,800 i,473 6,411 20,311 106 92 '85 188 1.375 103 2,883 210 50,045 16,653 8,179 10,998 6,472 27,905 223 446 29 454 6,543 1,144 2,54i 354 29 454 6,543 i,i44 2,54i , Total 16 8,743 3,163 3,305 3,424 2,54i 98,788 893 188 1,478 3,093 125,632

Sections. Miles. Number of Stations and Stop-ping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Sidings. At Stations. Out of Stations. Total. Kawakawa Whangarei Auckland Napier Wellington Wanganui New Plymouth... *Hurunui-Bluf£ Greymouth Westport Nelson Picton 3 7 139 70 69 134 51 961 8 10 23 18 3 5 56 22 27 43 29 323 5 5 12 9 4 8 2 6 139 3 5 i 6 9 3 35 i 9 9 8 15 3 174 4 1 3 1 6o 3 226 Total 166 i,493 539 * Inch iding private lines worked by the Eailway Department.

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RETURN No. 18. PARTICULARS of Private Sidings, showing Value of Traffic done during Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884.

2 ° Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. By whom constructed. Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1884. In. Out. Total. AUCKLAND SECTION. 7 70 79 .95 !67 !79 P.W. 77/730 B. 81/2509 .. P.W. 78/232 P.W. 77/4093 B. 81/2240 .. B. 82/2043 .. B. 83/917 .. March 6,1877 Aug. 25, 1874 Sept. 3, 1877 Oct. 18, 1877 July 28, 1879 Mar. 25, 1882 Oct. 27, 1882 J. Bycroft and Co. W. J. Fisher and Co. Hammond and Byron Bobert Lamb Alfred Buckland Helensville Timber Co. (Limited).. William Hunt M. ch. 7 25 7 27 0 0 72 66 22 40 36 59 6 30 Onehunga .. Govt. .. io years*.. Otahuhu .. .. „ .. No limit .. Auckland .. „ .. 10 years*.. Ngaruawahia .. „ .. „ * .. Bunciman's .. „ .. „ * Helensville S. .. Grantees „ * Between Avondale Grantee „ * and N. Lynn Ngaruawahia .. Grantees „ * £ s. d. 1 300 0 0 I 100 0 0 200 0 0 300 0 0 Premium.. £ s. d. 105 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 164 7 6 473 10 0 £ s. d. 47 15 0 300 15 8 3,963. 14 9 2 10 0 £ s. d. 23 8 2 593 11 0 £ s. a71 3 2 894 6 8 3,963 14 9 2 10 0 92"6 3 1,603*17 3 147 3 0 1,603*17 3 239 9 3 500 S03 B. 83/1564 .. B. 83/3494 .. Sept. 18, 1883 Jan. 10, 1884 Thames Valley and Botorua Bailway Co. (Limited) Union Oil, Soap, and Candle Co. (Limited) 73 53 7 12 St. Ann's Bridge., j „ * .. 60 0 0 86 0 0 NAPIEB SECTION. ! 24 56 76 .43 !22 !29 !33 S52 101 OB. 75/845.. P.W. 77/1129 B. 81/2318 .. P.W. 80/442 1875 Mar. 19, 1877 Oct. 9, 1877 Aug. 20, 1878 1880 Feb. 16, 1881 May 11, 1881 1881 Oct. 20, 1883 Napier Gas Co. T. P. Bussell Murray, Boberts and Co. Wilding and Bull Miller and Potts Wardrop and Co. Wilding and Bull Wilding and Bull Nelson Bros. (Limited) .. 2 30 50 40 0 4 64 18 40 59 2 0 60 0 45 29 12 8J Napier .. .. Govt. .. No limit .. Waipukurau .. „ .. „ Spit .. .. „ .. 10 years*.. Kopua .. .. „ .. „ * Waipawa .. „ .. No limit .. Napier .. .. Grantee 10 years *.. Takapau .. .. Grantees „ * Waipukurau .. Govt. .. No limit .. Tomoana .. Grantees 10 years* .. •• I 81 1 7 ; 5 0 0 419 6 7 115 12 3 32 14 8 81 1 7 120 12 3 452 1 3 300 "o 0 300 0 0 125"o 0 35 0 0 B. 81/1671 .. B. 81/1105 .. B. 81/1515 .. B. 83/3089 .. Premium.. 240"o 0 134 4 10 17**8 1 779 'lO 10 1,013 6 11 | 44 1 3 65 4 11 776 10 9 1,013 4 9 606 4 8 61 9 4 65 4 11 776 10 9 1,792 15 1 1,619 11 7 Premium.. | 206*0 0 Dec. 4, 1877 Feb. 26, 1879 July 7, 1880 Dec. 13, 1880 W. Berry Charles Lett William Booth and Co. .. • Gear Meat-Preserving and Freezing Co. (Limited) Bobert Donald John Chew W. Booth and Co. J. and T. Meek Wellington Harbour Board Williams and Beetham A. Armstrong, A. Andersen 23 21 28 44 57 34 6 37 WELLINGTON SECTION. 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 Premium.. 60 0 0 70 0 0 90 0 0 117 19 11 4 0 10 64 7 7 ■340 5 11 256 4 2 142 14 8 4,967 12 4 973 16 0 260 5 0 142 14 8 5,031 19 11 1,314 1 11 89 £88 216 221 P.W. 78/118 OE. 79/155 P.W. 81/2948 B. 80/1588 .. Mungaroa .. Govt. .. 10 years*.. Kaitoke .. .. „ .. „ * Carterton .. „ .. „ * Petone .. .. Grantee „ * 327 237 242' 243 253 272 290 B. 82/2026 .. E. 81/1723 .. B. 82/1335 .. Feb. 8, 1881 July 28, 1881 Oct. 6, 1881 Oct. 6, 1881 Jan. 1, 1.882 July 26, 1882 Sept. 21, 1883 62 8 54 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 15 51 0 Middleton .. „ „ * Dalefield.. .. „ „* .. Wellington .. Govt. .. 21 years .. 82 1 8 63 5 0 35 16 10 173 17 7 1,145 5 3 173 17 7 1,181 2 1 B. 83/598 .. B. 84/133 ... B. 83/2850 .. „ . .. „ .. 42 years .. Carterton .. Grantees 10 years *.. Matarawa .. „ „ * .. > Store site sidi [ 311 11 8 172 15 9 Premium.. 220 12 9 150 1 4 21 2 10 I 311 11 8 151 12 11 * Three months' notice.

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19 P.W. 78/678 Jan. 14,1878 Bichter, Nannestad, and Co. .. 6141 Hokowhitu, near Govt. .. 10 years*.. 300 0 0 .„ , Palmerston N. 43 P.W. 77/3637 Jan. 23, 1878 Freeman and W T ylds .. .. 72 42 Oroua Bridge * 100 0 0 52 P.W. 77/4300 Nov. 6, 1877 J. and C. Bull .. .. 52 20 Aorangi .. '.'. " '' " * '' 300 0 0 55 P.W. 78/619 Mar. 6,1877 P. and J. Bartholomew .. ..50 72 Feildinp . " " 300 0 0 57 P.W. 78/678 April 3, 1877 Bichter, Nannestad, and Co. .. 54 28 Trondieim " * 300 0 0 137 P.W. 80/4929 May 9,1878 York and Cornfoot .. .. 0 0 Wanganui .. \ .. 6 months'* 138 P.W. 78/1923 June 10, 1878 W. H. Lash 42 34 Halcombe .. , .. 10 years*.. 300*0 0 147 P.W. 78/3795 Sept. 6, 1878 Bailey Brothers .. .. 53 50 Taonui . • 300 0 0 153 P.W. 78/3808 Oct. 26, 1878 Wanganui Meat Co. .. .. 3 36 Aramoho . " " " " * 300 0 0 154 P.W. 78/4565 Oct. 26,1878 Maleolm&Co.,Nichols,Tarrant&Co 48 68 Makino Boad '.. " ..' "• " 300 0 0 190 P.W. 79/2723 Mar. 22, 1879 Henderson Bros, and Wratt .. 45 26 Swainson's, near „ .. „ * .. 300 0 0 Halcombe 191 P.W. 79/815 Mar. 24, 1879 Gillies and Henderson .. .. 60 10 Kelvin Grove, near „ .. „ * .. 300 0 0 Terrace End 223 B. 81/116 .. Jan. 13,1881 Moore and Currie .. ..13 46 Kai-Iwi .. .. Grantees „* .. Premium.. 264 B. 82/946 .. Mar. 2, 1882 Newberry and Millard .. .. 7 46 Okoia .. .. „ „ * 287 B. 83/338 .. Jan. 27, 1883 Wellington and Manawatu Bailway 66 28 Longburn June- "„* .. "„ '' Co. tion 61 41| 72 42 52 20 50 72 54 28 0 0 42 34 53 50 3 36 48 68 45 26 156 0 0 95 0 0 80 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 Q 175**0 0 150 0 0 127 0 0 445 0 0 240 0 0 135 0 0 86 0 0 162 0 0 381 19 6 153 19 9 3*12 8 0 3 10 6 2 0 1,497 9 1 18**3 5 9 1 11 5**7 11 0 12 11 26 11 10 6 8 4 1,204 6 3 219 2 9 46 1 7 593 19 11 1,137 19 7 515 12 0 95 3 11 176 6 7 2,156 4 3 715 3.2 10 123 7 1 11 8 5 46 18 8 17 14 1 373 2 6 46 1 7 597 12 7 1,138 3 5 521 14 0 1,542 13 0 176 6 7 2,174 7 8 9 1 11 721* 0 9 124 0 0 38 0 3 53 3 0 1,222 0 4 60 10 13 46 7 46 66 28 NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION. 93 P.W. 77/0168 Dee. 20, 1877 Henry Brown .. .. „ 1-15 81 I Inglewood .. Govt. .. lOyears* .. I 100 0 0 218 B. 80/1145 Oct. 22,1880 Thomas Marnes.. .. ..2165 Tariki Boad '.. Grantee „* ..! Premium.. 265 B. 82/516 | March 3,1882 J. and T. Bobson .. : .. 42 34 Te Boti .. .. Grantees * ' 35 0 0 37 14 0 229 18 1 2 10 0 2*14 10 335 19 9 80 19 9 37 9 4 338 9 9 80 19 9 40 4 2 NELSON SECTION. 238 | B. 81/1947 | Aug. 31, 1881 | Neale and Haddow .. .. | 1 0 | Nelson .. .. | Grantees 1 10 years* .. | Premium.. | 150 0 0 | 246 0 5 | 42 1 5 ! 288 1 10 "" , . PICTON SECTION. 26 • • 1875 Capt. J. H. Dalton .. .. 5 70 Koromiko .. Govt. .. No limit 27 CB. 76/679 1875 Hathaway and Thompson .. 7 30 Para 260 B. 81/2812 .. Jan. 19,1882 Fell Brothers and Co. .. .. 17 73 Blenheim .. Grantees 10 y.e'ars*.. Premium.. 299 B. 83/2271 .. Oct. 2, 1883 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 17 62 „ .. , „ * .. , Agency Co. 163 IO 0 275 1 7 39 10 B 24 0 10 79 12 1 486 19 2 496 1 2 2 14 7 526 9 10 520 2 0 82 6 8 GEEYMOUTH SECTION. 22 | P.W. 76/603 | Dec. 31, 1875 | T. W. Wilson .. .. ..| 3 65 | Kaiafca .. ...|Govt. .. | No limit.. | '.. | I 8 5 6 | 267 12 0 I 375 17 6 HUEUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. \ 3 .. Dec. 28,1870 W T ood, Sinclair, and Co. .. .. 117 Eiccarton -.. Grantees ever .. 5 .. Feb. 25, 1873 Moir and Co. .. .. .. 16 77 Southbrook .. Govt. .. No limit 6 P.W. 73/573 July 19, 1873 New Zealand Produce Co. ..71 Belfast .. .. Grantee 9 B. 80/318 .. April 19, 1877 J. and T. Meek .. ..158 18 Oamaru .. .. Govt. .. 10 years*.. 300 0 0 12 B. 82/2186 .. Aug. 14,1882 White and Co. .. ..2129 Leeston .. .. .. Forever.. 13 P.W. 74/4890 Dec. 18,1874 Oamaru Harbour Board .. .. 158 0 Oamaru .. No limit 14 .. 1874 J. and T. Meek .. .. .. 158 2 280 "o 0 1,012 18 10 214 8 9 354 16 1 441 'is 9 738 13 9 266 14 11 377 3 6 6**3 8 1,751 12 7 481 3 8 731 19 7 (See No. 263.) 447 19 5 (See No. 123.) (See No. 9.) * Three months' notice.

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RETURN No. 18— continued. PARTICULARS of Private Sidings, showing Value of Traffic done during Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884— continued.

o o •0$ Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. By whom constructed. Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1884. In. Out. Total. In. Out. Total. HUBUNUI-BLUFF SECTION— continued. M. ch. 165 26 1 52 2 78 20 60 105 54 8 75 374 60 Totara .. .. „ .. « Wilson's Siding .. Grantee Prebbleton .. ,, .. . t East Oxford .. Govt. .. „ 1 Timaru .. .. „ .. » Glentunnel .. „ .. ,, Inveroargill .. „ .. «. £ S. d.i £ s. d. £ S. a. 19 2 10 30 1 11 £ s. d. 606 16 9 358 15 3 10 3 8 £ s. d. 625 19 7 388 17 2 10 3 8 18 20 29 31 32 33 34 P.W. 75/3613 P.W. 76/2946 P.W. 76/686 P.W. 76/1844 B. 82/432 .. P.W. 76/823 P.W. 76/3501 P.W. 76/3056 B. 83/1007 .. P.W. 76/3721 P.W. 77/1189 B. 81/341 .. P.W. 77/5044 Sept. 20, 1875 Dec. 11, 1875 Feb. 29, 1876 Mar. 29, 1876 April 7, 1876 April 22, 1876 May 18, 1876 July 8, 1876 June 19, 1876 July 13, 1876 July 18, 1876 April 13, 1877 Sept. 2, 1876 Nov. 27, 1877 W. H. Teschemaker .. Isaac Wilson John Tosswill Sedcole and Byde Miles, Archer, and Co. James A. Mcllraith National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand Oamaru Harbour Board .. W. J. G. Bluett and Co. .. James Waddel and Co. .. D. Forrest James Bruce Tapper and Lee.. Studholme Brothers 158 3 25 23 391 60 166 27 106 20 366 27 128 43 N. pts. 374 9 121 71 363 52 368 2 369 2 374 44 57 77 4 43 271 42 12 7 379 21 10 23 236 79 0 0 6 1 Oamaru .. .. „ .. » Southbridge .. „ .. „ Bluff Maheno .. .. „ .. » Timaru .. .. „ .. 10 years*.. Longbush .. „ .. No limit .. Studholme Juno- „ .. 10 years*.. tion Inveroargill .. „ .. No limit .. Between Otaio ,, .. 10 years* .. and Makikihi Woodlands .. „ .. No limit .. One-Tree Point .. „ .. „ Inveroargill .. „ .. „ § Ashburton .. Grantees „ t Waimate .. .. Govt. .. 10 years* .. Milton .. .. „ .. „ * Hornby Junction „ .. „ * Woodend .. » .. „ * Kirwee .. .. „ .. ,,* Kensington .. „ .. „ * Lyttelton.. .. „ .. 21 years .. Christchurch .. „ .. 10 years*.. 119 "l 1 61 14 4 2,460**4 8 8 8 1 (See No. 230.) 2,579 5 9 70 2 5 (See No. 123.) (See No. 78.) 783 13 8 742 4 10 1,309 13 11 967 1 8 95 13 9 35A 36 36a 37 38 39 41 300 "O 0 73**0 0 730 8 3 120 13 11. 862 10 3 13 17 2 29 3 0 53 5 5 621 10 11 447 3 8 953 4 6 66 10 9 300 "o 0 93**0 0 44 46 B. 83/2227 .. P.W. 76/5252 Oct. 4, 1876 Dec. 24, 1876 Fleming and Gilkison Quinn Brothers 300**0 0 62 "o 0 765 2 7 9 14 0 431 8 5 134 10 1 1,196 11 0 144 4 1 48 49 50 51 53 54 58 59 61 64 66 69 71 1876 1876 1876 1876 Jan. 13, 1877 Jan. 29, 1877 April 18, 1877 April 21, 1877 April 30, 1877 June 27, 1877 July 20, 1877 Sept. 1, 1877 Sept. 7, 1877 Woodlands Meat-Preserving Co. .. Brown and J. H. Dawson and Sons 0. W. Dawson Gordon and Brunton 0. W. Turner F. M. Bickman P. McGill S. Smart John Murdoch Tosswill and Moffat W. M. White Talbot and McClatchie Miles and Co.; William Booth and Co. C W. Turner W. Montgomery and Co. Boyse, Stead, and Co. W. J. G. Bluett and Co. .. W. H. Hargreaves William Tolcher Beid and Gray J. G. Allen W. White, jun. — Craig 35*i9 9 10 9 8 188 17 2 716 10 3 329 7 4 188 17 2 752 10 0 339 17 0 B. 83/2072 .. B. 82/606 .. P.W. 76/6077 B. 83/44 B. 81/1905 .. B. 83/2301 .. P.W. 77/2857 P.W. 77/2004 B. 81/2299 .. B. 82/239 .. 375 "o 6 601**8 8 976* 9 2 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 73 0 0 32 12 10 40 0 0 26 18 9 120 0 0 32 5 10 981 10 3 7 13 9 36 7 6 23 1 2 294 5 6 1,130 10 7 781 ID 9 2,480 19 6 65 15 4 63 5 8 2,112 0 10 789 4 6 2,517 7 0 88 16 6 357 11 2 (See No. 158.) 1,802 14 6 '300 "o 0 233* 0 0 l,518*i6 5 283 i8 1 73 74 75 78 80 82 83 84 85 86 P.W. 77/3965 P.W. 77/3963 B. 78/176 .. P.W. 77/3865 P.W. 77/4596 P.W. 77/3862 P.W. 77/4422 B. 80/920 .. P.W. 77/4862 B. 78/113 .. Sept. 26, 1877 Sept. 26, 1877 Oct. 6, 1877 Oct. 9, 1877 Oct. 22, 1877 Oct. 24, 1877 Nov. 1, 1877 Nov. 5, 1877 Nov. 20, 1877 Nov. 20, 1877 6 19 6 48 1 77 25 39 6 46 21 76 236 45 106 8 25 32 157 42 tr * Heathcote .. „ .. „ * Southbridge .. „ .. „ * Christchurch .. „ .. „ * Lawrence .. „ .. „ * Dunedin .. .. „ .. „ * Timaru .. .. „ .. „ * i Southbridge .. „ .. „ * ! Oamaru .. .. „ .. »* 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300- 0 0 300 0 0 35 0 0 100 0 0 180 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 20 3 4 27 13 0 35 0 0 33 0 0 152 0 0 208 11 4 746 0 6 71 18 9 819 14 6 344 19 0 332 12 5 305 12 2 663 10 1 704 12 1 651 3 1 1,036 11 10 96 12 1 27 17 11 859 14 5 (See No. 94.) 1,782 12 4 168 10 10 847 12 5 344 19 0 513 9 1 576 16 7 664 1 3 910 0 4 180 16 8 271 4 5 0 11 2 205 8 3 * Three months' notice. i Six months' notice. ; Terminable if traffic fails. § One month's notice.

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91 94 95 96 100 101 102 103 105 106 107 109 110 111 112 jr. vv. i i/aaoo P.W. 77/4421 P.W. 77/5196 B. 82/2356 .. B. 81/2017 .. B. 81/2017 .. B. 83/3390 .. Dec. 4, 1877 Dec. 4, 1877 Dec. 22, 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 John Bamsay James Goss W. Montgomery and Co. Christchurch Gas, Coal, and Coke Co. Vaughan and Gordner Menlove and Edwards Logan's Point Quarry Co. Henry and Co. .. .. Wilson, Harraway, and Co. Green Island Coal Co. J. Hatch Inveroargill Corporation .. T. Buxton Hodgkinson Brothers J. McLean Guthrie and Larnach's New Zealand Timber and Woodware Factories Co. (Limited) Gillies .. A. Boss Parsons 17 20 6 61 6 50 6 1 24 49 14 37 234 53 236 45 236 45 241 70 375 15 386 8 6 43 6 42 27 76 377 14 Gap Boad Christchurch Sefton Ngapara Pelichet Bay Dunedin Abbotsford Inveroargill Greenhills Buxton's # * # No limit .. 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 67 0 0 95 0 0 240 0 0 510 16 7 1,755 8 4 1,000 0 2 38 0 9 180 7 7 314 15 1 1 12 11 9 11 1 173 7 9 85 5 9 315 9 3 28 5 4 176 12 5 29 15 2 1,035 9 6 1 19 11 24 4 9 584 18 9 0 11 10 596 2 4 2,070 17 7 1,028 5 6 176 12 5 29 15 2 1,073 10 3 182 7 6 338 19 10 586 11 8 10 2 11 173 7 9 290 1 6 63 7 8 5 12 9 218 19 0 B. 82/1965 .. Harrington's Kew 4* 8 7 290 1 6 63 7 8 14 2 218 19 0 113 114 115 B. 84/634 .. 1877 ■ 1877 1877 378 20 388 1 389 1 Clifton Greenhills Between Greenhills and Ocean Beach Milton Christchurch Oamaru (1st sidg.) „ (2nd sidg.) Oteramika 133 8 2 0 8 8 20 15 10 1,404 19 0 1,538 7 2 0 8 8 47 4 2 26* 8 4 116 117 B. 79/722 .. P.W. 77/5147 P.W. 77/4412 Nov. 6, 1878 Jan. 14, 1878 J. A. Duthie W. Langdown .. j McCallum I Kerr New Zealand and Australian Land Co. Oamaru Harbour Board Jameson and Boberts Joseph Clark 271 24 6 9 157 64 157 65 355 22 10 years*.. 300 0 0 300 0 0 112 15 0 56 0 0 98 0 11 1,006 12 4 386 9 10 79 7 1 484 10 9 1,085 19 5 120 Jan. 23, 1878 }. - » 300 0 0 50 0 0 1,387 8 4 283 18 2 1,671 6 6 121 P.W. 77/4423 Jan. 23, 1878 * 300 0 0 52 15 2 123 125 126 P.W. 77/4413 B. 78/63 B. 83/2304 .. Jan. 23, 1878 Jan. 26, 1878 Jan. 28, 1878 158 5 58 72 60 67 Oamaru Ashburton Tinwald * No limit; fr. year to year 10 years*.. No limit .. 10 years*.. * 300 0 0 300 0 0 90 0 0 95 0 0 5,922 8 11 282 18 2 293 13 4 3,044 13 8 257 5 9 1,023 1 9 8,967 2 7 540 3 11 1,316 15 1 128 129 131 132 133 134 135 140 141 142 B. 78/65 P.W. 77/4833 B. 78/61 B. 78/199 .. B. 78/162 .. B. 81/120 .. P.W. 78/1573 B. 78/360 .. B. 78/361 .. B. 78/649 .. Feb. 4, 1878 Feb. 18, 1878 Mar. 7, 1878 Mar. 14, 1878 Mar. 14, 1878May 1, 1878 May 8, 1878 June 28, 1878 June 28, 1878 Aug. 3, 1878 J. Beswick Oamaru Corporation J. T. Brown Friedlander Brothers Springfield Coal Co. McClatchie and Mcintosh Anderson and Co. Oamaru Stone Co. Saunders and Henderson New Zealand and Australian Land Co. New Zealand Grain Agency and Mercantile Co. New Zealand Grain Agency and Mercantile Co. Bobert Dyason Thomas and E. Pavitt J. and J. Shand Talbot and McClatchie New Zealand Grain Agency and Mercantile Co. 60 65 157 41 5 76 58 73 6 51 6 15J 204 10 1 67J 0 9 351 60 Tinwald Oamaru Christchurch Ashburton .. Christchurch Grantees Govt. .. * * 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 60 0 0 55 0 0 73 0 0 260 0 0 39 17 5 896 9 7 644 18 4 1,445 7 4 883 18 4 115 0 8 293 11 5 1,905 8 2 21 6 10 169 2 1 83 9 0 39 17 5 1,190 1 0 2,550 6 6 1,466 14 2 1,053 0 5 198 9 8 Waikouaiti Weston Addington Edendale -. 74 0 0 145 0 0 48 0 0 • 149 B. 81/467 .. Sept. 21, 1878 0 0 Lyttelton Govt. .. 21 years .. } ) 150 B. 81/487 .. Sept. 21, 1878 0 0 ,, (See No. 159.) 152 155 156 158 159 B. 78/506 .. B. 78/539 .. B. 78/544 .. B. 81/467 .. Oct. 22, 1878 Nov. 5, 1878 Nov. 6, 1878 Nov. 19, 1878 Nov. 19, 1878 6 64 6 61 26 26 0 0 0 0 Christchurch Centre Bush Lyttelton.. 10 years*.. * 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 55 0 0 52 0 0 64 0 0 38 8 6 456 18 6 13 6 6,229 5 10 2,499 6 5 18 0 54 0 0 442 3 7 595 13 3 1,207 3 3 39 16 6 510 18 6 443 7 1 6,804 19 1 3,706 9 8 # 21 years .. .. * Three months' notice.

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RETURN No. 19— continued. PARTICULARS of Private Sidings, showing Value of Traffic done during Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884— continued.

"3 3 Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. By whom constructed. Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. j Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1884. In. Out. Total. In. Out. Total. IUBUNUI-BLUF] SECTION— continued. 1 I M. ch. 335 2 2 71 Gore Heathcote Govt. .. 10 years*.. „ .. No limit; on sufferance .. No limit .. £ s. d. 300 0 0 £ S. d. 64 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 160 161 B. 78/540 .. B. 84/409 .. Dec. 2, 1878 1878 Fleming, Gilkison, and Coi Lyttelton Borough Council 53* 1 5 5*3 1 5 162 163 164 165 1878 ■ 1878 1878 1878 J. Grigg Clarke and Wright Findlay and Co. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. McLean Brothers Tomlinson and Co. Dunedin City Corporation Smith and Fotheringham Wilson, Harraway, and Co. Bunciman Walton Park Goal Co. .. Calverley Freeman Walton Park Brick and Tile Go. .. Dunedin Corporation Mosgiel Woollen Factory Co. McDonald White .. Nelson .. .. ,. Maxwell and Mathias Friedlander Brothers W. White New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Francis Jack James McLauchlan Charles Tullock James A. Mcllraith Martin and Watson M. Instone James McDonald Inveroargill Corporation Anderson and Co. Guthrie and Lamach's New Zealand Timber and Woodware Factories Co. T. P. Baber Inveroargill Corporation George Street Landing and Shipping Co., Timaru Landing and Shipping Co. 64 51 235 59 235 59 236 0 Winslow Dunedin 257 13 2 338 3-4 1,497 18 10 3,148 18 4 142 7 0 6 17 5 145 19 7 405 1 3 400 0 2 345 0 9 1,643 18 5 3,553 19 7 166 167 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 180 181 183 185 187 189 197 B. 81/2017 .. B. 83/2302 .. B. 83/2302 .. ■ 1878 ■ 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 • 1878 1878 1878 Jan. 15, 1879 Feb. 19, 1879 Mar. 20, 1879 Aug. 21, 1879 236 37 236 37 236 53 237 11 0 21 0 26 2 7 241 70 241 71 2 7 243 42 0 73 267 51 278 51 283 45 19 46 60 65 7 46 391 61 Kensington Burnside Walton Park Abbotsford Walton Park Wingatui Mosgiel Milburn .. Lovell's Flat Stirling Bacecourse Hill.. Tinwald Addington Bluff 1,092 10 6 278 1 3 490 11 5 648 4 8 567 15 4 17 3 3 8* 3 0 314 14 10 268 10 6 389 10 0" 126 13 7 6 17 11 309 15 0 242 7 3 233 19 1 24 15 10 2,222 2 6 413 15 0 1,165 1 7 42 10 3 5 17 0 68 14 8 2,050 7 6 194 5 9 218 19 4 230 1 7 52 5 3 287 16 10 306 8 3 1,219 4 1 284 19 2 309 15 0 732 18 8 882 3 9 592 11 5 2,239 5 9 413 15 0 1,173 4 7 42 10 3 320 11 10 337 5 2 2,439 17 6 194 5 9 231 17 0 330 3 2 52 5 3 1,436 17 2 2,462 3 9 B. 78/592 .. B. 83/2304 .. B. 79/110 .. B. 79/591 .. .. 10 years* .. „ .. 21 years .. „ .. 10 years* .. # 300**0 0 45**0 0 12*17 8 100 1 7 300 "o 0 300 0 0 22**0 0 27 0 0 1,149* 0 4 2,155 15 6 198 199 200 201 202 204 205 207 209 210 B. 79/609 .. B. 79/607 .. B. 79/627 .. B. 79/684 .. B. 79/801 .. B. 79/1087 .. B. 79/799 .. B. 79/924 .. B. 81/2017 .. Aug. 23, 1879 Aug. 23, 1879 Aug. 26, 1879 Oct. 21, 1879 Oct. 22, 1879 Oct. 30, 1879 Oct. 30, 1879 Dec. 1, 1879 1879 1879 6 32 386 23 5 22 6 15J 235 54 12 5 22 79 2 60 236 35 236 35 Wright's Bush .. Greenhills Wallacetown Ghristchurch Dunedin Thornbury June. Lady Barkly Branxholme Dunedin * „ * # Grantees „* Govt. -.. „* .. .. No limit .. 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 1,000 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 54 0 0 80 0 0 45 0 0 100 0 0 12 8 4 33 0 8 14 0 518 15 2 1,295 5 9 186 13 3 17 3 5 434 14 6 607 7 3 375 2 1 447 2 10 640 6 11 376 6 1 518 15 2 1,429 8 9 508 14 10 114 19 6 81 0 0 80 0 0 79 0 0 134 3 0 322 1 7 97 16 1 674* 9 2 160 7 0 143* 1 11 72 17 9 817 11 1 233 4 9 211 212 213 E. 80/44 B. 80/4 B. 80/106 .. Jan. 20, 1880 Jan. 20, 1880 Jan. 27, 1880 7 59 380 60 105 67 Addington Woodend Timaru .. Grantee 10 years*.. Govt. .. „ * .. „ .. No limit; temporary, on suff 'ranee 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 60 0 0 102 0 0 1,105 0 10 906 12 10 929 0 0 2,011 13 8 929 0 0 * Three months notice.

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215 217 219 224 225 228 230 rt,. 00/ZU4: B. 80/1 B. 80/987 .. B. 81/201 .. B. 81/63 B. 81/98 B. 81/835 .. B. 81/433 .. Jan. 28, 1880 Mar. 23, 1880 Sept. 22, 1880 Nov. 25, 1880 Jan. 14, 1881 Jan. 20, 1881 Feb. 8, 1881 Mar. 1, 1881 Dunedin Saleyards Co. .. N.Z. and A. Land Co. (Limited) .. Matson, Cox, and Co. Springfield Coal Go. (Limited) James Shand A. Moore and Co. McCallum and Co. Miles, Archer, and Co. .. 239 22 116 9 58 76 29 63 257 58 7 60 365 32 105 57 Burnside St. Andrew's Ashburton Springfield Henley Addington Longbush Timaru Govt. .. Grantees Grantee Grantees 10 years*.. " * * 300 0 0 300 0 0 Premium.. 250 0 0 35 0 0 200 0 0 40 0 0 325 0 0 5,458 0 10 80 18 10 119 16 3 68 17 11 •1,387 17 11 63 17 8 966 18 9 451 11 7 529 17 10 183 14 5 1,062 7 1 85 15 4 1,476 6 2 3,427 17 7 273 15 10 5,909 12 i 529 17 11 264 13 ! 1,182 3 ( 154 13 I 2,864 4 : 3,491 15 I 1,240 14 ' 231 232 234 235 B. 81/1343 .. B. 82/2538 .. B. 81/901 .. B. 81/1479 .. Mar. 21, 1881 April 1, 1881 May ■ 14, 1881 June 6, 1881 New Zealand Shipping Co. (Limited) Hon. Mathew Holmes D. McKenzie New Zealand Grain Association and Mercantile Co. (Limited) Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co.'s New Zealand Drug Co. (Limited) National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Limited) W. D. Wood .. .. .. T. 0. Moorhouse and Co. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) J. S. White F. J. Hopkin W. Nicholls Frew and Co. New Zealand Befrigerating Co. (Limited) New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) Bourn and Lovegrove Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) Ford and Ogdon Smith and Fotheringham 0 0 2 0 3 1 59 4 Lyttelton Castle Bock North Taieri Ashburton Govt. .. Grantee * No limit; temporary 18J years .. 10 years *.. 2 years *.. 10 years *.. Premium.. 102 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 670 8 10 154 6 3 824 15 : Grantees 3311 1 34 2 10 328 15 9 33 li : 362 18 ' 236 B. 81/1405 .. June 27, 1881 239 24 Burnside % 93 0 0 60 19 3 233 9 9 294 9 I 238a B. 83/2228 .. Sept. 1, 1881 7 57 Addington # 54S 13 1 685 7 3 1,234 0 ■ 239 240 245 E. 81/1982 .. B. 83/502 .. B. 81/2332 .. Sept. 9, 1881 Sept. 19, 1881 Nov. 1, 1881 7 60 7 0 58 70 Belfast Ashburton Grantee Grantees * Premium.. 84 0 0 80 0 0 200 0 0 1,458 15 9 204 11 4 51 14 10 060 12 5 69 6 7 907 0 6 2,119 8 ! 273 17 l: 958 15 ■ # 246 247 248 249 250 E. 81/2501 .. B. 81/1747 .. B. 83/3241 .. B. 83/1171 .. B. 83/1556 .. Nov. 24, 1881 Dec. 14, 1881 Dec. 16, 1881 April 18,1883 Dec, 22, 1881 2 51 287 79 0 26 22 72 239 23 Jackson's Boad .. Balclutha Bangiora Oraki Burns Grantee * * 145 0 0 261 0 0 70 0 0 4 1 10 241 18 2 0 11 5 21 11 8 2,033 7 4 25 9 8 342 9 5 29 11 I 584 7 ' 0 11 I 932 17 ■ 3,430 9 i Grantees 492**0 0 9li* 5 8 797 2 2 ./ * Premium.. 254 B. 82/1738 .. Jan. 1, 1882 47 12 Chertsey Govt. .. 10 years .. 1 2 10 342 8 6 343 11 . 255 256 B. 82/717 .. B. 81/2820 .. Jan. 1, 1882 Jan. 3, 1882 123 66 106 10 Makikihi Timaru Grantees 21 years .. 10 years*.. Premium.. 484 0 0 (See No'.. 294) 59 2 11 59 2 l: 257 B. 81/2672 .. Jan. 5, 1882 0 3 Studholme June. # 310 0 0 160 8 2 568 1 10 728 10 I 258 259 B. 82/379 .. B. 83/1043 .. Jan. 10, 1882 Jan. 10, 1882 10 71 227 78 S. Malvern Port Chalmers Upper Christchurch Govt. .. Grar.tees For over .. 10 years *.. 147 18 11 21 1 9 154 13 5 1,007 16 7 302 17 i 1,028 18 : 261 262 B. 82/2303 .. B. 82/49 Feb. 8, 1882 Feb. 20, 1882 H. W. Packer New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) J. and T. Meek S. Bailey P. Cunningham William Wilson John Waller New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury (Lim.) Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce Export Co. (Limited) D. Beid and Co. National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Limited) New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) 6 53 6 50i Govt. .. Grantees » * * Premium.. 510 0 0 840 0 5 1,396 10 6 230 0 0 624 17 8 1,100 0 I 2,021 8 ! 263 266 268 269 270 271 B. 82/378 .. B. 82/554 .. B. 82/692 .. B. 82/2320 .. Feb. 28, 1882 Mar. 24, 1882 April 14, 1882 May 1, 1882 May 1, 1882 May 1, 1882 158 7 15 0 105 75 7 0 7 0 7 0 Oamaru Templeton Timaru .. Christchurch Grantee Govt. .. & 21 years .. 222 0 0 153 0 0 374 0 0 1,371 3 1 417* 5 0 Store Site 658 2 2 767 0 7 77 10 4 26* 6 10 2,138 3 ( 77 10 >. 443 11 1( Siding. 301 8 1 959 10 I 274 E. 83/334 .. Sept. 15, 1882 7 8 Belfast Grantees 10 years* .. Premium.. 321 0 0 2,785 6 10 1,254 4 2 4,039 11 ( 275 276 B. 82/2105 .. B. 82/2334 .. Sept. 28, 1882 Oct. 23, 1882 236 12 105 75 Dunedin Timaru * * 310 0 0 514 0 0 4,281 12 8 1,013 17 2 587 12 0 416 5 4 4,872 4 i 1,430 2 ( 277 B. 82/2354 .. Oct. 23, 1882 \ 105 75 * 292 10 0 1,233 4 10 674 8 3 1,907 13 :

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RETURN No. 19— continued. PARTICULARS of Private Sidings, showing Value of Traffic done during Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884-continued.

o o rlS5 | Papers. Date of Grant. Position. Nearest Station. By whom constructed. Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Value of the Traffic through the Siding i Year ending 31st March, 1884. Present Holder. Out. Total. In. . UBUNUI-BLUFF i SECTIONi —continued. £ s. d. j £ s. a. 429 6 0 £ s. d. 429 6 0 i £ s. a. Premium.. £ s. d. 5 0 0 278 E. 82/1997 .. Oct. 23, 1882 j Inveroargill Corporation M. oh. 7 2 51 105 57 Makarewa June. Jackson's Boad .. Timaru Govt, and Grantees Grantee Grantees 10 years*.. * 300 0 0 40 0 0 97 13 5 552 6 3 149 19 11 345 16 7 247 13 4 898 2 10 280 281 282 284 285 286 288 289 290 B. 82/2706 .. B. 82/2605 .. B. 83/332 .. E. 83/50 B. 82/2955 .. B. 83/165 .. B. 83/996 .. B. 83/998 .. B. 83/609 .. Dec. 2, 1882 Dec. 2, 1882 Jan. 1, 1883 Jan. 11, 1883 Jan. 11, 1883 Jan. 26, 1883 Feb. 1, 1883 Feb. 1, 1883 April 3, 1883 P. C Threlkeld New Zealand Grain Agency and Mercantile Co. (Limited) New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) Bountree and Co. B. M. Morten New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Go. (Limited) W. A. Benn William Vaughan (1) Shaw - Savill and Albion Co. (Limited); (2) Harvey, Hawkins, and Co.; (3) "Boberts, Paxton, and Co. Fernhill Bailway and Coal Co. (Limited) Nichol and Tucker William Evans 41 53 3 31 11 76 336 14 48 21 48 22 0 0 Bakaia Papanui Hornby Junction Gore Waikari Govt. .. Grantees Grantee Grantees Govt. .. 10 years .. 10 years* .. * 10 years .. Premium.. 220 0 0 132 0 0 275 0 0 312**0 0 1 Store Site 14 8 5 102 7 5 258 10 9 Store' Site a 366 18 4 Siding. 289 9 1 45 12 3 485 13 4 Sidings. 7 6 4 303 17 6 147 19 8 744 4 1 374 4 8 Officers' Point, Lyttelton Grantees 10 years *.. 291 E. 83/1503 .. April 9, 1883 Abbotsford No limit .. 12 13 3 1,581 19 0 1,594 12 3 241 15 2,712 17 1 682 9 6 1,066 16 9 786 11 2 3,779 13 10 1,469 0 8 292 293 391 63 105 75 Bluff Timaru Grantee 10 years*.. No limit; temporary Premium.. 145 0 0 134 0 0 Turntable, &c, £106 130 0 0 B. 83/1007 .. B. 83/717 .. April 18, 1883 April 24, 1883 Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) H. Driver James Gore Benjamin Perry John Jackson J. G. Ward W. H. Symes, M.D. John Murdoch, jun. 105 57 Grantees 10 years*.. Premium.. 991 17 9 491 1 1 1,489 18 10 294 B. 83/2387 .. May 21, 1883 117 1 10 23 3 7 449 13 10 62 15 5 295 297 298 302 304 305 306 ! E. 83/1690 .. B. 83/2672 .. LB. 83/2904 .. B. 83/3196 .. :B. 84/71 B. 84/694 .. B. 84/813 .. June 28, 1883 Sept. 18, 1883 Oct. 1, 1883 Nov. 22, 1883 Jan. 25, 1884 Mar. 12, 1884 Mar. 1,1884 240 33 244 8J 163 6 106 11 391 44 7 29 335 7 Burnside Wingatui Totara Timaru Bluff Addington Gore Grantee * 140 0 0 422 0 0 326 0 0 100 0 0 170 0 0 150 0 0 332 12 0 39 11 10 157*18 11 72* 15 10 230 14 9 I » * 42* 5 6 Store Site 3* 10 1 45 15 7 I » 4 years* .. 3 years certain! 7 years J .. Govt. .. Siding. 189 15 7 118 14 8 71 0 11 307 B. 84/1104 .. I Feb. 1, 1884 British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Co. (Limited) 374 60 Inveroargill ', subject to 1 month's notice. i Terminable at end of 3 or 5 years of this period, by 21 days' previous notice. * Three months' notice. t After that, from year to yea:

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RETURN No. 19. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways Open for Traffic and Under Maintenance on 31st March, 1884.

Section. Mileage Open for Traffic on 31st March, 1883. Additional Length Opened for Traffic during Year. Reduced Mileage equivalent Maintenance for whole Period. Lengths Closed during YeaV. Net Addition ; Net Addition to Mileage to Mileage Open under for Traffic, j Maintenance. Total Mileage Open for Traffic on 31st March, 1884. Line Opened. Date of Opening. Length Opened. Line. Length. M. ch. 2 68 j M. eh. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. Ttf. ch. 2 68 Kawakawa ... ! Whangarei 6 4S ... 6 45 Auckland ... 139 28 ... *i39 61 Napier 6 9 59 69 59 Wellington 68 40 68 40 Wanganui... 114 72 Waverley to Manutahi 28th August, 1883 .gust, I 1883 16 46 6 68 16 46 16 46 131 38 New Plymouth 5i 6 5i 6 Hurunui-B luff 848 34 Anama-Cavendish Albury-Winscombe Ist March, 1884.. 20th August, 1883 oh, 188. .gust, ii ,4 . . 2 46 883 7 19 3 27 J 14 32 4 8 862 66 tDistrict Kailwaya ... Winscombe-Eversley 28th January, 1884 luary, 1 1884 ! 3 20 o 20 Roundhill 24th Sept., 1883... pt., 188; S3... I 27 o 41 47 11 82 39 Waihao Porks - Waihao Downs 24th April, 1883... iril, 188 33... I 12 JWaimea Plains 36 40 Shag Point Coal Line 2 o Shag Point Coal Line 2 O G-reyinouth 7 20 7 20 Westport ... IO o Waimangaroa-Ngakawau... 9th April, 1883 ... ii, 188 a 3 - 8 56 8 S 6 8 56 iS 56 Nelson 22 73 22 73 Picton 17 70 ... 17 70 Total ... 1)443 74 40 66 10 76 ! 2 o I " 39 54 29 30 1.446 53 * Difference owing to re-chainage of line. t District Railways worked under agreement with the Government. J The Waimea Plains Railway Company has withdrawn from the working agreement with the Government.

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RETURN No. 20. Comparative Statement of the Number of Employes for March, 1883, and March, 1884.

RETURN No. 21. Statement of Accidents for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

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Department. rt rt •a "v ci to fl ci JZ •5 -a a ci < 'E, ci Z o ci to c rt o K Z te 3 .1 p S J3 O S U o P. o Z n" c 3 o H 1882-83. General Traffic ... ' Maintenance Locomotive ... 8 12 5 H4 266 159 35 96 42 S3 80 101 "56 107 81 35 49 23 947 i,i43 829 3i 17 9 21 13 13 3 1 9 15 19 10 39 i,346 1,817 1,281 Totals 25 539 173 234 244 107 2,919 57 47 55 44 4,483' 1883-84. General Traffic Maintenance Locomotive... 3 4 6 IS 12 11 139 360 203 37 79 5i 167 "82 8 4 122 "fig 122 88 20 52 29 "897 1,151 930 2,978 40 24 17 27 12 i8 3i 19 9 12 34 i,372 i,939 i,494 4,839 20 10 Totals 13 38 702 163 288 279 IOI 81 57 59 42 Increase ... Decrease ... 13 13 6 54 35 "*6 59 24 io 4 375 14

Passengers Killed or Injured. Servants of the Department Killed or Injured. Persons Killed or Injured while Crossing at Level Crossings. Trespassers. Workshops. Miscellaneous. Section. From Causes beyond their own Control. From their own Misconduct or Want of Caution. From Causes beyond their own Control. From their own Misconduct or Want of Caution. 2 rt -J u a '5* 3 © jKilled. Injured. Killed. Injured. (Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Kawakawa Wliangarei ... Auckland Napier Wellington ... Wanganui New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Greymouth ... Westport Nelson Picton 2 i 2 1 I 14 i 2 54 4 13 1 i 2 I I 3 2 2 I I I I I I 12 I 20 3 2 3 89 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 IO 5 1 I i i ! 16 Totals 2 3 1 3 72 4 14 3 4 6 18 2 7 123

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RETURN No. 22. LOCOMOTIVE RETURNS for the Year ending 31st March, 1884. WHANGAREI SECTION.

_ ype. c a. W a, o jo <- Train. Shunting. Ballast. Detail. Engine-Mileage. Coal. Oil. Quantity of Stores. Rum ing. Repairs. Running. Stores. Fuel. Wages. Cost. Repairs. Cost per Engine-Mile in Penc< Running. mlage. u rt 8"_ rtr* _S .si o E rt rt Total. Tallow. ; Waste. Wages and Materials. Total. Wages and Materials. j ! Stores. Fuel. Wages, j 1 ! Total. Ton-Miles Gross. P 2 18 17,571 j 2,060 447 20,078 6,501 : 642 I 349 I 318 46 63 163 663 ! 935 I .92* '55 ! '75 i'94 7'94 n'i8 j : . ! rip*! 867,831 •259 .025 3i ; 49 AUCKLAND SE< TON. B D P L R 1 I I 14 6 17 14 13 16 22,031 2,290 1,346 219,626 19,289 17,838 57,282 2l8 12,627 5,839 38,070 1,604 6,441 3,310 22,249 14,917 985 8,170 25,724 283,420 20,893 9,779 34,058 60,592 9,068 828 2,635 352 1,766 224 58,727 ■ 8,792 7,053 ; 1,061 7,755 j 1,407 17,320 2,734 230 172 87 2,015 310 174 789 268 244 251 4,635 426 598 947 208 123 79 3,557 249 75i 1,060 56 24 18 483 53 75 144 853 227 67 44 1,472 176 195 435 2,616 301 367 271 4,560 349 709 892 _____ 7Q2 58l 412 i 10,072 I 827 1,730 2,531 I 2-24 '6l I'97 '39 2-32 '53 3"oi I -41 2-86 j -6i 5'29 I "53 4'i8 j -57 2-44 1-08 I'2 1 I'2.5 2'02 1'37 1-72 3'25 8-54 5'9o 9'34 796 I2'I0 3'85 8-53 4-01 9-50 5'oo 12-19 3-53 10-02 1,976,027 97,281 45,401 14,120,182 1,702,561 1,122,484 4,099,558 89 42 34 64 88 63 7i 68 •095 1 201 -217 j 243 '354 : 182 •132 ; 3,023 •107 224 •194 [ 468 •140 i 591 4 3 17 17 16 Total i— 30 339,702 6S,iog 36,488 j 444,299 104,324 j 15,398 ! 3,777 7,369 6,027 4-02 9-15 -32* I 7,449 16,945 I 58S*^ 3-26 -46 1-41 !23,i63,494 ■175 4,932 .006* NAPIE sect: ON. A D P 1 6 15 j 1,326 j 16 ! 38,377 I 16 ; 89,834 j 1,907 5,409 6,120 I 3,233 661 j 44,447 4,657 I 100,611 36q 6,925 18,491 106 1,078 2,327 65 582 1,205 60 62 579 226 1,217 1,073 1,856 1,361 6 88 I 29 j 70 5° 3 j 695 !,355 j 1,424 1,892 I 2,189 I67 I 4"60 I '44 1,517 | 1-22 : 'IO 4,026 1 2-56 : -41 5,710 j 2'20 j -43 j i I 2-15 274 3'23 3'o6 5-27 112-39 47,740 3 75 8-19 2,490,038 3'39 I 9'66 6,602,888 3'55 I 9' 2 4 9,140,666 36 65 80 '344 ■126 •130 174 268 5! 41, 8 4< Total 9 ■•• ; 129,537 : i3>436 5,318 j 148,291 25,785 3,5" 1,852 68 •159 1,321 I I WELLINGTON SEi ITI0N. D H L B S 4 4 4 2 ,3 15 6 io 14 28,954 10,646 72,049 28,649 39,837 180,135 25,662 2,405 14,916 11,310 5,195 2,968 22 2,249 10 230 57,584 13,073 89,214 39,969 45,262 9,373 ! 1,417 I9,02of 1,393 19,668 : 2,720 io,333 : 1,322 12,407 j 2,037 169 304 i75 562 608 671 1,062 1,100 440 494 3,767 1,119 868 902 698 515 63 91 119 64 90 570 1,427 1,202 631 756 4.586 ! 1,108 j 2,860 955 ! 3,34i 1,257 ! 3,480 650 j 2,043 600 ! 1,961 4'66 : -26 15-94 I 1-67 2 '43 I '32 4^9: '38 2-73 : -48 2-38 I 4-62 11-92 26-19 1 i7'53 61-33 3'23 i 3'38 9-36 3'79 3'9° 12-26 4'oi . 3-18 10-40 1,413-375 759,036 4,979,490 2,460,496 3,041,353 t 49 71 69 86 76 ■242 ■867 '135 •143 •136 897 695 916 467 382 Total J 7 19 '70,801 ! 8,889 59,488 5,479 245,102 1,818 4,102 427 4,570 ! 13,685 [ 706*1 4'49 ! 4'47 i3'40 4-02 ; -42 70 ■ •192 I 3,357 i *Mi icellaneous charges. t Includes 5,222 ewt. coke.

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I H 3 rt Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cost per Engine-Mile in Pence. H; ullage. p Type. c 2; hJ O rf cn 4-s Detail. Running. Repairs. Running. Fuel. Wages. Wages ' and Stores. Fuel. Materials.! Repairs. Running. Ton-Miles Gross. < H H.H 0 o. CO rt Q Train. Shunting. Ballast. Total. Coal. I. Oil. Tallo-w. 1 Waste. Wages J?"? [ Stores. Materials. Total. Total. Wages.! A D E F L R 2 1 4 6 1 5 30,132 66,374 85,648 178 1,588 7.348 9.379 617 13.032 1,306 6,760 62 7,383 4,5oo 297 1,484 8,348 37,542 83,136 6,148 9 S .977 314 42 1,239 187 8,783 j 1,229 12,047 j J .776 1,320 | 191 16,1 152 ! 2,182 128 596 916 104 1,206 58 133 691 755 128 39 5 103 20 i,330 82 1,202 116 62 14 967 148 3-703 385 24 ; 76 96 j 195 567 I 639 854 ! 1,294 86 J 216 1,034 j 1,294 2,661 I 3,714 144 414 2,618 3,466 378 3,443 10,463 6-31 2-96 8-50 3'47 2-42 2'34 ■81 •57 '53 •33 '55 •36 3'88 278 3-62 2'47 3'36 2'5I I2'29 5'6o 4-09 374 8'43 3'H 378 23-29 11-90 16-74 IO"OI 14-76 8'34 10-65 53.656 142,408 2,896,641 156,671 3.976,042 9.018..593 60" ' -35 44 i '29 153 1 '58 46 I -21 59 131 472 863 160 982 2,667 i,i73 Total 1 ! J 9 183,185 32,142 20,308 235,635 39.855 ! 5.607 2,950 2,938 377 '39 271 I 49 -28 NEW PLYMJ UTH SECTION. A C D 2 ■ 14 2 15 3 15 7 I -•• 6,712 10,496 58,024 1,191 2,768 3.839 7.798 209 1,879 815 8,112 15,143 62,678 2,582 9.756 230 ! 366 893 j 199 290 744 213 286 661 103 332 418 853 40 52 106 104 197 744 185 289 784 1,258 432 870 2,052 3'05 5-26 i'6o ri8 •41 j 3 -o8 3'12 I 2-85 5'47 4'58 3'oo 12-78 1379 7-86 9'36 178,319 4^,068 2,668,390 27 42 46 •58 '47 •18 157 249 642 Total 75,232 198 1.045 3,354 2-38 '55 I i 2 '92 3'5i 3.290,777 44 •24 1,048 2,903 85,933 13,702 1,489 1,233 1,160 HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. HtjBUnui-Oasiaku Division. A B 0 D E G K M Q T 9 I s 17 4 4 1 18 18 18 18 20 20 35 20 35 18 18 12,756 14,073 12,227 83,494 237.452 23,828 233.504 98,508 73,838 16,396 18 107,504 3,758 11,896 33.444 97,220 41,923 7=469 15,158 1.348 16,590 1,127 837 639 1,065 32,432 756 2,164 22 820 121,387 18,668 24,762 118,003 367,104 38,293 277.591 105,999 89,816 17,744 16,608 394 Owt. 14,986 7,601 5,6i8 24,505 94,i33 12,980 107,509 24,247 34,948 3,948 2,007 129 Qt. 1,648 453 434 1,769 6,769 1,015 6,290 1,760 1,973 34i 238 9 22,699 Lb. 3i5 59 57 339 828 103 1,042 452 272 33 62 Lb. 1,490 285 436 1,266 4,968 583 3,77i 1,328 180 245 8 £ ■M39 216 171 665 2,519 827 3.898 1,012 796 202 35 1 £ 98 24 27 99 411 52 348 101 in £ 784 250 161 833 3.258 381 4,189 1.275 i,I45 207 76 7 £ I 2,497 283 ■386 1,695 5,656 727 3,683 187 309 17.834 £ 4,5i8 773 745 3,292 11,844 1,987 12,118 3,5!9 3,325 615 435 15 2-25 2 - 77 i-66 1'64 S-i8 3"37 2'29 2'12 •19 '3i ■26 •21 ■27 ■32 '30 '23 •30 •25 ■21 i'55 3'2i r 5 6 1'69 2'13 2'39 3-62 2-88 3'o6 2'8o no 4'26 4'94 3' 6 4 374 3'44 370 4'56 3-18 2-56 3'4o 2'53 4-46 4'26 8'93 9'93 7-22 6-69 774 i2'45 10-47 7-96 8-88 831 6-28 9'i3 617,177 44-49 1,850,341 124-10 434,906 33-80 4,534,566 53-92 16,944,063 66-34 1.737,019 70-65 29,607,334 125-63 7,382,660 74-92 7,829,397 104-87 994,312 60-64 1,076 5977 20,135 51-10 71,952,986 I 86-54 •185 •075 •203 •123 •108 •170 •082 •106 •083 •137 !,747 183 286 1,181 3,972 570 2,479 739 993 "5 254 1 19 15 2'73 '51 •6l 394 3 3,565 ... I Total 15,861 1 11,481 ' •26 i .60 ... 806,094 350,019 40,256 1,196,369 332,611 1,305 I I 12,566 43,186 j 2'30 2-52 3'58 8-66 j '097 12,52. Oamabu-Clinton Division. A 1 12 j 258 11,162 C f J 8 37 121 D 2 18 37.354 6,785 E 3 20 64,544 13,509 62 11,482 1,184 146 158 50 3 45,190 9,194 836 78,053 38,434 2,249 109 186 1 3 304 59 2 782 1,177 21 155 814 11 44 117 35 187 254 1 4 5 354 788 1,341 1,094 1,183 3,208 •44 -23 -73 3-90 5-30 9,709 30-34 -173 1-52 6-07 7-59 1,157 3 I- 27 '207 •82 -23 i-88 4-19 7-12 1,571,636 40-92 -169 2-50 -36 3-36 3-64 I 9-86 5,771,499 84-91 -no 19: 67:

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I I0 20 21,762 683 147,340 121,659 15,843 77,995 986 18,419 8,294 5,285 60,581 12,300 799 160,338 ! 46,079 13=969 6,979 166,558 ' 66,369 129,953 42,596 21,180 5,885 149,323 56,563 20 2 151,836 I03,3ll 3,586 1,199 378 105 3,997 1=659 1,924 700 345 I 143 2,528 246 2,436 i,538 255 1,655 58 1,681 348 146 29 2,198 198 19 211 103 20 1,380 204 2,287 1=425 172 3="8 295 2,228 1,517 342 6,35i 576 6,407 3=393 680 29 6,339 2-48 '99 2-42 •64 1-65 •30 '32 •30 '19 •23 2 - o5 3'So 3'30 2-63 i'9S 4-66 5'07 3-2: 2 - 8o 3-87 j 9-50 : 2,977,972 9-88 j 749,124 9-23 114,748,838 6-26 : 8,339,425 77° 850,559 37-66 5770 99'56 68-54 53'Si •069 •008 •092 •091 •143 2,207 230 1,344 833 230 G L P B S T i 20 20 25 20 7 3 i T 6 t 6 20 12 iS 27,782 16 18,478 52 149 2,981 I 1,921 4,109 1,618 20,554 I 8,541 1 ... 1 185 1,646 2,310 ... '30 2-64 371 66-58 6o'oo 115-11 •123 i,532 1,521 121,392 A 131,279 2,079 2,144 2,664 13,769 1,932 I 216 ... 3="5 2,187 1 7,450 36,033 3'53 3'05 ... I "34 4-92 ... 3'46 3'66 io' 18 : 8,092,246 240 1177 i5,35i,694 9'3i ! 58,464.099 •100 Total i 4o j 662,155 188,832 77=073 928,060 374,146 I 9=037 1,124 11,713 i4,iS9 2'33 •29 3'03 79'44 •105 9>38i '•ItTSTOX-. _o"ee Division". A C -E K P Q 2 10 5 i i i i*8 20 25 25 7,082 129,301 148,283 31,679 544 27,279 14,320 36,254 11,851 2,823 1 = 705 4,289 2,999 38,767 452 24,401 204,322 160,586 34,502 3,43i 31=705 5,665 81,723 76-346 17=551 S5i 12,020 743 5,253 4,659 826 86 149 i,594 1,990 4i4 13 367 459 2,935 2,043 47i 42 468 6,418 236 287 1,713 2,722 119 81 41 281 223 49 641 218 2,510 2,283 526 24 381 509 3,388 i,83S 388 62 236 1,055 7=892 7,063 1,07s 97 908 18,326 2-82 2'0I 4-07 •82 •42 •6l •40 '33 '33 -29 '35 '37 2-14 2'9S 3'4i 3-66 i-68 2-88 " 5'oi 3'98 2'74 2-70 4'33 3'oi 10-37 9-27 10-55 7'47 6-78 6-87 ... 505,743 11,076,495 i4,iS3,88i 2,449,434 22,431 1,958,250 30,166,234 50-16 65-90 95-16 77'32 I4'43 71-42 77'84 •145 •108 •no '096 •71 '09S 397 2,328 1,165 249 48 269 25 1,182 137 1,032 397 1 Total — 5,164 20 ... 344,168 71,242 43,537 458,947 193=856 12,599 4,527 5,942 6,579 2'70 '33 3"" 3'44 9'58 'i°9 4,456 - ;ymo" TH s: CTION. C E B 2 I I 17 17 17 5'30 8,045 10,882 7,228 5,900 6,219 6 286 7=758 13=951 7=387 i,445 2,355 3,i85 137 198 258 24 38 75 118 169 212 46 49 75 i 9 12 15 36 25 4i _____ 100 227 309 6 3 6 180 329 45S 964 20 § 1-42 •84 1'03 •27 ■20 •20 77 70 77 3'09 3-90 4-26 5'56 5'65 6-28 41,618 953,963 1,240,901 79 119 114 '057 ■047 •055 14: 171 21' Total I — ! 4 - 19,457 19,347 203 39,096 6,985 593 137 499 1 170 122 1'04 ■22 j 74 3'90 5'9i 'I2§ 2,236,482 US •051 •002 § 52: westpo: T SE> TION. C 3 15 21,155 F 1 15 3=497 Total 4 ... 24,652 6,713 i,577 8,290 570! I 28,438 5=074 6,402 1,588 165 554 228 1,158 365 75 80 14 7,560 1,953 240 634 242 60 15 182 757 1,227 i'9 2 '50 i'53 6-38 10-35 1,777,934 84 -16 561 38 107 174 -66 -70 1-79 5-06 8-22 424,208 121 -09 75 220 864 1,401 1-73 -53 1-57 6.18 10-03 2,202,142 89 -ii 636 i4Q§ i-qo§ ,oi5§ 570 I 33,512 75 NELSON SEG TON. D 3 15 37=749 5.219 601 43=569 8,989 i,35o 168 730 362 78 481 698 1,619 54§ 1-99 -43 2-65 3-85 8-92 j 1,516,143 39 <3oJi •256 -oo8§ 46, tcto: SECT] ON. C 2 12 10,130 1,489 D 1 12 13,042 1,924 Total 3 ... 23,172 3,413 1,214 1,214 12,833 14,966 27,799 2,168 339 205 238 2,709 387 243 286 4,877 726 448 524 156 91 24 28 140 199 519 2-93 -44 1 2-62 3-72 971 396,018 35 -314 182 I7S 234 528 1-46 -45 I 2-81 3-75 8-47 498,741 38 -254 200 315 433 : ,047 j 2-14 -45 2-72 373 9-04 894,759 37 -281 382 27,799 247 52 * See Oarnaru— 'Clinton Section. t See Clinton-Bluff Section. J See Hurunui-Oamaru Section. § Miscellaneous charges.

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RETURN No. 22. HURUNUI-BLUFF.— SUMMARY.

Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cos! per Engine-Mile in Pence. Hai ilage. Detail. Running. Repairs, j Running. Repairs. Running. soH g_ < *- ■ to &i*7l ■- . ■_ m t! U CU rt £ 5 "S~ci C " B vb "Hffl rt Division. Total. Wages j Waste. ,£"£_ j Stores. Fuel. Wages. [ rials, j Total. Wages and Materials. Stores. Fuel. Wages. Total. Ton-Miles Gross. E rt _ 5* Train. Shunting. Ballast. Coal. Oil. Tallow. Cwt. Q.t. Lb. I i Lb. £ £ £ £ £ Tfurunui-Oaniaru 806,094 350,019 40,256 1,196,369 332,611 22,699 3,565 j j iS,86i 11,481 1=305 12,566 17.834 j 43,186 2-30 ] •26 2-52 3'58 8-66 71,952,986 86-54 •097 12,525 Oam aru-Clinton ... 662,155 188,832 77.073 928,060 374,146 20,554 8,54i ! 13,769 9,037 1,124 11,713 i4,iS9 36,033 2'33 ■29 j 3'°3 3-66 9'3i 58,464,099 79'44 •105 9.381 Clinton-Bluff 344,i68 71,242 43,537 458,947 193,856 12,599 4,527 I 6,418 36,048 5,164 641 5,942 6,579 18,326 2-70 '33 3'ii 3'44 9'58 j 30,166,234 77-84 ■109 4.456 Total I ! 1,812,417 610,093 160,866 2,58.3,376 900,613 55,852 16,633 25,682 3=070 30,221 38,572 |97,S45 j 2'39 ; -28 2-81 3'58 9*06 160,583,319 82.14 •102 26,362 Recapitulation. 1,812,417 610,093 160,866 2,583,376 97,545 Cr. —By recoverable mileage and expenditure 34,565 34,565 1 ... 1,249 Per EngineMile. Per TrainMile. "I " I [ I ! I d. 12-75 1,812,417 6 10,093 126,301 2,548,811 96,296 a. 9-07 I General charges ... 9,512 •89 ■ ... I ... 1-26 Total J ! 1 ! <: i I i 1,812,417 610,093 126,301 2,548,811 105,808 9-96 14*01

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RETURN No. 23. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Statement of Repairs executed to Rolling-Stock and Tarpaulins for Year ending 31st March, 1884.

RETURN No. 24. HURUNUI-BLUFF. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

Particulars. Number. Particulars. Number. ENGINES :— Thoroughly overhauled General repairs Heavy „ (running shed) Undergoing repairs, &c. Erected (new) 41 13 3i 19 5 HOKSE-BOXES AND WAGONS :— Erected (new or manufactured) Eebuilt ... Thoroughly overhauled General repairs Converted 675 30 203 2,729 Total 109 Total 3,637 Caemages :—' Thoroughly overhauled General repairs Light repairs Converted Erected (new) 57 ISO 92 Paint-wobk : — Engines, painted or varnished Carriages ,, ,, Brake-vans ,, ,, Horse-boxes, &c. ,, Engines, paint renewed Carriages ,, Brake-vans ,, Horse-boxes, &c. „ 22 88 19 1,109 - 9 8 1 291 14 Total Vans : Thoroughly overhauled General repairs Converted Eebuilt ... Manufactured 313 Total i,547 13 63 1 12 Taepatjlins : — New (manufactured) Thoroughly repaired General repairs Tainted or varnished 963 5,39i 1,661 2 Total 9i Total 8,015

Mine. 1883-84. 1882-83. Increase. Decrease. Saunders and Co., W_itccli_s Wilson, W. Mcllraith, J., Glentunnel McClatchie „ Ford, Tipping, and Co., Whitecliffs Hartley Coal Company ,, Springfield Coal Company, Springfield Kowai Pass Colliery ... ... Austin and Kirk, Sheffield Bonnie, B., Albury Kurow Papakaio Ngapara Shag Point ... ... Walton Park ... ... Green Island ... ... ... Freeman's Fernhill Nelson's Kaitangata Pukerau ... ..'. Fairfax Nightcaps ... ... ... Waikaka Tons. 1.743 15,796 Tons. 50 302 io,3S5 2,021 Tons. 1,441 5.441 Tons. 50 2,021 1,217 1.789 5,303 143 2,948 6,231 467 3.683 10 1,217 1.789 928 324 735 10 179 4 71 20,214 15.673 S.043 10,076 9=047 2,432 46,509 1.574 16 10,623 78 23 18,298 16,396 6,821 11.779 3.383 2,473 32,718 J>3 2 7 54 8,311 179 4 48 1,916 5,664 723 1,778 !.7 0 3 13,791 247 41 2,312 78 38 Totals... 150,478 124,702 34,127 8,35i

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RETURN No. 25. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of the Number of Vessels Discharged and Loaded at the Ports of Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, and Bluff for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

RETURN No. 26. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Sidings Open for Traffic on 31st March, 1884, on the Waikari-Bluff Railway and Branches.

Port. 1882-83. :883-S4. Increase. Decrease. Dischakged : — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Bluff No. 1,264 312 325 433 237 No. 1,235 240 347 374 229 No. No. 29 72 22 59 8 Totals 2,571 2,425 22 168 Loaded: — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Bluff 1,395 302 325 375 233 i,554 249 347 344 225 159 22 S3 31 8 Totals 2,630 181 2,719 92

Main Line. Sidings. Total Equivalent of Single Track. Line of Railway. Branches. Total Railway. Single. Double. Main Line. Branches. Total. 3HEISTCHUECH SECTION : — Main Oxford and Eyreton Branch ... Southbridge and Little Biver Branches Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Mount Somcrs Branch M. ch. 142 70 M. ch. 7 60 M. ch. 42 15 42 49 M. ch. M. ch. 46 10 M. ch. 3 53 4 3 M. ch. 46 10 3 53 4 3 M. ch. 196 60 45 68 46 52 42 21 4 63 4 63 47 4 21 60 o 68 o 68 22 48 Totals 142 70 7 60 148 65 291 55 46 10 13 27 59 37 358 72 Damabit Section : — Main Albury B ranch Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch 108 22 36 13 22 3 14 77 18 41 2 33 1 41 o 80 18 41 2 33 1 4i o 80 126 63 38 46 23 44 IS 77 Totals 108 22 73 13 181 35 18 41 4 74 23 35 204 70 Dunedin Section : — Main Walton Park Branch... Outram Branch Lawrence Branch 114 70 2 49 9 o 22 1 22 60 o '48 0 63 1 75 22 60 o 48 0 63 1 75 137 So 3 17 9 63 23 76 Totals 114 70 33 So 148 40 22 60 3 26 26 6 174 46 :nvekcakgi_l Section : — Main Tapanui Branch Eiverton and Otautau Branches I7S 64 15 43 49 67 6 S 30 20 25 1 76 4 23 20 25 i 76 4 23 26 44 196 9 17 39 54 10 267 58 Totals 17S 64 24i 14 20 25 6 19 Grand totals 541 66 7 60 320 78 862 64 IO7 56 27 66 1,006 - o6 I3S 42 V

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Christchun :h Sectii »n. Oamaru Section. Dunedin Section. Inveroargill Section. Whole Line, Waikari -Bluff. 1S78-79. 1879-80. 1880-81. 1881-82. ;i882-83. 1883-84. 187S-59. 1882-83.18 - 4. ! l878-J9. 1859-80,1880-81. 1859-80. 1880-81.! 1881-82. 1881-82. ;i882-8 3 . 1883-84. 1878-79.! !t879-8o. 1880-81J 1881-82. 1882-83.! 1883-84.1 1873-79. 1859-80. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. A i.—Surfacing... A 2.—Benewals ... A3. —Ballast ... A 4.—Banks, &c. A 5.—Bridges, &c. A 6.—Fences, &c. A 7.—Boads, &e. A 8.—Water, &c. A 9.—Wharves ... A 10. —Buildings Miscellaneous ... £ 72-65 31-72 5'03 8-71 37-68 io - o6 1-44 7-08 .60 I5'i3 24-30 213-80 253 M. £ 7 1'53 3279 478 16-44 25-67 4-12 S'Si 479 •00 8-84 29-46 £ 61'54 34-26 4'9 6 4-98 n'17 6-58 i-8o 2-99 •00 10-84 1 1'35 £ ■ S2'29 1 4S'43 • 5'i5 ; 3-62 9-83 7'Si 2-14 4'37 •06 11-76 5-59 £ 59'37 4379 3'i2 2-03 14-60 12-31 2-33 6-58 •00 I2 '57 7'i5 i63'85 272 M. : £ 60-45 43-94 3'64 2'6o 24-57 12-22 i-9S 5'2o •00 13-91 7'93 £ 75'23 25-16 5'i4 IO'IO i4'i3 4-67 -67 2'95 ■00 3'34 I2'0I £ 73'69 44-25 10-58 I5-57 15-12 2-30 1-79 279; •00 6-85 i8-4S £ 64-08 S3-S2 I3-3S I5-SS 1374 5-i7 i-45 1-99 •00 2-40 11-98 183-23 £ S9'94 S3-I9 5-45 8-40 11-23 5-30 3-o8 •00 3'47 2-67 £ 6&ng 42-60 9-72 10-84 I 5 -66 l6'22 i-56 4-66 ■00 11-70 5-12 184-87 171 M. £ 70-59 60-71 4-16 8-71 13-26 20-54 •78 2-99 ■00 12-87 9-62 £ 112- 12 127-97 13-91 6'oo 25-88 5-76 3-I3 •95 1-63 9-11 3'30 £ 143' 17 58-19 32-66 28-25 24'59 8-82 2-83 1-46 ■19 6-o6 15-04 £ 89-84 55-98 23-39 26-05 16-74 13-62 3-12 4-48 5-32 9-68 18-89 267-11 £ 77-3I 32-62 11-58 14-99 20-30 13-87 3-89 S-2S 1-69 18-45 14-84 £ 81-51 58-69 ii'6i 19-02 i4'85 28-32 9-18 S-52 ■72 25-26 8-55 263-23 £ 85-80 73-71 20-28 16-38 15-21 20-80 4-03 5-46 1-56 13-26 ii-44 £ 1 5S'47 13-22 11-90 2I'I2 10-48 •97 75 1 _i •00 1'44 9-12 125-68 £ S9'6S 14-73 i4'25 12-33 6-30 2-07 1-31 ■81 •00 i-68 7-67 £ 48-60 9'43 6-8 1 7-89 7-27 1-84 •91 1-63 •17 3-92 2-73 £ 1 43-56 22'8o 8-37 9-88 I2'I0 3'i5 i-88 3'48 •13 7'22 2'4I £ 47'42 25-83 10-03 6-28 9-36 S-io i-54 4'39 •02 n-33 3-5o £ 57'98 27-82 6-89 7-28 n-57 6-76 i-S6 i'95 •13 n-8 3 3-25 £ 76-57 44-46 8-45 11-70 23-92 5-85 i-43 3-64 •26 £ ■ 82-68 ; 36-01 14-17 i7'55 17-94 4-16 2-99 2'6o '00 5-98 18-33 £ 64-09 36-S3 10-92 I2'22 n-83 6-37 1-82 2-73 1-04 6-89 10.66 £ 5 6-l6 38-87 7-28 8-45 12-74 7-02 2'2I 4-03 '39 9-88 5-85 152-88 800 M.! £ i 61-36 41-34 7-93 8-19 13-39 14-04 3-2S 5'33 ■13 14-30 S-98 £ i 66-30 . 48-10 ! 7'54 > 7'54 1 16-90 1-95 3'9» '39 13-00 7-67 187-20 853 M. Total 8-19 14-04 Mileage 203-93 232 M. 150-47 250 M. : 14775 254 M. 176-41 289 M. i53'4o i9i'39 170M. iS3'90 181 M. 204-23 30976 136 M. 321-26 149 M. 21479 149 M. 267-93 149 M. 120-80 91-20 114-98 216 M. 124-80 233 M. 137-02 198-51 706 M. 202-41 A — 165-10 768 M.; i75'24 825 M. i 147 M. 170 M. 174 M. 149 M. 149 M. 199 M. ! 170 M. 199 M.: 241 M. 750 M.

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RETURN No. 28. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Cost of Maintenance of different Divisions of Main Line and Branches.

RETURN No. 29. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Sectional Accounts for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884.

A. C. Fife, Bajlway Accountant,

Mileage. Average for Fourweekly Period. Rate per Mile per Annnm. Exi jcnditure for Line of Railway. Year ending 31st March, 1883. „ ? n , Rate per S e , ducod Mile-. Mileage. Actual Mileage. Reduced Mileage. CiiBisTCiirjECii Section : —■ Main Oxford and Eyreton ... Southbridge and Little Biver Springfield and Whiteeliffs Mount Somers M. ch. 142 70 42 15 42 49 42 21 21 60 M. ch. 142 70 42 15 42 49 42 21 19 13 £ s. d. 35,923 17 4 4,733 18 1 4,875 2 4 4,604 8 3 863 7 4 £ 2,763 364 375 354 67 £ 19-32 8-67 8-72 8-43 3'49 £ 251-16 112-71 113-36 109-59 4S'37 • Totals 291 55 289 8 51,000 13 4 3,923 i3'57 176-41 Oamaeit Section : — Main Albury Duntroon Ngapara 108 22 36 13 22 3 14 77 108 22 29 21 22 3 14 77 25,596 8 8 1,849 18 5 5,538 2 4 2,630 6 7 1,969 142 426 202 18-26 4'83 19-36 i3'49 237'38 62-79 251-68 75'37 Totals 181 35 174 43 35,614 16 o 2,739 iS'71 204-23 Dunedin Section:— Main Walton Park Outram Lawrence 114 71 2 49 9 o 22 o 114 71 2 49 9 o 22 o 34,663 19 4 693 5 o 1,485 2 2 3,079 19 o 2,667 53 114 237 23-18 21'33 12-69 10-77 301 '34 277-29 164-97 140.01 Totals 148 40 148 40 39,922 5 6 3,071 20'6l 267-93 Inveecaegill Section : — Main Tapanui Eiverton and Otautau 75 64 IS 43 49 67 175 64 15 43 49 2 '26,296 2 8 1,364 18 10 5,278 14 9 2,023 105 406 11-49 6-56 8-32 H9'37 85-28 108-16 Totals 241 14 240 29 32,939 16 3 2,534 io-S4 137-02 Grand totals 863 64 852 40 12,267 187-20 159,477 II I 14-40

Name. Miles Open for Traffic. Revenue. Expenditure. Per Cent. of Revenue. £ s. d. 227,667 9 5 7,602 2 1 14,923 1 4 13,583 17 2 £ s. d. Christchurch Section Oxford, Bangiora, and Eyreton Branch Southbridge Branch Springfield Branch 165 43 42 43 135,071 7 o 8,311 15 o 10,267 17 4 10,267 1 11 163,918 1 3 59-33 109-33 68-8o 75-S8 62-14 Total 293 263,776 10 o Oamaru Section ... Albury Branch Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch ... 106 36 22 15 84,962 7 8 8,812 15 7 6,347 16 2 3,387 n 1 62,410 17 7 5,015 11 11 7,722 1 o 4,217 10 7 73'46 56-91 121-65 124-50 Total 179 103,510 10 6 79,366 1 1 76-67 Dunedin Section ... Walton Park Branch Outram Branch ... ... ... Lawrence Branch... 115 3 9 22 102,510 18 2 941 1 n 2,417 11 4 7,204 15 9 120,460 18 6 1,247 9 I0 2,770 1 1 6,211 1 7 62-57 132-56 114-53 86-21 Total 130,689 11 o 64-36 149 203,074. 7 2 Invercargill Section Tapanui Branch Biverton Branch 176 IS 49 84,757 18 o 2,418 2 9 12,251 6 o 60,192 13 6 3,318 8 10 10,204 7 o 71-02 137-23 83-29 Total 99,427 6 9 73,715 9 4 74-14 240 Grand total ... 861 669,788 14 5 447,689 2 8 66-84

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RETURN No. 30. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. SHOWING Comparative Average Rates of Classified Expenditure of Maintenance Department on each Section and Traffic District per Mile per Four Weeks for the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1884.

Classification. Sections. Mileage. A 1. Surfacing. A4. Aj. A2. A3. Banks, Bridges, Renewals. Ballasting. Cuttings, Culverts, &c. &c. A6. Fences, Gates, „c. A5. A8. Roads, Ap- Water proaches, Services, &c. &c. A 9 . Wharves. Aio. Buildings. Total Maintenance. An. Additions. Total Expenditure. Christchurch Section —Main Line Oxford and Eyreton Branches Southbridge and Little Biver Branches ... Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Mount Somers Branch 143 42 43 42 19 5-68 3-90 3'57 366 3-i7 3'9i 3-72 3-16 2-92 i ■14 ■51 •02 •01 •16 •04 •29 ■11 '17 •07 ■00 3'53 •18 •17 '59 •01 i-6o •28 •63 •06 •06 ■28 •03 •04 •03 ■00 ■/i ■09 ■12 •14 •01 •01 •00 ■00 •00 •00 i'79 •19 •29 75 •06 18.31 8.52 8-i6 8-38 3'49 roi 'IS ■56 ■05 ■00 19-32 8-67 8-72 8-43 3'49 Total, Christchurch Section 289 4-65 3-38 •28 •20 1-89 •94 '15 •40 •00 1-07 12-96 •61 i3_7 Oamaru Section —Main Line Albury Branch Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch 108 29 22 IS S-78 -3"6i S'6i 6-24 4-47 : ■70 10-85 4-83 ; •S° ■02 -00 1-07 •02 ■02 ■04 i'Si •10 '20 '49 1-88 •02 2-46 I'2 1 •09 •01 •01 •01 •30 ■18 •14 •01 •00 ■00 ■00 1-52 •04 •07 •38 17-12 470 19-36 i3'3o i'i4 '13 •00 •19 18-26 4-83 19-36 i3'49 ■09 •00 Total, Oamaru Section 174 5-43 4-67 •32 ■67 I'02 i-S8 ■06 ■23 •00 •99 j I4-97 74 I5'7I Dunedin Section —Main Line Walton Park Branch ... Outram Branch Lawrence Branch US 3 9 22 6-90 9'53 5:52 5-28 6-6o 6-87 I-8 7 1'43 1-70 1*71 4-03 2'00 •32 I'56 1-48 'OO I '02 •36 1-26 1-42 •45 •30 •36 1-48 3'53 2-15 1-82 74 •35 •22 •53 •09 ■01 •08 •16 ■00 ■00 •00 rig 1-40 •12 •46 22'08 21-25 12-69 IO'6o i'io •08 "OO ■17 23-18 21-33 12-69 10-77 Total, Dunedin Section 149 5-67 i-i7 i'6o ■31 ■42 ■12 ink 1973 •88 20'6l Invercargill Section —Main Line ... Tapanui Branch Biverton and Otautau Branches 176 16 49 4'4 2 3'26 4'94 2-63 •26 •98 •61 I"20 'OO •60 ■58 •40 •89 'OS 1-17 •60 '55 •21 •16 "01 •00 •20 •03 •07 •01 ■00 ■00 1-05 •62 •48 11-17 6-56 8-25 '32 •00 •07 11-49 6- 5 6 8-32 Total, Invercargill Section 241 4-46 2'14 •53 ■56 ■89 ■52 •12 ■is •01 ■91 10-29 •25 io-54 Whole Line 853 5'io : 3-70 •58 ■58 1-30 ro7 •is ■30 •03 1.00 I 3 -8l ■59 14-40

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RETURN No. 31. Account of Transactions between the New Zealand Eailwats and the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Eailway. April i, 1883, £ a. d. By apportionment as under: — £ 8 . ,3. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, Bakaia and Ashburton Forks Eailway ... 7,477 12 5 Mar. 31, 1884. &c: receipts ... ... 15,3 817 11 Government ... ... ... 7,911 5 6 £15,388 17 11 £15,388 17 11 To Rakaia and Ashburton Porks Eailway pro- Expenditure ... ... ... ... 4,135 o 5 portion ... ... ... ... 7,477 12 5 Balance paid to company ... ... 3,342 12 o 12 5 £7,477 12 5

Account of Transactions between the New Zealand Eailwats and the Waimate Eailway. April 1, 1883, £ s. d. By apportionment as under: — £ a. d. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, "Waimate Eailway ... ... ... 429 11 4 Mar. 31, 1884. &c. receipts .... , ... 1,556 7 7 Government ... ... ... i,i 2 6 16 3 ■g 1 7 7 £i,556 7~7 To Waimate Eailway, proportion ... 429 11 4 Balance, ist April, 1883 ... ... 158 n 4 Cheque. Bth February, 1884 ... ... 666 13 5 Expenditure ... ... ... ... 1,419 14 Q Balance due from company ... ... 482 11 £1,578 5 10 £1,578 5 10

Account of Transactions between the New Zealand Eailwats and the Duntroon and Hakateramea Eailwat. April 1, 1883, £ s. d. By apportionment as under: — £ s. d. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, Duntroon and Hakateramea Eailway ... 3,102 311 Mar. 31, 1884. &o. receipts ... ... 7,807 11 2 Government ... ... ... ... 4,705 7 3 £7.807 11 2 £7,807 11 2 To Duntroon and Hakateramea Eailway pro- Balance ist April, 1883 ... ... nig 3 7 portion ... ... ... ... 3,102 311 Expenditure ... ... ... ... 12 11 Cheque, 23rd February, 1884 ... ... 1,000 o o Balance paid to company ... ... '521 7 5 £4.102 3 11 £4,102 3 11

Account of Trans actions between the New Zealand Railways and the Waimea Plains Railway. April i, 1883, £ s. d. By apportionment as under: —■ £ s. d. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, Waimea Plains Eailway ... ... 4,557 8 5 Dec. 31, 1883.* &c. receipts ... ... 10,346 17 3 Government ... ... ... ... . 5,789 8 10 £10,346 I7_g £10,346 17 3 To Waimea Plains Railway proportion ... 4,557 8 5 Expenditure ... ... ... ... 860 9 o Balance paid to company ... ... 3,696 18 8 £4,557 8_5 £4,557 3 5 * Working agreement with company terminated 31st December, 1883.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

By Authority: Georg-e Didsbtjey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4.