RAILWAYS STATEMENT. (17th July, 1896.) BY THE MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS. THE HON, A. J, CADMAN.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I, D-02

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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAYS STATEMENT. (17th July, 1896.) BY THE MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS. THE HON, A. J, CADMAN.

Mb. Speaker,— The Eailway Statement last year dealt with a period of three months working under Government control and nine months working under the control ot the late Eailway Commissioners. I have now to lay before Parliament my Statement for the first complete years working under Government management, and I have no doubt that Honourable members will be much gratified at the results shown ? The number of miles now open for traffic is 2,014, or 21 miles more than The revenue for 1895-96 has been ... £1 133 041 for 1894-95 Z l^O^l Giving an increase of ... ... £32 iqq The Government have considered that no reliable estimate can be formed of the earmng-power of the railways in the absence of a strict debit and credit account for all services (whether public or departmental) performed both by and for the railways. In conformity with, this view the railways have been credited with the sum of £36,152 for services performed for other Government Departments and have been debited with £17,724 for services performed by other Government Departments for the railways. By this means a sum of £18,428 has been added to the railway revenue The net increase of railway revenue over last year's results is, when this item is deducted, therefore £13,762, to which may be added the sum of £43 000 the estimated value of concessions made by the Government in fares and freight's Notwithstanding that an additional sum of £72,919 has been added & to the capital cost of the open railways, by practising the strictest economy £2 16s per cent, has been earned this year on a capital cost of £15,425 532 as com' pared with £2 14s. 6d. per cent, on a capital cost of £15,352,613 last year Evidence of the care exercised in controlling the expenditure is shown by the rate of expenditure per cent, of revenue, as also the cost per train-mile which m both cases have fallen as compared with last year's figures • and these results have been obtained notwithstanding that both passengers and goods have

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been carried at much lower rates than formerly. A table has been prepared (Eeturn 10), and is attached to the Statement, comparing the results of working in New Zealand with the statistics for the State railways of the Australasian Colonies, the Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. Honourable members will, I make no doubt, find these figures of much interest. I will now review the traffic revenue results under the usual heads of "Passengers," " Parcels," and " Goods," and the expenditure results under the heads of " Traffic," " Locomotive," and " Maintenance," after which I shall endeavour to indicate what should, in my opinion, be the railway policy for the future, also the results which may be looked for from such a policy as I am advocating. PASSBNGBES. Contrary to recent experience in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, a large development of this business has taken place in New Zealand during the past year. For the first time in the history of the railways, over 4,000,000 passengers have been carried —the exact figures are 4,162,426, an increase of 256,848 ; at the same time the number of season-tickets has increased from 28,623 to 36,233. The revenue from passengers and season-tickets is £389,234, as against £385,148 last year : an increase of £4,086. These results are all the more remarkable when it is considered that there have been no unusual attractions outside the ordinary race-meetings and agricultural shows to induce a phenomenal amount of travelling, and that, owing to the financial troubles in Australia, the tourist season has been a bad one. The number of visitors from places beyond New Zealand who have travelled over the railways during the year under review has been less than in former years. The popular holiday fares announced in my last Statement have mainly contributed to these gratifying results. I refer to the holiday-excursion fares of 2d. per mile first-class, and Id. per mile second-class. At these fares 289,675 passengers have travelled during the year, yielding a revenue of £50,233. The school excursions have also been largely patronised. No less than 69,547 scholars and teachers, accompanied by 38,467 parents and friends, have been carried at nominal, fares, yielding a revenue of £7,246. It cannot be denied that these school excursions are vastly enjoyed by the little ones, not to say by the parents, and that from an educational point of view very marked and beneficial results must follow. The experience gained has, however, satisfied me that, apart from the benefits indicated, such rates are unremunerative to the Eailway Department. With returning prosperity a still larger development of the passenger traffic may be confidently anticipated. Concessions during the past year to passengers are set forth in Eeturn No. 29 attached hereto. PAECELS. In this Department there is a good deal of stagnation, mainly due to competition on the part of Express Companies, who have hitherto been allowed to enjoy a remunerative business at the expense of the State railways. It is a question for consideration whether these Companies should not be called upon to pay similar rates to those charged in New South Wales and Queensland. Eeduced parcels rates have been gazetted for vegetables, game, and fresh fish. GOODS. The revenue from this Department has been £698,115, as against £683,726 last year; showing an increase of £14,389. The tonnage carried was 2,175,943, as compared with 2,123,343 last year. Wool has decreased 3,965 tons, the result of the severe winter. Firewood decreased 6,298 tons, a disappointing result in view of large freight-reductions. It is doubtful whether the Eailway Department can place firewood in a position to compete with coal. I am making an experiment on the Napier-Taranaki Section in this direction, which will enable the Government to decide what further reductions, if any, are desirable.

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Grain decreased 13,857 tons. This is explained by a good deal of grain being held by farmers in anticipation of higher prices, and also that early in the season heavy winds in Canterbury unfortunately did much damage at a critical time. All other branches of the goods business show substantial increases. As a result of the very large reductions in the sheep rates, we have carried 319,791 more sheep than last year. Pigs give an increase of 10,054; chaff and lime of 16,288 tons; timber of 14,554 tons ; minerals of 20,742 tons; merchandise of 11,942 tons. In consequence of the reduced rates for road-metal, public bodies have taken 10,881 tons, as against 7,548 tons last year. The remarkable way in which the goods traffic keeps up bears evidence of the wonderful manner in which the colonists adapt themselves to the varying conditions under which trade is in these modern days carried on. Eeturn 29 gives a list of the reductions in freight charges during the past year. EXPENDITTJEE. The expenditure has been, — In the Traffic Department ... ... ... ... ... £207,253 In the Locomotive Department ... ... ... ... 240,361 In the Maintenance Department ... ... ... ... 282,593 .In t.he Management Department ... ... ... ... 37,979 A total of ... ... ... ... ... 768,186 This amount was reduced by credit recoveries by ... ... 16,818 Leaving a net expenditure for 1895-96 of ... ... ... 751,368 As compared with, last year, 1894-95 ... ... ... .. 732,160 Or 63 - 51 per cent, of the revenue, against 63 - 62 last year. The Government has decided to insure the casual hands employed by the State railways at port stations. This will secure to men disabled by accident a sum of £1 per week for a period of twenty-six weeks, with £50 at death from accident. The premiums for this insurance will be a charge against the railway revenue. For the comfort and convenience of lady-passengers, female waiting-room attendants have been appointed at the four chief centres. FUTUEE OE OUE EAILWAYS. - I estimate the revenue for current year at £1,200,000, and the expenditure at £762,000. The revenue results for current year, so far as at present ascertained, give every reason to believe that these anticipations will be realised. At the present time the Department is mainly concerned in providing additional and more powerful locomotives, more carriages and wagons, to carry on the increasing business in an economical manner. With expanding traffic increased accommodation must be provided, and this factor cannot be lost sight of whenever reductions in rates are in contemplation. A'large increase in the capital charges for goods-sheds, sidings, stations, engines, carriages, and trucks, means more interest to pay, and more expenditure in upkeep. For the provision of additional rolling-stock and machinery during the current year £64,743 is required, and for increased accommodation at stations £26,669 : a total of £91,412, for which Parliament will be asked to provide. To meet the public demands for faster and better train-services provision will have to be made to complete the relaying of the main lines with heavier rails, and for strengthening the structures in accordance with the locomotive 'requirements. The extended use of safety appliances, telegraphs, and signals will be necessitated if the New Zealand railways are to keep pace with modern requirements. t The Department is continually making provision in this direction so far as means will allow, but is much restricted for want of funds. In order to adopt a comprehensive scheme in the direction indicated a sum of money should be set apart for expenditure over a given number of years.

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The Pintsch gas-lighting plant alluded to in my last Statement has arrived in the colony, and it is expected that the Invercargill and Christchurch expresstrains will be provided with this light during the course of the current month. A Bill will be introduced this session providing for the classification of the railway staff. This Bill will, it is believed, without entailing undue expenditure, prove acceptable both to the men and to the country. Finally, having devoted much time and thought to the administrative work of this great Department, I am in favour of a progressive policy, mainly for passengers and colonial products, coupled with a proper appreciation of the consideration due to those colonists who are not directly served by the railways. This may best be met by safeguarding the revenue until a net return of 3 per cent, from the railways is realised. In such an event I think the country will be justified in making substantial concessions both in passenger-fares and freight-charges for colonial products. This is the policy which I commend to the consideration of honourable members. Appendix E gives the revenue and expenditure for the Midland Eailway system from the date (27th May, 1895) on which the Government assumed the management up to 31st March, 1896; also, the reports of the Chief Engineer for Working Eailways and the Locomotive Superintendent, dealing with the condition of the Midland Eailway lines, structures, and rolling-stock. The usual Departmental reports, and several additional returns, are appended..

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LIST OF APPENDICES ACCOMPANYING REPORT ON NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS EOR 1895-96.

A. Report on Working; Railways by General Manager. B. Report on the Working of the Locomotive Department. C. Report on Maintenance op New Zealand Railways. D. Report by Stores Manager. tt, (Report on Condition of Midland Railway Lines, Locomotives, and Rolling-stock. ' \ Statement op Expenditure on Midland Railway.

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APPENDIX A. ANNUAL REPORT OP THE GENERAL MANAGER OP NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. N.Z. Government Eailways, Head Office, Sib,-— Wellington, 13th June, 1896. I have the honour to report upon the open railways for the financial year ending 31st March, 1896. At the end of the year there were 2,014 miles of line open, against 1,993 last year. The capital cost of opened lines has been increased from £15,352,613 to £15,425,532, an increase of £72,919. The expenditure has been £751,368, against £732,160 last year, an increase of £19,208. The revenue has been £1,183,041, against £1,150,851 last year, an increase of £32,190. The net revenue has been £431,673, against £418,691 last year, an increase of £12,982. The expenditure per cent, of revenue, 63-51, as compared with 63-62 last year. The following extensions have been opened during the year ending 31st March, 1896 :— M. eh. Kaihu Eailway, Opanake Extension ... ... ... ... 0 5 Te Aroha-Thames Eailway, Te Aroha to Paeroa ... ... ... 12 66 Wellington-Woodville Eailway, Eketahuna to Newman ... ... 2 2 Oatlin's Eiver Eailway, Glenomaru Tunnel to Owaka Eiver ... ... 348 Fernhill Branch ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 68 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 29

Following are the comparisons of the traffic, revenue, and expenses for the past sixteen years:—

And also of the traffic in local products for the past eleven years : —

Year. 6 •3 a <» > o a 3 a © X H E o . 3 , OJ 1°h° o so a o TS a! ■ a I o . CD m A 5? Orr-J 53 a I* o U OJ CJJ a OJ OJ Ul 03 (h g-S §i to Eh 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1683-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1,277 1,319 1,358 1,396 1,477 1,613 1,727 1,758 1,777 1,809 1,842 1,869 1,886: 1,948, 1,993 2,014 £ 836,454 892,026 953,347 961,304 1,045,712 1,047,419 998,768 994,843 997,615 1,095,570 1,121,701 1,115,432 1,181,522 1,172,793 1,150,851 1,183,041 £ 521,957 523,099 592,821 655,990 690,026 690,340 699,072 687,328 647,045 682,787 700,703 706,517 732,142 735,359 732,160 751,368 62-40 58-64 62-18 68-24 65-99 65-91 69-99 6909 64-86 62-32 62-47 63-34 61-97 62-70 63-62 63-51 1,377,783 1,437,714 1,564,793 1,700,040 1,749,856 1,823,767 1,747,754 1,735,762 1,920,431 2,073,955 2,086,011 2,066,791 2,193,330 2,060,645 2,048,391 2,087,798 I No. No. 286,865 300,704 316,611 i 343,751 341,186 ! 477,075 359,896 686,287 347,425 729,528 349,428 j 858,662 372,397 ! 942,017 399,109 j 940,209 399,056 919,392 405,838 | 1,068,575 413,074 i 1,348,364 430,216 1,153,501 460,383 ' 1,393,457 486,787 1,433,679 479,683 j 1,604,103 489,177 j 1,932,709 No. 2,849,561 2,911,477 3,283,378 3,272,644 3,232,886 3,362,266 3,426,403 3,451,850 3,132,803 3,376,459 3,433,629 3,555,764 3,759,044 3,972,701 3,905,578 4,162,426 No. 6,499 7,207 8,621 9,036 8,999 10,717 11,821 11,518 11,817 12,311 13,881 16,341 16,504 17,226 28,623 36,233

Year. Wool. Timber. Grain. Minerals. Horses and I Sheep and Cattle. Pigs. 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 Tons. 74,778 82,963 84,147 78,203 91,214 87,701 85,888 96,842 101,340 103,328 99,363 Tons. 202,572 175,581 158,024 160,399 172,814 153,078 170,521 168,910 183,192 198,578 213,132 Tons. 413,847 345,254 358,021 447,027 498,199 528,683 442,277 523,637 411,191 388,556 374,699 Tons. 669,081 719,579 700,140 786,690 797,117 828,079 873,899 884,031 864,538 857,917 878,659 No. 46,152 46,600 42,067 37,804 41,058 44,999 47,618 46,590 51,573 52,075 50,766 No. 822,028 904,582 907,443 889,966 1,036,875 1,313,155 1,117,253 1,359,860 1,394,456 1,563,213 1,893,058

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Passengers have increased in number 256,848. Season tickets have increased in number 7,610, and in value £4,506. From passengers and season tickets an increased revenue of £4,086 has been obtained. Holiday-excursion fares, school excursions, and twelve-trip tickets must be credited with the increased number of passengers using the railways; at the same time, the low rates ruling for this class of business explains the small increase in revenue compared with the largely-increased volume of business. 289,675 holiday-excursion passengers travelled, yielding a revenue of £50,233. 69,547 scholars and teachers, and 38,467 parents and friends, travelled by the school excursions, yielding a revenue of £7,246. The goods traffic has increased by 39,407 tons, and the revenue from goods and live-stock by £14,388. There are large increases in the number of sheep and pigs carried—viz., sheep 319,791, and pigs 10,054. Increase in chaff, lime, &©.., 16,288 tons; minerals, 20,742 tons; timber, 14,554 tons; merchandise, 11,942 tons. Wool shows a decrease of 3,965 tons, in consequence of the severe winter. Grain also shows a decrease of 13,856 tons, probably due to farmers holding back for higher prices; and firewood a decrease of 6,298 tons, due to the increasing preference for coal. Both the carriage and wagon accommodation have been taxed to the utmost to meet the increasing business, and I have found it necessary to apply for authority to increase the number of engines, carriages, and wagons. In regard to the expenditure : A sum of nearly £10,000 has been spent over and above the amount last year in the maintenance of the line. As stated in my last year's report, this item of expenditure will continue to increase for some years to come, until the lines have been renewed with heavier rails, sleepers replaced, and bridges rebuilt with more durable materials. On the whole, therefore, the results of the past year's work are very encouraging, and there is every indication that the current year will give still better results. I desire to again place on record my appreciation of the services of the staff, which is efficient and working satisfactorily. I attach hereto the report of the Locomotive Superintendent, dealing with the performances of the engines and rolling-stock during the past year, as well as with the extensive operations which are carried on in the railway workshops. The report of the Chief Engineer for Working Eailways is also attached, showing the condition of the lines and structures, and the improvements and additions effected to the open railways during the past year. The Stores Manager's certificate as to the value and condition of stores on hand on 31st March, 1896, is also appended. I have, &c, T. Eonaynb, The Hon. the Minister for Eailways. General Manager.

APPENDIX B. ANNUAL REPORT OP THE WORKING OP THE LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT, 1895-96. Sib, — Locomotive Superintendent's Office, Wellington, 22nd May, 1896. I have the honour to report on the working of the Locomotive Department for the year ending 31st March, 1896 :— The locomotives, carriages, wagons, vans, cranes, tarpaulins, machinery, and general plant have been maintained in a thoroughly efficient condition, and in many cases considerable improvement has been effected. The various improvements that have been effected to locomotives and rolling-stock generally continue to show good results. These have been applied generally during the year as required, with the result that, in some cases, stock is now all fitted with the standard appliances. Another of the U class engine has been completed during the year, and this, together with the one previously built, has been doing excellent work in the Christchurch district. One of the Class N, American passenger-engines, has been rebuilt during the year to compound, and has been working express and mixed trains without intermission since January, 1896. The rebuilt E and L engines are still giving good results, and more are much required of each type. The local trains at the large centres during busy seasons are getting too heavy for the Class P engines. Locomotive Repairs and Rebuilding. —One hundred and seventy-seven locomotives have passed through shops. Of these, one Class "U has been erected new, one Class N rebuilt to compound, and two Class E rebuilt to Class Fa, the tractive power in the latter case being largely increased. Nine new boilers have been made during the year, eight of these being for renewals.

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The following table shows particulars of repairs, &c, to locomotives and boilers: —

The following new work is in hand: Two Class IT engines, two Wa, and IFa ; and one Lfs being rebuilt to La. There are also four new boilers in hand, and orders have been issued for fifteen more. Carriage and Wagon Repairs, Rebuilding : Five hundred and two cars, two hundred vans, and three thousand three hundred and eighty-six wagons passed through the shops ; ten new cars Class A were built, and five four-wheel and two six-wheel old type cars were entirely rebuilt to seven bogie cars, Class A ; one old type four-wheel van was entirely rebuilt to bogie type ; seventyfive four-wheel sheep-trucks, and twenty-five Class 0 coal hoppers, were built and added to stock during the year. The following table will show particulars of repairs and renewals to carriages, vans, and wagons: —

The following new work is in hand : Four second-class A cars, and fifteen Class J wagons (balance of fifty), thirty-five Class C cars and fourteen D cars are under conversion to Class A, and one four-wheel brake-van to bogie type. No machinery of any note has been added during the year. Steam Cranes and Stationary Boilers. —Fifty-three passed through shops during the year, the following table shows particulars of the repairs effected : —

The expenditure per train-mile in pence has been as follows: —

The usual returns have been forwarded. I have, &c, T. F, EOTHEBAM, The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways. Locomotive Superintendent.

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Year. i Train Mileage. Engine Mileage. L ° oomot j-? 5 5 per Tram Mile. Car and Wagon per Train Mile. Total. 895 .896 3,221,620 3,307,226 4,136,080 4,261,707 d. 13-09 13-47 d. 3.79 3-97 d. 16-88 17-44

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APPENDIX C. ANNUAL REPORT ON MAINTENANCE OP NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. Sir,— Chief Engineer's Office, Wellington, 10th June, 1896. I have the honour to forward the following report on the maintenance of the New Zealand Eailways for the year ending 31st March, 1896 : — Mileage. —New lines were opened for traffic during the year as follows : — M. eh. Kaihu Eailway, Opanake Extension ... ... ... ... 0 5 Te Aroha-Thames Eailway, Te Aroha to Paeroa ... ... ... 12 66 Wellington-Woodville Eailway, Eketahuna to Newman ... ... 2 2 Catlin's Eiver Eailway, Glenomaru Tunnel to Owaka Eiver ... ... 348 Total ... ... ... ... ... 18 41 Fernhill Eailway (purchased) ... ... ... ... ... 168 Total added ... ... ... ... 20 29 During the year the Taonui Branch Eailway was closed in accordance with the Act of 1894, thus reducing the mileage by 2 miles 14 chains. The total mileage of railways opened for traffic at the 31st March, 1896, was therefore :— M. eh. Mileage at 31st March, 1895 ... ... ... ... ... 1,994 76 Eailways opened for traffic and purchased during 1895-96 ... ... 20 29 Total ... ... ... ... ... 2,015 25 Less railway closed ... ... ... ... ... 214 . . . Mileage open for traffic at 31st March, 1896 ... ... 2,013 11 Permanent-way. —The lines generally have been maintained in good running order. Rail Renewals. —Eenewals of rails have been effected to the extent of 36 miles 59 chains. Sleeper Renewals. —2l4,474 new sleepers have been placed in the track during the year. Of this quantity, 25,212 have been used in increasing the number of sleepers per rail length. Those used in ordinary renewals represent average renewals of ninety-five per mile of railway. Ballasting. —Ballast-trains have been kept at work on the Auckland, Napier-Taranaki, Christchurch, and Dunedin districts. Some ballasting has also been done on most of the other sections. Experiments are being carried out in the destruction of weeds by chemical means. Slips and Floods. —Storms occurred during Easter, 1895, causing severe damage to the railways, especially in the Wellington and Napier-Taranaki districts. By the flooding of Lakes EUesmere and Forsyth traffic on the Little Eiver Branch was stopped for about a week, but no serious damage was done. With these exceptions the year has been comparatively free from floods and slips. To protect the sea-beach near Timaru a large quantity of rubble-stone was deposited. Some 28,000 cubic yards of rock have been used in beach-protection at this locality since 1879, at a cost of nearly £10,000. Bridges. —The repair, renewal, and reconstruction of all bridges has been undertaken as found necessary. In addition to this, very considerable work has been carried out in strengthening bridges to adapt them for heavier traffic. A contract for the supply and erection of ironwork for the Kopua Viaduct reconstruction was let on the 20th January last. The abutments and foundations for the piers, with necessary earthworks, have been constructed by the Department. Kawakawa Section : Several bridges and culverts repaired. Whangarei Section: One bridge rebuilt, and several repaired. Kaihu Section : One bridge strengthened. Auckland Section : Parnell Bridge partly renewed in iron. Nine bridges renewed ; other bridges repaired. Napier-Taranaki Section : Thirty bridges have been renewed, seventeen repaired and strengthened, and three new bridges built. Among the principal works executed have been the renewal of the Waitotara Bridge, foundations of new Kopua Viaduct, and reconstruction of the Waipawa Bridge. Wellington Section : Twenty-one bridges have been repaired or renewed during the year, and one new bridge built. Christchurch Section : Considerable repairs have been effected to the Pahau, Hurunui, Waipara, North Kowai, Eakaia, Ashburton, Hinds, Eangitata, Temuka, Opihi, Pareora, Otaio, Makikihi, Waihao, &c, bridges. Many of these have been considerably strengthened. Dunedin Section : On this section the Oamaru Creek, Waiareka, Mill Stream, Pleasant Valley, Big Kuri, Pelichet Bay, Lovell'sFlat, Balclutha South, Kaihiku, Awamoko, Taieri (near Outram) r Waitahuna, and several other bridges have been repaired or renewed. Invercargill Section : The Waipahi Bridge (near Arthurton), Oreti Bridge (near Lumsden), New Eiver Bridge, Eiverton Bridge, and Aparima, at Hazlett's, have similarly been renewed and strengthened, and a large number of other bridges repaired. Greymouth District: Two bridges were rebuilt, and three others repaired. Westport Section : Considerable repairs were carried out, principally to bridges on the Mokihinui Extension. Nelson Section : The bridges on this section have all been rebuilt, with one or two exception* which have not as yet required it. ii—D. 2.

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Picton Section : Seven bridges have been completely renewed in ironbark. The viaduct, and several other bridges, have been extensively repaired. Fences. —The fences have been maintained in fairly good condition. The total length of fencingis 2,900 miles. Water-services, Signals, Cranes, de. —These have all been kept in good working order, and, in many places, improvements effected. Wharves. —Besides ordinary repairs to the various wharves in the charge of the Department, heavy repairs and renewals have been carried out to the Foxton Wharf, Export Wharf, Port Chalmers, and Westport staiths. Buildings. —With the increasing age of many of the railway-buildings, repairs are necessarily becoming more extensive. These repairs are being carried out as required ; and, in some cases where buildings have been found to be not worth further repairs, they have been rebuilt. Painting has been carried out extensively. New Works. —The following may be enumerated among the new works carried out during the year:— Kaihu Section: Dargaville—Eearrangement and extension of sidings, new timber-skids, timber-booms, water-service. Flaxmill—Water-service. Ahikiwi—Water-service, new siding. Opanake—Extension of main line. Auckland Section : Ellerslie—Signals. Ngaruawahia—Eearrangement of station. Mount Eden—New house for Stationmaster. Napier-Taranaki Section : Palmerston North—Extension of verandahs. Eangitikei Eiver— Tanks. Waitotara —Tanks. Hawera—Extension and rearrangement of station. Eltham— Additional sidings, stock-yards. Stratford —Stock-yards. New Plymouth —Extensions of engineand coal-sheds. Waitara —Stock-yards. Eata —Stock-yards. Wellington Section : Wellington —Alterations station-offices. Ngahauranga—Additions to station-office. Petone —New sidings. Lower Hutt—New sidings, additions to station-buildings. of refreshment-rooms. Carterton—Stock-yards, reconstruction, also paved. Masterton —Stock-yards enlarged and paved. Christchurch Section : Addington—lmprovements to boiler shop, additions to seven dwellinghouses at Various places. Medbury, Fernside, Ohoka, Irwell—Stock-yards. Fernside and Ohoka— Loading banks. Dunedin Section : Oamaru —Additions to house. Sawyer's Bay—Underbridge and approaches to replace level crossing. Port Chalmers—Extension of wharf. Otago Central —Improvement of rock-slopes. Invercargill Section : Invercargill—New station, Clyde Street. Centre Bush—New station. Kingston — New crane. Lumsden —Water-service. Fairfax—New sidings, and goods-shed enlarged. Greymouth-Hokitika Section : Fencing. Nelson Section : Waiting-room at wharf. Picton Section : Eeclamation at Picton. Expenditure. — The total expenditure on way and works during the year was £281,470 4s. Id., as compared with £272,717 15s. Id. last year, being an advance of £8,752 9s. The rate of expenditure per mile for the year was £140-88 ; that of the previous year being £138-22. The increase has been principally on rail and sleeper renewals. Lake EUesmere. —This lake was tapped by the Selwyn County Council on the 11th July, 1895, and again on the 14th December, 1895. Lake Forsyth. —This lake was tapped by the Akaroa County Council on the 20th June, 9th July, and 15th August, 1895. Private Sidings. —Eleven new siding rights were granted during the year. The total number of sidings now on the register is 241, representing an annual rental of £4,335. Leases. —The new leases granted during the year number 229. The total number of leases in force is 1,141, with an annual rental of £11,960. Staff. —The working staff employed during the year was 1,811, with an office staff of forty-two. The usual returns have been forwarded. I have, &c, J. Henry Lowe, The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways. Chief Engineer.

APPENDIX D. Sir, — Stores Manager's Office, Wellington, Bth June, 1896. I have the honour to report that the value of stores on hand on the 31st March, 1896, at the various depots amounted to £86,498 13s. Bd., as against £100,119 16s. 9d. on the 31st March, 1895. The stock is in good order, has been carefully and systematically inspected, and is value for the amount stated. I have, &c, George Eelton, The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways. Stores Manager.

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APPENDIX E. Eeport re Condition of the Midland Eailway. Chief Engineer's Office (Working Eailwavs Department), Wellington, 27th June, 1896. When these lines were taken over by the Government the track was, on the whole, in fair running order. The rails consist of 531b. steel rails of standard Government pattern. Eenewals will therefore be very light for some time to come. The sleepers are mostly birch, and many are already decayed. Eenewals are in progress, and will be very heavy in the early future. The track had been well ballasted. The banks and cuttings are too narrow, and will therefore require considerable attention in widening and clearing out respectively. The tunnels were in good order. Eiver protection works are extensive. Some of these were in need of immediate repair, and further works have been necessary to preserve portions of the line. The bridges and culverts are of a substantial character, the larger spans being constructed in iron. The ironwork was commencing to corrode, and a great deal of attention was immediately required. The fences were in fairly good order. The water-services are complete, and were in good order. The buildings, platforms, loading-banks, and stockyards were in very good order, with the exception of painting, which in some cases was wanted. In accordance with your instructions, only necessary repairs have been effected, and no work in the nature of improvement or alteration has been undertaken, except where absolutely necessary. Considerable damages were caused by floods on the Springfield line, rendering it impassable for traffic. These have been repaired, and protected from recurrence of like damage in the future. The expenditure on this work to 31st March, 1896, was £400. J. Henry Lowe, Chief Engineer. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington.

Locomotive Superintendent's Office, Wellington, 25th June, 1896. Eepoet upon Locomotives and Eolling-stock, &c, Midland Eailway, 31st March, 1896. This section of railway was taken possession of by the Government on the 25th May, 1895, and since then has been worked on the same lines as hitherto worked by the Company. The shops at Stillwater have no machinery to speak of, so that only ordinary repairs can be done. The following are some of the principal repairs effected during the last twelve months : — Locomotives. —No. 1 had thirty-four copper stays in fire-box renewed and twenty-nine new tubes ; also sight-feed lubricator fitted, and two new wash-out plugs in fire-plate of boiler ; paint work touched up, and two coats of varnish put on. No. 2 was thoroughly overhauled and refitted and repainted, boiler stripped and covered with slag wool; Government standard metallic packing and swab-carriers fitted to piston-rods. Nos. 3, 4, and 5 had only ordinary running shed repairs, closing brasses, &c.; these engines will have the repairs ordered by the Boiler Inspector carried out at an early date. No. 6 had no repairs to speak of since Government took possession; engine had just undergone an overhaul. Cars. —The cars are in want of repairs, and three of them want repainting. Car B 2 has been put into fair order, and painted and varnished. Vans. —Van No. 3 has been overhauled, repainted, and varnished, and is in good order. The other two vans want repairs before being painted. This work is not so urgent as carriages. Wagons. —The twenty-four low-side wagons have all been repaired and painted with tar. They are all now in good order. Three E wagons were thoroughly overhauled, and several others had light repairs. Ten H bolster wagons have been thoroughly overhauled and painted with tar. They are now in good order. E long wagons : Light repairs have been effected. In several of these some improvement could be made in fixing stanchions. Wagons generally are in fair order. G and I covered goods vans have had light' repairs : vehicles in fair order. X sheep-wagons : One of these had a lot of repairs ; the others are all in good order. Crane. —The 5-ton crane was thoroughly overhauled and repainted; protection shields put over wheels, and chain annealed. The rolling-stock generally is in good order, and fills the requirements of traffic well on the whole; the greatest want that is felt is in timber-wagons, and that only at busy seasons. The locomotive buildings are in fair order, and the supply of water for wash-out and boilers good at all tanks. T. F. Eotheeam, Locomotive Superintendent. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington.

Locomotive Superintendent's Office, Wellington, 25th June, 1896. Condition of Locomotives, Bolling-stock, &c, on Midland Eailway at date Line was taken over by New Zealand Government. Locomotives. —No. 1 engine in use about seven years. Tires in good order, so are couplingrods, &c Engine axle-boxes have a lot of side-play, nearly fin. full, bogie fin. Motion-gear in good order, and boiler clean. Fire-box shows slight bulging between stays about level of fire. There appears to be slight pitting in the bulged parts, caused by the action of the fire. Some of the stay-heads are small; most of the heads require renewing. Boiler carries 1201b, of steam. Wheels turned up July, 1893 (first turning). No. 2 engine about seven years in use, and is now in shop for light overhaul. Tubes will not be taken out. Boiler is to be relagged with slag wool. Axle-box wedge-blocks to be lined up. Piston-rods turned up, and rings renewed, &c The cylinders and all bearings appear in good condition. Boiler clean. Fire-box in fair order; one rivet-head off seam-joint of C fire-box. A few ferrules require renewing. Boiler carries 1401b. of steam.

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No. 3 engine in use about six years. Tires in good order. Framing in good order. A good deal of side-play about axle-brasses—engine -Jin., bogie fin. Motion-gear in fair order. Dieblocks xvjin. slack. Some of bogie-links are now about in the hole. Draw-gear, &c, in good order. Boiler clean. Fire-box in fair order; a few stay-heads about fire-level small; a few of the tube-ends are eaten away by the fire ; a new set of ferrules will be required early. Boiler carries 1401b. of steam. No. 4 engine in use about four years. Tires in good order ; the same applies to draw-gear and other parts. Boiler clean. Eire-box in good order; a few ferrules required. Boiler carries 1401b. of steam. No. 5 engine in use about two years. Tires in good order. Framing, &0., all in good order. Axle-brasses of engine about fin. side-play; bogie about r 3 ijin. Draw- and motion-gear all in good order. Boiler clean. The renewal of fifteen ferrules would put fire-box in first-class order. Boiler carries 1401b. of steam. No. 6 engine in use about four years. Tires in good order. Framing, motion-gear, and other parts all in good order. Left-hand injector does not work very well. Boiler lagged with slag wool. Fire-box in first-class order throughout. Boiler carries 1401b. of steam. Summary. The engines have not had the tubes out or any heavy repairs ; but they have not been worked very heavily. All the boilers were examined as far as could be done with tubes in and lagging on, and appear to be in very fair order—all water-spaces being clean and free from scale. The mudplugs round fire-box are placed in rather awkward places for washing and examination. The copper fire-boxes are in fair order ; one engine shows slight bulging about level of fire, another appears to have suffered a good deal from action of fire or the inferior nature of copper used in construction. Some of the tube-ends are burnt off level with the plates ; but the majority are in good order. Most of the ferrules require renewing; some stay-heads are small. The fire-bars are wrought-iron, and are not by any means satisfactory ; but there is a large stock on hand that came with engines; Brick arches are used, but not baffle-plates. The motion parts seem in fair order. Movable wedge-blocks are fitted for adjusting the wear of axle-box, &c, but, being of soft steel, appear to cut very much. Quadrant-links and dieblocks are of same material, and wear very quickly. The axles have a very shallow collar on inside, causing axle-brasses to make a good deal of side-play. The spring-gear is not compensated, and the springs appear rather weak to work independently. Carriages. —Class B, numbered from Ito 3 (inclusive): No. 1 wants painting outside, and floor repairing. Nos. 2 and 3 are in good order. Class C, numbered from Ito 4 (inclusive) : Nos. 1 and 3 are in good order. No. 2 requires painting outside. No. 4 has one window in door cracked; otherwise it is in good order. Brake-vans. —Class D, numbered from Ito 3 (inclusive): Nos. 1 and 2in good order. No. 3is being painted and varnished. Wagons. —Class E, numbered from 1 to 15 (inclusive) : These wagons all in fair running-order, and require nothing but some of girders painted. Class F, numbered from Ito 45 (inclusive) : No. 3 has a bad floor. Nos. 19, 20, and 22 are under repairs. No. 26 wants new draw-pin. The rest of this class of wagons are in good order, the most of them being recently overhauled. Goods-vans. —Class G, numbered from 1 to 6 (inclusive) : These are all in fair order. Timber Wagons. —Class H, numbered from 1 to 24 (inclusive): Wagons not otherwise noted are in good order. No. 5 wants brake-gear fitted. No. 7, cotter wanted in king-pin. Nos. 8, 13, 17, 21, and 24, bolsters require packing in centre to prevent them bearing at ends when loaded. No. 22 wants brake-gear fitted. Cattle-wagons. —Class J, numbered from 1 to 3 (inclusive) : These wagons are fitted up and used like Class G for goods. All are in good order. Sheep-wagons. —Class X, numbered from 1 to 3 (inclusive) : All are in good order. Horse-boxes. —Class L, numbered 1 and 2 : No. 1 has two windows broken ; otherwise it is in good order. No. 2is in good order. Double-bogie Timber-wagons. —Class E, numbered from 1 to 6 (inclusive) : These wagons are all in fair running-order. General Remarks on Wagons. Some of the ironwork —such as girders and axles —requires painting, as the rust is beginning to show. Ballast-trucks, which were in worst condition, have been under repairs, and are now getting into good order. T. F. Eotheram, Locomotive Superintendent. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington.

Statement of Eevenue and Expenditure, New Zealand Midland Eailway, from 27th May, 1895, to 31st March, 1896. Eevenue — £ s. d. £ s. d. Passengers ... ... ... ... 4,715 15 1 Parcels, &c. ... ... ... ... 644 7 1 Goods, &c. ... ... ... ... 6,687 15 4 Percentages ... ... ... ... 1,157 4 3 — 13,205 1 9 Expenditure ... ... ... ... ... 8,831 4 5 Net revenue ... ... ... ... 4,373 17 4 Expenditure per cent, of revenue ... ... 66-«8 Accountant's Office, 26th June, 1896. A. C. Fife, Accountant.

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INDEX OF EETUENS ACCOMPANYING ANNUAL REPORT OP THE GENERAL MANAGER OP NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, 1895-96.

No. 1. Revenue accounts. 2. Expenditure account. 3. Detail of classified expenditure. 4. Classified expenditure and revenue. 5. Comparative statement of passenger and goods traffic. 6. Cost of construction and rate of interest. 7- Comparison of revenue and expenditure for sixteen financial years. 8. Comparative statement of workmen's tickets. 9. Classified maintenance expenditure. 10. Revenue and expenditure of stations. 11. Comparative statement of mileage, capital cost, earnings, and expenditure on colomai railways. 12. Stores contracts. 13. Carriage and wagon stock, and tarpaulins. 14. Locomotive stock. 15. Weighing machines. Weighbridges. Traversers and turntables. Cranes and pumps. 16. Renewals of rails. 17. Eenewals of sleepers. 18. Number of stations and sidings. 19. Mileage of lines. 20. Particulars of private-siding traffic. 21. Sleepers laid and removed. 22. Number of employes. 23. Accidents. 24. Locomotive returns. 25. Traffic from coal-mines, Hurunui-Rluff. 26. Vessels loaded and discharged at different ports, Hurunui-Bluff. 27. Mileage of track, main line, and sidings, Hurunui-Bluff. 28. Return of passenger bookings at excursion fares. 29. Alterations in scale of charges.

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RETURN No. 1, SUMMAEY of EEVENUE ACCOUNTS for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896. D»- £ s. d. Ce. £ s d £ s d. To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1895 ... ... ... ... 14,96514 6 By Gross payments into Public Account to 31st March, 1896 1 271 Bo< 14 q Passengers, parcels, goods, &c., 31st March, 1896 ... ... ... ... 1,183,04013 7 Less Refunds ... ... ... ... ~. 91,298 8 2 *i,i80.597 6 7 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1896 ... ... ... ... 17,409 1 6 £1,198,006 8 -' £1,198,006 8 1 To Net amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1896 ... 1,180,597 6 7 By Expenditure to 31st March, 1896 . , ci , fi , ,a T Less Cash m hand and outstanding, 1 st April, 1895 14,96514 6 Balance available for interest '.' '.'* 6 *■- *r * Receipts per Treasury ... ... ... ... ;SllB2 279 16 6 MOa^ 1 i 2 I Balance Refund Account, March 31,1895 ... 6464 13 1 1,188,444 9 7 Balance Refund Account, March 81,1896 ... 7,847 3 0 „,.,,„ „ ~ , £1480,597 6 7 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1896 ... ... ... ... 17,409 1 6 £1,183,040 13 7 £1,183,040 13 7

Eeturn of Eevenue for Habboue Boaeds, &c, for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896. I>R- £ s. d. ob. £ s d To Balance, 31st March, 1895 ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,16413 IBy Treasury payments to 31st March, 1896 ... ... ... 8061? 18 -s Wharfages, &c, 31st March, 1896 ... ... ... ... ... 91,298 8 2 Balance due to Harbour Boards, &c. ... ... ... ... '"' -"347 3 o A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Eailways.

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RETURN No. 2. Dr. GENEEAL EXPENDITUEE ACCOUNT for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward:— By Vouchers unpaid on 31st March, 1895, brought forward ... ... ... 61,912 6 2 Outstanding accounts at ist April, 1895,— Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &c. ... 4,110 17 10 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 804 15 8 Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 ... ... ... ... 75 I >3°*7 18 1 4,9 iS 13 6 Stock of stores in hand at ist April, 1895 ... .. ... ... 100,119 16 9 Recoveries to credit of Vote 58,— * Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &c. ... 38,219 7 1 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 6,259 9 9 Payments per Treasury to 31st March, 1896, Vote 58* ... ... 804,984 4 8 Miscellaneous recoveries ... ... ... ... 16,835 2 8 Payments per Treasury—Unauthorised expenditure ... ... 530 oo ! 61,313 19 6 805,514 4 8 Deposit Account,— Deposit Account—Permanent-way material ... ... ... ... 25,000 o o Cash with Agent-General on imprest ... ... ... 12,746 16 8 Cash in Treasury ... ... ... ... ... 12,253 3 4 25,000 o o Vouchers unpaid on 31st March, 1896, carried forward ... ... ... 52,542 7 4 Balance :— * Note.— Payments per Treasury ... £804,984 4 8 Outstanding accounts at 31st March, 1896,— Recoveries „ ... 61,313 19 6 Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &c. 1,60317 5 Net charge to Vote 58 ...£743,670 $ 2 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 395 7 5 " 1.999 4 10 Stock of stores in hand at 31st March, 1896 ... 86,49813 8 /q88,092 2 3 £988,092 2 3 y J A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Eailways.

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j Permanentway. Structures. Maintenance ol Way and Works. Buildings. Miscellaneous. General Charges. Total. LoSrfe, j Fuel and Water, j OU, Tallow, Locomotive Power. Eenewals and Repairs. General Charges. Total. Ca:iages. Wagons. Traffic. Head Office. I Dep J^ e q ntal Credit Offices. Recoveries. I . Total. Sections. WAGES. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Napier-Taranaki Wellington Hurunui-BIuff .. Grey-Brunner .. Grey-Hokitika .. Westport Nelson Picton £ s. d. 259 17 8 1,032 16 6 736 17 7 17,427 11 n 25,655 15 7 7,640 13 6 79,831 11 2 955 1 3 1,417 16 11 2,414 8 3 i,595 4 11 1,649 17 2 £ s. d. 73 19 5 198 14 2 65 14 3 5,832 6 9 8,021 12 8 1,926 15 2 21,419 8 3 52i 7 4 303 19 10 563 15 4 504 o 4 670 8 5 £ s. d. 32 17 3 24 19 9 10 2 o 1,381 19 3 i,973 8 o 798 17 o 8,173 2 2 195 1 o 33 17 11 63 16 8 127 19 6 2g6 12 6 £ s. d. 11 14 o 73 14 ° 93 11 6 483 8 1 168 8 1 499 1 11 17 10 o £ s. d. £ s. d. 378 8 4 1,330 4 5 812 13 10 24,735 9 5 36,134 4 4 io,534 13 9 109,923 3 6 1,688 19 7 1,755 14 8 3,042 o 3 2,269 15 5 2,616 18 1 £ s. d. 212 11 7 7io 4 3 383 6 2 8,987 6 1 11,721 4 1 6,471 5 o 41,818 15 3 1,102 18 2 405 9 7 1,994 14 5 750 o 1 626 6 6 £ s. d. 17 12 7 403 9 12 8 645 3 9 1,011 12 9 343 15 5 2,309 14 4 123 2 3 10 17 8 71 3 5 74 15 7 38 10 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 19 8 6 125 10 o 177 5 1 2,814 16 3 6,464 12 1 3,547 18 11 20,373 12 6 444 10 1 35 o 1 953 12 5 243 2 2 432 13 o £ s. d. £ s. d. 249 12 8 839 14 6 570 3 11 12,447 6 1 19,197 8 11 10,362 19 4 64,502 2 1 1,670 10 6 45i 7 4 3,019 10 3 1,067 17 10 1,097 I0 2 1, 2, 1 s. d. 5 13 1 ;66 19 8 310 '13 4 6 j86 6 1 ;55 15 5 '67 17 3 3° 16 4 :o8 14 n 74 17 3 52 3 3 39 13 9 £ s. d. 201 4 7 543 6 9 251 8 o 1,997 1 8 3,338 19 5 721 4 3 7,553 2 2 668 1 n 142 5 9 1,362 17 3 102 17 o 239 9 9 £ s. d. 599 19 5 1,012 14 1 334 17 11 20,562 5 9 27,330 11 10 11,930 15 6 111,887 4 3 4,296 8 8 923 4 o 3,915 1 5 2,372 10 o 1,097 1 1 £ s. d. 29 7 6 82 15 1 58' 8 o 1,548 19 3 2,443 ° IO 1,016 17 8 7,923 3 5 280 n 1 103 15 3 405 13 9 108 1 6 76 7 6 £ s. d. 339 1 1 3i5 1 7 306 19 10 3,439 13 2 4,476 15 4 1,208 14 9 10,830 8 o 651 15 10 169 4 6 891 18 6 463 4 2 402 13 o £ s. d. 25 o o 118 2 7 1,116 o 6 i,445 11 10 652 5 2 4,517 o o 93 18 o. 20 10 5 102 19 8 266 7 6 540 £ s. d. 1,778 6 8 4,272 13 6 2,337 12 6 65,327 19 4 93,861 14 11 35,578 15 6 314,170 o 8 9,293 5 11 3,633 16 o 12,708 19 o 6,170 1 8 5,564 9 4 6, 42 10 8 Total 140,617 12 5 [05 2 6 17,121 18 6 186,262 13 n 23,495 9 9 8,362 19 8 554,697 15 o 40,102 1 n 13,112 13 o 1,389 18 3 195,222 5 7 75,184 1 2 4,660 1 4 35,632 1 1 H5,476 3 7 n, 14,077 o 10 STORES. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Napier-T aranaki Wellington Hurunui-BIuff .. Grey-Brunner Grey-Hokitika .. Westport Nelson Picton .. .. 26 7 6 217 2 3 203 2 3 9,215 14 2 10,222 10 9 3,400 4 8 33,220 2 n 166 16 5 114 1 9 1,696 on 917 18 2 553 18 3 96 n 8 80 19 6 76 16 8 2,595 2 3 4,229 18 10 640 13 4 9,343 16 11 212 3 10 76 16 5 116 1 6 145 13 o 678 1 3 7 8 10 24 6 7 12 13 9 1,073 1 5 963 6 5 554 16 n 3,544 4 10 82 5 4 61 o 2 36 19 1 26 8 11 233 7 3 40 4 5 238 14 o 283 15 n 161 2 4 130 8 o 322 8 4 292 12 8 12,924 2 3 15,654 10 o 4,879 10 10 46,269 7 o 461 5 7 251 18 4 1,849 1 6 1,ogo o 1 1,465 6 9 21 15 7 233 1 3 123 10 8 2,903 14 1 10,610 17 5 4,752 8 7 23,364 10 1 180 12 7 73 2 2 332 7 o 393 2 10 340 8 5 462 35 16 6 52 3 9 262 o 2 425 1 1 196 5 5 1,436 18 5 25 10 2 10 4 4 54 4 6 27 n 6 17 16 9 13 8 10 127 8 6 50 8 6 1,465 17 1 2,988 1 8 2,482 18 6 9,343 8 9 289 8 6 20 9 11 285 17 n 201 1 o 39 10 7 396 6 3 226 2 11 4,631 11 4 14,024 o 2 7,431 12 6 34, M4 J 7 3 495 11 3 103 16 5 672 9 5 621 15 4 510 12 5 2, 37 10 4 7 7 11 432 16 9 36 4 1 13 n 5 843 18 8 >99 18 8 j 1,613 r 3 7 i (31 16 9 ] i,553 7 2 j >39 3 6 6,146 13 8 54 n 8 249 17 1 65 11 3 j 70 5 7 ! ;i3 10 1 : 444 10 4 1 14 8 8 708 28 10 5 ] 169 10 n 35 17 2 56 7 2 21 16 o 1,425 3 o 2,192 13 2 910 6 7 7,931 14 1 558 14 5 126 8 1 279 10 7 215 15 4 104 6 10 3 7 6 7 14 o 12 o o 1,055 11 7 1,328 4 2 656 1 3 4,771 4 8 43 15 o 239 18 7 1,207 12 5 564 15 8 19,582 15 1 34,456 11 5 14,950 12 7 93,760 10 10 1,776 5 o 577 19 8 2,760 8 1 1,919 11 11 2,229 4 ! 4. 498 13 10 29 8 2 49 3 3 152 7 3 •• j 59,954 ° ° 85,590 11 4 43,329 10 8 2,547 18 9 17,420 16 5 63,298 5 10 8, (28 10 4 ; 11,605 8 10 13,858 12 5 8,455 3 5 174,026 5 4 Total 18,292 15 2 6,619 19 6 723 16 8 ISCELLANE' •US. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Napier-Taran aki Wellington Hurunui-BIuff .. Grey-Brunner .. Grey-Hokitika .. Westport Nelson Picton o 1 5 7 1 10 2 18 n 53 1 3 40 13 10 034 156 5 1 9 18 2 4 10 2 0 15 2 192 1 4 4 65 1 9 105 15 9 10 12 o 142 18 2 12 12 9 9 16 5 6 15 7 o 2 10 649 630 O I 10 010 249 601 5 4 2 120 8 3 194 6 4 81 8 1 641 14 4 18 6 3 7 14 1 29 17 9 916 6 16 10 3 1 4 14 11 1 9 7 5 238 n 3 353 14 6 92 8 1 947 3 4 40 17 2 22 4 2 29 17 9 916 19 12 o 065 i 3 3 070 18 5 8 1 13 7 8 2 1 2 18 7 26 7 6 22 9 4 818 9 2 i,753 15 9 81 o 8 3,226 4 6 71 3 1 1 6 8 3 14 1 3 3 8 75 2 o 122 5 10 51 4 9 405 1 7 10 13 1 4 16 2 18 11 o 5 16 8 4 8 1 4 11 8 31 4 10 26 o o 911 16 10 1,877 15 2 140 7 6 3,642 o 1 81 16 2 4 16 2 II 4 5 2 21 o 6 38 8 2 ° 13 3 320 1 11 9 364 3 5 )2I 18 9 1 15 3 116 14 9 9 3 8 446 19 6 1,033 11 9 9 9 7 34 1 6 16 1 6 665 n 6 1,315 o 9 600 13 8 4,104 3 9 68 17 7 145 4 1 66 o 1 63 8 3 43 o 7 o 16 11 2 14 5 160 45 14 6 69 n n 26 9 5 227 3 3 10 18 11 382 13 18 8 2 9 IO I 12 4 20 8 o 202 8 7 63 10 4 2,672 17 o 5,571 12 10 859 18 8 12,153 10 3 350 4 n 213 10 8 287 18 1 102 6 o 145 12 5 036 10 14 o o 19 5 1, 56 I I 29 13 7 20 19 6 9 13 10 2 18 4 6 12 6 1,776 18 9 118 1 6 16 18 7 54 2 7 3 7 7 36 6 10 94 14 9 15 3 10 34 o 1 7 3 8 2 17 I 2 14 5 Total 281 17 8 353 2 7 16 1 1 6 5 10 1,123 2 5 1,780 9 7 41 11 5 6,146 7 3 706 3 7 6,894 2 3 2, 780 3,614 o 9 7,131 12 10 406 4 4 22,643 17 9 Grand total 282 ,593 6 6 706 3 7 185,668 11 8 151 O 10 32,34i 8 1 207,252 19 2 14,483 5 2 23,495 9 9 16,818 3 1 751,367 18 1 200,853 10 1 58,747 19 8 19,748 13 7 2,120 o 9 1,123 2 5 75,184 1 2 4 8 ,03i 3 5 2,547 i 8 9 59,199 4 9 22,

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RETURN No. 4. CLASSIFIED STATEMENT showing Revenue and Expenditure, and Proportion of each Class of Expenditure to Mileage and Eevenue, for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Eailways.

Proportion of each Class of Expenditure to M. ileage and Revenue. Mileage. avenue. Classified Expenditure. Traffic. Head Offic* Departmental Offices-! Credi it Recoveries. Total. Section. Xi S ■&en 1-5 TrainMileage. Total. Per Mile of Eailway per Annum (Average). © 3 u u © pH Maintenance of Way. Locomotive Power. Repairs of Carriages and Wagons. Traffic Expenses. Head Office. Departmental Offices. Less Credit Recoveries. Total. o . . © 11 of Hh Mai intenance. *~ H • 3 Si. a £,£ ®" CO pj Ph ft H ■ j I , 0 „■ OkS a * © „ 1*13 . -H a 2 -£ g fl I g m If \m%\h si .Ms r Locomotive. j Carriages and Wagons. a§ a|| h 0> 3 y Xi fl R^ SM 8Mfe £ Ph ft*, e. R o . "g. a a ■S e* -2 g 5 | -j Ph ft rt 0 • 0.0 Spa S«S fS m Ph a j§ Si ° . TS a* : a " ! ° ■ 8 g s5.fi5 h~ r? S SW cJ 8p^ Ph Ph p. Oh 0.8 a -siI !.- O . . CD ag CD S o| P* all SPHg Ph ft i § 2 4 Ph 1895-96. Kawakawa ... Whangarei ... Kaihu Auckland Napier-Taranaki Wellington ... Hurunui-BIuff Greymouth-Brunner... Greymouth-Hokitika... Westport Nelson Picton 8 15 17 309 332 94 i,i3 2 8 24 31 23 21 4,992 27,644 12,432 432,042 608,778 261,165 1.780,397 19,702 33,786 61,971 39,573 24,744 £ s. d. 2,489 o 4 6,920 14 11 5,750 10 n 130,439 IS 2 207,467 5 10 85,773 12 1 664,503 15 3 22,918 16 o 8,557 9 11 32.428 2 3 9,206 13 n 6,584 17 o £ a. d. 311 26 461 7 8 338 S 4 435 10 6 624 18 o 931 10 10 589 9 2 2,864 17 o 356 11 3 1,046 1 4 400 s 10 313 11 3 a. d. 9 "i 5 o 9 3 6 oi 6 9 4 6 6i 7 51 23 3 5 °i 10 si 4 7l 5 3l £ a. d. 511 17 8 1,667 3 10 1,114 13 11 37,898 2 11 52,142 8 10 15,506 12 8 157.139 13 10 2,191 2 4 2,029 17 2 4,920 19 6 3,368 17 o 4,101 16 10 £ a. d. 293 14 11 1,267 5 7 822 6 10 17,990 14 3 35,099 4 3 17,934 19 4 102,288 19 5 2,247 17 11 SS9 19 11 3,806 4 10 1,710 13 8 1,646 10 9 £ s. d. 246 16 6 1,370 7 10 301 8 6 6,178 19 2 ",594 8 3 3.562 3 7 27,039 16 5 1,251 2 1 384 IS 7 2,059 11 4 182 15 6 520 4 2 £ s. d. 645 6 2 1,103 2 9 372 15 5 22,653 o 3 30,838 5 9 i3,44i 15 9 123,923 2 1 4,924 o 8 1,194 16 2 4,260 12 1 2,651 13 7 1,244 8 6 £ s. d. 30 4 5 85 9 6 59 14 o 1.594 13 9 2,512 12 9 1,043 7 1 8,150 6 8 291 10 o 107 3 5 419 12 5 no 11 4 77 19 10 £ a. d. 339 1 1 315 1 7 306 19 16 3,439 13 2 4,476 15 4 1,208 14 9 10,830 8 o 651 15 10 169 4 6: 891 18 6 463 4 2: 402 13 o £ s. d. 28 7 6 125 16 7 1200 2,171 12 1 2,773 16 o 1,308 6 5 9,288 4 8 137 13 o 20 10 5 601 13 6 295 15 8 54 7 3 £ s. d. 2,038 13 3 5,682 14 6 2,965 18 6 87,583 11 5 133,889 19 2 51,389 6 9 420,084 1 9 ",419 15 10 4,425 6 4 15,757 5 2 8,191 19 7 7,939 5 10 £ 20-57 24-09 I9-39 29-05 25-13 18-08 23-65 9-56 23-72 15-18 36-59 62-29 £ d. 63-9924-61 111-1514-47 65-5721-52 126-5421-05 157-0520-55 168-41 14-25 i39'392n8 273-89 26-69 84-58 14-42 158-74 19-06 146-47 20-43 I9S-33 3979 £ irSo 18-31 14-30 i3'79 16-92 20-91 I5-39 9.81 6'54 1174 18-58 25-00 £ 36-72 84-49 48-37 60-07 10572 194-78 90-74 280-99 23'33 122-78 74-38 78-41 d. 14-12 11-oo 15-87 9-99 13-84 1648 i3'79 27-38 398 I4-74 10-37 I5-97 £ 9-92 19-80 5-24 4-74 5'59 4-i5 4-07 5'46 4-5° 6'35 1-99 790 £ 30-85 91-36 17-73 2063 34'92 38-69 23-99 156-39 1603 66-44 7'94 24-77 d. 11-87 11-90 5-82 3'43 4-57 3' 2 7 3-64 15-24 2-73 7-98 i-ii 5'05 £ 2S-93 iS'94 6-48 i7'37 14-87 15-67 18-65 21-49 13-96 i3'H 28-80 18-90 £ 8o-66 73-54 21-93 75-64 92-89 I45-98 10993 615-5° 49-78 I37-44 115-29 59-26 d. 31-02 9-58 7-20 I2\59 ! I2'l6 12-35 16-71 59-98 8-49 16-50 1608 £ 1-21 1-24 1-04 I'22 I'2I I'22 1-23 1-27 1-25 1-29 I'20 ri8 £ 3-78 S-70 3-5i 5-32 7'57 "'33 7-23 36-44 4'47 I3-54 4-81 3'7i d. i-45 o-74 i-i5 0-89 o-99 0-96 rio 3-55 0-76 1 62 0-67 o'75 £ 13-62 4'55 5'34 2-63 2'l6 1-41 1-63 2-84 1-98 2-75 5'03 612 £ 42-38 21'00 18-06 11-48 13-48 13-13 9-60 81-47 7'05 28-77 20-14 d. 16-30 2-74 5'93 V§1 1-76 1-11 1-46 7'94 I'20 3'45 2-81 3-91 £ 1-14 1-82 0'2I r66 i'34 i-53 1-40 o'6o 0-24 i-86 £ 3'55 8-39 0-70 7' 2 5 8-35 14-21 8-24 17-21 0-85 19-41 12-86 2-59 d. 1 36 1*09 0-23 I-21 1-09 T20 1-25 1-67 0-14 2'33 1-79 0'53 £ 81-91 82-11 51-58 67-14 64-S4 S99i 63-22 49-83 5171 48'59 88-98 120-57 £ 254-83 378-8S I74-47 292-43 403-28 558-n 372-64 1,427-47 184-39 508-30 3S6-I7 37806 d. 98-01 49-34 57-26 48-65 52-78 47-22 5663 139-11 3*'44 6roz 49-68 77-01 12-07 19-17 3'2i 0-82 Totals ... 23-89 141-45 20*51 15-69 92-93 i3'47 4-62 27-37 3'97 I7-S2 103-74 1504 I'22 7' 2 S 1-05 1-99 11-76 171 1-42 8-42 1-22 63-Si 376-08 54-53 2,014 3,307,221 1,183,040 13 7 592 2 11 7 if 282,593 6 6 185,668 11 54,692 8 11 207,252 19 2 14,483 5 2 I23.49S 9 9\ 16,818 3 1 1751,367 18 I Proportion of each Class of ExpencHtute ;o Mileage and Revenue. 'ileage. svenue. 'las isified Expem Litui re. Locomotive Power. Repairs of Carriages and Wagons. Maintena.n> se. Lo< somotive. Carriage and Wagon Repairs. Traffic Expenses. General Charges. Sundries. Total. Section. =2 a . 2 © o*n .a 2 a TrainMileage. Total. Per Mile of Railway per Annum (Average). a *8 Sh Eh CO a. Maintenance of Way. Traffic Expenses. General Charges. Sundries, Total. <HT rt o . o a a a g * I d s a a << , q. b t. fcOn »« S fc, Ph & a 2 4 Ph O . . © la SOh Ph o .S I a £ * 3 : -3 , ~ s 3 0 . p few Ph a £ § g » *r3*i s.S OjW Sh « "H I t^, a « S c j: © Ph jP. a, w §§ |£a j £3 Sph : •« S (v Ph rU p. I °> <" I <M ' I-* rt °. qj Phi 3 ° « J>-1 .9 -S3 -sp Si 53 = |a |i hi simp ® •*! SM ih S w IT |(£ s, * I £ M *S s. * £ a. d. 557 6 6 934 6 5 273 16 4 22,079 T 3 5 29,350 12 o 13,304 18 2 120,610 8 o 5,030 5 3 1,126 13 5 4,077 4 o 2,708 6 11 1.587 11 5 £ s. d. 35 2 6 103 13 9 72 7 8 2,883 15 4 4,532 18 8 1,958 16 9 15.077 14 5 527 19 3 131 21 723 11 o 251 12 3 144 14 8 £ a. d. £ 39-93 19-79 30-53 28-88 24-19 1775 23-56 12-86 23-31 I3-53 39-47 61-56 £ 79-90 78-70 67-43 123-71 I49-59 161-77 137-18 380-44 63-85 164-17 161-84 194-30 d. £ 22-67 20'6o 17-20 14-07 15-92 20-97 14-72 10-07 7'45 12-77 17-92 27-47 £ 45-36 81-93 37-98 60-25 98-44 191-16 85-71 298-05 2041 I54-97 73-5i 86-71 d. 22-55 10-50 14-44 10-15 13-02 16-50 13-17 3 1'01 3-78 17-24 10-31 i7'34 £ 25'56 13-01 9'33 5' 2 9 5-00 648 3'4i 6'59 S-89 7'32 2-78 775 £ 5i"i3 5173 20'6l 22-68 30-95 59'05 19-89 194-90 16-13 88-8i 11-41 24:47 d. 6-63! 7-84 3-82 4-09 5-10 3'oS 20-28! 2-98 9-88 i-6o 4-89 £ 34-82 18-07 7-29 I7-74 14-30 I5-87 18-61 21-25 17-14 12-62 28-72 23-95 £ 69-67 71-87 i6'ii 76-01 88-41 144-62 10836 628-78 46-95 15308 II7-75 75-60 d. 34-61 9-21 6'12 I2'8o 11-69 12-49 16-65 65'43 8-68 17-03 16-51 15-12 £ £ 4'39 7-98 4-26 9'93 13-65 21-29 I3-55 65-99 5-46 27-17 10-94 6-89 d. 2-18 1'02 1-62 1-67 i-8i 1-84 2-08 6-87 roi £ £ C26 2-81 d. 013 0-36 £ 125-31 74-18, 66-28 68-77 62-07 64-72 62-83 54-67i 55-8i 49-01 92-09! 123-68; 250-71 295-02 146-39 294-60 383-80 589-88 365-89 1,617-75 152-88 594-67 377-61 390-37 d. 124-58 37-80 55-66 49-62 50-76 50-93 56'2i 168-34 28-27 66-16 52-94 78-07 1894-95. Kawakawa ... Whangarei ... Kaihu Auckland Napier-Taranaki Wellington ... Hurunui-BIuff Greymouth-Brunner... Greymouth-Hokitika,.. Westport Nelson Picton 8 IS 17 296 33 2 92 1,126 8 24 3 1 23 21 3.864 24,353 10,730 413,883 602,513 255.733 1,738,916 18,451 31. IS" 57.454 39.372 25,200 £ s. d. 1,600 11 7 S.170 5 " 3.754 16 7 124,433 15 1 205,296 1 7 83,856 2 4 648,116 19 2 23,671 17 2 6,574 1 6 32,317 16 11 9.431 2 9 6,628 o 11 £ s. d. 200 1 5 397 H 4 220 17 5 428 8 o 618 7 3 911 9 7 582 6 3 2,958 19 8 273 18 4 1,213 7 6 410 1 0 315 13 5 a. d. 8 3i 4 3 7 o 6 o 6 9! 6 6i 7 5i 25 8 4 2i 11 3 4 9i 5 3 £ s. d. 639 3 2 1,023 2 10 1,146 5 1 35.932 17 6 49,663 12 7 14,882 15 7 152,678 13 6 3,043 10 8 1,532 6 g 4,372 15 9! 3.722 5 5 4,080 6 3 £ 8. d. 362 18' 3 1,065 1 10 645 H 6 17,501 18 1 32,681 3 9 17,586 12 8 95,401 1 2 2,384 7 8 489 17 4 4,127 9 7 1,690 14 3 1,820 17 4i £ s. d. '409 1 5 672 9 7 350 8 10 6,587 1 5 10,276 16 10 5.432 11 4 22,132 12 8 1.559 3 3 387 3 6 2,365 9 5 262 5 10 513 16 11 £ s. d. 220 36 11 9 585 14 7 916 11 5 1,103 3 2 1,336 1 10 396 14 1 1 17 6 172 5 9 49 14 3 50 8 7 2,005 13 I0 3,835 6 2 2,488 12 5 85,S7i o 4 127,421 15 3 54,268 17 8 407,236 11 7 12,942 o 2 3,669 o 7 15,838 15 6 8,684 18 11 I 8,197 15 2 3970 10-08 25-64 20-84 19-78 I3-97 21-07 39-59 ii-8i 18-27 22-69 38-36 2'20 2-00 I'93 2-32 2'2I 2'33 2-33 2-23 1-99 2-24 2-67 2-19 0-13 0-71 0-47 o-4S 1-32 0'20 1-67 0-03 0'53 0'53 C76 2-02 2-76 H'99 I'20 49-59 0-08 6-47 ' 2'l6 2-40 0-34 0-37 1-03 019 S -i6 O'OI 3' 02 1'53 138 0-72 0-30 0-48 Totals ... 13-09 4'43 25-88; 3 - 79 17-52 102-46 1-5-02 2-30 13-44 i-97 0-40 2-36 0-35 63-62] 372-01 54'S4 1.993 3,221,621 1,150,851 ii 6 584 15 I 7 1*1 272,717 15 1 175.757 '6 51 50,949 1 201,641 1 1 26,443 8 4 4,651 4 11 J 7 32,i6o 7 7 2370 138-57 20-32 15-27 89-30

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RETURN No. 5. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Passenger and Goons Traffic for the Twelve Months ending 31st March. 1896.

A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways 3-D. 2.

Sections. a Si? First Class. Passengc Secor :rs. id Class. Total, Total Season Tickets. Parcels. Horses. Parcels, &c. Carriages. Dogs. \ Total. I Drays, &c. Cattle. ; Calves. Sheep. 1 Pigs. Equivalent Tonnage for Chaff, Lime, &.:. Wool. Live-Stock, &c. I Liv. :-Stock, Goods, &x. 'limber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. Total. Firewood. No. L . I 1895-96. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland... Napier-Taranaki ... Wellington Hurunui-BIuff Greymouth-Brunner Greymouth-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 8 15 17 309 332 94 1, 132 8 Single. 730 4,704 249 17.399 25.973 9.959 59.537 1.174 767 56 5i9 1,476 Return. Single. 514 : 1.713 584 27,845 1,368 2,868 41,160 : 89,164 118,936 122,972 84,824 I 48,805 379,042 265,439 5.358 , 11,412 5, 194 ; 8,698 1,388 i 7,822 2,698 10,290 5,318 5,361 Return. 3.040 9,162 15.656 331.138 461,882 290,650 1,447,316 77. 740 43,012 39.416 46, 608 25,490 No. 5.997 42,295 20,141 478,861 729,763 434.238 2,i5i,334 95.684 57.671 48,682 60,115 37,645 No. 17 6 1 S.73S 2,667 6,955 19,358 426 404 63 405 196 No. I, 162 i,449 53,794 72,661 57,419 254.784 5.628 2,279 3.036 3.155 144 No. 46 28 687 3.672 759 5.725 109 72 No. 9 2 22 248 44 376 3 4 No. 41 73 2,098 5,594 2,058 ".713 380 127 90 206 No. 1,258 1.552 56,601 82,175 60, 280 272,598 6,120 2,482 3,127 3-372 328 No. I 14 12 71 no So 421 6 2 5 1 No." 5 174 6 10,019 11,560 1.035 12,549 229 14 4 2 26 No. I 7 2.139 453 440 977 4 No. 164 556 101 118,890 377.213 288,649 1,045,206 3,429 94i 160 169 4.234 No. 2 2,044 4,503 1,388 44,922 172 76 I 16 170 745 128 133.163 393,839 291,562 1,104,075 3.840 1.036 172 189 4.483 Tons c. q. Tons c. q. Tons c. q. 8 14 O 87 6 o 12 O 0 30 O O 12 9 O 30 O 0 8,319 10 o 5,048 o o 1,791 4 O 19,199 12 O 4,086 O O 13,228 O O H.993 11 o 2,262 0 o 7,482 16 0 48,047 9 o 39,128 o 0 75,556 12 o 223 11 o 402 00 63 4 o 47 16 o 12 o 0 12 16 o 900 17400! , ... 8 12 o 744 o 0 306 o o 186 19 o 1,362 o o . 892 16 o Tons c. q. 66 o o 108 o o 108 o o 3.252 o o 37,648 0 0 6,234 o o 21,980 o o 828 o o 906 o o 2, Il8 O O 2,706 o o 2,850 o o Tons c. q. 240 5 O 433 6 0 18,479 16 o 19,292 5 o 44,803 7 o 18,549 7 o 81,307 6 o 17.413 15 o 7,446 14 o 3,297 16 o 1,822 4 o 46 3 o Tons c. q. ) 1 2 0 0 1 1 I2,8oi 2 O 25,920 II O 5.147 5 o 322,343 19 o 1,773 8 o o 19 o 3.135 11 o 3,574 10 o Tons c. q. Tons c. q. Tons c. q. 1,637 11 o 12,133 14 O 14,077 10 O 4,123 10 o 38,321 18 o 43,030 14 O 1,585 10 o 292 10 o 20,495 16 O 29,584 6 o 84,438 11 o 156,207 8 o 59,944 18 o 23,088 4 o 208,719 o o 22,358 16 o 20,770 7 o 82,804 11 o 253.546 n o 347.973 8 o 1,141,835 16 o 4,112 9 O 134,357 l6 O 158,950 12 0 6,329 13 o 1,180 o o 15,887 3 O 2,670 1 o 211,741 8 o 220,002 4 0 2,150 40 1,875 6 o 12,739 5 o 1,837 5 o 2,485 9 o 13,048 3 o Tons c. q. I4,086 4 O 43,118 O O 20,508 5 O 164,526 18 O 227,918 12 O 94,798 2 O 1,189,883 5 O 159-174 3 o 15,934 19 O 220,011 4 O 12,747 17 o 13,235 2 O 24 31 23 21 1 3 13 5 1 1 8 171 222 Totals ;2,0I4 122,543 646,384 ,602,389 2,791, no 4,162,426 36,233 455.51 1 II.115 716 22,551 489.893 693 35.623 4,028 1,839,712 53,346 1,933,402 88,144 9 o 53,260 o 0 19,363 8 o 78,804 o o 213,13a 4 o 374,699 s o 389,880 14 o 878,658 II o 2,087,798 2 O 2,175,942 II O 1894-95. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland... Napier-Taranaki Wellington Hurunui-BIuff Greymouth- Brunner Grey mouth-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 8 15 17 296 332 92 1,126 8 733 1.733 177 16,669 28,542 10,010 63,75i 1, no 582 1.258 996 38, 734 121,050 85.956 362,526 4. 578 4.592 542 4,684 5,774 1,691 11,727 2,341 87,875 140,548 50,625 288,817 10,627 9,194 9.045 9.895 5-542 2,300 19,110 11,630 273.458 440,572 272,768 1,300,392 62,946 33.876 36,472 46,508 20,548 5,3o6 33,828 15.144 416,736 730,712 419.359 2,015,486 79,261 48,562 46,129 6i.S79 33.476 26 17 2 3,626 2, 361 5.969 15,343 337 253 81 436 172 1,386 i,45i 52,774 70,444 52,5" 251,115 5,296 1,703 3.471 3.263 1.S67 So 8 6 9S 3.528 794 5.943 68 48 8 54 235 60 72 ' 68 2,088 5.630 2,265 12,547 259 104 103 145 236 1,516 1,527 55.611 79.837 55.630 269,982 5.625 1.858 3-574 3.430 1.843 15 4 88 106 48 425 6 12 1 217 11,308 10,409 1,608 ",63s 181 8 5 2 12 3.099 468 726 1.175 1 147 298 1 "6,705 296,366 263,978 836,851 2,756 151 98 170 2,420 50 2,030 4,185 i,33i 35.3i6 223 21 153 582 17 133.230 3II.534 267,691 885,382 3.167 193 106 6 10 o 24 o o 93 T 7 o 2 13 o 8,717 14 o 4,374 o o IS,568 2 O ; 3,462 O O II,208 13 O ! 2,088 O O 39,035 9 o 24,522 O O 182 11 o 432 o o 15 II O.J 5 3 o 42. o o 10 15 o 816 o 0 104 17 o I I, 212 o o I I 43 4 o 1,762 12 o 13,080 12 o 7,408 8 o 59.451 12 o 55 4 o 580 24 0 o 108 o o 4,850 o o 42,062 o o 5,820 o o 22,878 o o 930 o o 768 o o 2,076 o o 2,106 O O 3,480 o o 147 I o 391 II o 12,033 II o 18,081 6 o 45,867 II o 16,424 o o 80,628 0 o 14,806 4 o 3,858 17 o 3.644 5 o 2,457 S o 238 13 o 12,887 4 o 24.399 16 o 4-953 o o 338.562 15 o 1,736 7 o 1,686 1 o 4,3 r 3 2 o 1,357 11 o 31,482 o o 60,21 I 4 O 23.583 13 o 238,918 O o 4,012 14 o 5,026 o o 2,663 18 o 2,432 13 o 2,251 13 o 4,329 2 O 28,805 6 o 900 76,584 17 o 21 , I 11 9 o 11,922 19 o 340,902 9 o 148,346 12 O 1,296 16 o 220,652 6 o 1,821 o o 2,135 2 O 6,210 4 o 33.553 3 o 13,508 2 O 150,021 19 o 2IO,194 12 O 72,200 O O 1,125,862 16 o 170,319 I o 10,955 I o 229,078 9 o 12,646 19 o 13,840 15 o 6,216 14 o 33,647 o o 13,510 15 o 158,739 13 o 225,762 14 O 83,408 13 o 1,164,898 5 o 170,501 12 o 10,970 12 o 229,083 12 O 12,657 14 o 13,945 12 O 377 2 24 3i 23 21 900 70 492 1,612 3 1 15 36 7 4 1 3 9 8 5 5 4 5 '3i 190 2,563 300 12 o 1,220 4 o 2,713 9 o 3.303 3 o Totals 631,272 627,927 2,520,580 3.905.578 28,623 444,981 ' j 23,517 480,433 ! 705 35,387 5,503 1,519,921 43,292 1,604,808 74,951 15 o 136,972 o o 103,327 16 o 85,102 o o 198 1.993 125,799 11.185 750 23.517 198.578 4 o 388,555 14 388,555 14 o o j: 377.938 9 o 857,916 18 o [2,048,391 I o 2,123,342 16 o Sections. Ordinary Passengers. Revenue. Season Tickets. *"$&£$!*• Total Coaching. I Goods. Miscellaneous. £££££, . Total Goods. Train. Mileage. Shunting i. arid Ballasting. Total. ! ~~ " 1895-96. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland ... Napier-Taranaki ... Wellington Hurunui-BIuff Greymouth-Brunner Greymouth-Hokitika Weatport Nelaon Pieton £ s. d. £ a. ii. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. .1. £ a. d. No. 48 8 3 93 4 3 444 17 9 . 1,963 17 42 6 8 38 14 4 2,044 2 7 2,489 0 4 4,992 "4 14 5 "6 6 9 1,012 19 4 j 5,823 15 11 33 o 2 50 19 6 5,907 15 7 6,920 14 11 27,644 97 6 6 87 6 8 1,263 14 1 > 4,306 17 1 172 o 9 7 19 o 4,486 16 it 5,750 10 11 12,432 4,268 17 4 5,243 3 10 51,473 16 2 75,677 97 835 9 4 2,453 o 1 78,965 19 0 130,439 15 2 432,042 3,766 10 8 12,651 13 6 99,433 2 9 100,612 8 11 3,657 15 2 3,763 19 o 108,034 3 1 207,467 5 10 608,778 3,359 6 o 4,820 15 6 36,928 18 2 46,458 19 6 492 o 8 1,893 13 9 48,844 13 11 85,773 12 1 261,165 16,074 13 s 30,698 8 7 237,012 19 11 404,278 9 1 9,776 9 9 13,435 16 6 427,490 15 4 664,503 15 3 1,780,397 288 11 1 225 8 o 2,944 2 7 17,718 16 o 2,108 10 8 147 6 9 19,974 13 5 22,918 16 o 19,702 382 10 315 2 4 4,330 4 1 4,127 17 1 16 9 3 82 19 6 4,227 5 10 8,557 9 " 33.786 285 06 166 7 10 2,915 16 1 28,617 02 649 6 3 245 19 9 29,512 6 2 32,428 2 3 61,971 458 19 3 242 18 8 3.754 10 6 4.852 15 6 456 3 11 143 4 o 5,452 3 s 9,206 13 11 39,573 26 7 13 9 74 16 2 2,454 17 s 3,677 93 226 6 10 226 3 6 4,129 19 7 6,584 17 o 24,744 No. No. 8,602 33.UO 16,232 518,510 744.154 335.343 2,318,138 48,082 42,721 100,358 48,509 32,851 303 5 3 781 18 2 1,079 O II 41,961 15 O 83,014 18 7 28,748 16 8 190,239 17 11 2,430 3 6 3,633 o 9 2,464 7 9 3,052 12 7 2,112 7 6 9 6 4 o 7 1 3 7 79 5 7392 3,6l0 544 5.466 432 3,800 342 86,468 778 135.376 165 74,178 397 537.741 /02 28,380 786 8,935 71 38,387 573 8,936 744 8, 107 Totals 359,822 4 7 29,412 2 2 54.735 12 1 443,969 18 10 698,114 19 8 18,465 19 5 22,489 15 8 739,070 14 9 1, 183,040 13 7 3,307,226 939,384 4,246,610 1894-95. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland... Napier-Taranaki Wellington Hurun ui—Bluff Greymoulh-Brunner Greymouth-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 282 14 3 742 12 0 823 2 7 38,636 7 4 86,025 n 2 29,812 19 3 190,900 10 o 2,202 13 O 3.313 9 8 2,321 11 9 3,192 10 10 1,988 12 3 43 17 8 114 13 2 83 1 1 3,598 4 2 3,038 o 11 3.171 17 4 13,684 4 o 187 2 10 187 6 6 209 15 6 422 8 o 165 13 8 87 19 10 164 6 11 52 9 o 4,300 15 8 9,020 19 o 4,228 6 3 24,623 10 o 157 17 2 130 11 4 169 12 9 221 19 4 in 8 2 414 u 9 1,021 12 1 958 12 8 46,535 7 2 98,084 11 1 37,213 2 10 229,208 4 o 2,547 13 o 3,631 7 6 2,70 1 o o 3,836 18 2 2,265 14 I I.I35 16 i 3.915 8 3 2,746 16 s 7S,MS 16 11 100,677 4 4 44.655 1 2 396,203 19 8 18,832 18 2 2,881 10 o 28,738 6 6 4,966 10 4 3,827 o o 20 15 s 180 16 4 47 13 6 370 6 o 3,156 19 9 268 6 6 9,612 15 7 2,138 18 9 34 9 o 632 19 1 494 10 3 306 14 10 29 8 4 52 9 3 1 14 o 2,382 5 o 3.377 6 5 1,719 11 10 13,091 19 11 152 7 3 26 15 o 245 11 4 133 4 o 228 12 o 1,185 1 9 '0 4,148 13 10 2,796 3 11 77,898 7 11 107,211 10 6 46,642 19 6 418,908 15 2 21,124 4 2 2,942 14 o 29,616 16 n 5,594 4 7 4,362 6 10 1,600 11 7 5.170 511 3.754 16 7 124.433 15 1 205,296 1 7 83,856 2 4 648,116 19 2 23,671 17 2 6,574 1 6 32,317 16 11 9,43i 2 9 6,62S o 11 3.864 24.353 10,730 413.8*83 602,513 255733 1,738,916 18,451 3LISI 57.454 39.372 25,200 2,250 5.817 1.655 88,017 125,901 77.782 527.592 28,229 4,984 38, 504 8,637 5.092 6,114 30,170 '12,385 501,900 728,414 333.515 2,266,508 46, 680 36,135 95.958 48,009 30,292 Totals 360,242 14 1 24,906 4 10 43.269 15 s '428,418 14 4 683,726 7 10 17.265 5 o 21,441 4 4 1,150,851 11 6 3,221,620 914,460 4, 136,080 1722,432 17 2

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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways, Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines.

Note.—The amount stated as cost of construction of opened lines includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways, but does not include expenditure on the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Works. A. G. Fife, Eailway Accountant. • • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary Eailways. *Total opened whole year, and cost of extensions equivalent to time open ... ... £15,425,532 Cost of extensions equivalent to portion of year unopened ... ... ... 61,687 Total opened, 31st March, 1896 £15,487,219 ,

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State of Line. 1887. C Vr% 0t Net ' Bate of struction. Eevenue. Interest. 1887. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. Section Net Rate of Revenue. Interest. Cost of Net Eate 0{ , < - j0n ." Revenue. Interest, struction. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. C Con° f Net Eate of struotion. Ee venue. Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Rate of Revenue. Interest. C Con 0t Net Eate of struction. Avenue. Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Bate of Revenue. Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. Cost of Construction. £ 90,528 £ 1,951 £ s. d. 2 3 1 £ 90,069 £ 1,393 £ s. d. 1 10 11 £ 89,993 £ 973 £ s. d. 118 £ 90,235 £ 857 £ s. d. 0 19 0 £ 90,235 £ 1,039 £ s. d. 13 0 £ 90,337 £ 1,225 £ s. d. 17 1 £ 90,337 £ 551 £ s. d. 0 12 2 £ 90,337 £ 156 £ s. d. 0 3 5 £ 90,337 £ -405 £ s. d. £ 90,638 £ 450 £ s. d. 0 9 11 Kawakawa .. ... Whangarei-Kamo Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened 69,961 717 10 6 69,721 81 0 2 4 69,722 *692 0 19 10 70,C95 398 0 11 4 70,095 1*126 1 12 2 72,090 *244 0 *6 9 70,145 15,080 49,622 71,287 I 184,584 (1,727,703 252,940 I 860,318 J 49,776 103,587 U, 427,489 *646 -161 0 18 5 70,145 24,306 49,942 85,690 j 184,584 | 1,882,058 122,865 I 861,739 J 39,522 139,933 [ 1,429,178 *807 120 1 *3 0 0 "i 10 115,834 3,046 51,138 94,064 f 184,584 | 1,922,810 128,690 ■ 862,737 62,178 143,527 1,432,849 1*335 1*266 13 0 2 9* 6 115,935 14,879 51,982 111,372 J 185,098 ( 1,939,747 130,030 r 866,268 J 77,268 143,117 1,1,441,569 1*238 21785 i i' 4 5 7* 2 Kaibu Marton-Te Awamutu/ (North End) ( Auckland 182,869 135,501 104,838 108,978 1,688,971 161,186 662,832 64,708 7,785 99,018 1,400,674 I 33,210 49,054 178,377 1,720,587 134,414 656,164 133,390 1,200 103,452 1,408,900 | 28,351 52,226 f 184,354 | 1,725,583 168,465 t 847,918 J 2,369 103,452 U, 416,947 I 42,342 54,420 ( 184,585 \ 1,725,333 208,819 (- 857,243 J 18|959 103,587 U,425,225 I 39,756 2 17 I 40,439 2 2 3 1 J 42,533 2 12 I 38,863 1 16 10 l 42,856 2 0 4 1,672,506 51,694 628,669 7,303 19,228 13 0 1,807,971 112,500 659,892 28,160 23,950 166 1 16 11 1 9 10 2 4 4 Napier Unopened Opened Unopened 29*341 4 13 4 27*645 4 39 31,346 4 14 7 34,214 5 4 3 L 55,473 1 74,952 ] ) 77,767 1 ) 76,224 • 77,874 3 3 10 I 73,577 3 0 0 Marton-Te Awamutu] (South End) 1 Wanganui 2 6 10 3 2 10 3 5 0 3 2 8 Opened 1,398,738 7,255 0 10* 4 1,403,041 9,765 0 18*11 j 13,312 0 17 9 1 11 7 • 23,919 Wellington - Poxton (private line) Wellington Unopened 41,816 41,798 41,895 41,898 42,117 42,117 42,117 42,117 42,117 42*117 Opened Unopened 961,871 18,236 17,334 5,169 7,428,562 419,786 189,393 15,959 127,234 54,549 22,036 2 5 10 966,386 49,344 20,229 5,169 7,574,218 440,437 195,114 15,959 127,234 69,389 19,436 2 0 3 20,753 2 2 6 1,050,095 15,459 27,206 5,169 7,805,935 430,666 200,219 15,959 127,234 99,784 25,623 2 8 10 29,820 2 16 9 1,054,465 17,237 27,498 5,169 8,322,942 40,007 200,288 15,959 127,234 117,748 28,698 2 14 5 1,067,812 25,383 27,502 5,169 8,328,213 72,906 200,288 15,959 127,234 153,327 31,608 2 19 3 1,072,596 42,927 27,502 5,169 8,362,183 100,303 200,288 15,959 127,234 32,884 3 1 4 1,073,440 69,082 27,502 5,169 8,465,620 61,813 200,288 15,959 127,234 29,587 2 15 1 1,080,107 93,197 27,502 5,169 8,494,807 102,098 200,288 15,959 127,234 34,384 3 3 8 Surveys Miscellaneous Hurunui-BIuff Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 196,488 2 12 11 204,192 2 13*11 976,465 74,510 26,163 5,169 7,580,494 503,246 199,121 15,959 127,234 92,274 222,714 2 18 9 276*016 3 10 9 1,051,577 15,194 27,498 5,169 7,971,242 329,426 200,231 15,959 127,234 100,611 270,881 3 7 11 232',258 2 15 10 271*566 3 5 3 258' 572 3 1 10 5 2 4 240,881 10,730 2 1611 5 7 2 244,420 11j 499 2 17 7 5 14 10 Greymouth 10*437 5 10 2 11,450 5 17- 5 13,188 6 12 6 8,338 4 3* 3 9,675 4 16 8 11*556 5 15 5 10,769 5 7 6 10,246 Harbour Works Greymouth-Hokitika *512 15,669 0 6 0 6 17 9 186,083 227,494 14,111 165,641 12,537 205,231 58,347 25,359 25,000 37,678 5,168 2,905 16,479 1 11 3 7 4 10 191,409 227,494 14,111 166,562 12,537 205,511 58,361 28,540 25,000 37,890 5,168 4*132 16,671 2 3 2 7 6 7 Westport Harbour Works Nelson P icton Opened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 214,804 14,111 163,965 12,500 198,570 28,130 162,595 10|385 1*764 94 4 16 8 116 0 0 11 222,894 14,111 165,178 12,500 198,494 30,465 105,072 8,444 1,429 -270 3 15* 9 0 17* 4 232,934 14,111 165,087 12,500 198,548 32,442 75,590 13,000 1,130 252 5 11 8 0 13 8 0 2 6 226,415 14,111 165,448 12,500 199,033 32,568 81,423 25,000 37,600 5,168 13,696 **96 1,274 6 10 0 1* 2 0 12 10 227,354 14,111 165,447 12,500 199,151 43,847 66,124 25,000 37,619 5,168 12,588 -2,230 *284 5 10 9 0 210 227,496 14,111 165,609 12,500 202,491 49,148 47,379 25,000 37,619 5,168 16,613 21048 1*564 7 6 0 14 9 0 io 5 227,496 14,111 165,609 12,500 204,917 56,341 48,968 25,000 37,644 5,168 15*147 "967 81 6 13 2 0 11 8 0 0 9 171,032 227,495 14,111 165,609 12,537 204,917 57,591 44,431 25,000 37,665 5,168 -194 -95 *746 -1,570 0 9 0 1,015 -1,354 0 12 2 Stock Stock in suspense Surveys MiscellaneousOpened 37,095 5,169 37,094 5,169 37,572 5,168 Total opened Total unopened 13,017,567 1,201,549 299,696 2 6 0 13,352,978 1,250,131 307,515 2 6 0 13,472,837 1,402,350 350,570 2 12 0 13,899,955 1,264,803 412,782 2 19 5 14,278,586 1,065,637 420,998 2 18 11 14,656,691 841,092 408,914 2 15 9 14,733,120 1,033,412 449,380 3 10 15,137,036 805,097 437,434 2 17 9. 15,352,613 790,054 418,691 2 14 6 *15,425,532 903,432 431,673 2 16 0 Gross total 14,219,116 299,696 2 2 2 14,603,109 307,515 2 2 1 14,875,187 350,570 2 7 2 15,164,758 412,782 2 14 5 15,344,223 420,998 2 14 10 15,497,783 408,914 2 12 9 15,766,532 449,380 2 17 0 15,942,133 437,434 2 14 10 16,142,667 418,691 2 11 10 16,328,964 431,673 2 12 10

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RETURN No. 7. Comparison of Traffic Revenue and Expenditure for the last Sixteen Financial Years.

A. C. Fife. Eailway Accountant. 11. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Railways.

RETURN No. 8. Statement of Workmen's Twelve-trip Tickets issued during the Years ended the 31st March, 1895, and the 31st March, 1896, respectively.

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Year. Expenditure Miles. Revenue. Expenditure. per cent, of Revenue. Tonnage. Parcels, Horses, and Dogs. Cattle, - Passengers. S»™ 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1,277 1,319 1,358 1,396 1,477 1,613 1,727 1,758 1,777 1,809 1,842 1,869 1,886 1,948 1.993 2,014 £ 836,454 892,026 953,347 961,304 1,045,712 1,047,410 998,768 994,843 997,6iS i,095.S7o 1,121,701 1,115,432 1,181,522 1.172,793 1,150,851 1,183,041 £ 521,957 523,099 592,821 655,990 690,026 690,340 699,072 687,328 647,045 682,787 700,703 706,517 732,142 735,359 732,160 751,368 62-40 58-64 62-18 68-24 65-99 65-91 69-99 69-09 64-86 62-32 62-47 63-34 61-97 62-70 63-62 63-51 1.377,783 1,437,714 1,564,793 1,700,040 1,749.856 1,823,767 1.747,754 1,735,762 1,920,431 2,073,955 2,086,011 2.066,791 2,193,330 2,060,645 2,048,391 2,087,798 No. 286,865 316,611 341,186 359.896 347,425 349.428 372,397 399.109 399,056 405,838 413.074 430,216 460,383 486,787 479.683 489,177 No. 300,704 343,751 477.075 686,287 729,528 858,662 942,017 940,209 919,392 1,068,575 1,348,364 1,153-501 1.393,457 1,433,679 1,604,103 1,932,709 No. 2,849,561 2,911,477 3,283,378 3,272,644 3,232,886 3,362,266 3.426,403 3,451,850 3,132.803 3.376,459 3.433.629 3.SS5.764 3,759,044 3.972,701 3.9 0 5.578 4,162,426 No. 6,499 7.207 8,621 9,036 8,999 10,717 11,821 ",5i8 11,817 12,311 13,881 16,341 16,504 17,226 28,623 36,233

1891-95 (11 months). !95-96. Increase. Decrease. Sections. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Kawakawa . . Whangarei Auckland Napier-Taranaki Wellington "Grey-Brunner ... Grey-Hokitika ... Nelson Hurunui-BIuff ... 25 5 1,435 813 3,925 58 64 46 6,280 £ 8. 3 14 1 10 219 18 176 15 665 1 10 0 12 1« 15 19 1,085 7 d. 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 0 16 1 3,423 879 5,103 133 55 37 10,885 £ s. 2 12 0 6 530 9 20o 19 843 14 17 12 10 18 14 4 l,S3o 12 d. 0 0 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 1,988 66 1,178 75 £ s. d. 310 11 6 30 4 6 178 13 6 7 11 6 9 4 £ s. d. 12 6 14 0 9 9 2*0 0 1 15 0 4,605 750 5 6 Total 12,651 12,191 4 0 i j 20,532 [3,462 9 0 7,912 1,277 6 6 81 6 1 I 6 Less deep iase 31 6 1 6 Net incret ,se 7,881 1,271 5 0

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A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Eailways.

RETURN No. 9. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896.

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Sections. Classification of Work. jKawakawaj W1^ n g a " j 1 i T~ Kaihu. Auckland. [ T aranlki. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Invercargill. B £ n % r | Westport. ! L Nelson. Pieton. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. ; £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d.l £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. dJ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. Track-surfacing "7 5 i; 833 o 4 542 O II 13,776 7 1 18,684 12 7 5,835 6 6 25,104 7 1 21,465 16 2 14,170 0 2 845 19 1 1,266 18 4 11,569 1 10 745 o 6 969 6 11105,925 2 7 Track-renewals 109 18 IO: 207 15 II 232 17 7j 10,757 19 8 13,031 11 11! 4,046 18 1 15,600 4 o 12,573 18 5 12,607 18 6 182 13 11 107 14 8 2,205 5 7 1,416 17 7 874 18 4 73,956 13 o Ballasting 27 4 9 147 2 4 89 19 6' 874 13 6 1,293 15 7 86 10 2: 1,289 o 3 1,695 17 8 420 15 7 34 7 7 90 o 9 236 2 8 346 16 6 227 13 o 6,859 19 IO Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels 31 17 "j 69 2 o 78 o 9 ; 1,287 7 1 2,909 o 1 1,072 6 9 . 3,301 1 10 2,234 16 1 68 15 3 71 15 1 99 19 1 486 139 o 10! 14,111 14 8 2,744 3 5 Bridges, culverts, drains 135 11 7 244 0 6 51 7 1 6,116 4 6 9,803 16 4 1,660 6 2 7,543 6 8 8,117 3 11 3,860 1 8 348 15 7 281 11 9 252 6 o 161 11 3 i,i59 4 11, 39,735 7 " Fences, gates, cattlestops, hedges 19 10 5 21 4 2 880 2 o 1,501 4 5 582 6 Oj j 2,218 18 11 2,165 o 10 1,188 16 4 76 8 5 47 17 2 21 13 3 321 2 1 63 16 8; 9,108 o 8 Roads, approaches, &c. 2 3 10 7 19 9 456 6 4 248 o 6 89 19 4 626 2 o 423 5 2 303 o 1 80 10 2 41 6 9, 19 1 2 35 o 11 24 14 6 2,357 10 6 Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances .. 425: 4 18 5 35 2 2 515 o 3 686 14 1 245 9 o 1,150 o 4 i i,i55 o 3 738 3 o 141 16 4 18 3 2 59 17 o 29 11 8 Wharves 9 18 o 300 57 6 0 524 17 8 117 11 11 1,412 18 8 65 12 2 4,849 10 3 37 18 6 2,697 10 4 o 7 10 3 17 8 98 13 5 1 13 10 : 326 19 5 102 7 5 Buildings 40 6 1 49 6 4 22 15 9 2,455 o 8 2,943 10 o 1,353 16 9 6,111 10 8 3,662 13 6 1,949 7 7 277 6 4 95 1 7 100 15 9 154 8 5 1 Miscellaneous 532 14 2: 19,748 13 7 11 14 o ! 73 14 o 133 15 11 728 5 1 452 5 10 93 16 1 346 3 11 220 5 3 17 10 o 42 10 8 ; 2,120 O 9 General charges 249! 601 5 4 2 120 8 3 194 6 4 81 8 1 258 16 1 197 9 5 185 8 10 18 6 3 714 1 29 17 9 916 6 16 io ! 1,123 2 5 Totals J511 17 8 ; 1,667 3 10I 37,882 10 92,191 i 2 4 2,029 17 2 4,920 19 6 4,101 16 10282,593 6 1,114 13 II: 37,898 2 11 52,142 8 IO; 15,506 12 8 62,740 13 4 56,516 9 9 3,368 17 o Eate per mile opened 63 19 8 in 2 II 65 11 5 126 10 9 168 8 2 195 6 6 157 I I 137 17 IO 161 15 11 116 18 5 ! 273 17 9 84 II 6; 158 14 10 146 9 5 141 8 1

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RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896.

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Coaching. Live-stock, Gooc Is, &e. Stations. ■u O 3 o w o ? 0 - 5 3 in K Traffic Expenditure. Number of Outwi ird. *® ' ® S 3 Inward. i a 1 a >. rS 8 "3 ! ED Equiv. [ g, Tonnage ■£* for Livestock, &e. Outward. Inward. Revenue. Total Value forwarded. an P §1 S ' 8 IH W o n j Chaff, _. , ' Lime, &o. ' Wo01 - Firewood. I Timber Grain. I M "sg an ' Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. d 3 6 0 3 d O S & xi E Equiv. Tonnage for Live-stock, &e. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain, i Me^ ai1 " Minerals. I Total. ■ Grand Total j ! Tonnage. * Ordinary j Passengers. C Season Tickets, Coaching. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Total. Goods Miscellaneous. Goods. Stations. Rents and Commission. Total. Kawakawa Section — Kawakawa Opua Head Office Accountant General £ s. a. 437 17 9 187 9 4 Ts. 0. Ts. c. . Ts. 0. Ts. c. Ts. o. Ts. c. Ts. o. 323 9 1,314 2 Ts. c. 12,110 18 22 16 Ts. o. 12,434 7 1,643 3 Ts. c. 60 .. 104 .. Ts. c. Ts. c. Ts. 0. Ts. c. 68 0 Ts. 0. 240 5 Ts. o. Ts. e. 1,314 2 323 9 Ts. 0. 22 16 12,110 18 Ts. ci 1,643 3! 12,434 7 Ts. c. £ s. d. 150 18 1 151 0 5 16 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 26 5 7 36 13 4 19 19 7 10 5 9 £ s. d. 177 3 8 190 5 9 32 10 9 44 17 7 . ! Kawakawa SectionKawakawa. i Opua. ■ Head Office. Accountant. ! General. 9 9 1 2 2,050 2,160 10 16 1 4041 758| 22 21 4 5 23 18 758 404 24 22 5 18 4 23 1 5 104 60 66 0 240 5 1 2 12 0 11 4 5 34 11 10 £ s. d. 1,328 6 7 634 15 0 £ s. A. 3 1 10 39 2 2 0 2 8 £ s. d. 38 14 4 £ s. d. 1,331 8 5 712 11 6 0 2 8 £ s. d. 1 1,508 12 1 902 17 3 32 13 5 44 17 7j 19'19 1 I .. ! •• •• Totals 3 645 6 2 4,220j 17 1,162 46 41 1,162 40! •111 164 8 14 66 0 240 5 1,637 11 12,133 14 14,077 10 14,086 4 164 .. 8 14 66 0 240 5 1,637 l: 12,133 14 14,077 ll 14,086 4 303 5 48 8 93 4 3 444 17 9 1,963 1 7 42 6 38 14 4 2,044 2 7 2,489 0 4: Totals. Whangarei Section— Whangarei Wharf .. Hikurangi Accountant General 10 9 6 2 915 13 4 147 14 1 25,156 12,266 6 92 82 "l 384 172 12 4 8 25 12 42 0 66 0 193 6 240 0 2 0 3,069 16 1,053 14; 5,657 6 32,664 12 8,968 11 34,061 li 7 7 107 67 1 376 180 12 0 25 l: 4 I 66 0 42 0 361 2 72 4 "2 0 1,622 13 2,500 17 37,819 5 502 13 39,906 12 3,124 2 556 8 4 225 9 10 49 17 6 79 1 0 18 0 0 19 5 9 685 6 9 243 9 10 84 2 9 1,511 14 6 4,312 1 5 32 16 5 0 3 9 50 19 6 1,595 10 5 4,312 5 2 2,280 17 2 4,555 15 0i 84 2 9 Whangarei Sectiok— !; Whangarei Wharf. ll Hrkurangi. > Accountant. General. 39*15 4 6417 0 •• Totals 8 1,103 2 4 37,422 6 U 174' 556! 87 6 12 30 0 108 0 433 6 2 0 4,123 10| 38,321 18 43,030 14 43,118 0 14 174 556 87 6 12 0 30 108 0 433 6 2 0 4,123 10 38,321 18 43,030 14; 43,118 781 18 2 114 14 5 Totals. 116 6 9 1,012 19 4| 5,823 15 11 33 0 2 50 19 6| 5,907 15 7 6,920 14 11 Kaihu Section — Dargaville Accountant General 10 3 355 7 5 11,164 1 1,449 28 2 73 1,449 23 2 73 12 6 7 101 I 30 108 0 18,476 16 1,585 11 292 10 20,495 16 12 7 101 2 108 0 18,479 16 1,585 10 292 10 20,495 16 1,079 0 l: 23 16 7 73 9 11 65 9 2 21 17 6 1,168 6 8 95 7 5 4,306 17 1 172 0 7 19 0 4,486 16 10 5,655 3 6 95 7 5 Kaihu Section— Dargaville. Accountant. General. 17* 8 0 ■■ •• •■ ■• ■• Totals 3 372 15 5 11,164; 1,449 I 28 2 73 1,449 28 73. 12 lOli 12 9 30 0 108 0 18,479 16 1,585 11 292 10 20,495 16 20,508 5 I*! 101 12 9 30 108 0 18,479 16 1,585 10 292 11 20,495 ll 20,508 5 1,079 0 11 97 6 6 Totals. 87 6 8 1,263 14 l| 4,306 17 1 172 0 9 7 19 0 4,486 16 10 5,750 10 11 Auckland Section — Helensville Avondale Mount Eden Newmarket Auckland (Coach'g) ) (Goods) j Remuera Ellerslie .. Penrose Junction .. Onehunga 1 Wharf ( Otahuhu Papakura Drury Pukekohe Tuakau Pokeno Mercer Huntly Taupiri Ngaruawahia Frankton Junction .. Hamilton West Morrinsville Te Aroha Paeroa Cambridge Tirau Rotorua Ohaupo Te Awamutu Head Office Accountant G eneral j 14 Hi 12 18 8 1 1 8 1,538 15 9 156 10 9 179 2 7 1,083 19 5 18,482 1,909 6,734 32,078 I 120,955 3,928 11,469 3,726 19,841 5,806 5,364 4,233 3,767 4,936 2,444 1,846 7,953 2,699 1,052 2,653 3,505 4,034 2,241 3,557 1,183 3,630 308 2,594 1,005 8,382 **398 ! 242 I 77 : 218 I 854 ,1,968 312 472 464 907 20,456 ! 18 i 4 1 33 , 103 1 3 1 7 118 18 66 200 585 4,379 143 404 1,845 10,518 ) 49 1 .. I 7 , 24 ! 82 3 1 ! 221 32 26 1 62 397 2 3 ! 75 ! 86 22 1 2,198 149 115 50 54 0 36 0 246 0 21 8 204 0 684 0 13,282 9 667 7 8 9 12 9 42 16 15 10 29 1 51 5 2,702 6 609 10 343 10 857 9 276 7 7,158 1 10 0 85 6 16,807 18 9,191 16 391 0 1,128 9 13 1 156 5 18 1 44 1 1,633 25 102 0 84 0 12 0 228 0 18 0 42 0 324 0 468 0 200 0 48 18 19 2 6 5 1,913 1 32 3 12 13 327 10 3,438 11 226 15 101 3 285 4 3,233 11 4,939 1 3,356 7 6,714 8 30,283 10 87 6 283 1 1,494 1 2,490 7 5,988 7 5,794 6 603 8 221 3 1,341 15 522 9 194 18 1,595 9 117 10 191 5 765 11 53 10 1,344 1 1,687 4 750 8 301 2 2,461 14 1,683 19 515 13 866 19 4,556 6 8,905 3 5,372 17 3,825 5 8,029 7 2,965 12 5 103 6 10 668 5 7 2,267 11 7 17,382 16 6 9 4 9 47 3 0 58 11 0 284 4 11 859 2 2 46 10 1 18 5 5 33 3 10 107 13 8 1,761 16 0 3,021 7 3 168 15 3 760 0 5 2,659 10 2 20,003 14 8 8,535 17 9 1,406 13 6 128 4 2 1,128 0 9 163 16 6 Or. 0 0 5 0 7 5 6 2 6 25 11 2 69 3 7 44 18 0 2 0 0 58 10 0 138 0 0 519 16 9 I 8,744 12 3 1 1,408 18 1 1 187 1 7 1 1,271 3 2 1 545 7 11 25,876 16 7 1 270 14 11 i 29 19 1 1,816 15 7 158 13 11 1,956 18 2 983 17 5 459 17 2 1 419 11 10 1,401 9 10 498 12 10 239 17 2 6,119 19 4 10,513 9 3 617 18 1 1,117 6 3 446 17 11 1,983 12 7 3,662 18 7 671 3 4 13 1 9 1,709 0 1 1,651 11 10 592 8 11 1,599 2 0 1,938 4 6 1,178 3 4 Cr. 119 1 3 11,765 19 6 1,577 8 4 947 2 0 3,930 13 4 20,549 2 7 24,876 16 7 838 8 1 1,089 0 1 2,127 6 0 1,875 5 9 2,234 1 3 1,753 13 3 1,217 2 5 1,087 9 3 2,543 18 7 998 12 1 652 17 1 7,453 8 0 11,165 13 3 792 2 0 1,828 13 7 1,675 1 2 3,320 1 5 4,532 6 1 1,801 7 2 356 0 1 3,020 18 9 1,808 2 5 2,290 3 5 2,033 5 5 3,772 7 4 1,405 3 4 3,120 5 7 Auckland Section— Helensville. Avondale. Mount Eden. Newmarket. Auckland (Coaching). (Goods). Remuera. Ellerslie. Penrose Juncticr. Onehunga. Wharf. Otahuhu. Papakura. Drury. Pukekohe. Tuakau. Pokeno. Mercer. Huntly. Taupiri. Ngaruawahia. Frankton Junction. Hamilton West. Morrinsville. Te Aroha. Paeroa. Cambridge. Tirau. Botorua. Ohaupo. Te Awamutu. Head Office. Accountant. General. "o ! " 8 8 38 0 84 0 "l 19J 19J 12 18 60 9,150 11 0 383 8 9 163 16 10 538 3 11 J 1,335 17 8 I 169 15 3 174 17 8 271 14 1 276 7 8 407 13 10 171 10 11 167 9 2 603 8 11 585 18 8 Mar.153 4 10 341 1 0 377 3 0 261 0 5 354 16 9 403 16 6 113 14 2 414 3 10 150 11 1 530 7 1 150 18 9 510 14 9 I 376 I 863 i 107 770 255 149 457 4,702 180 4.112 688 1,110 1,471 1,363 860 582 429 136 833 1,131 2,667 1,791 807 55 2,446 642 442 2,056 1,819 , 15 I 79 8 i 9 34 64 42 51 62 44 45 46 49 31 17 56 44 12 53 60 68 86 41 8 66 44 24 37 47 126 404 73 450 2,343 358 1,004 877 4,532 886 896 922 1,671 267 6,414 210 2,413 1,101 1,351 163 2,212 2,453 2,641 798 1,945 j 29 1 85 1 6 ) 7 26 69 55 32 1 97 40 88 66 64 45 25 44 93 21 55 28 '64 43 65 23 52 54 80 33 98 31 1 30 408 16 72 *90 164 4,998 "ll 14 162 0 6 0 1,837 7 0 13 8,620 15 20 14 0 17 36 2 26 7 877 3 282 8 47 16 154 19 412 14 273 2 109 9 218 10 65 1 69 19 152 19 19 13 193 18 186 8 12 7 16,092 18 17 13 15 4 2,174 9 73 13 1,734 16 133 15 223 11 130 13 809 12 184 4 80 1 154 18 235 17 41 15 631 14 99 7 529 17 441 9 118 19 14 2 308 18 129 0 90 16 247 12 356 13 14,335 13 26 0 41,048 13 71 0 16 1 7,365 14 640 4 3,015 16 2,477 14| 1,201 l| 1,054 19 2,654 2 932 2 219 12 17,484 8 35,447 18 468 16 1,097 13 257 6 1,423 14 3,024 12 795 13 17 9 1,256 4 2,811 11 788 11 1,313 2 1,804 7 *8 101 7,921 12 46 202 1,027 77,071 37 23,808 1,707 2,522 0 24 0 30 0 1,663 16 162 0 6 0 11,619 16 1,891 12 51 0 8 15 7 11 35 16 610 5 23 18 681 17 558 18 872 3 335 8 255 19 201 14 628 9 67 12 333 12 69 11 659 12 361 11 166 9 29 7 600 5 451 18 847 1 287 14 482 18 9,016 19 20 11 17 11 17 4 387 14 5,523 16 1,781 4 339 16 355 13 753 6 367 8 226 7 223 7 560 19 50 17 529 1 89 0 847 17 189 1 360 1 41 8 842 6 419 4 1,140 16 364 15 1,066 12 57,159 13 183 17 339 7 1,518 16 : 3,012 10 15,365 13' 7,715 8 1,748 3 1,222 12 3,451 4 1,373 5 808 2 2,177 12 1,617 18 328 16 1,678 4 233 8 3,211 15 3,138 0 1,854 0 574 10 4,655 15 3,146 8 4,185 10 2,243 12 7,125 18 24,807 13 0 269 14 11 27 17 3 1,816 15 7 105 18 2 1,956 18 2 980 16 1 457 16 3 416 12 3 1,369 0 2 492 16 10 234 11 8 5,948 4 4 10,509 14 6 617 0 11 1,108 19 1 439 15 5 1,971 0 10 3,620 0 2 529 6 4 12 10 6 1,682 7 0 1,563 11 9 564 4 9 1,596 17 10 1,420 4 1 3 1 4 . .. 1 2 101 *708 *6 0 5,149 3 487 2 64 10 1,737 19 4 0 1 376 3 1 678 11 11 252 17 10 1,278 4 10 249 13 11 517 18 5 689 0 9 614 16 3 1,060 12 1 444 7 11 375 10 0 1,274 1 0 612 19 8 166 19 5 647 13 0 1,107 15 5 1,165 17 5 763 3 0 1,037 10 2 328 3 5 1,126 14 4 103 17 7 1,647 2 10 304 6 10 1,697 1 2 161 0 0 284 11 3 32 19 5 321 15 2 30 10 1 95 17 10 24 13 2 116 11 10 27 9 2 172 5 8 46 8 6 51 1 2 76 6 8 47 13 10 37 9 11 57 7 8 39 4 4 7 4 0 63 14 4 120 7 10 169 1 5 106 4 6 92 13 8 14 14 11 179 3 4 52 13 0 50 11 8 129 16 7 137 1 8 227 0 0 1,102 7 7 567 13 2 1,059 1 0 310 10 5 1,716 11 10 277 3 1 769 15 10 767 5 3 667 17 5 1,142 8 9 499 19 3 412 19 11 1,333 8 8 652 4 0 174 3 11 711 7 4 1,228 3 8 1,330 8 10 869 7 6 1,130 3 10 342 18 4 1,311 18 8 156 10 7 1,697 14 6 434 3 5 1,834 2 10 227 0 0 3,239 6 10 0*1 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 16J 13i 13 12 12 12 14 13 9 Clos 9 9 9 9 12 11 9 10 11 9 8 10 "2 1 18 71 3,803 2,814 5,071 496 645 3,141 882 7,238 2,146 3,613 10,105 38,291 795 332 0 6 0 42 0 6 0 102 0 53 2 7 7 **3 6 0 24 0 18 0 80 0 12 0 30 0 74 0 22 16 18 0 0 13 3,186 9 74 0 81 2 62 18 454 0 148 0 118 18 133 2 196 0 13 2 26 0 9 7 276 5 312 0 103 2 4 13 441 2 177 i 646 Oi 460 4l 464 0: 3 5 9 49 10 0 I 1 2 2 3 1 1 4 4 edl 3 4 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 72 I 27 2 i 8 10 1 **4 1 23 I .. ! 15 I 30 1 18 17 1 5 , 8 : 80 17 1 1 I .. I 13 ; 19 5 ! 33 I 9 ; 3 : 7 26 2 14 I 22 : 54 9 42 I 23 I 36 10 27 12 32 ! .. I .. 1 .. *3 1 1 1 2 1 ! 23 83 82 423 96 187 ! 268 27 438 192 329 1,125 965 968 i 125 ! 2 i 706 I 26 42 I 20 1 I 1 33 17 6 25 138 306 0 132 0 342 0 1,296 0 450 0l 18 0 12 0 18 0 102 0 78 0 72 0 258 0 600 0 372 0 11 12 21 0 21 12 23 16 7 12 7 12 69 0 1 0 103 4 25 12 32 0 129 12 490 16 1 0 730 14 399 15 2 18 4 18 6 9 9 2 136 18 15 15 5 2 2 4 4 13 17 7 3 7 2 18 796 13 118 18 437 2 728 9 7 2 12 6 4 10 17,023 11 35,118 18 9 0 181 13 5 4 310 3 1,277 6 268 0 2 1 4 1 8 21 227 22 24 60 92 13 127 50 33 77 153 74 69 15 147 239 285 *60 *57i 140 183 656! 439 931 2,275 231 188 747 505 24 234 3 684 243 382 261 25 1,377 1,333 3,603 1,173 "44 1 "lO 12 0 24 0 84 0 6 0 12 0 24 0 12 0 12 0 36 0 79 11 9 21 16 0 2 0 0 5 10 0 7 17 0 2* 0 0 0 14 1 0 11 2 9 7 9 11 8 0 5 6 0 5 0 14 9 0 7 2 2 7 2 3 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 22 15 0 5 16 0 5 0 0 171 10 0 2 10 0 0 10 0 6 0 0 7 2 6 10 5 0 40 16 0 14 4 0 14 64 38 20 34 13 30 11 6 24 23 "l 3 1 5 ! '79 6 . 59 106 305 147 9 6 0 12 0 24 0 **4 139 30 109 21 28 "22 12 0 12 0 36 0 204 0 162 0 "9 8 : "3 3 1 6 2 1 48 0 384 0 312 0 198 0 6 0 222 0 426 0 114 0 78 0 110 0 2 6 9 2 2 5 127 13 0 0 11 3 3 3 1 5 10 i 8 18 2 14 2 470 11 11 0 3 7 Cr.71 19 6 1 24 0 6 0 37 1 34 85 0 4 1 1 1 I .. *29 43 "3 *4 995 172 7 2,242 701 *19 8*325 5,336 119 324 0 78 0 177 12 246 0 47 0 28 0 79 16 393 14 27 8 2 10 207 5 250 12 49 2 96 10 331 10 219 3 190 12! 2 17 59 359 687 30 8 274 0 192 0 610 0 150 0! 478 0 6 10 23 10 0 62 10 0 19 6 0 10 0 47 8 6 1,177 19 9 14 12 7 "ll 1 "l 51 1 767 71 11*530 6,350 "82 867 132 0 162 Oj 1,438 0 198 0 42 0 36 0 6 5 5 6 38 34 "2 *25 •• 52*19 10 2,08319 5 Cr. 6114 5 141 1 1,532* 5 3 I 22,653 0 3 22 53,794 687 22 2,098 71 10,019! 2,139 •■ Totals 292,712; 5,735 687 2,044 1 84,438 111 53,794 2,098 118,890! 8,319 10 5,048 0 1,791 4 3,252 0 19,292 5. 12,801 29,584 6 156,207 8 164,526 18 71 110,019 2,139 118,890[ 2,04? 8,319 10 5,048 0 1,791 4 3,252 !l9,292 12,301 2 29,584 6 84,438 11 156,207 8 164,526 18 41,961 15 0 Totals. 4,268 17 4 5,243 3 10 51,473 16 2 75,677 9 7 835 9 4 2,453 0 1 78,965 19 0 130,439 15 2 Napier-Taranaki Sect Breakwater New Plymouth Through Waitara Through Inglewood Through Stratford Through Eltham Through Normanby Through Hawera Through Patea Through Waverley Through Waitotara Through Aramoho Through Wanganui (Coach-j ing) Through Wanganui (Goods) f Through ) Wanganui (H. Office) ION15 14 13 12 12 13 14 13 4 *4 il 2,211* 6 3 532* 0 4 420* 1 10 396* 8 10 393* 0 3 203 9 3 • 1,440 14 6 41,476 471 7,056 42 6,834 78 10,310 199 6,388 41 5,018 9 28,353 583 4,683 179 3,390 86 2,551 49 3,660 178 I 25,946 I 1,694 "l28 *33 *32 141 133 *31 *3 **6 4,396 72 280 17 1,065 35 1,175 71 489 39 380 4 2,025 116 572 24 869 20 287 6 438 37 8,549 224 188 4 13 30 3 89 21 *32 291 18 92 "2 **2 *7 163 3 57 3 79 167 3 83 2 37 248 5 91 I 1,375 I 149 404 I 21 I 1,612 107 r 2,935 i 346 i 1,604 115 507 19 2,747 641 1,017 66 1,187 80 1,031 16 229 47 2,403 547 233 2 13 *34 103 1 13 2 21 307 20 68 5 **5 3 1 1 30 2 9 170 63 3 94 1 177 6 88 1 31 268 14 76 4 62 5 105 2 72 i.9 "i "1 2 2,'208 4 -± 108 8 10 *46 *18 1,046 2,038 208 201 302 322 41 38 6 25 171 14 *20 2 3 996 268 30 5 j 005 5,*571 14,700 6,480 21,126 6,364 10,118 1,958 8,323 256 4,380 "ll 11 *120 *68 647 851 265 75 176 182 137 12 0 168 0 18 0 6 0 54 0 54 0 12 0 6 0 1 86 16 1 *6 0 29 4 141 12 20 0 35 0 445 16 6 0 12 0 2,286 0 150 0 1,962 0 1,264 0 12 0 284 9 89 11 279 15 5,191 7 3,391 15 2,49*8 14 95 7 62 9 > 158 1 . 2,891 17 i 389 14 434 16 . 184 13 419 8 43 3 641 13 4 7 1 389 16 9,476 0 4,646 16 23 2 738 0 2 4 973 9 161 8 760 5 215 11 633 8 363 15 192 4 77 14 1,355 14 151 11 3,359 9 118 8 228 13 98 10 88 6 4 18 151 _Q 10 5 1,283 2' 835 5 430 12 198 4 2,374 14 "g 13; *51 0 "9 0 11,201 12 8,568 6 23 2 2,024 1 2 4 9,131 0 161 8 7,002 19 215 11 5,549 3 406 13 2,333 4 82 1 2,328 15 163 11 7,088 10 118 8 1,087 15 103 14 925 2 4 18 3,850 5 11 12 2| 3 2 2 8 *4 1C 2,121 68 6 8 14 62 18 2 185 35 18 *3 *46 *4 9 'lO 1 1*427 6,518 1*434 3,263 180 349 "20 6,232 124 4,086 2 569 11 10 "06 17 94 198 0 24 0 78 0 12 0 62 12 19 8 200 12 0 8 4 4 1,740 0 708 0 30 0 12 0 *6 0 36 0 2,794 0 4 0 5,647 7 742 13 280 18 332 13 86 18 237 2 4,522 0 1,165 12 5 0 407 11 1,618 0 1,144 11 507 15 5 18 166 5 1,301 13 6 2 220 7 1,604 5 11,488 15 28 16 708 13 7 0 1,347 0 7 7 2,116 0 25 5 974 16 14 16 398 1 1 7 2,858 5 58 4j 1,174 7 3 8 562 3 8 10 557 2 2 17 96 18 15 1 1,976 19 383 3 446 2 646 18 2,628 2 *34 11 1,736 IS 1,670 17 22,236 1 33 16 3,150 12 7 0 3,746 0 7 7 4,330 10 25 5 4,203 11 20 14 871 19 1 7 13,229 0 64 6 3,684 0 27 8 3,576 18 60 6 1,520 10 2 17 1,602 2 15 1 5,563 18 5 769 3 2 860 2 9 50 3 2 958 17 8 100 18 9 1,863 11 8 226 7 1 1,088 13 11 23 16 8 574 0 2 4 7 2 5,711 5 5 631 14 3 980 13 7 163 12 5 651 4 4 72 9 11 539 15 9 38 13 1 866 12 4 102 14 8 6,893 15 11 1,027 13 7 4513 9 6 0 0 14* 1 6 20 18 0 1016 6 1 2*13 6| 5 13 6 613 5 11 37 7 2 32 10 5 1 19 2 82 1 9 9 0 10 137 12 9 9 16 55 10 4 3 9 10 52 8-8 0 6 1 449 14 0 32 10 6 124 12 9 9 5 9 84 13 2 5 2 11 39 14 5 2 0 5 41 1 11 3 7 5 1,054 1 5 46 1 3 6,222 18 1 806 10 4 898 13 2 52 2 4 1,055 0 11 109 19 7 2,022 2 5 235 8 7 1,155 0 9 27 6 6 629 2 4 4 13 3 6,166 12 11 664 4 9 1,120 10 10 172 13 2 737 17 6 77 12 10 583 10 2 40 13 6 908 3 3 106 2 1 8,032 12 1 1,073 14 10 1,980 14 7 4,498 7 7 44 5 8 759 4 10 5 10 6 2,547 2 3 207 5 0 1,941 5 7 288 4 2 1,585 6 11 523 13 6 748 18 1 114 8 6 1,925 14 1 1,518 12 4 3,120 8 4 1,010 11 1 687 19 11 602 5 2 376 2 9 289 12 11 828 8 0 148 16 1 230 17 9 Cr. 1 9 7 33 0 10 Cr. 0 15 2 10 10 10 20 2 3 913 1 411 9 31 10 10 Cr. 0 11 0 197 19 11 Cr. 0 11 4 0 15 2 131 10 3 26* 9 8 6* 10 0 200 17 6 33*17 2 14* 7 6 8* 8 8 1,980 14 7 4,855 15 7 42 16 1 818 15 4 4 15 4 2,564 3 1 207 5 0 2,162 5 4 288 4 2 1,628 17 2 523 13 6 767 17 4 114 8 6 1,965 13 7 1,518 1 4 3,411 3 7 1,009 19 9 688 15 1 602 5 2 377 17 0 289 4 0 967 11 3 148 16 1 571 5 4 Cr. 8 14 9 9,805 4 0 313 8 0 335 12 0 1,980 14 7 11,078 13 8 849 6 5 1,717 8 6 56 17 8 3,619 4 0 317 4 7 4,184 7 9 523 12 9 2,783 17 11 551 0 0 1,396 19 8 119 1 9 8,132 6 6 2,182 6 1 4,531 14 5 1,182 17 11 1,426 12 7 679 18 0 961 7 2 329 17 6 1,875 14 6 254 18 2 8,603 17 5 1,070 0 1 9,805 4 0 313 8 0 630 17 4 Napier-Taranaki SecBreakwater. [tioit— New Plymouth. Through. Waitara. Through. Inglewood. Through. Stratford. Through. Eltham. Through. Normanby. Through. Hawera. Through. Patea. Through. Waverley. Through. Waitotara. Through. Aramoho. Through. Wanganui (Coaching). Through. Wanganui (Goods). Through. Wanganui (H. Office). 12 851 11 10 *9 7 1 4 1 1 12 186 0 79 2 367 2 3,089 5 "l 47 669 8 706 0 847 11 66 7 15 4 6! 92*15 4 10 161* 9 8 *2 67 7 110' "l 3 **3 30 0 337 0 0 4 189 8 6 0 5 7 I 466 11 5 0 257 11 14 4 "l8 *2 56 24 0 6 0 1 16 288 0 48 0 168 0 779 2 497 10 1,452 7 3 16 236 15 2 0 0' *9 i 14717 7 22 18 1! 2 144 0 198 0 1 15 *46 2 1 "35 "l 1,352 3 162 31 *6 0 338 5 214 8 4 0 0: 1 14 3 Cr. 0 8 11 0 7 3 17 '2 259**12 8 *29 *97 1 13 2 3:13 24 "l 112 3 308 17 2( 2 1 *124 42 0 _322 0 ; i 664 0 i 2 393 19 1 7 2,276 ii 1 *426 4 *3 69 12 0 20 16 1,126 0 58 13 *69 2 218 13 0 9 0 138*16 0 *26 32! 2! 13 1 *288 16 •• 84 14 9j 2 8 2 Cr. 3 14 9 1,318 5 5 568*17 2 16 27 4,590 17 10 **7 1 132 136' "e 7*276 7,981 126 65 12 0 5 12J 30 0 507 11 0 4 2,426 14 4 10 5,458 11 35 7 1,709 13 10450 jl 40 1 *439 1 **2 33*595 110 1*460 330 0 48 0 2,446 8 4,386 0 7,047 11 61 7 875 5 775 3' 70 5 1,606 3 6 14 17,466 10 186 6 8,38314 4 313 8 0 103 4 3 78* 2 10 217 2 6 295 5 4 85 17 6 249 14 6 •• Carried forward .. i 1 I 74 11,668 10 10 149,402. 53; 20,090 !l,276l 72| 1,565| 19.205J I l,30l! l,55l| 401 6.897 1 01. 1100,835 2,8581 558 01 1,620 4l 6,776 112,488 8| 9,480 2! 12,326181 72,574 OJ 8,204 19| 24,894 4 11,443 8l 29,324 8 1 43| 3,460l 81| 59,426! 1,851 738 0| 3,425 12| |l2,048 [20,986 81,740 3| 29,842 8 212 5 3,144 2 101 33,198 16 34,445 0 2 !l,940 4 3| Carried forward. 1,575 8 0] 37,960 12 5| 71,159 8 111

RETURN NO. 10— continued. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Eailways.

Station!!. d ft o § o W Live-stock, Goods, &c. Joachi lug. Revenue. °3 Number of £ g Traffio j g § Expenditure. \ ■"li M ll M , V 3 ■£•" Outwi ird. I u a O o Q "a*"* Q § Ph in <U 1 ! Inward. in" c5 I? ! > O ft CO Equiv. Tonnage Chaff, w , for Live- Lime, &c. " 0Wt stock, &c. ! Im „ Firewood. Timber. Grain. ' Jise i 1 Outward. © j > **""""! ft •D <D XI 0Q Equiv. Tonnage for Live-stock, &c. Inward. Merchan. Mmora]s Coac] ling. Goods. Total Value forwarded. Stations O o w B £ Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firowood. Timber. Grain. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Total. Goods. Miscel- Kents and laneous. Commission, j Total. Ordinary Passengers. Season Tickets. ;urunui-Bluff Section — continued. Brought forward Temuka Washdyke Pleasant Point Albury Fairlie Timaru (Coaching) 1 (Goods) \ (Wharf) ) St. Andrew's Makikihi Studholme Waimate Glenavy Pukouri Junction .. Duntroon Kurow Oamaru (Coaching) ) (Goods) \ Breakwater J Waiareka Junction Ngapara Maheno Herbert Hampden Palmerston Dunback Waikouaiti Seacliff Waitati Purakanui Pt. Chalmers Upper Sawyers' Bay P.Chalmers (Coch'g) I (Goods) J Burke's Eavensbourne Pelichct Bay Dunedin (Pass.) 1 (Parcels) f (Goods) .. (Traf. Mgr.) Caversham Burnside Abbotsford Middlemarch Hyde Mosgiel Outram Allanton Henley Waihola Milburn Milton Waitahuna Lawrence Stirling Balclutha.. Clinton Waipahi .. Tapanui Kelso Pukerau Gore Riversdale Mataura Edendale Wyndham Woodlands Invercargill (Coch'g)) (Goods) j (Tr. Mgr.) Bluff , (Wharf) Makarewa Thornbury Riverton Orepuki Otautau Winton Dipton Lumsden .. Kingston Christchurch, Thro' Accountant General . ■ .j_ .. ,. 10J 11 9J 10 13J 14} 121 101 11 12 HJ 121 11 14 16 10 lii ii* ill 151 8 13 14 12 121 13 17 16* 18 18 17 19 9 iOG 3 1 2 1 3 27 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 35 2 1 3 2 2 8 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 14 2 2 2 61 68 £ s. d. 48,051 7 7 398 0 2 162 16 7 286 19 7 162 10 5 446 16 4 4,745 17 4 • 174 0 0 158 8 1 288 14 5 450 15 4 347 8 0 148 7 3 164 7 5 461 0 6 4,498 4 11 688 14 9 278 1 11 167 17 4 376 12 5 239 9 4 271 8 9 1,182 2 6 181 16 9 350 15 10 257 9 11 260 3 6 175 2 9 142 13 11 332 13 9 3,304 14 1 303 5 6 296 5 0 303 15 6 9,095 17 6 8,964 7 4j 497,790 7,690 1,359 3,639 891 4,492 I 23,551 2*702 1,922 2,227 5,401 1,915 1,098 2,271 2,405 I 40,044 794 1,596 3,200 2,008 2,612 13,003 376 3,765 2,442 3,330 1,578 11,467 6,689 ( 39,983 3*177 22,411 18,020 I 153,356 143 11,616 16,370 10,708 1,342 3,703 23,097 6,237 2,846 2,344 1,839 1,391 10,341 2,258 8,390 5,877 12,970 17,947 2,204 1,693 2,825 2,353 14,129 3,785 5,341 6,181 280 4,102 87,523 7,095 55 28 87 4 9 172 10 15 8 10 10 3 31 1 298 **2 5 5 3 80 31 99 34 11 22 54 1,470 372 1,223 824 8,141 1 462 840 136 97.286S 1,240 132 741 247 591 10,933 329 806 153 1,542 303 329 344 799 12,380 316 259 326 362 908 1,237 183 872 691 1,204 49 569 284 554 34 68 323 58 ,*443 658 186 260 876 536 2,715 661 375 280 234 169 1,780 866 1,787 694 2,474 698 337 434 346 335 4,481 1,134 1,182 606 248 610 27,289 2,287 32 47 10 31 24 271 739 87 41 7 13 21 11 395 2(1 8 20 5 36 Kill 1 105 1 25 201 4 2 20 "l "5 "l 13 1 1 1 1 3 1 "l "l 1 71 4,715 74 38 55 62 91 273 59 37 21 80 26 31 69 153 464 20 27 43 34 45 99 16 69 18 V0 38 37 12 66 9 45 45 1*372 151 42 95 89 109 168 85 87 74 26 27 148 32 124 57 177 125 57 26 25 45 251 66 41 121 6 54 477 94,235 3,087 152 1,590 1,710 2,719 6,844 1,341 1,144 514 2,952 1,055 262 2,148 3,154 5,750 103 3,593 1,362 865 2,264 3,709 800 1,755 1,608 659 180 883 215 2,417 53 121 174 14,'815 371 454 392 2,050 3,156 2,491 2,016 637 1,071 555 339 2,720 1,473 5,278 3,100 4,957 3,763 690 2,094 1,529 884 5,114 3,622 2,214 2,394 1,874 1,399 6,520 2,287 28 36 8 20 37 247 4 4 11 38 7 10 25 47 313 ' 1 14 18 8 15 57 1 64 11 10 1 **6 7 836 195 5 2 2 3 14 "3 io "1 "4 11 1 3 3 8 1 1 *21 4,609 88 19 40 84 119 287 32 47 41 90 58 20 89 221 336 3 69 35 36 54 107 17 129 108 55 57 17 9 65 6 20 10 1,034 80 51 46 131 102 223 52 65 110 32 29 117 44 127 116 180 175 58 48 27 52 235 89 53 128 31 51 389 199 1 **5 **3 "7 2 **2 8 "2 *37 5,680 483 18 12 3 8 "l9 4 74 12 5 24 *28 28 124 176 25 184 9 92 205 2 104 150 2 160 74 "lO "49 481 2 "l "l "l 2 *7 *77 *34 3 *13 *24 600,473! 8,671 8,394 598 5,464 1,793 *432 4,217 3,221 3,206 6,212 1,868 4,199 2,854 5,571 2,114 10,299 5,488 4,949 557 4,080 7,323 35 4,590 77 129 915 43 4 "75 36,791 1,215 215 83 92 118 269 166 252 108 51 "l4 49 9 96 "94 71 129 18 *50 "U Ts. c. Ts. o. 12,312 OI 48 0 690 0 48 0 18 0 18 0 78 0 90 0 312 0 210 0 126 0 168 0 222 0 6 0 90 0 672 0 192 0 882 0 12 0 12 0 24 0 6 0 204 0 54 0 24 0 18 0 12 0 114 0 18 0 6 0 1,208 0 18 0 138 0 372 0 336 0 Ts. c. 36,264 16 160 8 689 12 213 16 249 lb 622 12 6,010 16 504 4 405 12 140 4 257 0 280 12 342 16 43 10 •189 12 854 0 3,436 16 157 16 167 16 43 8 73 4 39 0 103 4 217 8 334 12 112 8 34 4 10 12 i io ii 4 4,536 12 Ts. 0. 8,370 0 6 0 18 0 60 0 18 0 66 0 732 0 42 0 78 0 48 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 54 0 1,314 0 72 0 72 0 378 0 378 0 264 0 108 0 12 0 12 0 42 0 68 0 6 0 18 0 0 0 12 0 35,850 9* 3 7 *2 13 1,084 6 2,774 0 0 4 0 8 9 7 4 0 0 13 0 5 0 4 0 9 673 7 152 18 2 18 6 5 2 13 0 13 6 18 0 18 1 2 0 13 1,706 5 780 4 2,088 18 2 13 Ts. c. 132,739 14 4,727 7 1,947 9 1,536 11 426 14 926 17 26,454 16 36 0 2,545 10 2,570 16 2,709 5 1,390 15 2,501 15 3,483 14 1,000 1 253 5 15,667 5 38 8 4,434 3 608 5 3,191 12 440 0 670 12 749 17 138 9 561 2 163 1 12 16 1 19 1 14 18 0 281 16 0 11 33 11 6,876 2 7 5 569 2 212 5 345 12 80 1 2,297 10 1,813 16 1,651 14 615 8 461 11 366 10 5,267 15 255 4 191 7 2,420 16 2,866 4 650 6 1,258 2 530 4 2,476 9 2,539 17 10,874 18 11,062 0 1,235 10 942 13 485 9 1,105 16 Ts. c. 124,805 18* 214 1 5,325 16 156 14 42 17 80 11 6,515 7 9,083 18 59 17 50 19 43 5 268 4 65 8 2,724 2 76 3 112 7 5,651 19 1,388 2 100 6 59 16 362 13 44 6 274 19 289 6 192 6 229 4 87 0 184 1 21 8 21 8 440 8 25,781 0 3 12 2 15 27 12 25,541 12 81 0 4,341 10 168 17 119 5 263 7 453 1 133 3 89 11 288 16 51 1 99 13 344 16 77 0 857 10 581 5 650 8 133 11 64 3 176 7 116 6 117 17 1,612 12 327 2 3,412 12 598 10 404 6 787 11 Ts. c. 114,077 16 11 16 300 17 21 11 21 0 12 6 10,103 19 11,064 5 13 0 9 12 14 16 80 11 11 0 5 13 75 7 613 4 4,916 18 2,140 15 180 16 1,069 13 4 0 11,963 5 11,428 3 39 15 4 0 390 0 14 0 4 0 175 12 3,255 17 1,304 5 15,887 16 484 15 12,643 5 21,766 12 85 18 Ts. ci 464,420 13 5,170 19 8,953 14 1,994 12 800 7 1,662 19 50,205 3 23,462 7 3,102 3 2,928 1 3,345 13 2,972 2 3,036 121 6,430 17: 1,535 13 1,301 S' 26*210 11 6,702 2 7,523 18 1,096 5 5,591 7 595 19 14,238 13 12,787 12 712 0 1,179 16 720 18 2,705 14 319 7 148 18 634 0 30,266 1 34 3 2 15 1,413 8 56'207 0 599 13 17,858 1 23,487 3 1,087 14 1,548 8 6,519 13 2,529 19 3,614 9 1,395 12 781 10 6,507 15 9,485 9 744 0 1,925 1 74,612 14 8,581 0 2,898 14 3,340 5 1,968 3 3,113 16 3,708 15 15,132 6 12,487 2 5,690 13 1,798 12 1,259 1 11,694 12 Ts. c. 3 **3 1 *3 1 W 190 1 *3 ' 1 1 2 3 1 5,551 9 14 1 3 5 90 3 3 7 6 7 112 7 29 125 11 13 7 31 1 5 33 1 15 22 60 12 1 27 "44 *336 155 "l *3 1 2 "l 1 2 1 2 *6 *i3 1 620,5881 805 12,864 673 274 6,932 3*784 72 108 762 165 85 10,543 71 12,418 4,947 2,265 444 168 362 64 78 597 104 624 507 693 641 45 253 ieo *751 64 207,451 4,882 797 940 1,112 ! 49 ' 1,279 707 76 588 989 402 ! 1,095 309 ' 6,974 1 533 118 121 139 275 4,963 406 8,367 239 145 167 37,725! 7 5 5 "20 " 8 "l5 19 212 "30I .. I 26 16 8 198 "49 "34 Ts. c. Ts. c. 12,06*6 0; 18' 0 12 0 12 0 24 0 1,092 0 6 0 12 0 12 0 30 0 414 0 276 0 138 0 6 0 12 0 36 0 108 0 138 0 72 0 48 0 192 0 228 0 36 0 90 0 222 0 84 0 882 0 13,218 0 558 0 668 0 6 0 120 0 330 0 216 0 126 0 18 0 54 0 12 0 Ts. c. 35,405 8 49 8 65 12 34 8 4,028 0 5,926 16 *2 8 1,749 4 3,479 4 140 12 7,179 0 - 4,403 0 Ts. c. 7,908 0 66 0 12 0 42 0 24 0 102 0 522 0 90 0 12 0 54 0 120 0 6 0 210 0 198 0 912 0 6 0 66 0 228 0 12 0 138 0 324 0 198 0 324 0 6 0 6 0 i2 0 42 0 318 0 72 0 140 0 48 0 78 0 168 0 24 0 150 0 Ts. c. 37,339 16 611 7 15 7 100 8 110 4 389 16 3,688 0 0 0 137 19 96 18 108 5 539 2 164 9 21 16 378 18 300 8 1,946 9 2 14 268 0 102 5 108 0 189 2 174 0 120 18 198 13 163 7 8 9 22 14 58 13 61 2 770 0 0 4 28 4 8 13 9,691 11 17 7 139 11 54 18 358 0 1,000 0 391 15 443 15 111 16 104 0 55 16 62 13 744 18 333 7 1,168 0 672 9 1,069 11 453 15 150 18 291 2 763 2 474 5 1,892 9 998 13 646 5 245 11 808 14 183 16 Ts. c. 119,317 8 582 5 18 11 319 17 275 19 677 16 20,172 10 23,117 1 273 15 215 13 226 0 403 11 310 6 20 19 380 2 798 0 10,140 5 15,580 9 55 12 810 10 480 6 126 2 623 7 545 5 233 7 271 9 358 2 254 16 85 3 2 16 198 19 2,245 3 3 5 50 17 4,901 5 29,315 3 398 18 2,209 4 56 8 347 12 1,066 6 573 4 1,019 18 132 7 322 10 90 8 64 3! 2,715 3 264 17 828 14 512 2 976 14 859 10 187 9 422 19 270 10 155 16 5,288 16 560 9 336 11 189 11 509 14 311 9 Ts. 0. 127,643 15 694 9 340 0 417 0 276 9 496 11 16,019 8 772 11 248 16 259 11 122 7 958 9 258 15 53 16 478 17 590 0 7,322 2 1,336 19 27 17 500 14 286 1 122 11 371 12 493 0 341 4 294 10 341 11 102 12 45 0 8 8 1,193 11 18,372 11 1 12 8 9 57 9 24,242 4 65 0 534 12 159 6 514 3 2,015 8 544 9 575 13 106 8 246 1 107 13 106 8 417 19 396 9 3,027 9 820 5 1,103 3 691 0 141 12 515 18 375 12 237 13 2,410 8 1,122 13 2,429 17 267 7 072 2 890 16 Ts. c. ;115,661 13 1,916 11 3,470 1 1,124 3 371 17 1,126 14 12,671 6 54 3 506 2 549 9 290 15 1,493 12 563 17 288 16 645 2 543 0 11,770 14 237 11 602 3 1,633 13 1,325 6 528 4 495 4 1,036 2 891 12 892 3 1,108 14 325 2 '57 19 10 3 769 18 4,802 1 473 8 8,712 11 71,226 14 6,450 9 7,949 14 444 14 1,092 4 1,311 16 509 0 2,374 2 992 7 1,071 6 579 13 3,716 13 3,747 15 2,891 3 4,876 13 831 10 4,094 3 3,611 16 733 16 952 16 1,481 5 618 10 1,803 16 1,842 1 932 1 1,157 8 937 11 1,508 14 Ts. c. 455,342 0 3,938 0 3,933 11 2,037 16 1,070 9 2,816 17 58*193 4 29,876 11 1,256 12 1,133 11 807 7 3,409 2 1,429 7 421 7 2,092 19 2,843 8 34*116 14 20,722 3 700 6 3,290 17 2,562 10 932 17 1,925 5 2,710 7 1,857 1 2,028 15 2,169 14 924 19 246 16 80 0 2,313 10 33.602 15 5 1 644 18 14.603 18 152,414 12 7,561 14 11,641 1 795 18 2,509 19 5,891 10 2,264 8 5,084 4 1,360 18 1,809 17 845 10 3,955 17 8,028 3 3,975 16 9,984 15 3,838 6 7,740 15 5,291 13 1,315 15 2,218 15 3,011 5 1,621 8 12,320 17 5,009 16 4,446 14 2,465 17 3,114 1 3,050 19 Ts. c. £ s. d. 68,682 13 0 1,609 4 4 121 17 11 469 11 2 204 7 8 1,035 18 1 6,885 16 9 410 17 9 392 17 8; 380 16 0 1,344 3 6 367 0 3 86 6 7 429 5 7 682 19 6 8,149 19 5 77 2 1 226 16 8 491 5 4 333 10 1 515 18 5 2,159 10 6 70 1 4 555 17 6 347 12 0 416 12 7 127 7 5 1,050 15 8 409 5 4 2,717 12 3 123 18 8 549 6 9 1,030 11 10 31,403 16 10 122 5 0 1,258 17 6 737 17 4 704 13 11 396 7 9 1,574 8 5 2,213 5 5 581 14 7 390 4 2 433 9 8 309 16 0 206 12 5 2,284 2 11 407 17 1 2,169 11 2 1,159 0 10 2,651 11 0 2,506 17 1 493 12 8 472 7 9 573 19 6 360 14 8 3,763 19 8 916 7 4 986 16 5 1,485 7 10 48 17 7 593 11 10 13,509 6 9 £ s. d. 2,926 11 0 51 14 9 2 10 0 14 4 0 2 0 0 55 11 3 14 16 0 5 10 0 4 0 0 5 4 0 5 10 0 1 10 0 i' 0 0 41 17 6 0* 8 0 5 14 0 3 15 0 3 10 0 30 1 9 53 8 0 99 3 0 19 7 6 15 10 0 10 17 6 70 5 3 731 6 9 117 5 7 430 15 6 189 4 9 1,232 14 9 25 0 0 151 14 6 253 11 11 82 5 3 £ s. d. 9,164 5 6 145 10 11 45 5 6 38 3 3 50 13 7 76 16 9 915 9 11 30 13 6 25 4 6 28 8 3 145 6 0 23 15 10 27 10 5 36 1 1 105 14 0 1,077 14 2 42 1 4 25 14 5 43 11 6 29 3 8 120 3 3 150 11 11 12 11 4 97 0 0 83 19 11 68 13 4 3 13 7 50 16 8 12 11 0 53 5 10 1 19 9 4 9 11 16 1 10 224 0 0 5,885 9 10 120 0 0 44 13 4 13 17 7 26 9 1 63 11 9 107 3 5 232 2 1 53 0 10 30 11 11 34 8 2 21 1 10 16 5 3 151 6 2 21 9 6 191 10 1 87 4 5 218 0 10 71 11 1 56 7 6 96 11 6 49 12 1 20 17 7 437 5 4 84 12 10 74 8 2 81 12 2 28 7 1 34 19 10 1,837 9 7 £ s. d. 80,773 9 6 1,806 10 0 169 13 5 521 18 5 255 1 3 1,114 14 10 7,856 17 11 456 7 3 423 12 2 413 4 3 1,494 13 6 396 6 1 115 7 0 465 6 8 789 13 6 9,269 11 1 119 11 5 252 11 1 540 10 10 366 8 9 639 11 8 2,340 4 2 82 12 8 706 5 6 530 14 11 504 13 5 146 11 0 1,112 9 10 492 1 7 3,502 4 10 243 4 0 984 12 2 1,235 18 5 32,860 11 7 5,885 9 10 267 5 0 1,455 5 4 1,005 6 10 813 8 3 459 19 6 1,681 11 10 2,537 14 0 661 11 8 435 1 7 488 17 10 332 7 10 228 1 5 2,518 19 7 445 0 7 2,373 1 3 1,253 5 3 2,890 9 7 2,585 2 6 552 9 8 568 19 3 623 11 7 387 11 3 4,219 7 0 1,007 10 2 1,064 10 1 1,567 0 0 77 4 8 640 7 2 15,717 8 4 £ s. d. 154,246 1 1 1,869 8 9 2,604 14 10 548 10 10 611 18 4 1,152 5 1 10,973 5 1 1,737 5 6 1,023 7 8 1,053 2 0 1,399 19 5 1,513 18 5 933 17 0 1,806 16 4 828 12 8 1,421 2 6 6.863 17 11 614 2 1 2,553 1 9 527 4 0 2,740 10 11 293 4 10 3,853 16 5 3,778 17 8 684 9 11 678 14 2 210 6 7 884 6 3 54 0 6 71 11 9 186 4 1 6,690 6 9 11 15 11 0 4 4 157 9 5 39,942 8 5 226 15 2 4,090 6 7 2,942 12 9 1,008 0 6 2,585 18 7 1,514 14 2 831 12 2 679 16 11 487 8 9 293 13 6 1,881 18 5 3,866 15 7 730 2 3 2,376 10 8 20,248 14 8 5,671 16 7 1,596 4 0 1,972 17 5 1,529 3 5 3,152 19 10 1,806 5 10 9,188 1 11 6,220 7 7 4,589 9 9 1,763 0 6 1,056 5 7 6,222 0 1 £ a. d. . 4,453 7 ll! 1 8 14 1 I 1 2 0 0! 1 7 01 2 13 9 13 9 Hi .895 12 l| 1 9 9 10 1 14 8 6 33 3 2 3 17 3 1 0 19 10 0 2 1 1 0 4 9 1 9 5 6 6 12 10 144 4 5 212 4 8 'Cr. 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 9 8 118 12 4 16 4 1 10 2 0 13 0 5 0 0 0 7 6' 2 0 0 0 7 0 8 3 1,404 18 1 0 13 0 5 9 5 15 11 18 15 9 0 2 6 323 17 9 0 5 9 12 7 0 12 12 7 8 3 10 1 12 9 2 8 1 0 12 3 0 8 1.1 0 8 0 0 0 6 2 10 0 9 17 8 1 10 0 186 12 7 574 13 7 4 6 10 0 4 6 18 2 0 17 5 0 14 4 18 0 5 2 9 3 2 12 9 2 13 3 2 4 11 2 12 7 Cr. 13 15 5 184 16 3 £ s. d. 4,689 5 11 54 15 1 19 4 6 31 15 3 12 16 0 60 2 0 40 0 0 842 1 0 182 1 2 27 5 0 59 4 0 64 10 0 42 1 0 3 11 9 16 4 0 18* 5 6 463* 2 6 70 5 9 15 0 5 12 6 10 0 30 1 3 126 14 9 3 6 0 14 14 6 1 10 0 10 0 1 0 0 6911 0 i' 0 0 1,296 12 0 526 0 0 2 10 0 37 5 0 2* 5 0 4* 0 0 10 0 3 10 0 27* 10 0 39 0 0 2*10 0 83 1 0 11 5 8 1 17 6 12 5 6 32 0 6 509 1 4 53 10 0 30 0 0 i* 0 0 12 0 0 l 685 3 0 £ s. d. .163,388 14 11 1,927 17 11 > 2,623 19 4 1 582 6 1 ) 626 1 4 I 1,215 0 10 ) 53 9 11 ) 12,710 18 2 ! 1,919 6 8 I 1,060 2 6 1 1,126 15 0 1 1,497 12 7 I 1,559 16 8 I 938 8 7 I 1,823 2 5 828 17 5 ! 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Brought forward. Temuka. Washdyke. Pleasant Point. Albury. Fairlie. Timaru (Coaching). „ (Goods). (Wharf). St. Andrew's. Makikihi. Studholme. Waimate. Glena-vy. Pukeuri Junction. Duntroon. Kurow. Oamaru (Coaching). (Goods). Breakwater. Waiareka Junction. Ngapara. Maheno. Herbert. Hampden. Palmerston. Dunback. Waikouaiti. Seacliff. Waitati. Purakanui. Port Chalmers Upper. Sawyers' Bay. P.Chalmers (Coaching). (Goods). Burke's. Ravensbourne. Pelichet Bay. Dunedin (Passengers). (Parcels). (Goods). (Traf. Mgr ) Caversham. Burnside. Abbotsford. Middlemarch. Hyde. Mosgiel. Outram. Allanton. Henley. Waihola. Milburn. Milton. Waitahuna. Lawrence. Stirling. Balclutha. Clinton. Waipahi. Tapanui. Kelso. Pukerau. Gore. Riversdale. Mataura. Edendale. Wyndham. Woodlands. Invercargill (Coaching). (Goods). (Tr. Mgr.) Bluff. „ (Wharf). Makarewa. Thornbury. Riverton. Orepuki. Otautau. Winton. Dipton. Lumsden. Kingston. Christchurch, Through. Accountant. 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*55 2 0 **2 7 2 41 127 8 1 3,004 157 26 23 28 70 61 67 34 52 531 95 10 252 0 18 0 42 0 276 0 216 0 84 0 6 0 36 0 48 0 18 0 150 0 72 0 60 0 468 0 90 0 30 0 26 12 *6 0 394 16 24 8 12 0 6 0 126 0 72 0 42 0 726 0 276 0 84 0 96 0 92 6 6 26 16 3 14 5 6 21 0 0 1 10 0 5 3 9 83 10 6 15 14 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 20 17 9! 6 14 3! 2 9 6 4 1 2 **6 1 *20 1,134 0 288 0 66 0 138 0 *5 4 7 12 18 76 64 53 50 "l *9 **7 6 2 5 1 1 1 •■ *12 1 i .. 99 140 216 603 420 152 226 216 0 24 0 84 0 12 0 1,130 11 949 17 7 1 680 16 1 650 12 1 94 10 ! 606 10 1 6 8 1 67 12 377 11 1 4 1 5 9 2 3 5 1 9 25 73 75 31 47 1 2 *6 1 69 6 181 585 6 86 0 10 3 4 283 8 72 0 114 0 492 0 414 0 42 0 138 0 96 0 72 0 5 19 0 18 2 0 6 10 0' 3 5 6 "l 1 "l '20 10 4 *27 1,103 **2 174 0 54 4j 1115 6370 12 Oi *5 'hh *226 *237 1,578 0 1 2,795 16 1,662 0 9,252 9 6,971 0 14,2i2 11 . 5,202 13 41*674 9 Hi 611 *4 I 22*573 87*602 1*332 ! 358 *292 2,244 0 1,787 16 5,478 8 4,979 4 5 4 2,178 0 3,722 4 9,763 12 9,968 1 16,235 16 45,899 9 21,828 12 2 14 50 1 2 ! 12,253 "21 *36 9,419 4 923 9 516 12 98 18 618 18 165 1 193 10 327 12 99 16 260 15 130 5 . 14,036 9 I 4,356 19 1 1,719 12 I 937 11 I 23 9 6 1 1 6,738 2 ! 7,797 12 1 77 3 1 180 0 1 10 15 54,842 15 6,148 2 10,105 6 5,587 10 9,303 5 1,145 2 12,725 10 18,203 8 2,874 8 2,876 13 1,665 18 4 62 *142 2,472 0 1,182 0 2,038 13 6 4 1 162 0 1 556 0 1 160 4 1 950 0 1 356 0 1 116 9 1 185 2 I 407 11 I 1,079 2 84,171 2 19,943 0 71 0 429 19 928 16 482 7 850 10 696 18 305 14 594 18 593 7 10,018 2 1,585 13 262 10 480 12 436 0 663 9 1,031 2 1,019 3 419 6 581 7 1,485 11 10,669 16 502 8 1,273 1 2,185 7 759 17 340 6 2,193 14 1,252 0 984 7 1,317 10 3,570 7 66,030 1 27,016 9 1,899 15 4,275 18 3,124 17 3,090 2 4,767 10 3,199 10 2,182 9 3,704 2 7,035 3 1,717 8 8 108 15 0i' 130* 0 0 49 3 11 130 0 0 1,875 7 7 10,332 13 7 367 0 3 3,673 19 3 2,115 0 10 4,902 2 4 274 6 0 5,379 16 10 6,554 15 9 1,247 9 3 2,789 15 5| 1,857 15 11 678 18 9 10 0 5 15 11 2 14 8 0 15 9 4 6 3 7 19 0 0 14 14 3! 0 9 1 271 0 0 127 11 2 17 0 0 3i 17 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 85 6 6 3 11 2 11 0 0 11,282 12 4 494 11 5 3,691 19 3 2,120 16 9 4,936 14 0 277 1 9 5,395 3 1 6,648 1 3 1,251 1 9 2,801 19 8 1,858 5 0 ii 11 2,989 2 5 13'113 221 *521 **2 "73 8*403 *8 **97 7 180 0 1 5,021 16 63 12 1 225 16 I 142 12 I 28 16 2,088 0 12 0 252 0 24 0 1,008 0 798 0 72 0 408 0 708 0 246 0 42 0 1,747 7 70 18 1,841 7 84 9 1 6,857 16 i 123 11 1 299 2 1 3,635 11 1 1,186 13 1 1 2 1 9 2 22,349 19 721 4 4,217 19 3,310 0 698 6 22 9 4,509 0 5,234 17 507 0 1,343 8 830 4 ii* 10 11 14 11 12 12| 131 11 1 2 3 3 3 4 1 5 2 149 14 6 314 11 8 513 17 10 383 19 3 446 7 6 530 8 10 158 9 3 780 15 10 367 6 2 1,105 1 4,895 1 7,492 I 11,858 1 10,090 I 6,593 I 1,543 I 13,986 ! 4,819 50 3,512 16 6 162 6 4 161 8 108 17 334 473 2,827 348 726 1,066 426 1,467 558 49 . 14 12 9 29 71 5 24 12 "l 66 57 80 42 54 73 30 111 78 294 1,780 2,061 3,537 4,386 3,569 2,159 3,267 3,026 no 4:1 2(1 24 97 111 39 33 30 "l "l 4 67 46 60 60 116 82 61 161 98 5 1 4 2 3 1 3 10 109 219 131 195 99 45 20 121 36 43 87 13 1 I 24,420 ' 13,533 I 251 212 . 17,033 18,824 1 5,636 : 11,125 353 198 50 43 142 2 1,332 0 990 0 168 0 30 0 228 0 324 0 180 0 108 0 6 0 I I 685 16 1 475 16 ) 115 16 ) 737 8 I 537 12 1 8 4 7 24 19 7 21 112 106 14 78 11 21 17 91 33 23 1 97 27 4 2 36 1 r 1,241 J 1,510 I 137 ! 308 5 1,071 3,531 426 12 13 183 19 363 2 48 0 24 0 48 0 848 0 42 0 42 0 174 0 114 0^ 114 0 0 4 13 0 78 0 600 0 792 0 306 0 294 0 60 0 114 0 666 0 192 0 93 15 10 668 5 3 1,214 0 11 1,547 0 4 1,563 2 10 1,091 15 6 369 13 0 2,482 6 11 1,812 10 6 21 5 0 484 2 6 1 13 6 0 10 0 21 11 9 5 10 0 14 0 14 5 0 60 14 2 38 11 8 171 4 4 30 10 8 81 17 7 113 0 8 26 1 0 117 17 11 81 14 0 156 3 6 707 6 11 1,406 17 0 1,582 12 0 1,645 14 5 1,219 1 2 395 14 0 2,602 4 10 1,894 4 6 21 5 0 15,649 5 7 1 1 I 1 3 11 1 2 87 22 16 0 16 20 0 1 *95 8,536 13 8 6,628* 9 5 Cr. 99 10 10 503 11 11 2,548 18 3 2,952*19 4 9,224* 0 9 .. I 1,141,835 ll 1,189,883 5 421 12,549 977! 1045206 44,922 48,047 .9,128 075,556 12 21,980 81,307 6 322,343 19 253,546 11 347,973 8 1,141,835 16 1,189,883 5 190,239 17 11 16,074 13 5 30,698 8 7 237,012 19 11 404,278 9 1 9,776 9 9 113,435 16 6 427,490 15 4 664,503 15 3 Totals. Totals 123,923 2 1 1,238,155 19,358 254,784 5,72! 370 11,713 254,784 5,725 376 11,713 421 12,549 977 1045206 44,922 48,047 9 39,128 0 75,556 12 21,980 0 81,307 6 322,343 l: 253,546 11 347,973 8| 747

RETURN NO. 10— continued. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Eailways.

Station!!. a ft o § o W 5 °3 Number of « §■ Traffio j g § Expenditure. \ ■"li M ll a, V3 ■£•" o s Outward. Coachi tug. Inward. Equiv. Tonnage Chaff, w L pirewoodt Timber. Grain, for Live- Lime, &c. stock, &a. Outward. Live-stock, Goods, &c. © ft m I s ! .1 B .5 ft Li W W Inward. Coac] ling. Revenue. Goods. Total Value forwarded. Stations b s "a! 3 3 rH n't Q> s ! w 1 B in CJ I? ! rt ID £ Merchandise. Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. rt O Equiv. Tonnage for Live-stock, &c. Chaif, Lime, &c. Wool. Firowood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. Ordinary Passengers. Season Tickets. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Total. Goods. Miscel- Rents and laneous. Commission, j Total. [urunui-Bluff Section — continued. Brought forward Temuka Washdyke Pleasant Point Albury Fairlie Timaru (Coaching) 1 (Goods) I (Wharf) ) St. Andrew's Makikihi Studholme Waimate Glenavy Pukouri Junction .. Duntroon Kurow Oamaru (Coaching) ) (Goods) 1 Breakwater J Waiareka Junction Ngapara Maheno Herbert Hampden Palmerston Dunback Waikouaiti Seacliff Waitati Purakanui Pt. Chalmers Upper Sawyers' Bay P.Chalmers (Coch'g)) (Goods) J Burke's Ravensbourne Pelichct Bay Dunedin (Pass.) 1 (Parcels) f (Goods) .. (Traf. Mgr.) Caversham Burnside Abbotsford Middlemarch Hyde Mosgiel Outram Allanton Henley Waihola Milburn Milton Waitahuna Lawrence Stirling Balclutha.. Clinton Waipahi .. Tapanui Kelso Pukerau Gore Riversdale Mataura Edendale Wyndham Woodlands Invercargill (Coch'g)) (Goods) j (Tr. Mgr.) Bluff , (Wharf) Makarewa Thornbury Riverton Orepuki Otautau Winton Dipton Lumsden .. Kingston Christchurch, Thro' Accountant General . ■ .j_ 10} 11 9J 10 13} 141 121 101 11 12 HJ 12} 11 14 16 ii} 10 Hi 11} 11} 15} 8 13 14 12 12} 13 17 16i 18 18 17 19 9 !06 3 1 2 1 3 27 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 35 2 1 3 2 2 8 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 14 2 2 2 61 68 £ s. d. 48,051 7 7 398 0 2 162 16 7 286 19 7 162 10 5 445 16 4 4,745 17 4 • 174 0 0 158 8 1 288 14 5 450 15 4 347 8 0 148 7 3 164 7 5 461 0 6 4,498 4 11 688 14 9 278 1 11 167 17 4 376 12 5 239 9 4 271 8 9 1,182 2 6 181 16 9 350 15 10 257 9 11 260 3 6 175 2 9 142 13 11 332 13 9 3,304 14 1 303 5 6 296 5 0 303 15 6 9,095 17 6 8,964 7 4j 497,790 7,690 1,359 3,639 891 4,492 I 23,551 2*702 1,922 2,227 5,401 1,915 1,098 2,271 2,405 I 40,044 794 1,596 3,200 2,008 2,612 13,003 376 3,765 2,442 3,330 1,578 11,467 6,689 ( 39,983 3*177 22,411 18,020 I 153,356 143 11,616 16,370 10,708 1,342 3,703 23,097 6,237 2,846 2,344 1,839 1,391 10,341 2,258 8,390 5,877 12,970 17,947 2,204 1,693 2,825 2,353 14,129 3,785 5,341 6,181 280 4,102 87,523 7,095 55 28 87 4 9 172 10 15 8 10 10 3 31 1 298 **2 5 5 3 80 31 99 34 11 22 54 1,470 372 1,223 824 8,141 1 462 840 136 97.286S 1,240 132 741 247 591 10,933 329 806 153 1,542 303 329 344 799 12,380 316 259 326 362 908 1,237 183 872 691 1,204 49 569 284 554 34 68 323 58 ,*443 658 186 260 876 536 2,715 661 375 280 234 169 1,780 866 1,787 694 2,474 698 337 434 346 335 4,481 1,134 1,182 606 248 610 27,289 2,287 32 47 10 31 24 271 87 41 7 13 21 11 395 2(1 8 20 5 36 Kill 1 105 1 25 789' 201 4 2 20 "l "5 "l 13 1 1 1 1 3 1 "l "l 1 71 4,715 74 38 55 62 91 273 59 37 21 80 26 31 69 153 464 20 27 43 34 45 99 16 69 18 V0 38 37 12 66 9 45 45 1*372 151 42 95 89 109 168 85 87 74 26 27 148 32 124 57 177 125 57 26 25 45 251 66 41 121 6 54 477 94,235 3,087 152 1,590 1,710 2,719 6,844 1,341 1,144 514 2,952 1,055 262 2,148 3,154 5,750 103 3,593 1,362 865 2,264 3,709 800 1,755 1,608 659 180 883 215 2,417 53 121 174 14,'815 371 454 392 2,050 3,156 2,491 2,016 637 1,071 555 339 2,720 1,473 5,278 3,100 4,957 3,763 690 2,094 1,529 884 5,114 3,622 2,214 2,394 1,874 1,399 6,520 2,287 28 36 8 20 37 247 4 4 11 38 7 10 25 47 313 ' 1 14 18 8 15 57 1 64 11 10 1 **6 7 " 836 195 5 2 2 3 14 "3 io "1 "4 11 1 3 3 8 1 1 *21 4,609 88 19 40 84 119 287 32 47 41 90 58 20 89 221 336 3 69 35 36 54 107 17 129 108 55 57 17 9 65 6 20 10 1,034 80 51 46 131 102 223 52 65 110 32 29 117 44 127 116 180 175 58 48 27 52 235 89 53 128 31 51 389 199 1 "5 "3 "7 2 **2 8 "2 *37 5,680 483 18 12 3 8 "l9 4 74 12 5 24 "28 28 124 176 25 184 9 92 205 2 104 150 2 160 74 "lO "49 481 2 "l "l "l 2 *7 *77 34 3 *13 *24 600,473! 8,671 8,394 598 5,464 1,793 *432 4,217 3,221 3.20G 6,212 1,868 4,199 2,854 5,571 2,il4 10,299 5,488 4,949 557 4,080 7,323 35 4,590 77 129 915 43 4 "75 36,791 1,215 215 83 92 118 269 166 252 108 51 "U 49 9 96 "94 71 129 18 *50 "14 Ts. c. Ts. 0. 12,312 0 48 0 690 0 48 0 is- 0 18 0 78 0 90 0 312 0 210 0 126 0 168 0 222 0 6 0 90 0 672 0 192 0 882 0 12 0 12 0 24 0 6 0 204 0 54 0 24 0 18 0 12 0 114 0 18 0 6 0 1,208 0 18 0 138 0 372 0 336 0 Ts. c 36,264 16 160 8 689 12 213 16 249 lb 622 12 6,010 16 504 4 405 12 140 4 257 0 280 12 342 16 43 16 •189 12 854 0 3,436 16 157 16 167 16 43 8 73 4 39 0 103 4 217 8 334 12 112 8 34 4 10 12 'i 16 ii 4 4,536 12 Ts. 0. 8,370 0 6 0 is 0 60 0 is 0 66 0 732 0 42 0 78 0 48 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 54 0 1,314 0 72 0 72 0 378 0 378 0 264 0 108 0 12 0 12 0 42 0 68 0 6 0 18 0 0 0 12 0 35,850 9* 3 7 *2 13 1,084 6 2,774 0 0 4 0 8 9 7 4 0 0 13 0 5 0 4 0 9 673 7 152 18 2 18 6 5 2 13 0 13 6 18 0 18 1 2 0 13 1,706 5 780 4 2,088 18 2 13 Ts. c 132,739 14 4,727 7 1,947 9 1,536 11 426 14 926 17 26,454 16 30 0 2,545 10 2,570 16 2,709 5 1,390 15 2,501 15 3,483 14 1,000 1 253 5 15,667 5 38 8 4,434 3 608 5 3,191 12 440 0 670 12 749 17 138 9 561 2 163 1 12 16 1 19 1 14 18 0 281 16 0 11 33 11 6,876 2 7 5 569 2 212 5 345 12 80 1 2,297 10 1,813 16 1,651 14 615 8 461 11 366 10 5,267 15 255 4 191 7 2,420 16 2,866 4 650 6 1,258 2 530 4 2,476 9 2,539 17 10,874 18 11,062 0 1,235 10 942 13 485 9 1,105 16 Ts. c. 124,805 18* 214 1 5,325 16 156 14 42 17 80 11 6,515 7 9,083 18 59 17 50 19 43 5 268 4 65 8 2,724 2 76 3 112 7 5,651 19 1,388 2 100 6 59 16 362 13 44 6 274 19 289 6 192 6 229 4 87 0 184 1 21 8 21 8 440 8 25,781 0 3 12 2 15 27 12 25,541 12 81 0 4,341 10 168 17 119 5 263 7 453 1 133 3 89 11 288 16 51 1 99 13 344 16 77 0 857 10 581 5 650 8 133 11 64 3 176 7 116 6 117 17 1,612 12 327 2 3,412 12 598 10 404 6 787 11 Ts. c. 114,077 16 11 16 300 17 21 11 21 0 12 6 10,103 19 11,064 5 13 0 9 12 14 16 80 11 11 0 5 13 75 7 613 4 4,916 18 2,140 15 180 16 1,069 13 4 0 11,963 5 11,428 3 39 15 4 0 390 0 14 0 4 0 175 12 3,255 17 1,304 5 15,887 16 484 15 12,643 5 21,766 12 85 18 Ts. c 464,420 13 5,170 19 8,953 14 1,994 12 800 7 1,662 19 50,205 3 23,462 7 3,102 3 2,928 1 3,345 13 2,972 2 3,036 121 6,430 17i 1,535 13! 1,301 S' 26,210 11 6,702 2 7,523 18 1,096 5 5,591 7 595 19 14,238 13 12,787 12 712 0 1,179 16 720 18 2,705 14 319 7 148 18 634 0 30,266 1 34 3 2 15 1,413 8 56*207 0 599 13 17,858 1 23,487 3 1,087 14 1,548 8 6,519 13 2,529 19 3,614 9 1,395 12 781 10 6,507 15 9,485 9 744 0 1,925 1 74,612 14 8,581 0 2,898 14 3,340 5 1,968 3 3,113 16 3,708 15 15,132 6 12,487 2 5,690 13 1,798 12 1,259 1 11,694 12 41*674 9 Ts. c 3 **3 190 "l *3 ' 1 1 2 3 1 1 "3 1 'is 5,551 9 14 1 3 5 90 3 3 7 6 7 112 7 29 125 11 13 7 31 1 5 33 1 15 22 50 12 1 27 "44 *336 -155 "l *3 1 2 "l 1 2 1 2 1 *6 *i3 620,588! 805 12,864 673 274 6,932 3*784 72 108 762 165 85 10,543 71 12,418 4,947 2,265 444 168 362 64 78 597 104 624 507 693 641 45 253 160 *751 64 207,451 4,882 797 940 1,112 ! 49 ' 1,279 707 76 588 989 402 1 1,095 309 ' 6,974 I 533 118 121 139 275 4,963 406 8,367 239 145 167 37,725! 7 5 5 "20 8 "l5 19 212 *30 .. I 26 16 8 198 "49 "34 Ts. 0. Ts. c. 12,06*6 o; 18' 0 12 0 12 0 24 0 1,092 0 6 0 12 0 12 0 30 0 414 0 276 0 138 0 6 0 12 0 36 0 108 0 138 0 72 0 48 0 192 0 228 0 36 0 90 0 222 0 84 0 882 0 18,218 0 558 0 668 0 6 0 120 0 330 0 216 0 126 0 18 0 54 0 12 0 Ts. c. 35,405 8 49 8 05 12 34 8 4,02*8 0 5,926 16 *2 8 1,749 4 3,479 4 140 12 7,179 0 ■• 4,403 0 Ts. c. 7,908 0 66 0 12 0 42 0 24 0 102 0 52*2 0 90 0 12 0 54 0 120 0 6 0 210 0 198 0 912 0 6 0 66 0 228 0 12 0 138 0 324 0 198 0 324 0 6 0 6 0 i2 0 42 0 318 0 72 0 140 0 48 0 78 0 168 0 24 0 150 0 Ts. c. 37,339 16 611 7 15 7 100 8 110 4 389 16 3,688 0 0 0 137 19 96 18 108 5 539 2 164 9 21 16 378 18 300 8 1,946 9 2 14 268 0 102 5 108 0 189 2 174 0 120 18 198 13 163 7 8 9 22 14 58 13 61 2 770 0 0 4 28 4 8 13 9,691 11 17 7 139 11 54 18 358 0 1,000 0 391 15 443 15 111 16 104 0 55 16 62 13 744 18 333 7 1,168 0 672 9 1,069 11 453 15 150 18 291 2 763 2 474 5 1,892 9 998 13 646 5 245 11 808 14 183 16 Ts. c. 119,317 8 582 5 18 11 319 17 275 19 677 16 20,172 10 23,117 1 273 15 215 13 226 0 403 11 310 6 20 19 380 2 798 0 10,140 5 15,580 9 55 12 810 10 480 6 126 2 623 7 545 5 233 7 271 9 358 2 254 16 85 3 2 16 198 19 2,245 3 3 5 50 17 4,901 5 29,315 3 398 18 2,209 4 56 8 347 12 1,066 6 573 4 1,019 18 132 7 322 10 90 8 64 8 2,715 3 264 17 828 14 512 2 976 14 859 10 187 9 422 19 270 10 155 16 5,288 16 560 9 336 11 189 11 509 14 311 9 Ts. 0. 127,643 15 694 9 340 0 417 0 276 9 496 11 16,019 8 772 11 248 16 259 11 122 7 958 9 258 15 53 16 478 17 590 0 7,322 2 1,336 19 27 17 500 14 286 1 122 11 371 12 493 0 341 4 294 10 341 11 102 12 45 0 8 8 1,193 11 18,372 11 1 12 8 9 57 9 24,242 4 65 0 534 12 159 6 514 3 2,015 8 544 9 575 13 106 8 246 1 107 13 106 8 417 19 396 9 3,027 9 820 5 1,103 3 691 0 141 12 515 18 375 12 237 13 2,410 8 1,122 13 2,429 17 267 7 072 2 890 16 Ts. c. ;115,661 13 1,916 11 3,470 1 1,124 3 371 17 1,126 14 12,671 6 54 3 500 2 549 9 290 15 1,493 12 563 17 288 16 645 2 543 0 11,770 14 237 11 602 3 1,633 13 1,325 6 528 4 495 4 1,036 2 891 12 892 3 1,108 14 325 2 '57 19 10 3 769 18 4,802 1 473 8 8,712 11 71,226 14 6,450 9 7,949 14 444 14 1,092 4 1,311 16 509 0 2,374 2 992 7 1,071 6 579 13 3,716 13 3,747 15 2,891 3 4,876 13 831 10 4,094 3 3,611 16 733 16 952 16 1,481 5 618 10 1,803 16 1,842 1 932 1 1,157 8 937 11 1,508 14 Ts. c. 455,342 0 3,938 0 3,933 11 2,037 16 1,070 9 2,816 17 58,193 4 29,876 11 1,256 12 1,133 11 807 7 3,409 2 1,429 7 421 7 2,092 19 2,843 8 34,116 14 20,722 3 700 6 3,290 17 2,562 10 932 17 1,925 5 2,710 7 1,857 1 2,028 15 2,169 14 924 19 246 16 80 0 2,313 10 33.602 15 5 1 644 18 14.603 18 152,414 12 7,561 14 11,641 1 795 18 2,509 19 5,891 10 2,264 8 5,084 4 1,360 18 1,809 17 845 10 3,955 17 8,028 3 3,975 16 9,984 10 3,838 6 7,740 15 5,291 13 1,315 15 2,218 15 3,011 5 1,621 8 12,320 17 5,009 16 4,446 14 2,465 17 3,114 1 3,050 19 Ts. c. £ s. d. 68,682 13 0 1,609 4 4 121 17 11 469 11 2 204 7 8 1,035 18 1 6,885 16 9 410 17 9 392 17 8; 380 16 0 1,344 3 6 367 0 3 86 6 7 429 5 7 682 19 6 8,149 19 5 77 2 1 226 16 8 491 5 4 333 10 1 515 18 5 2,159 10 6 70 1 4 555 17 6 347 12 0 416 12 7 127 7 5 1,050 15 8 409 5 4 2,717 12 3 123 18 8 549 6 9 1,030 11 10 31,403 16 10 122 5 0 1,258 17 6 737 17 4 704 13 11 396 7 9 1,574 8 5 2,213 5 5 581 14 7 390 4 2 433 9 8 309 16 0 206 12 5 2,284 2 11 407 17 1 2,169 11 2 1,159 0 10 2,651 11 0 2,506 17 1 493 12 8 472 7 9 573 19 6 360 14 8 3,763 19 8 916 7 4 986 16 5 1,485 7 10 48 17 7 593 11 10 13,509 6 9 £ s. d. 2,926 11 0 51 14 9 2 10 0 14 4 0 2 0 0 55 11 3 14 16 0 5 10 0 4 0 0 5 4 0 5 10 0 1 10 0 i' o o 41 17 6 0* 8 0 5 14 0 3 15 0 3 10 0 30 1 9 53 8 0 99 3 0 19 7 6 15 10 0 10 17 6 70 5 3 731 6 9 117 5 7 430 15 6 189 4 9 1,232 14 9 25 0 0 151 14 6 253 11 11 82 5 3 £ s. d. 9,164 5 6 145 10 11 45 5 6 38 3 3 50 13 7 76 16 9 915 9 11 30 13 6 25 4 6 28 8 3 145 6 0 23 15 10 27 10 5 36 1 1 105 14 0 1,077 14 2 42 1 4 25 14 5 43 11 6 29 3 8 120 3 3 150 11 11 12 11 4 97 0 0 83 19 11 68 13 4 3 13 7 50 16 8 12 11 0 53 5 10 1 19 9 4 9 11 16 1 10 224 0 0 5,885 9 10 120 0 0 44 13 4 13 17 7 26 9 1 63 11 9 107 3 5 232 2 1 53 0 10 30 11 11 34 8 2 21 1 10 16 5 3 151 6 2 21 9 6 191 10 1 87 4 5 218 0 10 71 11 1 56 7 6 96 11 6 49 12 1 20 17 7 437 5 4 84 12 10 74 8 2 81 12 2 28 7 1 34 19 10 1,837 9 7 £ s. d. 80,773 9 6 1,806 10 0 169 13 5 521 18 5 255 1 3 1,114 14 10 7,856 17 11 456 7 3 423 12 2 413 4 3 1,494 13 6 396 6 1 115 7 0 465 6 8 789 13 6 9,269 11 1 119 11 5 252 11 1 540 10 10 366 8 9 639 11 8 2,340 4 2 82 12 8 706 5 6 530 14 11 504 13 5 146 11 0 1,112 9 10 492 1 7 3,502 4 10 243 4 0 984 12 2 1,235 18 5 32,860 11 7 5,885 9 10 267 5 0 1,455 5 4 1,005 6 10 813 8 3 459 19 6 1,681 11 10 2,537 14 0 661 11 8 435 1 7 488 17 10 332 7 10 228 1 5 2,518 19 7 445 0 7 2,373 1 3 1,253 5 3 2,890 9 7 2,585 2 6 552 9 8 568 19 3 623 11 7 387 11 3 4,219 7 0 1,007 10 2 1,064 10 1 1,567 0 0 77 4 8 640 7 2 15,717 8 4 £ s. d. 154,246 1 1 1,869 8 9 2,604 14 10 548 10 10 611 18 4 1,152 5 1 10,973 5 1 1,737 5 6 1,023 7 8 1,053 2 0 1,399 19 5 1,513 18 5 933 17 0 1,806 16 4 828 12 8 1,421 2 6 6.863 17 11 614 2 1 2,553 1 9 527 4 0 2,740 10 11 293 4 10 3,853 16 5 3,778 17 8 684 9 11 678 14 2 210 6 7 884 6 3 54 0 6 71 11 9 186 4 1 6,690 6 9 11 15 11 0 4 4 157 9 5 39,942 8 5 226 15 2 4,090 6 7 2,942 12 9 1,008 0 6 2,585 18 7 1,514 14 2 831 12 2 679 16 11 487 8 9 293 13 6 1,881 18 5 3,866 15 7 730 2 3 2,376 10 8 20,248 14 8 5,671 16 7 1,596 4 0 1,972 17 5 1,529 3 5 3,152 19 10 1,806 5 10 9,188 1 11 6,220 7 7 4,589 9 9 1,763 0 6 1,056 5 7 6,222 0 1 £ s. d. . 4,453 7 ll! 1 8 14 1 I 1 2 0 0! 1 7 01 2 13 9 13 9 Hi .895 12 l| 1 9 9 10 1 14 8 0 33 3 2 3 17 3 1 0 19 10 0 2 1 1 0 4 9 1 9 5 6 6 12 10 144 4 5 212 4 8 'Cr. 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 9 8 118 12 4 16 4 1 10 2 0 13 0 5 0 0 0 7 6' 2 0 0 0 7 0 8 3 1,404 18 1 0 13 0 5 9 5 15 11 18 15 9 0 2 6 323 17 9 0 5 9 12 7 0 12 12 7 8 3 10 1 12 9 2 8 1 0 12 3 0 8 1.1 0 8 0 0 0 6 2 10 0 9 17 8 1 10 0 186 12 7 574 13 7 4 6 10 0 4 6 18 2 0 17 5 0 14 4 18 0 5 2 9 3 2 12 9 2 13 3 2 4 11 2 12 7 Cr. 13 15 5 184 16 3 £ s. d. 4,689 5 11 54 15 1 19 4 6 31 15 3 12 16 0 60 2 0 40 0 0 842 1 0 182 1 2 27 5 0 59 4 0 64 10 0 42 1 0 3 11 9 16 4 0 18* 5 6 463* 2 6 70 5 9 15 0 5 12 6 10 0 30 1 3 126 14 9 3 6 0 14 14 6 1 10 0 10 0 1 0 0 6911 0 i' 0 0 1,296 12 0 526 0 0 2 10 0 37 5 0 2' 5 0 i' 0 0 10 0 3 10 0 27* 10 0 39 0 0 2*10 0 83 1 0 11 5 8 1 17 6 12 5 6 32 0 6 509 1 4 53 10 0 30 0 0 i* 0 0 12 0 0 l 685 3 0 £ s. d. .163,388 14 11 1,927 17 11 > 2,623 19 4 1 582 6 1 ) 626 1 4 I 1,215 0 10 ) 53 9 11 ) 12,710 18 2 ! 1,919 6 8 I 1,060 2 6 1 1,126 15 0 1 1,497 12 7 I 1,559 16 8 I 938 8 7 I 1,823 2 5 828 17 5 1 1,448 13 6 6 12 10 1 7,471 4' 10 I 896 12 6 I 2,554 6 7 527 4 1 1 2,748 13 1 1 295 6 6 1 3,885 0 0 1 3,906 18 9 1 689 6 1 1 693 9 11 1 212 1 7 1 885 6 10 1 55 0 6 71 13 9 186 4 8 0 8 3 1 8,164 15 10 11 17 2 0 10 1 164 5 4 1,315 7 9 0 2 6 40,792 6 2 229 10 11 4,128 14 2 2,942 13 11 1,011 8 1 2,594 2 5 1,520 6 11 835 0 3 680 9 2 487 17 8 297 6 6 1,881 18 11 3,896 15 7 778 19 11 2,378 0 8 20,435 7 3 6,249 0 2 1,683 11 10 1,984 7 7 1,532 9 1 3,166 2 9 1,839 0 8 9,715 3 8 6,276 6 10 4,622 2 6 1,765 13 9 1,059 10 6 6,236 12 8 Cj-. 13 15 5 22,698 11 5 £ s. d. 244,162 4 5 3,734 7 11 2,793 12 9 1,104 4 6 881 2 7 2,329 15 8 7,910 7 10 12,710 18 2 1,919 6 8 1,516 9 9 1,550 7 2 1,910 16 10 3,054 10 2 1,334 14 8 1,938 9 5 1,294 4 1 2,238 7 0 9,276 3 11 7,471 4 10 896 12 6 2,673 18 0 779 15 2 3,289 3 11 661 15 3 4,524 11 8 6,247 2 11 771 18 9 1.399 15 5 742 16 6 1,390 0 3 201 11 6 1,184 3 7 678 6 3 3,502 13 1 8,164 15 10 255 1 2 985 2 3 1.400 3 9 34,175 19 4 5,885 12 4 40,792 6 2 267 5 0 1,684 16 3 5,134 1 0 3,756 2 2 1,471 7 7 4,275 14 3 4,058 0 11 1,496 11 11 1,115 10 9 976 15 6 629 14 4 2,110 0 4 6,415 15 2 1,224 0 0 4.751 1 11 21,088 12 6 9,139 9 9 4,268 14 3 2,536 17 3 2,101 8 4 3,789 14 4 2,226 11 11 13,934 10 8 7,283 17 0 5,686 12 7 3,332 13 9 1,136 15 2 6,876 19 10 15,703 12 11 22,698 11 5 130 0 0 13,157 19 11 494 11 5 3,848 2 9 2,828 3 8 6,343 11 0 1,859 13 9 7,040 17 6 7,867 2 5 1,646 15 9 5,404 4 6 3.752 9 6 21 5 0 18,602 4 11 Huruntji-Blufe Section — continued. Brought forward. Temuka. Washdyke. Pleasant Point. Albury. Fairlie. Timaru (Coaching). „ (Goods). (Wharf). St. Andrew's. Makikihi. Studholme. Waimate. Glena-vy. Pukeuri Junction. Duntroon. Kurow. Oamaru (Coaching). (Goods). Breakwater. Waiareka Junction. Ngapara. Maheno. Herbert. Hampden. Palmerston. Dunback. Waikouaiti. Seacliff. Waitati. Purakanui. Port Chalmers Upper. Sawyers' Bay. P.Chalmers (Coaching). (Goods). Burke's. Ravensbourne. Pelichet Bay. Dunedin (Passengers). (Parcels). (Goods). (Traf. Mgr ) Caversham. Burnside. Abbotsford. Middlemarch. Hyde. Mosgiel. Outram. Allanton. Henley. Waihola. Milburn. Milton. Waitahuna. Lawrence. Stirling. Balclutha. Clinton. Waipahi. Tapanui. Kelso. Pukerau. Gore. Riversdale. Mataura. Edendale. Wyndham. Woodlands. Invercargill (Coaching). (Goods). (Tr. Mgr.) Bluff. „ (Wharf). Makarewa. Thornbury. Riverton. Orepuki. Otautau. Winton. Dipton. Lumsden. Kingston. Christchurch, Through. Accountant. General. 19 21 19 9i 0i "} 12 13} 18 13 13 14 15 16 13 141 16 15 9 10 143 15 10 11 10} 9 10} 3 3 3 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 1 5 2 6 4 6 9 2 1 3 1 10 3 3 2 2 2 372 2 2 456 11 9. 402 3 11 228 17 1 485 1 10 863 12 11 542 4 11 159 8 8 149 11 2 274 15 5 175 3 4 701 10 0 248 0 6 815 5 2 576 8 8 955 4 1 1,331 10 11 281 7 7 156 1 10 399 0 6 172 15 6 1,414 0 5 420 14 1 376 4 10 270 4 9 266 0 8 273 1 11 j 4,237 4 11 (2,942 0 10 146 77 17 1 3 7 169 36 8 69 58 17 3 2 4 21 3(1 68 11 10 21 4 14 ■12 28 107 17 82 22 18 4 181 13 11) 10 20 2 380 3 "7 1 "l *4 3 38 18 84 21 70 19 8 43 9 13 217 22 13 61 13 4 824 16 36 50 4 17; "l .19 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 6 6 2 8 5 4 "2 447 107 316 187 153 8 73 47 10 32 48 43 2 777 269 54 23 42 76 25 168 14 45 120 186 10 54 29 7 *5 8 4 1 3 17 11,158 988 13,202 12,556 3,836 91 708 609 1,297 0,550 15,974 14,217 8,779 11,570 34,632 10,920 12,456 17,088 19,224 6,785 . 19,084 3,606 2,218 1 18,487 1 2,094 1,423 ! 12,253 "21 *982 "l9 108 25 113 "37 111 1 .. 504 93 52 2,250 0 234 0 1,818 0 144 0 210 0 2,922 0 1,578 0 180 0 102 0 186 0 1,950 0 1,110 0 576 0 36 0 36 0 276 0 666 0 444 0 174 0 150 0 30 0 168 0 148 4 956 16 179 12 1,205 0 75 8 268 8 40 16 55 16 25 0 40 4 325 0 125 16 770 4 58 8 710 12 180 4 244 16 122 4 460 0 88 0 982 0 528 8 147 8 84 12 262 16 100 12 is 0 72 0 150 0 6 0 6 0 4 13 9 7 6 0 3 2 7 2 136 5 18 0 27 11 1 16 1,094 4 536 13 0 13 15 11 18 0 6 5 130 4 7 2 SO 13 4 9 2 18 8,981 2 1,419 14 5 10 7 6 5 12 9 18 3,079 8 1,942 7 100 0 1 4 0 71,364 9 175 12 "l **2 0 2 4 4 12 1 3,049 455 20 10 78 41 249 4 3 3 13 5 70 184 317 30 4 14 *82! *55 2 0 **2 7 2 41 127 8 1 3,004 157 26 23 28 70 61 67 34 52 531 95 10 252 0 18 0 42 0 276 0 216 0 84 0 6 0 36 0 48 0 18 0 150 0 72 0 60 0 468 0 90 0 30 0 24 8 26 12 *6 0: 394 16 12 0 6 0 126 0 72 0 42 0 726 0 276 0 84 0 96 0 92 6 6 26 16 3 14 5 6 21 0 0 1 10 0 5 3 9 83 10 6 15 14 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 20 17 9! 6 14 3! 2 9 6 4 1 2 **6 1 *20 1,134 0 288 0 66 0 138 0 *5 4 7 12 18 76 64 53 50 "l "9 **7 0 2 5 1 1 1 **2 *12 1 i .. 99 140 216 603 420 152 226 216 0 24 0 84 0 12 0 1,130 11 949 17 7 1 680 16 1 650 12 1 94 10 1 606 10 1 6 8 1 67 12 377 11 1 4 1 5 9 2 3 5 1 25 73 75 31 47 1 2 *6 1 69 6 181 585 6 86 0 10 3 4 283 8 72 0 114 0 492 0 414 0 42 0 138 0 96 0 72 0 5 19 0 18 2 0 6 10 0' 3 5 6 "l 1 "l '20 10 4 *27 1,103 **2 *5 174 0 54 4j li*15 6370 12 Oi 14 50 'hh 226 2 *237 1,578 0 1 2,795 16 1,662 0 9,252 9 6,971 0 14,2i2 11 . 5,202 13 16 611 *4 I 22*573 *292 2,244 0 1,787 16 5,478 8 4,979 4 5 4 2,178 0 3,722 4 9,763 12 9,968 1 16,235 16 45,899 9 130* 0 0 49 3 11 130 0 0 1,875 7 7 21,828 12 2 ii 11 2,989 2 5 13'113 221 *521 "73 8*403 **8 **97 1 *36 180 0 1 5,021 16 63 12 1 225 16 I 142 12 I 28 16 2,088 0 12 0 252 0 24 0 1,008 0 798 0 72 0 408 0 708 0 246 0 42 0 1,747 7 70 18 1,841 7 84 9 1 6,857 16 i 123 11 1 299 2 1 3,635 11 1 1,186 13 1 1 2 1 9 2 22,349 19 721 4 4,217 19 3,310 0 698 6 22 9 4,509 0 5,234 17 507 0 1,343 8 830 4 9,419 4 923 9 516 12 98 18 618 18 165 1 193 10 327 12 99 16 260 15 130 5 . 14,036 9 I 4,356 19 1 1,719 12 I 937 11 I 23 9 6 1 I 6,738 2 ! 7,797 12 i 77 3 • 180 0 1 10 15 54,842 15 6,148 2 10,105 6 5,587 10 9,303 5 1,145 2 12,725 10 18,203 8 2,874 8 2,876 13 1,565 18 4 62 87*602 *142 2,472 0 1,182 0 2,038 13 6 4 1 162 0 1 556 0 1 160 4 1 950 0 1 356 0 1 116 9 1 185 2 I 407 11 I 1,079 2 84,171 2 19,943 0 71 0 429 19 928 16 482 7 850 10 696 18 305 14 594 18 593 7 10,018 2 1,585 13 262 10 480 12 436 0 663 9 1,031 2 1,019 3 419 6 581 7 1,485 11 10,669 16 502 8 1,273 1 2,185 7 759 17 340 6 2,193 14 1,252 0 984 7 1,317 10 3,570 7 66,030 1 27,016 9 1,899 15 4,275 18 3,124 17 3,090 2 4,767 10 3,199 10 2,182 9 3,704 2 7,035 3 1,717 8 8 108 15 0 10,332 13 7 367 0 3 3,673 19 3 2,115 0 10 4,902 2 4 274 6 0 5,379 16 10 6,554 15 9 1,247 9 3 2,789 15 5| 1,857 15 11 678 18 9 10 0 5 15 11 2 14 8 0 15 9 4 6 3 7 19 0 0 14 14 3! 0 9 1 271 0 0 127 11 2 17 0 0 3i 17 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 85 6 6 3 11 2 11 0 0 11,282 12 4 494 11 5 3,691 19 3 2,120 16 9 4,936 14 0 277 1 9 5,395 3 1 6,648 1 3 1,251 1 9 2,801 19 8 1,858 5 0 7 ii} 10 11 14 11 12 12| 13} 11 1 2 3 3 3 4 1 5 2 149 14 6 314 11 8 513 17 10 383 19 3 446 7 6 530 8 10 158 9 3 780 15 10 367 6 2 1,105 i 4,895 1 7,492 I 11,858 1 10,090 I 6,593 I 1,543 1 13,986 ! 4,819 50 3,512 ) 16 6 162 6 4 161 8 108 17 334 473 2,827 348 726 1,066 426 1,467 558 49 . 14 12 9 29 71 5 24 12 "l 66 57 80 42 54 73 30 111 78 294 1,780 2,061 3,537 4,386 3,569 2,159 3,267 3,026 26 43 26 24 97 114 39 33 30 "l 67 46 60 60 116 82 61 161 98 B 1 4 2 3 1 3 10 109 219 131 195 99 45 20 121 36 43 87 13 I 24,420 ' 13,533 I 251 212 . 17,038 18,824 1 5,636 1 11,125 353 198 50 43 142 2 1,332 0 990 0 168 0 30 0 228 0 324 0 180 0 108 0 6 0 1 8 4 7 24 19 7 21 112 106 14 78 11 21 17 91 33 *23 1 1*332 ! 358 1 r 1,241 J 1,510 I 137 ! 308 5 1,071 3,531 426 12 13 183 19 363 2 48 0 24 0 48 0 848 0 42 0 42 0 174 0 114 0 114 0 78 0 600 0 792 0 306 0 294 0 60 0 114 0 666 0 192 0 93 15 10 668 5 3 1,214 0 11 1,547 0 4 1,563 2 10 1,091 15 6 369 13 0 2,482 6 11 1,812 10 6 21 5 0 484 2 6 1 13 6 0 10 0 21 11 9 5 10 0 14 0 14 5 0 60 14 2 38 11 8 171 4 4 30 10 8 81 17 7 113 0 8 26 1 0 117 17 11 81 14 0 156 3 6 707 6 11 1,406 17 0 1,582 12 0 1,645 14 5 1,219 1 2 395 14 0 2,602 4 10 1,894 4 6 21 5 0 15,649 5 7 "l 4 1 I I 685 16 I 475 16 1 115 16 ) 737 8 I 537 12 97 27 4 2 86 0 4 13 0 1 1 I 1 3 3 1 2 87 22 16 0 16 20 0 1 *95 8,536 13 8 6,628* 9 5 Cr. 99 10 10 503 11 11 2,548 18 3 2,952*19 4 9,224* 0 9 1,141,835 ll 1,189,883 5 421 12,549 977! 1045206 44,922 48,047 .9,128 75,556 12 21,980 81,307 6 322,343 19 253,546 11 347,973 8 1,141,835 16 1,189,883 5 190,239 17 11 16,074 13 5 30,698 8 7 237,012 19 11 404,278 9 1 9,776 9 9 113,435 16 6 427,490 15 4 664,503 15 3 Totals. Totals 123,923 2 1 1,238,155 19,358 254,784 5,72! 370 11,713 254,784 5,725 376 11,713 421 12,549 977, 1045206 44,922 48,047 9 39,128 0 75,556 12 21,980 0 81,307 6 322,343 19 253,546 11 347,973 8| 747

D.—2.

RETURN NO. 1 0—continued. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896.

6—D. 2.

Number of Traffic Expenditure. . v/3 0 gEH </. Coaching. Live-stock, Goo< is, &c. Stations. o £ o M « ft H as !•§ nog Ph % rt DC o 1 (3 O Outward. «J 3 j- I Inward. > Equiv. 1*3) Tonnage jT for Livestock, &c. Outwi *<1. Timber j Grain. M dise an - M'"°™">■ Total. Grand Total £ Tonnage. Jh - I • I & » 4= •— I V -£f O © 83 w Inward. Firewood. Timber. Grain. M^ a "" Minerals. Total. Grand Total ; Tonnage. Ordinary Passengers. ( Season Tickets. Coaching, Revenue. Total Value forwarded. o a pi I aj X: < Li?ne*&c.! WooL Firewood. Equiv. Tonnage for Live-stock, &c. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Total. Goods Miscellaneous. Goods. Stations. "Rents and Commission. Total. CJrey-Hokitika Sec.— Greymouth Kumara Hokitika Head Office Accountant General io 11 I i 3 £ a. d. 346 1 4 12,375 2 188 14 9 0,226 492 13 6 14,935 1 203 32 160 1,366 266 647 36 1 35 3| 1 55 25 47 456 1,207; 617 31 2 30 1 1 2 4! 2! 4! 3 2 941 761 Ts. c Ts. c. 6 0 Ts. c.| 0 8, 4 0 8 81 Ts. c. 906 0 Ts. c 24 18 7,409 16 12 0 Ts. c Ts. c. 5,168 0 225 19 935 14 Ts. 0. 1,072 Oi 108 0 Ts. c. 6,271 6 8,653 15 962 2 Ts. c 2 3 14 Ts. c. Ts. c. 12 0 Ts. c. 12 8 Ts. 0. 570 0 Ts. c 4,956 0 11 2 2,479 12 Ts. c ■■ Ts. 0. 778 1 1,740 7 3,811 5 Ts. 0. . 108 0 245 0 827 0 Ts. c. 6,424 9 2,008 9 7,454 5 Ts. c £ s. d. 1,452 9 6 617 3 1 1,550 4 7 £ s. d. 5 13 6 2 10 0 10 9 0 £ a. d. 93 5 4 14 8 11 01 7 3 £ s. d. 1,551 8 4 634 2 0 1,622 1 4 £ s. d. 2,211 11 3 1,447 15 7 470 4 10 £ a. &. Cr. 0 15 1 0 4 10 17 16 11 £ s. d. 29 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 48 19 6 £ s. d. 2,239 16 2 1,449 0 5! 492 1 9! 48 19 6| Cr. 2 12 0 £ a. d. 3,791 4 6 2,083 2 5 2,114 3 1 48 19 6 520 0 5 Grey-Hokitika Sec.--Greymouth. Kumara. Hokitika. Head Office. Accountant. "l4 6 0 941 ' 76 0 8 336 0 .. *9 4 .. .. 32 167 6 7 - ,, 13* 3 7 363 8 0 146 0 10 522 12 5 Cr. 1 14 7 Cr. 0 17 5 Totals ■1 1,194 16 2j 33,568! 404 2,279| 72! 127 2,279 72 127 14 941 76 47 16 12 0 12 16, 906 0 4,446 14\\ 6,329 13! 1,180 Ol 15,887 8| 15,934 19] 14 911 76 47 161 12 0 12 ll 906 0 7,446 14 6,329 13 1,180 15,887 3 15,934 19 3,633 0 9 382 1 315 2 4,330 4 1 4,127 17 1 16 9 3 82 19 6 4,227 5 10 8,557 9 11 Totals. vVestport Section — Westport Waimangaroa Mokihinui Head Office Accountant General 13 11 9 16 3 1 3,533 15 11 371 10 8 222 3 3 18,690 7,781 1,768 41 33 27 3 1,907 1,041 88 1 56 23 11 963! 970 1,097 ' 1 17 34 39 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 158 21 1 168 0 0 0 174 1,944 363 2 2,725 11 209 8 0 19 2,390 3 238 4 35 14 340 4 172,300 17 39,100 7 3,442 8 177,208 12 39,351 4 *2 •• 4 1 *4 2 32 126 1 0 0 162 0 6 0 1,914 0 114 0 90 0 2,092 18 436 9 768 9 0 19! 173 13 1,505 10 990 18 210,741 4 462 13 537 11 214,927 15 2,680 12 2,393 17 1,618 3 0 645 10 1 195 11 2 5 3 6 52 13 6| 22 7 0 76* 3 2 133 16 10 71 0 1 50 4 6 4 19 1 40 4 2 1,741 16 7 718 1 7 200 10 3 121 10 10 133 16 10 2,778 10 0 19,664 16 4 6,273 IS 10 648 9 31 0 4 6 0 11 0 0 10 173 16 0 17 1 8 3 10 0 51 12 1 3,GOO 15 3 19,582 2 6 6,277 15 4 51 13 1 5,342 11 10 20,300 4 1 6,478 5 7 173 3 11 133 16 10 Westport Section— Westport. Waimangaroa Mokihinui. Head Office. Accountant. 132 13 3 •■ I •■ •■ 20 t 5 "• Totals 4,260 12 1 28,280! 63 3,031 •• 90 3,036 1 90 2 100! 9 0 174 0 2,118 0 3,297 16 0 19 2,670 ll 1211,741 8 220,002 4 220,011 4| 160 9 Oi 174 0; 2,118 3,297 16' 0 19, 2,670 1 211,741 8 220,002 4 220,011 2,464 7 285 0 6! 166 7 10 2,915 16 1 28,617 0 2 649 6 3l 245 19 9 29,512 6 2 32,428 2 1 Totals. Nelson Section— Port Kelson Richmond Wakefield.. Belgrove Head Office Accountant General 9 9 9 10 11} 7 5 1 1 } 3 961 14 1 724 12 5 226 13 2 170 11 11 473 14 4 15,080 5,460 3,990 10,895 31 199 113 86 4 il 117 2,313 203 328 194 2 1 7 1 108 26 41 31 33 348 546 1,210 1,018 2 1 1 4 8 68 28 61 41 1 2 ! .. 1 25 32 80 32 6 10 12 0 588 0 144 0 32 16 101 16 171 8 18 0 228 0 2,172 0 288 0 123 2 56 5 833 6 809 11 1,290 7 96 16 1,584 14 150 5 13 9 578 17' 959 11 384 17 182 8 44 11 1,487 111 54 17 234 0 34 0 64 18 8,497 17 1,179 9 8,052 7 3,617 15 1,391 17 "l "l 62 35 5 0;j! 10 *6 600 0 96 0 48 0 178 16 127 0 0 4 2,582 0 174 0 33 15 1,604 9 1 16 23 2 159 2 596 5 1,430 3 491 12 528 12 88 19 301 7 317 2 263 2 573 14 694 19 38 1 950 4 317 11 86 5 483 5 1,748 4 7,056 18 1,248 5 1,211 13 1'474 5 1,217 12 4 348 1 1 445 3 2 1,037 19 2 3 16 10 105 15 6 96 16 9 60 8 6 9 5 0 87 7 4 99 6 2 6 18 7 97 7 7 8 7 3 14 14 9 9 16 9 105 13 9 6 18 7 1,420 15 5 453 5 1 520 6 5 1,057 0 11 196 17 11 99 6 2 2,673 14 7 619 14 0 573 6 6 612 18 0 374 7 3 Cr. 1 4 10 447 13 3! 4 2 io: 0 17 0 6 8 6 6 9 Cr. 2 7 2 60 0 0 18 0 0 i 10 0 3,181 7 10 641 16 10 573 8 1 614 14 8 380 14 0 60 2 0 3,188 6 5 2,062 12 3 1,020 13 2 1,135 1 1 1,437 14 11 256 19 11 99 6 2 Nelson Section— 1 Port. 1 Nelson. 1 Richmond. Wakefield. Belgrove. Head Office. Accountant. General. I 63 14 0 94 7 8 •• I 17 1 1 •■ Totals 2,651 13 7! 35,402 405 3,155 3 8 206 3,155 3 8 201 1 169 8 12 744 0 806 2,706 0 1 1,822 4 3,135 11 2,150 4 1,875 6 12,739 5 12,747 17 101 16 8 12 744 306 0 2,706 0 1,822 4 3,135 11 •2,150 4 1,875 6 12,739 5 12,747 17 3,052 12 7l 458 19 3 242 18 8 Totals. 3,754 10 4,852 15 456 3 11 143 4 0 5,452 3 5 9,206 13 l: Picton Section — Picton Blenheim Head Office Accountant General 10 9 5 2 860 16 9 284 10 5 13,395 8,816 30 192 1 3 56 88 13 94 77 88 56 13 77 94 24 I 1 2601 3,974 *222 6 0 1,356 0 52 0 840 10 2,802 48 44 0 2 3 90 3,484 806 15 1,030 10 2,825 9 160 0 6,126 8 6,921 15 2"l 3,974 260 222 1,356 0 6 0 840 16 52 0 48 0 2,802 0 2 3 44 0 3,484 6 90 4 1,030 10 806 15 160 0 2,325 9 6,921 15 6,126 8 1,223 7 1 885 7 9 3 12 8 34 17 9 1 18 0 140 4 7 90 13 5 14 0 6 9 54 6 1,272 5 1 893 15 0 198 3 11 90 13 5 1,834 17 2 1,842 12 1 218 2 8! 15 1 8 1 Cr. 6 17 6| 48 0 0 176 11 0 1 12 0 2,100 19 10 2,034 5 3 Cr. 5 5 6 3,373 4 11 2,928 0 3 192 18 5 90 13 5 Picton Section— Picton. Blenheim. Head Office. Accountant. General. 99 1 4 1 ■• Totals 7 26 1,244 8 6 22,241 190 11 18 171 .144 13 171 4,234 222 186 19 1,362 0 892 16 2,850 0 46 3 3,574 10 1,837 5 2,485 9 13,048 3 13,235 2 20 4,231 222 186 19 1,362 892 16 2,850 0 46 3 3,574 10 1,837 2,485 9 13,048 3 13,285 2,112 7 6 267 13 91 74 16 2 2,454 17 5 3,677 9 3 Totals. 226 6 11 226 3 4,129 19 7! 6,584 17 0 Hurunui-Bluff Sec.— Lyttelton (Coaching) (Goods) } as (Wharf) f <ju Heathcote Woolston Opawa Christch. (Pass.) I „ (Parcels) J „ (Goods) as reqn (Traf. Mgr.) Addington Papanui Styx Belfast Kaiapoi Rangiora Oust Bennett's Oxford East West Sefton Amberley Waikari Culverden.. Hornby Prebbleton Lincoln EUesmere.. Doyleston Leeston Southbridge Little River Templeton Rolleston Kirwee Darfield Sheffield .. Springfield Coalgate Burnham Selwyn Dunsandel Rakaia Methven Chertsey Ashburton Tinwald Mt. Somers Winslow Hinds Rangitata Orari Winchester 17 re1 ired 13 12} 12 17 1 ired 16 12 11} Hi Hi 11 13 11} 14 15 12 13 15 9 14 10 9} 10 11 11 12 10 12 13 101 12 13 131 121 12 12 12 121 11 121 isjj 11 11} 11 101 lof 10} 10} 11 75 3 i 2 1 50 60 io 3 1 1 S 2 t s 4 1 ! 2 1 4 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 3 1 2 : 1 3 1 3 ; 1 1 1 2 ■ 5 2 1 12 1 1 1 1 1 .2 1 2,002 3 10 11,843 12 0 470 16 11 251 0 9 166 15 5 7,949 10 9 10,191 13 8 1,306 16 8 374 15 5 145 10 1 265 15 4 734 0 10 603 11 9 167 6 0 292 11 7 151 6 6 507 12 2 156 9 6 334 9 7 625 5 11 317 16 9 278 18 5 174 18 6 299 0 7 166 18 5 163 11 ll 373 6 0 522 13 0 444 17 11 166 1 7 231 14 6 155 8 5 437 19 2 150 8 10 447 19 11 172 13 6 167 11 7 185 0 4 290 6 2 896 14 H 293 18 11 161 0 0 I ,017 16 » 157 IS 9 179 8 0 149 7 2 102 13 3 152 9 0 287 15 0 167 17 3 96,381 9*763 8,271 7,586 j 210,230 6,410 12,079 1,183 5,986 15,539 12,730 1,753 2,544 1,452 4,028 1,983 3,208 7,576 1,603 5,153 1,265 2,224 763 1,625 3,373 5,286 5,393 1,503 1,584 1,638 3,783 1,095 4,324 1,295 926 1,023 3,006 5,610 2,498 1,469 1,513| 798 92 85 3,390 342 52 2 1 137 75 13 *5 14 18 79 8 2 16 3 8 11 13 1,854 336 830 51 64*476 1,366 045 77 163 1,518 2,221 254 267 752 397 351 1,904 1,213 838 543 304 1,092 253 907 827 742 800 112 102 249 769 309 330 295 109 139 374 1,148 419 220 202 17 2 25 45 1 3 4 :■) 39 60 74 209j A 12 62 167 530 1 120 1 1 2 3 b 9 1 *2 *6 7 1*377 323 139 11 53 107 204 25 24 27 25 63 154 140 148 50 1 25 16 6 29 28 56 31 39 55 87 47 102 9 16 6 39 113 49 20 415 **36 7,380 286 177 138 12*805 3,062 375 98 410 1,096 4,004 1,664 1,553 1,157 1,431 1,216 2,870 3,031 4,203 242 231 944 1,185 1,094 2,552 2,156 3,394 382 255 1,049 2,323 1,168 1,868 1,257 475 412 1,592 2,906 2,650 679 8,032 410 2,427 390 1,018 921 2,019 848 540 2.19 20 1 30 5 38 2 10 6 4 1 20 29 98 258 1 6 3 6 3 76 10 ! 13 7 62 17 4 2 35 19 11 5 383 16 25 5 17 16 49 9 193 "l *60 *3 **2 2 8 17 1 1 1 550 30 12 7 1,073 303 74 1 29 65 145 48 35 22 11 51 124 247 832 40 7 1.4 39 5 25 24 144 22 26 56 145 35 99 22 13 21 52 103 71 11 220 48 91 6 65 23 68 15 *23 25 i27 1 2 1 1 *557 577 •• "lO 1*662 100 9 42 16 42 7 7 103 104 592 10 HI, 2', 57 13 569 1 3 5 22 29 2 13 3 53 44 28 135 S 201 158 24 153 9 36 MS 65 3 305 37 2 "l 2 "l "2 3 1 3,291 20 **42 18,621 291 1,416 3,538 19,296 4,532 7,449 6,147 82 2,338 35,562 52,967 35,996 1,037 46 3,628 9,971 3,646 11,297 14,996 24,915 287 63 4,189 4,150 5,389 *309 6 **60 •■ I 'i37 9*013 108 657 1,561 2,054 73 35 50 20 193 334 199 535 773 1,425 1,107 1,680 3,486 2,215 442 482 312 0 18 0 1,836 0 216 0 240 0 246 0 228 0 1,284 0 522 0 48 0 12 0 6 0 12 0 138 0 198 0 126 0 12 0 108 0 492 0 156 0 822 0 138 0 252 0 264 0 18 0 366 0 342 0 192 0 288 0 162 0 204 0 36 0 192 0 24 0 156 0 8S8 0 240 0 582 0 432 0 288 0 102 0 54 0 42 0 14,212 4 3,341 4 21 0 909 12 4,246 8 677 8 20 12 1,433 0 1,948 8 396 16 321 0 47 4 113 8 32 0 37 0 14 8 578 16 803 16 998 16 919 16 3 12 211 16 94 8 24 12 77 0 161 4 143 0 38 12 29 12 80 8 116 16 110 12 154 0 89 8 65 0 35 8 104 12 697 16 307 12 205 16 618 16 310 12 433 8 107 12 151 4 256 8 327 4 235 12 270 0 *6 0 30 0 6 0 72 0 24 0 132 0 2,322 0 30 0 66 0 27,843 15 1,905 15 2,118 9 099 15 3 2 91 9 24 5 1 7 491 2 4 13 113 2 4 18 2 13 13 2 1 11 22,900 12 1,319 5 1,530 5 33 16 0,341 18 12,524 2 2,098 8 1,664 1 2,786 19 12,523 5 3,352 7 887 11 1,050 4 199 5 302 15 2,367 1 614 10 675 8 60 9 753 4 2,896 11 3,842 19 2,304 6 1,208 1 1,960 2 2,616 5 484 16 1,752 18 1,223 14 987 2 1,522 18 549 7 133 8 194 7 1,186 11 636 12 1,679 19 7,841 4 1,374 11 1,186 4 11,364 10 3,158 11 66 9 3,196 8 821 5 821 6 1,766 6 1,978 19 58,883 6 8,971 11 141 4 1,367 12 0 3 24,951 12 2,193 8 225 5 100 12 13,510 7 532 17 348 7 53 17 21 8 17 9 57 3 104 15 133 12 122 17 90 8 9,839 0 7 1 240 16 33 19 88 4 231 2 137 9 62 10 158 5 13 2 29 19 41 2 45 7 67 12 54 11 15 15 23 13 114 3 178 8 71 5 33 15 992 2 85 3 65 7 93 16 40 11 51 17 127 4 30 8 85,751 18 4,457 1 1,804 10 480 11 3,338 14 477 0 1,865 17 918 18 154 8 0 19 12 12 0 3 12 5 8 7 0 1 13 18 3,616 6 66 10 6 0 210,173 14 19,994 16l 3,496 19 2,809 11 0 3 42*839 1 16,817 13 2,587 7 3,448 13 20,345 11 15,819 5 4,746 7 1,038 18 1,197 0 S99 6 3,222 3 2,641 2 1,676 7 1,723 0 1,175 11 15,236 6 3,401 17 4,597 3 3.267 4 1,458 17 2,574 4 3,193 10 5,440 6 3,312 6 1,608 8 1,296 2 7,070 11 2,478 5 2,131 17 502 11 1,458 6 725 13 2,056 7 9,644 9 1,993 8 2,010 15 18,847 18 3,846 11 4,408 5 3,489 6 1,065 8 1,613 5 2.268 13 2.269 15 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 '97 11 'is "1 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 *814 440 1 "65 2,393 80 1 10 10 35 3 17 12 6 16 91 847 52 2 8 5 11 1 209 8 1 279 117 "2 2 ) 5*561 26 391 "lO '188,929 418 222,528 706 1,658 753 633 298 94 181 992 4,240 1,934 125,220 6 104 662 208 406 899 2,124 39,560 119 519 613 470 301 221 658 408 608 2,575 832 1,444 3,787 2,212 3,010 1,507 1,235 130 1,384 19 1,112 *46 15,475 23 7,291 629 109 42 50 10 17 50 147 1,888 381 939 11 350 7,830 0 84 0 6 0 2,358 0 252 0 126 0 6 0 36 0 30 0 12 0 0 0 18 0 48 0 6 0 18 0 90 0 156 0 36 0 24 0 16,251 8 12,560 4 478 8 3,977 0 912 16 47 8 79 4 219 12 10 8 444 8 187 0 0 4 0 8 30 0 18 0 36 0 3,336 0 816 0 240 0 30 0 96 0 216 0 522 0 0 0 66 0 180 0 180 0 72 0 12 0 276 0 1 2,387 11 161 2 1 69 7 5 11 21,851 11 4,283 7 22 9 0 8 280 18 234 13 191 11 22 18 53 7 16 18 24 18 53 7 382 13 195 11 173 7 4 18 6 18 525 7 80 4 252 0 482 4 119 2 248 0 1,206 0 18 18 73 11 101 16 26 13 25 2 30 0 38 9 28 13 123 11 265 7 186 i 38 0 2,271 11 60,142 4 19,591 8 2,223 5 9 4 0 10 8,890 16 11,719 10 1,922 5 8 0 136 0 2,030 13 691 12 117 3 255 9 133 11 87 17 70 18 333 10 477 8 615 19 82 18 163 0 241 6 91 13 127 6 194 19 155 1 521 10 102 12 54 8 233 1 201 6 201 2 177 10 135 14 30 18 90 18 185 4 500 1 42!i 4 14" 9 4,131 19 Br 0 4611 2 111! 1 26'i 11 141' 19 241 17 26? 16 52,546 11 4,189 11 109 8 3,429 8 1 1 50,644 7 778 12 19 5 27 7 1,249 10 645 1 742 10 149 4 286 3 140 9 241 18 189 2 294 5 450 6 714 16 394 4 61 10 199 7 151 12 270 11 435 4 314 12 523 8 995 1 48 2 160 4 210 13 102 15 223 6 163 3 70 0 91 12, 223 61 565 12 519 11 105 0; 2,744 2 134 0 582 19 242 18 233 10 179 5 461 10 388 9 7,492 19 226 13l 1,076 ll 1,682 0 47,700 3 7,103 3 2,122 1 188 14 7,548 14 3.375 7 2,926 61 317 17 790 13 155 9 121 8 566 81 729 1\ 469 14: 548 IO 1 983 10 493 161 1.376 12 413 12 383 5 1,552 8 742 0 447 9 7,363 12 209 3 744 9 487 5 827 14 137 16 103 3 261 3 333 4 534 2 1,112 8 1,370 5 365 15 0,059 2 1,062 8 464 15 874 16 449 17 209 15 775 10 381 17 146,680 18 36,728 18 3,580 1 5,646 11 1 11 138,757 17 25,865 8 4,452 0 307 17 9,426 6 7,251 6 5,096 7 607 2 1,842 0 464 7 523 16 1,138 10 1.937 19 1,863 7 2,280 12 1,513 5 749 4 2,618 12 737 1 1,069 2 2,754 15 1,336 15 1.938 7 9,727 17 360 11 1,235 5 1,133 0 778 4 564 0 456 0 405 10 562 7 1.180 3 2,689 8 2,507 4 685 4 16,502 2 1,603 7 1,666 17 1,423 15 1,226 18 586 12 1,695 2 1.181 5 6,960 19 11 348 2 1 266 10 3 223 12 8 31,009 3 4 1,029 4 6 1,612 1 3 71 5 5 320 3 8 1,464 4 5 1,807 14 1 276 13 7 293 9 4 338 15 1 623 18 1 265 12 7 640 12 7 1,673 3 8 826 9 7 390 4 1 94 5 0 265 19 4 103 1 10 263 13 10 601 4 1 919 14 6 1,359 10 0 159 5 0 269 11 5 309 9 6 732 1 7 190 9 9 1,054 1 4 325 8 2 147 10 0 158 12 11 712 12 1 1,343 1 1 552 14 3 285 17 4 5,487 0 0 103 1 9 257 18 9 69 19 5 369 7 11 363 2 10 1,371 19 8 369 19 6 700 3 0 226 5 0 22 11 1 56 16 6 1,485 9 9 72 19 8 30 11 6 1 6 6 0 15 0 66 17 3 57 7 3 9 0 0 519 0 17 10 3 10 2 6 3 10 0 3 7 6 10 0 15 0 0 1 10 0 14 6 0 7 14 0 3 5 0 227 0 10 12 17 2 28 2 4 2 3 5 4,949 5 8 745 16 0 207 12 1 56 0 11 3 14 3 9 18 3 97 0 10 141 1 3 14 6 5 13 4 8 66 3 8 27 6 7 21 11 1 127 12 4 98 19 9 147 19 6 251 9 8 15 12 2 82 18 11 13 4 10 133 2 10 55 15 10 54 9 3 120 5 8 9 7 5 9 13 9 14 16 4 49 16 5 23 7 6 73 15 9 25 0 3 11 11 7 14 5 11 59 '7 1 81 9 3 40 7 0 23 0 1 743 9 10 42 19 8 31 14 5 23 14 9 17 12 11 29 9 4 85 8 11 29 1 2 7,888 3 9 587 4 3 317 3 8 282 12 7 32,494 13 1 4,949 5 8 745 16 0 1,309 16 3 1,698 13 8 76 6 2 330 16 11 1,628 2 6 2,006 2 7 300 0 0 306 14 0 410 17 9 651 4 8 304 13 11 778 7 5 1,775 13 5 974 9 1 645 1 3 110 17 2 363 18 3 117 16 8 411 2 8 664 13 11 977 8 9 1,479 15 8 173 2 5 279 15 2 324 5 10 793 19 0 214 12 3 1,127 17 1 355 8 5 173 9 7 177 8 10 772 19 2 1,433 18 4 593 1 3 814 2 11 6,267 16 4 146 11 5 292 6 11 93 14 2 388 10 10 394 2 2 1,459 18 1 408 17 8 47,748 3 8 1,512 14 10 543 0 0 579 4 10 0 3 1 19,664 6 11 5,072 6 0 685 10 10 806 5 9 7,537 11 3 4,295 4 0 1,805 17 9 462 10 9 545 17 4 286 6 9 832 16 1 893 1 1 1,567 3 10 2,688 9 0 2,554 4 4 4,857 13 2 727 2 4 1,495 13 8 1,056 3 0 612 13 1 1,218 9 0 1,637 8 5 2,191 14 3 1.117 19 9 422 8 6 491 15 0 2.118 6 1 831 2 1 824 8 8 593 11 1 422 10 10 383 2 7 1,015 13 2 7,069 4 10 1,885 12 10 1,440 9 10 8,733 19 8 3,438 11 8 2,203 4 5 3,804 12 2 1,077 14 10 740 0 9 954 18 0 798 19 4 1 18 8 13,719 12 10 1 I I 1 3 4 2 18 3 4 Cr.59 14 3 359 16 11 86 8 1 0 9 7 Cr. 0 0 6 Cr. 0 0 6 13 0 7 6 16 0 17 3 0 1 1 0 7 10 0 11 10] 0 14, 1 0 10 2 7 5! 9 17 7, 2 0 8' 0 3 3 1 10 9 0 8 71 0 5 6 6 17 11 3 2 11 3 7 10 0 6 4 114 15 0 2 17 li 0 17 l! 1 14 4 2 12 1 2 6 6 17 4 3 18 5 32 12 5 7 15 4 12 193 5 3 0 17 0 1 15 11 2 5 0 1 18 10 115 5 19 5 0 17 1 971 17 8 264 2 1 40 5 0 499 15 0 708*10 0 194*18 0 26 5 0 79 5 0 125 7 6 113 7 0 2 5 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 36 17 10 108 18 2 45 0 0 16 0 0 40 1 0 0 10 0 10 10 0 3 0 0 1 18 8 52,439 14 2 1,776 16 11 583 5 0 579 4 10 3 7 3 517 18 4 Cr. 59 14 3 20,727 13 10 5,353 12 1 712 5 5 806 5 S 7,616 15 9 4,433 12 1 1,926 0 9 466 3 0 545 18 5 292 14 7 840 7 11 930 0 3 1,677 2 10 2,735 16 5 2,580 1 11 4,899 14 10 727 15 7 1,507 14 5 1,059 11 7 612 18 7 1,238 16 11 1,690 11 4 2,237 12 1 1,120 15 11 423 9 10 511 11 8 2,145 11 2 845 13 4 826 3 0 608 8 2 424 17 4 384 9 11 1,045 16 1 7,212 4 0 1,920 0 11 1,506 4 7 9,598 13 11 3,481 6 2 2,207 10 4 3,856 17 2 1,079 13 8 928 2 2 963 7 5 836 1 5 7,890 2 5 52,439 14 2 1,776 16 11 1,170 9 3 896 8 6 285 19 10 33,012 11 5 4,889 11 5 20,727 13 10 745 10 0 6,663 8 4 2,410 19 1 882 11 5 7,947 12 8 6,061 14 7 3,932 3 4 766 3 0 852 12 5 703 12 4 1,491 12 7 1,234 14 2 2,455 10 8 4,511 9 10 3,554 11 0 5,544 16 1 838 12 9 1,871 12 8 1,177 8 3 1,024 1 3 1,903 10 10 2,668 0 1 3,717 7 9 1,293 18 4 703 5 0 835 17 6 2,939 10 2 1,060 5 7 1,954 0 1 963 16 7 598 6 11 561 18 9 1,818 15 3 8,646 2 4 2,513 2 2 1,820 7 6 15,866 10 3 3,627 17 7 2,499 17 3 3,950 11 4 1,408 4 6 1,322 4 4 2,423 5 6 1,244 19 1 Hubunui-Blufp Sec.— Lyttelton (Coaching). (Goods). (Wharf). Heathcote. Woolston. Opawa. Christch. (Passengers. » (Parcels). (Goods). (Traf. Mgr.) Addington. Papanui. Styx. Belfast. Kaiapoi. Rangiora. Oust. Bennett's. Oxford East. West. Sefton. Amberley. Waikari. Culverden. Hornby. Prebbleton. Lincoln. EUesmere. Doyleston. Leeston. Southbridge. Little River. Templeton. Rolleston. Kirwee. Darfield. Sheffield. Springfield. Coalgate. Burnham. Selwyn. Dunsandel. Rakaia. Methven. Chertsey. Ashburton. Tinwald. Mt. Somers. Winslow. Hinds. Rangitata. Orari. Winchester. 1 3 1 21 i 6 1 1 54 0 6 0 3,390 0 **8 12 4 2 2 17 18 0 18 0 90 0 6 0 66 0 36 0 18 0 6 0 126 0 6 0 13 10 0 50 0 0 42 10 0 2 9 10 is 1,342 0 482 8,198 132' 0 10 1 7 43 27 41 17 4 55 16 6 8 49 16 8 14 1 1 "l i l 1 304 206 165 21 281 84 360 618 865 691 192 1,105 1,650 42 2,229 103 0 0 0 13 1 11 10 0 996 11 5,100 4 1,468 19 1,482 17 116 1 "l 4 46 1 15 25 4 1 25 12 0 18 0 6 0 114 0 24 12[ 4 10 0 0 10 0 18 11 8 24 8 0; 13 14 2! **5 2 "l 2 182 0 90 0 12 0 *2 1 12* 1 0 0 15 0 4 9 131 2 34 1 19,350 492 6,070 14,798 80,955 21,096 28,717 28,723 36,022 5,837 53,319 15,213 4,245 3,710 6,718 0 4 1 1 4 3 26 10 25 26 88 148 6 0 18 0 6 0 18 0 36 0 144 0 6 0 18 0 5 0 0 14 8 0 4 10 0 1 0 0 9 8 0 12* 5 0 4 4 1 1 1 7 11 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 16 "l 13 27 5 2 "l2 78 0 42 0 26 4 6, 110 6 9 27 6 8 61 13 7 671 9 0. 41 17 61 2 10 0 50 0 0. 1 4 3 'io 9 0 313 17 4 0 1.488 16 37 10 110 10 115 78 13 i2 0 281, 0 5 5 6 37 6 6 0 10 0 2 13 9 4 1 12 0 114 13 0 5 986 5 15 1 *2 4 1 ■■ ■ ii;,-i 1U)UUU 1,070 850 643 1,842 1,441 4,996 2,297 35 1 8 8 I 12 IS 310 336 126 27,8 2211 078 262 25 6 16 11 33 15 1 1 1 1 72 74 38 31 39 57 15 ' 1 3 I i "l 1 4 2 1,266 0 426 0 6 0 6 0 0 8 38 18 24 18 18 16 11 1 6 16 2 1 1 3 4 0 36 0 60 0 60 0 24 0 12 0 0 12 30 0 66 0 6 0 116 9 98 0 148 0 18 IS 204 5 73 7 1 10 0 1 10 0 2 9 6 9 17 0 *46 53 363 558 6 0 12 0 1 37 69 16 i 187 0 0, 2 10 0 36 5 0! Carried forward.. 306 48,051 7 7 7,095 97,286 2,247j 200, 4,715 94,235' 2,287j 195 4,669 199, 5,680 481 600,473 !36,791 12,312 0 36,264 16 8,370 0 15,850 9 132,739 14 124,805 18 114,077 16 404,420 13 191 5,551 455 020,581 37,725 497,791 12,066 01 135,405 8 7,908 0 37,339 11 119,317 8 127,643 15 115,661 11 455,342 0 68,682 13 0 Carried forward. 2,926 11 9,164 5 80,773 9 6 154,246 1 l! 4,453 7 11 4,689 5 ll 163,388 14 11 244,162 4 5

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RETURN No. 11. Comparative Statement of the Mileage opened, Capital expended, Earnings, Expenses, &c, of Railways in the following Colonies (taken from latest Official Records) :

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Colony. Area in Square Miles. a a 1 P, Ph fl cp cj CD CD r& rr > Gauge. Total Cost. Cost per Mile. I OJ S 5 as O co i3° Ph Cost per Head of Population. Train Miles run. Gross Earnings. CD H "co CD Pi to a 'a H Workingexpenses. co X fl U CD 0 p. Profit on Working. fa H *■* CD ©."£ OQ "H 9 fl cm 0.3 fl cd a H CQ CD <M OJ CD CD tD CO XI-fl HH©fl o o cs o to Passengers carried. Tonnage of Goods. CD o o P<CD CC rH a*i 3 O Ho fl CD ? <d! Sh > I Q< CD (*> So fl CD -00 is o nn hi :pensi o 5 rr\ o o Pig cS !S. CD CO , fl ©-3 9 fl ft ID CD o s o o o rA "o O A a CD CO {-. Q O co O no CD Year ending Victoria 87,884 1,179,103 |3,083 Ft. in. 5 3 £ 37,922,207 £ 12,221 382 £ s. d. 32 3 2 9,567,453 £ 2,581,591 d. 64-761 £ I a. 38-72 £ 1,038,198 d. 26-04 2-74 59-78 £ s. d.l 2 3 9' '40,210,733 2,435,857 837 £ 501 336 £ 107 d. 14-24 1895. 30 June. 19-92' 5-05 *516 *l,096j *9,071 New South Wales 310,700 1,251,450 2,516 4 8J 30,611,366 14,463 500 29 5 1 7,594,281 2,878,204 90-96 1,567,589 49-54 1,310,615 41-42 3-60 54-46 2 6 0, 19,725,418 4,075,093 1,144 623 521 159 19-76 15-35 3-50 523 1,044 10,557 Cape of Good Hope 221,311 510,000 2,253 3 6 [20,487,072 I 9,093 226 40 3 5 8,135,550, ,3,390,093 1000 1,596,013: :47-10 1,528,480 I J52-90: 7-46 47-10 6 12 11 6,703,099 1,158,614 1,505 708 797 182 20-90 10-40! 3-70 363 430 6,086 31 Dec. Queensland I 668,224 454,234 2,379 3 6 16,522,293 6,945 191 36 7 6 3,917,615' 1,025,512 62-82 581,973 35-65 443, i 39 27-17 ■2-68 56-75 2 5 2 2,054,416 900,591 431 245 186 98 10-73 14-09 2-77 276 329 3,827 30 Jane. South Australia 903,690 348,000 1,867 R!) 13,665,945 7,320 186 39 5 5 3,424,613 974,877 68-32 580,450 40-68 394,4271 127-64-2-89 59-54 2 16 0 5,227,804 1,002,461 522 311 211 78 18-85! 15-31 1-75 311 360 6,264 Natal 20,461 46,788 401 3 6 6,117,211 15,254 117 130 14 10 1,322,664 j 526,494 95-53 278,756; 50-58 247,738 44-95 4-05 52-94 11 5 1 722,002 393,379 1,313 695 618 162 23-71 13-69 2-10 90 212 1,354 31 Dec. 1894. 31 Dee. 1895. 30 June. Tasmania 26,215 157,456 420 (!» 3,518,595i 8,382 375 22 6 11 756,594 ' 144,487 45-83[ ! 122,850 38-96 21,637 6-87 <D-61 85-02 JO 19 0: 514,461 174,457 338 288 50 105 13-47 20-42 4-22 62 155 ] ,055 Western Australia 975,876 85,000 550 3 6 2,092,372 3,804 154 24 12 3 997,540! 296,000 71-22 182,046 43-79 113,954 27-43! '•5-44 61-50 3 9 8^ 1,022,248 255,839 538 331 207 66 20-79 17-13 2-93 49 75 1,459 New Zealand 104,471 686,128 1,993 3 6 15,352,613 7,703 344 22 7 0 3,221,620 1,150,851 85-75 732,160 54-54 418,691j 31-21 2-73 63-62 1 13 7 3,905,578 2,048,391 585 372: 213 138 16-88 17-52 2-70 269 498 8,468 31 Mar. 1896. 31 Mar. 104,471 703,008 j2,014 I 3 6 15,425,532 7,659 349 21 18 10 3,307,226 1,183,041 85-75 751,368 ;54-53 431,673 31-22 2-80 63-51 1 13 8: 4,162,426 2,087,798 592 376 216 141 17-44 17-52 4-63 270 509 8,523 * For year en nding30th June, 1894.

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RETURN No. 12. Statement of Stores Contracts current during the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. 3 years ending 31/12/97 A. Levi and Co. Ross and Glendining As per schedule. Uniform clothing ... Northern Lines... „ ... Hurunui-BIuff Section Uniform caps ... All Sections ,, Hallenstein Brothers and Co. .. ,, Guards and porters, 4/ ; drivers, &c, 4/9 each. As per schedule. General Stores — Ironmongery ... Auckland Ship-chandlery ... ,, Iron and Bteel ... ,, Paints, oils, &c. ... ,, Cement ... ... ,, Lime ... ... ,, Drain-pipes ... ,, Tents Ironmongery ... Wellington Ship-chandlery .. ,, ... Iron and steel ... ,, Paints, oils, &c. ... ,, Cement and lime ... „ Drain-pipes ... ,, Tents Ironmongery ... Christchurch ... Ship-chandlery ... ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Paints, oils, &c. ... ,, Cement and lime ... ,, For 1895 T. and S. Motrin and Co. E. Porter and Co. ... T. and S. Morrin and Co. J. Wilson and Co. ... J. J. Craig Briscoe, MacNeill, and Co. ... 5, ,» As per schedule. P. Hutson and Co. ... ,, jj Briscoe, MacNeill, and Co. ... A. Briscoe and Co. ... Ashby, Bergh, and Co. A. Briscoe and Co. ... »j Milburn Lime and Cement Company Ashby, Bergh, and Co. A. Briscoe and Co. ... ,, j, Drain-pipes ... ,, Tents Ironmongery ... Dunedin Ship-chandlery ... „ Iron and steel ... ,, Paints, oils, &c. ... ,, Cement and lime ... ,, Drain-pipes ... ,, Tents Ironmongery ... Invercargill Ship-chandlery ... ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Paints, oils, &c. ... ,, Cement and lime ... „ ,, ,j ,j ,, j, ,, A. Briscoe and Co. ... As per schedule. Milbuni Lime and Cement Company A. Briscoe and Co.... jj Drain-pipes ... ,, Tents Iron castings ... Auckland ,, ... Wellington ,, ... Christchurch Delivery to 30/6/95 ... C. and A. Collings ... Smith Brothers Robert; Buchanan ... 11/9 and 10/ percwt. ■4/ 12/ioand n/6p.cwt. Special castings, 14/ 13/ and 12/ ,, Special, 14/6 „ As per schedule. 6/6 and 5/6 per ton. ,, ... Dunedin ,, A. and T. Burt Horse-forage ... Christchurch ... Coal-supply... ... Auckland „ ... ... Kaihu Valley ... ,, ... ... Napier ,, ... ... Foxton ,, ... ... Wanganui For 1895 George Treleaveri and Co. Taupiri Extended Coal-mining Company J. J. Craig Grey Valley Coal Company ... Westport-Cardiff Company ... Grey Valley Coal Company ... Mokihinui Coal Company Grey Valley Coal Company ... Mokihinui Coal Company Grey Valley Coal Company ... Mokihinui Coal Company Blackball Coal Company Grey Valley Coal Company ... Westport-Cardiff Company ... Grey Valley Coal Company ... 17/ per ton. 23/3 21/ 22/6 21/ 22/6 „ 21/ 22/6 ,, 21/6 18/8 16/' „ 16/11 „ 24/ 20/6 „ 7/ 8/ 17/ 19/2 l 7ln » 8/3 17/9 19/ 19/6 19/ ,, 10/ 9/9 7/ 13/6 „ 7/ ,, ... ... New Plymouth ... ,, ... ... Wellington ,, ... ... Picton ,, ... ... Nelson ,, ... ... Westport ,, ... ...Grey-Hokitika... ,, ... ... Lyttelton Westport Coal Company Grey Valley Coal Company ... ... ... Whitecliffs ,, ... ... Timaru ,, ... ... ,, ,, ... ... Oamaru Blackball Coal Company Westport-Cardiff Company ... William Leeming and Co. Grey Valley Coal Company ... Mokihinui Coal Company Grey Valley Coal Company ... Mokihinui Coal Company Allandale Coal Company Shag Point Coal Company Kaitangata Coal Company ... Grey Valley Coal Company ... Nightcaps Coal Company „ ... ... Stirling ,, ... ... Port Chalmers ... ... Nightcaps ,, ...

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RETURN NO. 12—continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c.— continued.

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Coal-supply— continued. „ ... ... Winton ... Bluff ... Workshops ... ... Newmarket „ ... ... Petone ,, ... ... Addington „ ... ... Hillside Timber— Iron bark ... ... At all ports For 1895 Hokonui Coal Company Grey Valley Coal Company ... Westport-Cardiff Company ... 8/ per ton. '3/6 „ 19/6 „ H/5 15/5 „ 19/6 „ Grey Valley Coal Company ... Native ... ... Napier ,, ... ... Wanganui Delivery, May, 1895 ... For 1895 Murray, Arnold, and Co. 16/ per 100ft.; i/5 per lin. ft. piles. As per schedule. ,, ... ... Wellington ,, ... ... Greymouth Hawke's Bay Timber Company H. Brown and Co. ... Manawatu Timber Company... Thomas Price Butler Brothers W.Morris Stratford and Blair... R. W. England New Zealand Pine Company... C. and A. Collings ... ,> ,, „ ... ... Christchurch ,, ... ... Southland Iron castings ... Auckland Delivery to 30/6/96 ... 3, ,, ... Wellington ,, ... For whole Huru-nui-BIuff Section Coal-supply... ... Whangarei „ ... ... Kaihu Valley ... ,, ... ' '... Auckland ,, ... ... Napier For 1896 Smith Brothers A. and T. Burt J. J. Craig Hikurangi Coal Company Taupiri Extended Company ... Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Companv Ditto 15/, 11/9, and 28/ per cwt. 14/ per cwt. 12/', 10/9, and 13/6 per cwt. 7/9 per ton. 14/6 „ 6/6 and 5/6 per ton. 22/ per ton. „ ... ... Foxton „ ... ... Wanganui ,, ... ... New Plymouth ... „ ... ... Wellington 22/6 „ 22/ „ 21/ 17/6 „ 19/ 22/ „ „ ... ... Picton ,, ... ... Nelson ,, ... ... Westport ,, ... ... Grey-Hokitika... ,, ... ... Lyttelton ,, ... ... Springfield ,, ... ... Timaru „ ... ... Oamaru 3) ■•■ .. • ), Westport Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Ditto Westport-Cardiff Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Ditto Westport- Cardiff Coal Company Mokihinui Coal Company Springfield Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Westport- Cardiff Coal Com pany Mokihinui Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Shag Point Coal Company Allandale Coal Company Fernhill Coal Company Walton Park Coal Company ... Kaitangata Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Nightcaps Coal Company Hokonui Coal Company J. J. Craig Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Ditto 20/ „ 6/9 11/ and 8/ per ton. 18/6 per ton. 17/6 „ 17/6 j, 8/6 19/6 „ 18/9 „ 18/6 '9/ „ ,, ... ... Shag Point ,, ... ... Bushey ,, ... ... Abbotsford ... Walton Park ... „ ... ... Stirling ... Bluff 10/ 10/ „ 6/ 6/ S/10 19/6 „ )) ... ,, ... ... Nightcaps ,, ... ... Winton Workshops ... ... Newmarket „ ... ... Petone j) 7/ 8/ 23/0 16/ ,, ... ... Addington „ ... ... Hillside dorse forage ... Christchurch general stores — General Ironmongery Auckland Furnishing ,, „ Iron and steel ... „ Oils, colours, &c. ... ,, Ship-chandlery ... ,, Drain-pipes ... ,, Cement and lime ... „ Brushware ... „ Leather, &c. ... ,, General Ironmongery Wellington Furnishing ,, ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Oils, colours, &c. ... ,, Ship-chandlery ... ,, Drain-pipes ... „ Cement and lime ... ,, Delivery to 30/6/96 ... For 1896-97 j) Robinson Brothers ... E. Porter and Co. ... ,, •. • W. and G. Winstone J. J. Craig E. Porter and Co. ... 17/ 18/ As per schedule. j. jj jj ;> Briscoe, MacNeill, and Co. ... ,, jj W. Murphy Milburn Lime and Cement Company j, jj

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RETURN NO. 12—continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c. — continued.

Geo. Felton, Railway Stores Manage?.

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. General stores — continued. Brushware ... Wellington Leather, &c. ... ,, Generallronmongery Christchurch ... Furnishing ,, ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Oils, colours, &c. ... „ Ship-chandlery ... ,, Drain-pipes ... ,, Cement and lime ... ,, Brushware ... ,, Leather, &c. ... ,, General Ironmongery Dunedin Furnishing ,, ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Oils colours, &c. ... „ Ship-chandlery ... „ Drain-pipes ... ,, Cement and lime ... ,, For 1896-97 ... ... ! " Briscoe, MacNeill, and Co. ... Ashby, Bergh, and Co. J. Anderson E. Reeee and Sons ... Ashby, Bergh, and Co. Springfield Coal Company Ashby, Bergh, and Co. T. Bunting Ashby, Bergh, a,nd Co. A. Briscoe and Co.... Asjper schedule. » ,, ,, Thomson, Bridger, and Co. ... A. Briscoe and Co. ... Milburn Lime and Cement Company A. Briscoe and Co. ... New Zealand Hardware Company Brushware ... ,, Leather, &c. ... „ „ ,, ••■ j Timber supply— Ironbark... ... At all ports 1896 Murray, Arnold, and Co. i5/6per 100ft.; 1/5 per lin. ft. piles. As per schedule. Native -... • ...Auckland ,, ... ... Napier ,, ... ... Wanganui ,, ... ... Wellington ... Nelson ,, ... ... Greymouth D. Goldie... Hawke's Bay Timber Company Manawatu Timber Company... A. Falkner H. Baigent West Coast Timber Trading Company Williams, Stephens, and Co. ... ' ,, „ ... ... Northern Division, Hurunui-BIuff ... ... Southern Division, Hurunui-BIuff Birch timber for bridges, 5,ooof t.,Westport Native timber, about 15,000ft., Picton ... 88,000ft. birch timber and 10,000 birch sleepers 15,000ft. birch timber, Westport 3,000ft. timber, Westport 4,000ft. hirch timber, Greymouth About 5,000ft. birch timber, Nelson 50,000ft. kauri junk, Auckland 300,000ft. sawn kauri, Wanganui, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin Workshops 4,000 birch sleepers, Picton 42,000 silver-pine sleepers, Greymouth ... 32,000 yellow-pine sleepers, Westport ... 27,000 totara sleepers, Napier ... 17,000 totara sleepers, Wanganui 6,000 puriri sleepers, Auckland 6,000 birch sleepers, Wellington 1,400 totara sleepers, Wellington 4,000 puriri sleepers, Hokianga District 9,000 blaek-pine sleepers, Southland District Delivery, April, 1895 ... „ October, 1895 ., 31st Oct., 1895 ,, June, 1895 ... July, 1895 ... ,, January, 1896 ,, February, 1896 George Harrington W. and J. Man-is ... R. Stratford and Son Sawmillers, Oxford District ... W. and J. Marris ... Griffiths Brothers ... A. Matheson White Brothers Kauri Timber Company ' ... 12/ per 100 sup. ft. 8/6, 10/, and 16/. 13/ per IOO sup.ft.; 2/ each us. per 100ft. £14 11/ the lot. 7/ per 1 ooft. 8/3 .j 7/ to 10/ per 100ft. As per schedule. 3 i hl9 6 Settlers in Sounds ... Settlers in district ... 2/ each. 2/4 2/2 ,, 2/6 2/6 4/ and 3/ ,j 2/6 2/6 3/ and 2/ „ 2/ 25,000 totara sleepers, Southland District Freight on 4,000 birch sleepers, Pelorus Sounds to Picton Freight on 39,000 puriri sleepers and 38,000ft. kauri timber, Auckland to various ports Freight on 23,000 yellow-pine sleepers, Westport to other ports Freight on 23,000 silver-pine sleepers, Greymouth to other ports Freight on 70,000ft. rimu timber, Wanganui to Lyttelton Freight on 35,000ft. rimu timber, Wanganui to Dunedin Uniforms for Stationmasters ... J.S.Cross 2/6 and 2/9 „ /g each. Union Steamship Company ... /5 to /8 each (less 10 p.c); 1/10 per I ooft. (less iop.c.) \l each. Pavitt Brothers 2/3 per 100ft. Cook Brothers 2/6 per 1 ooft. 3/ per 1 ooft. Ross and Glendinning 102/6 and 93/ per suit. 18/ and 10/ each. Uniform caps for Stationmasters C. Hill and Sons ...

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RETURN No. 13, Statement of Carriage and Wagon Stock, and Tarpaulins, for the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

RETURN No. 14. Statement of Locomotive Stock for the Year ending 31st March 1896.

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Description. is rt M rt rt to C rt XI TT* rt rt rt " H~' -ii fl CO z o G "*""""> ib 3 1 X I I [ xz fl 0 o a, CD fl* o 2 a o 3 o Cakbiaoes. Saloon, bogie, 35-feet » 37*Heet „ 392-feet „ „ 41-feet ... >j » 44-feet ... 1st class, 6-wheel ,, 4-wheel bogie, 30-feet „ „ 40-feet *> » » 44-feet j Composite, 6-wheel „ 4-wheel „ bogie, 30-feet „ 39i-feet ,i ,, 40-feet-( „ „ 44-feet j 2nd class, 6-wheel ,, 4-wheel ,, bogie, 30-feet „ 39i-feet „ 40-feet ,, ,, 44-feet) ... 2 ... 1 1 2 ■ 3 1 2 1 2 ' 6 5 2 2 5 3 11 3 1 2 7 2 1 j 13 5 5 9 23 l 3 19 1 1 1 I 2 1 1 3 2 16 3 1 IS 14 7 9 41 34 32 7 9 2 3 6 I 1 I 28 36 18 99 3 2 I 2 189 2 1 I ; 5 3 7 4 1 28 12 n 3 2 2 43 29 IS n I 1 3 I 9 1 10 3 23 2 38 Total ... 2 6 3 68 95 34 270 11 10 509 Wagons, etc. Passenger brakes J 1 Goods ■ ,,- F j> „ bogie F ... M » F Trucks, &c. — Platform coal P Timber N Cattle H ''' „ bogie T Sheep, double-floor J » „ bogie S Horse-boxes GCovered goods K „ (refrigerating) W „ bogie do. V High-side L jj bogie R ... Low-side M Iron hopper, mineral O Platform, bogie U Cool trucks X ..! Covered goods, bogie Z ) 2 68 2 2 74 6 2 2 52 21 8 1 73 55 6 49 6 27 10 in 45 8 85 20 9 6 3 31 4 2 58 17 6 16 76 20 222 161 5 245 28 5i 275 40 24 2,906 30 743 7 12 4 1 8 12 2 4 2 2 2 2 156 45 3 143 529 273 21 439 7 1 108 393 59 33 3.927 130 1.347 651 52 137 6 4 1 17 42 3 32 44 4 3 404 33 320 3 I 1 1 2 3 3 ... 12 4 2 346 46 no 80 12 6 117 10 48 25 9 30 243 31 31 48 4 3° 12 12 27 37 n 328 H 31 22 1 7 59 5 5 Total 80 130 16 877 73 1,197 399 4,897 328 '386 64 92 8,523 5.487 Taepatjlins 6 .525 625 200 Mil 30 40 55

Class. Cylli ider. Coupled Wheels. TruckWheels. rt" T3 fl rt rt B rt rt H i l_ jj 'fl, rt 2 tb fl E £ fl G cfl fl fl s s J3 A o g o O a. *j fl Ti B w o Diameter. Stroke. No. Dia " meter. No. Di f meter. rt rt .a rt o "cj 2 fl" o Double Fairlie Single Fairlie American English Fell' ! B E [ R S K ... N O Q ... T P V H ... " A C D F ... Fa ... G ... J L La ... M ... U w ... Wa ... In. 9 10 In. 16 18 18 16 16 20 8 8 8 6 6 Ft. in. 3 3 3 3* 3 9 3 o| 3 oi 4 oi 4 ii 3 oi 4 oi 3 °i 3 5 4 is 2 8 2 6i 2 6i 3 oi 3 oi 3 oi 3 oi 3 61 3 oi 3 64 3 64 4 6 3 oi 3 3* In. t ... ... 1 6 I 6 10 I2i 13 12 IS 15 11 ... 1 6 I 18 4 8 6 6 2 6 10 10 6 8 6 32 7i 12 4 32 8 2 4 2 2 3 3°i 28i 28i 284 284 26-i 26i 30 3 4 2 4 2 I I 20 18 18 18 4 6 8 : 4 4 2 : 2 8 6 6 ... 15 IS 15 14 8 9* 9i ioi 12 ioi 14 ioi 12 13 16 20 20 16 iS 18 18 18 18 18 4 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 2 2 4 2 3 i 6 2 6 7' io 6 i '" 2 2 18 18 1 I i 2 5 11 : 7 32 4 2 20 I 2 i [ i 2 2 I 2 n I 5 i 2 4 4 I 2 2 4 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 2 21 24 24i 26i 28-i 30 26-i 26i ; 3 6 1 6 2 20 18 18 2 4 6 I ■- 2 5 1 2 14 20 20 20 20 4 4 4 4 2 2 Total 14 i I 3 46 " I [ [ 3 3 I 3 32 2 7 135 6 i 7 4 i 4 270

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RETURN No. 15. Statement of Weighing-Machines, Weighbridges, Traversers, Turntables, Cranes, and Pumps, for the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

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Description. rt ci M rt rt rt bfi G fl J fl 42 rt fl rt CO H j_ 'cL rt Z c o M fl $ m n J3 3 0 o fl, flc "cj flo Dh O H Weighing-machines :— 1 cwt. 2 „ 24 „ 3 j. 4 j. 5 .» si -j "A 0'2 ,, 6 „ '■■ I 1 ! ... 3 3 2 2 2 I 21 ! 1 8 ! 7 "*8 26 1 I 16 28 2 24 60 69 2 5 18 7 19 33 2 7 ! 1 2 *6 i 2 ... j 9 ... 4 ... .4 3 6 . 4 3 ! ••• 3 ! 1 3 ; ■■■ 8 j 2 4 I 5 1 I 1 30 2 1 I 55 8 7 ,j 8 „ 3 1 7 4 So 49 6 1 6 9 » 10 ,, 11 „ 12 I2i „ 13 .. 14 ,. 15 J. 16 „ 20 .„ . .... i 2 i 3 i 1 27 37 S 1 5 3 7 23 s 1 I 1 2 I I 5 1 10 ; ... I. j I 1 '"2 3 16 36 2 1 2 1 21 ,, 22 „ 23 „ 27 „ 50 ,, 60 „ Total I j 1 1 1 2 1 2 4_ i I 2 6o 84 ! 26 245 12 5 11 S_[ 2 ]jjT5 Weighbridges : — 3 tons (cart) 6 „ i 1 2 1 2 1 2 7 ,. 8 „ ,, 10 „ (wagon) I 12 „ „ 14 ., 20 „ „ I I 4 2 4 ! 1 3 j ' 1 2 4 3 3 13 1 30 IS_ I I - 2 1 I 2 4 14 3 24 1 ' 53 19 30 ,', Total I I 7 7_J £_ I I 2 1 1 I I Teaveesers 1 Turntables ; — 40-feet (engine) SO „ », 12 „ (wagon) S 4 i ■-• 1 21 1 30 4 40 17 92 13 ,. 14 ,. Total 4 9_ 4_l 3_ 13 [ 3_ 4 30 8_ 64. I I 2 1 1 1 3_ Ceanes : — i-ton, stationary, hand 1 „ „ ., ii „ 2 ,, „ „ 7 3 1 16 2 1 1 4 8 4 5 37 13 4 6 2 2 1 I 11 1 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. " >. 7 .. 10 „ ,, ,, 20 ,, „ ,, 8 ,, ',-, hydraulic 2 ,, travelling, hand 3 .. 5 „ 6 „ ii ,, ,, steam 2 „ 4 6 I ... 1 2 1 1 22 1 3 24 1 5 1 2 '" 1 ... 2 I 1 I 13 2 18 3 4 3 3 3 S 1 1 2 s I 1 1 I 1 3 I I 3 3 4 7 6 2 1 1 1 4 13 14 1 2 3 .. S .. 12 „ ,, „ Hoisting engines, steam Pile-driving engine, ,, Total 1 3 I 1 3 3 176 3_ 3_ 17 3 I -■■ [ 35j 7_ 89 [ 9_ ' S_ 5_ 3_ 7 Watee Seetices : — Steam Hand Windmill Hot-air Hydraulic ... Gravitation ... Propeller 2 i i 2 8 20 4 10 3 22 3 11 1 4 14 3 8 8 3 1 12 70 34 10 2 1 2 1 2 28 122 50 19 46 64 1 330 I I 3 8 17 30 ' 6 1 2 s 4 i 3 3 4 49 1 63" 15 *5 173 -8 5 3 4 Total

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RETURN No. 16, Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

RETURN No. 17. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

RETURN No. 18. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

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Weight. 1 rt ci rt •v 1 rt bfi fl rt x: I .fl "rt c rt .jh: < rt B rt rt H jj rt 2 a o to 13 cfc S 5 B o V 6 b a, o 13 2 c o s C E-' iAILS BELAID : — 4olb. steel 531b. steel 7olb. steel ... 125 15 ... 2,859 15 ... 2,859 4,007 8 7 1 135 1,006 162 7j393 59 367 7 no 80 249 15,806 135 16,190 Total 125 4,007 7.555 59 367 117 80

Description. rt T. rt I rt M M rt 5 S rt rt § -a rt M < M rt a rt rt aj "Sh rt 2 a o Sj c I fere X o s o o OJ a o 13 2 J-i 'H tJd c o s rt o Sleepers eelaid : — Black-pine Totara Birch • Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Ironbark Kamai Yellow-pine Maire Karri 43 417 21 257 i3S 895 10S 95 21,462 563 19.463 3.7 J 4 770 2,259 3,201 3.698 892 1,690 27 6,368 31.596 <59,ioi 5.421 35.357 11,458 14 107 428 1.343 572 639 622 2,370 6,382 5S.227 50.972 5.421 37.447 38,938 716 2,187 324 9.136 5,240 2,484 I ■ 9" 1,276 324 398 5.004 17 14 236 478 S.624 3.100 1,989 Total 481 392 1000 22,120 32,536 10,236 132,890 549 6,967 ; 4,933 2,370 214,474 Sleepees eemoved : — Black-pine Totara Birch Bata Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Blue-gum Kamai Oregon Bimu Creosoted 1 189 1,619 16,602 4.054 17,663 394 137 2,967 3.'-65 2,408 395 68,974 10,845 27,328 I.S56 49 19 1 3.929 I 5.I2I 801 271 14 2 206 252 274 4.5.i6 1,666 215 2,953 358 66 1,851 ... I I 78,307 32.H5 39.656 137 i.95 1 301 1,660 23,553 6,350 801 3 442 392 969 3 1,177 1.165 16 I 42! 64 2,218 15 271 2,233 926 926 Total 445 392 969 18,410 26,811 9,057 119,819 489 4.790 4,834 2,275 188,291

Sections. Miles. Number of Stations and Stopping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Sidings. At Stations, j Out of Stations. Total. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Sapier-Taran ak i Wellington Hurunui-BIuff... jrreymouth Westport Nelson Picton 8 IS 17 309 332 94 1,132 32 31 23 21 4 8 10 112 125 33 418 20 14 13 9 ": ::: '": io 3 13 26 8 34 i 5 6 108 23 131 5 3 8 1 ... 1 1 ... 1 3 1 4 157 43 j 200 Total 2,014 1 766 766 I

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RETURN No. 19. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways Open for Traffic and Under Maintenance on 31st March, 1896.

Section. Mileage Open for Traffic on 31st March, 1895. Additional Length Opened during Year. Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintenance for whole Period. Length Closed during Year. Net Addition to Mileage Net Addition to Mileage under Maintenance. Total Mileage Open for Traffic on 31st March, 1896. Equivalent Total Mileage maintained during Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. Line Opened. Date of Opening. Length Opened. Line. Length. for Traffic. ' M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. St. eh. M. oh. Kawakawa 7 39 ... ... 7 39 7 39 ... Whangarei 14 58 14 58 14 58 Kaihu 16 47 Opanake Station Extension jiitk November, 1895 o 5 O 2 o 5 O 2 16 52 16 49 Auckland 297 13 Te Aroha-Paei-oa ... 20th December, 1895 12 66 3 46 12 66 3 46 309 79 300 59 Napier-Taranaki 332 34 332 34 332 34 Wellington 92 18 Eketahuna-Newman ... 16th March, 1896 2 2 O 7 2 2 O 7 94 20 92 25 Hurunui-BIuff 1,121 69* r Glenomaru Tunnel-Owaka 16th December, 1895 < Biver (Fernhill Bail way t 3 48 I 4 3 48 o 42 J 1,127 25 1.123 35 Ditto, Private Lines — 1 68 o 42 1 68 Shag Point Branch 2 10 2 10 '2 10 Nightcaps Branch 2 24 2 24 2 24 Greymouth 32 6 32 6 32 6 Westport 30 17 30 17 30 17 Nelson ... 23 5 ... 23 5 23 5 Picton 20 42 ... ... 20 42 20 42 Total 1,992 62 20 29 5 21 20 29 5 21 2,013 11 1.998 3 Forest Hill Tramway 10 o IO O * Does not include Riversdale-Switzers (2 miles). t Purchased 19th December, 1895.

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PARTICULARS RETURN No. 20.

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cy . nig Papers. Date of Grant. Position. ! Nearest Station. By whom . paid for. Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Present Holder. Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1896. Total. 341 I R. 86/1887 .. WHANGAREI SECTION. I 341 Aug. 2, 1886 i | Kamo Colliery Company.. | M. ch. j i . [ 3 55 | Kamo .. .. Grantees ! 10 years* .. ! Premium.. £ s. d. j 60 0 0 I £ s. d. I £ s. d. I £ s. d. 579 | B. 95/6270 .. 579 j Jan. 1, 1896 j James Trounson KAIHU SECTION. I 13 68 j Ahikiwi .. j Grantee ; 5 years*.. 1 I I | Premium.. j 150 0 0 I Rental, £25 28 12 1 I 1,027 9 7 j 1,056 1 8 417 R. 89/3364 .. 477 R. 91/3909 .. 492 R. 92/1775 . 504 R. 93/60 521 R. 93/3515 I May 30, 1889 Deo. 18, 1891 Mar. 25, 1892 Nov. 1, 1892 Oct. 1, 1893 J Taupiri Extended Coal Company Ralph Brothers .. I Kauri Timber Company (Limited)'' J. Bycroft and Co. (Limited) ' Bank of New Zealand Estates Co AUCKLAND SECTION. 64 56 , Huntly .. .. | Grantees | 10 years* . 64 65 • • • • ■ „ 5 years* 35 25 i Helensville South * " 6 29 New Lynn .. " j " 18 5 , Morrinsville .. * i 0 years* .'.' 7 35 ' Westfield.. .. „ * _ j Premium.. 360 0 0 464 0 0 f I 7,343 18 9 j 7,343 18 9 t t Premium.. I 176**5 4 773 14 7 675*19 2 256 2 3 852 "4 6 1,029 16 10 527 , R. 94/1533 .. Feb. 1, 1894 Union Oil, Soap and Candle Company (Limited) ! Auckland Freezing Company (Limited) J J. C. Eirth t 138 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 528 R. 94/1533 .. Feb. 1, 1894 523 10 2 376 15 0 900 5 2 532 R. 94/2360 .. July 1, 1894 I 7 49 „ .. .. ; Gort . .. 57 77 Rangiriri .. I Govt, and , * .. ! grantee I 7 56 ; Onehunga .. : Grantees \ 1 year 6 tu Re '' xx ii months* 64 66 Huntly .. n g vears * 0 23 i Auckland .. I ' \ \ year* t Rental, £25 1,606 1 10 823 15 10 2,429 17 8 557 j R. 95/688 .. Feb. 1, 1895 Premium.. 116 0 0 Extension, £118 Rental, £25 184 3 6 579 11 2 763 14 8 T. and S. Morrin and Co. (Limited) t 568 j R. 95/3452 . 571 ' R. 95/4170 .. I April 1, 1895 j Aug. 1, 1895 Ralph Brothers Auckland Freezing Company (Limited) r ■ • '\ Alexander Fergusson .. IWaikato Coal and Shipping Company (Limited) 50 9 6 50 9 6 i 572 : R. 95/4728 .. i 587 : R. 96/978 ., i t t Rental, £50 l,123'l0 8 208 "l 6 1,33112 2 Oct. 1, 1895 ' Mar. 22, 1896 j 124 39 | Te Kuiti .. Govt. .. ' 10 years* 64 63 j Huntly .. Grantees 5 years* .. t" Rental, £12 I 15 3 0 I III •* I 13 4 4 2,601 18 8 28 7 4 2,601 18 8 24 CR. 75/845.. 345 ! R. 86/1816 .. 354 R. 87/881 .. j 1875 Sept. 2, 1886 April 7, 1887 Napier Gas Company Napier Gas Company .. " N. King NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION. 2 30 Napier .. ..(Govt. .. Undefined 14 1 Hastings .. .. Grantees 10 years* .. 0 9 New Plymouth .. Grantee , * .. 2 30 14 1 0 9 Premium.. J 300 0 0 150 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 157 0 0 Rental, £100 Rental, £25 | 216 1 3 58 3 2 639 11 4 91 1 9 j 15 6 203 5 6 307 3 0 59 8 8 842 16 10 360 R. 87/2630 .. | 361 R. 87/2721 .. Aug. 16, 1887 Aug. 27, 1887 I P. and J. Bartholomew .. .. il Nelson Brothers (Limited) 151 44 Feilding .. .. Govt. j , * .. j 60 4 Takapau .. .. Grantees * *'.'.{ 151 44 60 4 t Premium.. 384 R. 89/1328 .. May 1, 1889 ; Wanganui Sash and Door Factory 1 and Timber Co. (Limited) 106 20 Wanganui .. Govt. .. „ * .. .06 20 t 132 8 6 4 2 5 2,135 17 3 122 S 7 I 1,130 8 4 j 254 17 1 1,134 10 9 I 17 17 3 2,153 14 6 * Three months' notice. + Originally laid under old agreement.

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RETURN NO. 20—continued. PARTICULARS of Private-Siding Traffic up to 31st March, 1896.

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CD . CJ O r-SS Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. By whom paid for. Term of Grant. Amount o.f Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1896. In. Out. Total. [n. Out. Total. NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION— continued. 406 438 462 R. 89/2835 .. R. 90/1165 .. R. 91/873 .. Sept. 13, 1889 H. Brown .. .. .. ! Oct. 9, 1887 Murray, Roberts, and Co. • .. j April 1, 1891 Nelson Brothers (Limited) M. ch. 235 47 Inglewood .. i Govt. .. 10 years* .. 0 4 Spit .. .. : „ .. „ * .. 96 17 Woodville .. j Grantees „ * .. t t Premium.. £ s. d. Rental, £25 1,085 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 £ s. d. 35 15 9 1,001 14 9 47 19 0 £ s. d. 418 2 5 115 17 11 804 8 4 £ s. d. 453 18 2 1,117 12 8 852 7 4 463 467 468 480 481 494 495 R. 91/872 .. R. 91/2365 .. R. 91/2496 .. R. 92/213 .. R. 92/323 .. R. 92/2337 .. R. 92/1948 .. Mar. 1, 1891 Nelson Brothers (Limited) June 1, 1891 Wilding and Co. .. .. j Aug. 5, 1891 Carlson and Co. .. Jan. 1, 1892 Nelson Brothers (Limited) Feb. 16, 1892 H. Brown .'. .. .. : Mar. 2, 1892 W. Aiken Sept. 1, 1892 Williams and Kettle (Limited) .. 1 74 Napier .. .. ! „ »■■*,. 50 61 Kopua .. .. I „ 5 years* .. 32 50 Tamaki .. .. „ * .. 68 31 Waipukurau .. „ 10 years* .. 221 31 Stratford .. j Grantee 5 years* .. 142 59 Okoia .. .. „ „ 100 4 Hastings .. .. Grantees 10 years* .. 228 70 Tariki Road .. „ 5 years* .. t t Premium .. t Premium.. t Premium.. 224"o 0 Rental, £25 138 0 0 236 16 5 28 0 0 5 4 8 328 19 4 37 8 2 60 12 8 191 5 11 4 7 3 230 7 6 910 7 3 1,614 1 3 168 0 0 173 11 1 181 8 7 241 3 8 258 7 6 915 11 11 1,943 0 7 205 8 2 234 3 9 372 14 6 497 248 0 0 Rental, £25 242 0 0 1 12 6 908 11 6 910 4 0 R. 92/3694 .. Noy. 5, 1892 New Plymouth Sash and Door Factory and Timber Company .. Nov. 1,1892 C. Brown (Mrs.).. May 1, 1893 B. L. Knight April 1, 1893 Kendrick Brothers Nov. 1, 1893 Nelson Brothers (Limited) April 18, 1894 Rathbone and Mathews April 5, 1894 New Plymouth Sash and Door Factory and Timber Company (Ltd.) Aug. 1, 1894 Bailey and Co. .. Oct. 1, 1894 Manawatu County Council Dec. 1, 1894 W. Nelson Jan. 1,1895 Hawke's Bay Timber Company (Ltd.) Oct. 1, 1894 Richter, Nannestad, and Co. May 1,1895 Hawke's Bay Timber Company (Ltd.) April 4, 1895 Tamaki Sawmill Company Aug. 1, 1895 Thomas Tanner Nov. 15, 1895 Taranaki Freezing-works Company (Limited) Jan. 1, 1896 Dalgety and Co. (Limited) Jan. 1, 1896 Robert Holt 503 512 513 522 526 544 R. 92/4218 .. R. 93/1464 .. R. 93/1644 .. R. 93/3608 .. R. 94/504 . . R. 94/3207 .. .. . 217 58 Ngaire .. .. Grantee „ * .. 99 72 Hastings .. ... „ 7 years* .. 147 56 Aramoho .. .. Grantees 5 years* .. 101 57 Tomoana .. .. „ 10 years* .. 36 73 Mangatera .. „ * .. 217 64 Ngaire .. .. Govt, and 5 years* .. grantees g 53 Rata .. .. Govt. .. „ * .. 13 34 Carnarvon .. j Grantees „ * .. 44 36 Makotuku .. j Grantee „ * .. 33 55 Dannevirke .. ' Grantees : „ * .. 88 63 Hokowhitu .. I Govt. .. „ * .. 42 62 Makotuku .. ! Grantees „ * .. 32 42 Tamaki .. , 9 months* 40 12 Matamau .. ; Grantee 5 years* .. 9 40 Moturoa .. Grantees 10 years* .. t t Premium.. t Premium.. t Rental, £25 16 15 6 Rental, £25 539 0 0 12 2 2 1,027 0 5 26 5 3 1,821 14 10 1 13 7 12 16 3 392 13 11 121 2 1 2,476 12 3 1,189 15 9 417 19 9 404 16 1 1,027 0 5 147 7 4 4,298 7 1 1,191 9 4 430 16 0 545 548 550 553 559 560 564 569 575 R. 94/3321 .. R. 94/3802 .. R. 94/3829 .. R. 94/4060 .. R. 95/1396 .. R. 95/1497 .. R. 90/3404 .. R. 95/3450 .. R. 95/5462 .. t t t t t t t t Premium.. 4 6 10 28 5 5 3 15 4 2,107 1 5 7 13 8 537 16 10 3 17 8 398 18 11 496 4 2 348 10 4 539 2 1 761 1 1 352 12 1 0 13 10 542 3 8 32 3 1 398 18 11 499 19 6 2,455 11 9 546 15 9 761 1 1 352 12 1 234 1 8 578 580 R. 96/113 .. R. 96/114 .. 113 64 Spit .. .. „ 3 years* .. Ill 79 Napier.. .. Grantee 10 years* .. t t 275 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 233 7 10 544 12 3 2,773 11 9 24 8 11 569 1 2 2,773 11 9 221 R. 80/1588 .. Dec. 13, 1880 Gear Meat-preserving and Freezing Company (Limited) Oct. 1, 1893 Henry Judd June 1, 1894 Wellington Meat Export Company (Limited) Aug. 1, 1894 Charles Lett Aug. 1, 1895 William Booth and Co. .. Aug. 1, 1895 M. W. Welch, W. E. Welch, S. Death, D. Judd WELLINGTON SECTION. 6 37 Petone .. .. i Grantees 10 years* .. 50 68 Matarawa .. i Grantee 5 years* .. 3 9 Ngahauranga .. ! Grantees 10 years* .. Premium.. 117 19 11 Rental, £25 480 5 11 568 11 6 1,048 17 5 32 2 10 1,397 2 2 523 531 R. 94/529 .. R. 94/2089 .. t t Rental, £25 0 14 6 245 12 0 31 8 4 1,151 10 2 534 567 581 R. 94/2486 .. R. 95/2949 .. R. 95/3386 .. 28 33 j Kaitoke .. .. Grantee 5 years* .. 57 30 Carterton .. I Govt. .. 5 years* .. 11 70 | Belmont .. j „ .. „ * .. t t 2 12 1 49 12 6 1,412 4 3 52 4 7 1,412 4 3 I

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WESTPORT SECTION.

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

465 | R. 91/2179 .. 473 R. 91/3490 .. 491 R. 92/1824 . . July 10, 1891 ; Nelson Brothers (Limited) Nov. 2, 1891 . N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) Feb. 1, 1892 Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited) (Fell Brothers tenants) Nov. 1, 1893 J N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) 13 35 0 10 17 69 Spring Creek Picton Blenheim.. Blenheim.. ..Grantees 10 years* .. Premium.. - * .. t 270 0 0 Rental, £25 190 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 7 3 9 316 9 i 221 19 2 214 15 6 54 12 9 90 5 10 233 0 8 i 221 19 3 371 2 1 312 5 0 233 0 8 519 j R. 93/3737 .. 17 62 Rental, £25

238 | R. 81/1947 .. | Aug. 31, 1881 | Neale and Haddow .. | 1 0 | Nelson .. | Grantees | 10 years* .. | Premium.. | 150 0 0 | 219 17 3 I 14 14 6 I 234 11 9

570 j R. 95/3687 .. | April 1, 1895 [ Mokihinui Sawmill Company .. | 26 72 | Mokihinui I 5 years* .. [ I ! 14 11 8 ) 29 15 6 | 44 7 2

-344 R. 86/2585 .. Aug. 20, 1886 Westport Colliery Company 8 0 Brunner .. Grevm'th Har. Bd. Govt. .. 525 533 537 538 R. 94/1176 .. R. 94/2445 .. R. 94/2869 .. R. 94/2882 .. Jan. 1, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 Aug. 11, 1894 Aug. 11, 1894 Stratford and Blair T. W. Wilson William Morris Westland Sawmilling Company (Limited) Malfroy and Co. 0 0 2 52 10 74 16 9 Greymouth Kaiata Kumara .. Awatuna 10 years* .. 5 years* .. * t Rental, £25 8,910 15 4 194 19 3 29 9 6 305 3 1 38 0 0 399 11 5 12 17 7 ! 427 12 6 8,910 15 4 224 8 9 305 3 1 437 11 5 440 10 1 * 549 R. 94/3879 .. Nov. 1, 1894 21 63 Ho Ho Govt, and grantee Govt. .. Grantees Premium.. 20 0 0 330 8 1 552 573 R. 94/2285 .. R. 95/4631 .. 15 9, 229 2 4 Nov. 1, 1894 Mar. 1, 1895 G. Perotti ... Stratford and Blair 3 21 4 38 Nelson Creek Dobson .. Premium.. 15o"o 0 0 10 8 81 14 10 0 10 8 81 14 10 *.Three months' notice. t Originally laid under old agreement.

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QJ . I CJ o "Raj ■eg Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. By whom paid for. 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, 1896. In. Out. Total. In. Out. Total. HURUNUI-BLUFF SEi 1 TION. M. ch. 7 39 1 17 21 29 157 77 1 52 Addington .. Grantee Rioearton .. Grantees Leeston .. .. Govt. .. Oamaru Wilson's Siding .. Grantees For ever .. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 R. 81/1026 .. 3 R. 88/1107 .. 12 R. 82/2186 .. 13 P.W. 76/3501 20 P.W. 76/2946 32 R. 82/432 .. 33 P.W. 76/823 37 P.W. 76/3721 April 28, 1866 Dec. 28, 1870 Aug. 14, 1882 Dec. 18, 1874 Deo. 11, 1875 April 7, 1876 April 22, 1876 July 18, 1876 J. T. Brown Wood Brothers (Limited) White and Co. Oamaru Harbour Board Kaiapoi Produce and Milling Co. (Richard Evans, tenant) Miles, Archer, and Co. (J.Mee, tenant) James A. Mcllraith N.Z. and Australian Land Company (Limited). (D. and J. Hay and A. Thomson also have the use of this siding.) Oamaru Harbour Board .. N.Z. and Australian Land Company (Limited) Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company S. Ogdon (Bowlker and Rutledge, tenants) S. Bailey James Macfie and Co. (Limited) .. 105 54 8 75 166 27 Timaru .. .. Govt. .. Glentunnel Maheno .. .. „ Oamaru (1st sidg.) ) (2nd sidg.) J" " Edendale .. „ Undefined For ever .. Undefined •■ .. •• :: •• .. •• • • •■ •• •• :: •■ .. •• •• •• •• 418 12 1 448 12 5 (See No. 120.) 167 3 7 332 18 8 7 9 0 52 11 1 4,918 10 4 27l"3 8 353 15 10 302 16 0 648 10 11 100 15 5 3,665 3 7 689 15 9 448 12 5 520 19 5 635 14 8 655 19 11 153 6 6 8,583 13 11 120 j P.W. 77/4412 Jan. 23, 1878 157 65 157 65 351 60 10 years* .. i 300 0 0 50 0 0 142 R. 78/649 ... Aug. 3, 1878 300 0 0 48 0 0 156 18 3 794 4 4 951 2 7 178 258 j R. 82/379 .. 1878 Jan. 10, 1882 0 73 10 71 Mosgiel South Malvern .. „ Undefined For ever .. 150 19 6 1 15 5 75 13 4 52 7 3 226 12 10 54 2 8 i i 266 R. 82/554 .. 342 R. 86/1880 .. Mar. 24, 1882 June 17, 1886 15 0 235 45 Templeton .. Grantee Dunedin .. .. Grantees Grantee Grantees 10 years*.. Premium .. t t : t 153 0 0 18 0 0 Rental, £50 102 0 0 168 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental £8 6s.8d. Rental, £50 343 7 7 67 12 2 101 1 2 67 12 2 444 8 9 , 348 j R. 86/3012 .. 351 R. 87/327 .. Sept. 25, 1886 Feb. 9, 1887 Smellie Brothers H. B. Webster and Co. .. 240 15 90 75 Burnside .. .. „ Winchester .. „ 518 11 5 10 15 6 46 0 0 529 6 11 46 0 0 " 303 | R. 87/3016 .. 364 i R. 87/3093 .. 365 R. 87/3312 .. 367 I R. 87/2868 .. Sept. 30, 1887 Oct. 4, 1887 Oct. 25, 1887 Jan. 1, 1881 P. McGill W. Summerville.. Timaru Milling Company (Limited) N.Z. Agricultural Company .. j 271 40 : 10 36 106 18 21 0 Milton .. .. Govt. .. Kirwee .. .. „ Timaru .. .. „ Waimea (District line) Lyttelton .. Govt. .. Kensington .. „ Lyttelton .. Grantees Govt. .. * 1,341 19 0 12 10 0 1,182 13 11 1,284 7 5 21 11 10 899 5 5 2,626 6 5 34 1 10 2,081 19 4 Undefined 368 R. 88/926 . 370 j R. 88/2418 .. 372 IR. 88/3259 .. April 4, 1888 Aug. 16, 1888 Jan. 3, 1889 J. Anderson .. .. J. H. Lambert .. .. .. ! N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) Friedlander Brothers (Limited) .. j 0 16 1237 2 0 20 Govt. .. Grantees 10 years* .. * 't Premium.. t t t t Premium.. Rental, £50 Rental, £25 460 0 0 Rental, £50 260 0 0 Rental, £25 Extension, £331 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 90 0 0 Rental, £50 137 6 0 92 11 6 328 13 3 192 15 4 228 15 8 330 1 4 92 11 6 557 8 11 * 374 i R. 89/885 .. Mar. 29, 1889 16 40 Lyndhurst .. „ 30 8 1 544 9 8 574 17 9 377 i R. 89/1511 .. June 8, 1889 Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) 236 32 Dunedin .. .. „ "1,529 9 6 148 4 11 1,677 14 5 378 R. 89/1878 .. 379 ! R. 89/1259 .. 381 I R. 89/1310 .. 382 R. 89/1333 .. 383 IR. 89/2433 .. May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 Aug. 5, 1889 W. Booth and Co. Rollitt and Co. Belford Mills Company J. Goss Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand 5 79 58 72 106 8 6 62 236 21 Christchurch .. Govt. Ashburton .. „ Timaru .. .. „ Christchurch .. „ Dunedin .. .. Grantees Govt. .. j 356 13 7 1,070 1 9 467 1 2 1,032 18 3 2,354 17 1 1 18 6 2,972 4 6 798 4 3 25 7 6 240 11 5 358 12 1 4,042 6 3 1,265 5 5 1,058 5 9 2,595 8 6 Grantees | * *

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R. 89/1392 .. May 1, 1889 Permanent Investment and Loan Association of Canterbury Friedlander Brothers (Limited) Fleming and Gilkison J. Grigg Fleming and Gilkison W igram Brothers Friedlander Brothers (Limited) C. W. Turner Rollitt and Co. R. Anderson and Co. Christchurch Gas, Coal, and Coke Company (Limited) Christchurch Meat Company (Limited) W. Scott and Co. Milburn Lime and Cement Company Christchurch Govt. .. 10 years* .. Rental, £50 386 387 388 389 390 391 394 395 397 398 R. 89/1983 .. R. 89/1963 .. R. 89/1624 .. R. 89/1964 .. R. 89/1309 .. R. 89/1279 .. R. 89/1868 .. R. 89/1262 .. R. 89/12*57 .. R. 89/1867 .. May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 60 68 335 5 64 54 374 10 1 78 58 73 6 47 57 77 0 26 6 1 Tinw'ald Gore Winslow Elles Road Heathcote Ashburton Christchurch Ashburton Burnside Christchurch * * * * t t t t -t t t t t t I Rental, £25 I Rental, £25 :Extension,£110 I Rental, £50 ! Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Extension, £40 Rental, £50 Extension, £140 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 171 0 0 Rental, £50 42 16 8 598 12 10 603 18 6 2,130 8 10 967 6 5 (See No. 478.) 701 2 0 (See No. 379.) 1,630 10 8 830 0 5 1,727 10 6 503 7 0 481 2 0 1,673 7 4 1,428 13 3 2,331 9 0 2,633 15 10 1,448 8 5 „ Grantees Govt. .. 18 17 0 719 19 0 * * 1,036 4 8 10311 4 1,139 16 0 400 R. 89/1692 .. Aug. 1, 1889 13 8 Islington * t 5,265 17 0 5,161 5 0 10,427 2 0 401 409 R. 89/2417 .. R. 89/3018 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Oct. 2, 1889 25 38 235 25 Southbridge Dunedin Grantees * * t Premium.. 13 15 3 366 6 0 268 18 6 155 19 11 282 13 9 522 5 11 410 411 412 R. 89/3132 .. R. 89/3377 .. R. 89/3213 .. Aug. 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 June 1, 1889 N.Z. Pine Company (Limited) W. White and Co. Colonial Bank of New Zealand (R. Anderson and Co., tenants) Moir and Co. J. Shand Massey and Co. National Mortgage and Agency Co. (Limited) W. Quinn 367 72 7 46 236 37 One- tree Point .. Addington Dunedin Govt. .. * t t t Rental, £25 Rental, £50 2 14 11 2,231 9 3 2,687 2 2 60 13 8 359 15 8 172 9 0 63 8 7 2,591 4 11 2,859 11 2 * 414 418 419 420 R. 89/2422 .. R. 89/3596 .. R. 89/3631 .. R. 89/3216 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Aug. 1, 1889 Nov. 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 16 69 26 22 5 22 374 56 Southbrook Centre Bush Lind's Bridge Invercargill 12 years* .. 10 years*.. t t t Rental, £25 420 2 4 16 9 558 5 9 531 15 10 670 5 2 446 15 9 512 14 9 951 18 2 670 5 2 448 2 6 1,071 0 6 Rental, £50 424 R. 89/2391 .. Aug. 1, 1889 121 71 Otaio Govt, and grantee Grantees Govt. .. * t Extension, £80 Rental, £25 50 18 2 237 3 9 288 1 11 425 429 R. 89/3940 .. R. 90/27 Aug. 1, 1889 Nov. 1, 1889 Oamaru Borough Council N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) P. Virtue 1157 41 391 48 Oamaru Bluff * t t Rental, £50 49 6 5 2,784 9 1 374 0 0 49 6 5 3,158 9 1 432 R. 90/432 .. May 1, 1889 6 19 Christchurch Govt, and grantee t Extension, 102 10 0 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Extension, £45 Rental, £25 1,531 16 9 239 11 1 1,771 7 10 434 435 R. 90/614 .. R. 90/538 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Jan. 1, 1890 W. White and Co. H. Harraway 25 33 0 14 Southbridge Burnside Govt. .. Govt, and grantee Govt. .. t t 305 14 11 852 0 1 101 17 1 305 14 11 953 17 2 * 486 R. 90/539 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Walton Park Coal and Pottery Company (Limited) N.Z. Provision and Produce Company Milburn Lime and Cement Company Cunningham and Stead .. N.Z. and Australian Land Company and Bruce Brothers J. Freeman D. Thomas Edwards and Menlove J. A. McLanchlan Lyttelton Harbour Board Canterbury (New Zealand) Seed Company 2 3 Saddle Hill * t 23 0 2 1,011 7 3 1,034 7 5 439 440 444 447 R. 90/862 .. R. 90/1056 .. R. 90/1132 .. R. 90/2212 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Jan. 1, 1890 April 1, 1890 April 1, 1890 7 1 23 2 7 59 116 9 Belfast Ord's Addington St. Andrew's Grantees Govt. .. Grantees * * t t t Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 423 18 0 399 10 8 1 10 11 1,110 8 8 179 11 3 489 13 7 148 14 3 1,534 6 8 179 11 3 889 4 3 150 5 2 * 449 454 455 457 460 461 R. 90/2561 .. R. 90/3748 .. R. 90/3798 .. R. 90/4073 .. R. 91/696 .. R. 91/779 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Oct. 1, 1890 Aug. 1, 1889 Dec. 1, 1890 Mar. 6, 1891 Feb. 1, 1891 241 71 58 76 14 39 386 23 0 15 7 60 Abbotsford Ashburton Ngapara Greenhills Lyttelton Addington Govt. .. Grantee Govt. .. * * 5 years* .. 10 years* .. t t t t Premium.. t Rental, £25 7 1 10 169 3 3 681 10 9 332 9 9 13 14 3 188 14 4 688 12 7 501 13 0 13 14 3 188 14 4 Grantees Grantee 150 0 0 Rental, £25 (See No.' 577.) 934 9 1 432 11 10 1,367 0 11 * Three months' notice. t Orij rinall; laid under old a( freement.

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O sj. Papers. "0,8 Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. By whom paid for. 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, 1896. In. Out. Total. In. Out. Total. IURUNUI-BLUFF-SE CTION— continued. I i 466 R. 91/2415 .. 469 R. 91/2112 .. 470 R. 91/2834 .. 471 R. 91/2986 .. May 1, 1891 Aug. 5, 1891 July 1, 1891 Sept. 14, 1891 Ian S. Simson E. W. Hanmer .. W. Borlase Nelson Brothers (Limited) M. ch. 335 10 59 4 228 62 390 12 Gore .. .. Ashburton Sawyers' Bay Ocean Beach Grantee 8 years* ,. t „ 8J years* .. | t 5 years* 10 years* .. Premium.. £ s. d. Rental, £25 Rental, £25 £ s. d. 11 13 7 83 12 1 £ s. d. 501 17 8 21 18 10 687 8 6 £ s. d. 11 13 7 585 9 9 21 18 10 3,489 18 3 472 R. 91/3338 .. 474 R. 91/3084 .. Oct. 1, 1891 Sept. 1, 1891 Nov. 6, 1891 Wood Brothers (Limited) National Mortgage and Agency Co. of N.Z. (Limited) D. H. Brown and Son 7 60 7 57 Addington .. i Grantees „ * .. t * f 250 0 0 - Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 2,802 9 9 1,611 4 9 392 10 1 991 12 8 285 19 9 2,602 17 5 678 9 10 475 R. 91/3047 .. 7 29 -. Govt. and „ * .. I Premium.. grantees Grantees * .. t Govt. .. 5 years* .. t Grantees 10 years* .. t 20 0 0 Rental. £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 364 5 8 370 1 10 734 7 6 476 R. 91/3639 .. 478 R. 91/3993 .. 479 ft. 91/3995 .. 482 R. 92/509 .. 483 R. 92/703 .. Oct. 1, 1891 Nov. 1, 1891 Oct. 25, 1891 Jan. 1,1892 Feb. 1, 1892 Mar. 1, 1892 Jan. 10,1892 Mar. 24, 1892 Feb. 1, 1892 Mar. 1, 1892 Jan. 1, 1892 Feb. 1, 1892 N.Z. Provision and Produce Co. .. Friedlander Brothers (Limited) .. J. H. Hancock N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (Limited) .. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) W. White and Co. E. G. Allen Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Export Company (Limited) Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) J. S. White Executors of late M. Studholme .. 7 1 58 69 237 11 239 27 0 6 Belfast Ashburton Kensington Cattle-yards Studholme Junction Christchurch Pt. Chalmers, Upper Mataura 180 14 8 345 17 11 144 7 8 2,761 6 4 222 15 2 2,058 2 1 1,403 "8 11 62 13 3 403 9 10 2,404 0 0 144 7 8 4,164 15 3 62 13 3 484 I R. 92/672 .. 485 ! R. 92/807 .. 486 : R. 92/739 .. 6 51 227 78 342 48 Govt. .. „ * .. t Grantee 5 years* .. t Grantees 10 years* .. Premium.. . Rental, £50 915 5 8 750 11 11 20 2 7 1 18 2 2,606 2 11 935 8 3 1 18 2 3,356 14 10 300 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 487 i S. 92/852 .. |106 9 Timaru * t 1,235 5 7 1,067 11 10 2,302 17 5 488 R. 92/806 .. 6 51 Christchurch r „.*'.. t Rental, £50 738 4 9 239 2 0 977 6 9 489 l R. 92/1249 .. 493 ; R. 92/1937 .. 2 54 0 6 Wetheral Studholme Junction Cattle-yards Grantee „ * .. j f . *..i t Rental, £25 Rental, £25 23 13 11 33 2 8 39 15 10 592 14 4 63 9 9 625 17 0 496 R. 92/3650 .. July 1, 1891 Oct. 1, 1892 Dec. 14, 1892 Nov. 1, 1892 Dec. 21, 1892 Nov. 1, 1892 Jan. 1, 1893 Jan. 1, 1893 Feb. 1, 1893 Dec. 1, 1892 Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co.'s N.Z. Drug Company Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairyproduce Export Company Canterbury Central Co-operative Dairy Company N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) A. Lischner National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Limited) Philip C. Threlkeld Evans and Co. (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) Donald Reid and Go. 239 24 Grantees „ * .. t Rental, £25 317 10 8 470 4 4 787 15 0 498 R. 92/3835 .. 7 8 Belfast „ * • • t Rental, £25 7,109 13 7 6,300 5 9 13,409 19 4 499 : R. 92/4111 .. 7 50 Addington * .. Premium .. 46 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 3 11 0 30 10 8 34 1 8 500 R. 92/3737 .. 105 75 Timaru .. .'.*.- t 485 2 11 624 14 6 1,109 17 5 501 R. 92/4184 .. 505 ii. 93/40 4 72 105 74 Conical Hill Timaru Grantee 5 years* .. Premium .. Grantees 8 years 8 t months Grantee 10 years* .. t Grantees 5 years* .. t 10 years*.. t 186 0 0 Rental, £50 479 19 11 208 12 1 432 7 11 208 12 1 912 7 10 506 ; R. 93/109 .. 507 R. 92/4306 .. 510 R. 93/1075 .. 511 I R. 93/1228 .. 2 25 105 75 335 7 Wetheral Timaru Gore Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 17 9 4 559 13 8 315 11 4 124 9 -7 1,281 4 4 842 1 11 141 18 11 1,840 18 0 1,157 13 3 236 17 Dunedin Rental, £50 3,158 17 5 472 12 1 I 3,631 9 6

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T. Eonayne, General Manager.

514 I R. 93/1824 .. 515 R. 93/2140 .. 516 j R. 93/3209 .. 517 I R. 93/3254 .. 518 R. 93/3617 .. 529 R. 94/2207 .. 530 R. 94/2208 .. 535 R. 94/2485 .. 536 R. 94/2582 .. 539 R. 94/3024 .. 540 R. 94/3026 .. May 1, 1893 May 1, 1893 Oct. 1, 1893 Oct. 1, 1893 Nov. 17, 1893 May 6, 1894 June 1, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 Aug 1, 1894 Feb. 1, 1894 Shaw-Savill and Albion Company ] Kaye and Carter .. I Edwards, Bennett, and Co. J Nichol Brothers.. J. Gore.. Oamaru Totara Tree Stone Company (Limited) J. Palmer John Murdoch and Co. N.Z. Befrigerating Co. (Limited) .. Lyttelton Borough Council Samuel Smart Invercargill Corporation The J. G.Ward Farmers' Association of New Zealand (Limited) Thomas Buxton Thomas Hodgkinson N.Z. Pine Company (Limited) Milburn Lime and Cement Co. (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) B. C. Calverley G. R. Waddel Lyttelton Harbour Board Christchurch Meat Co. (Limited) .. 0 0 391 64 244 13 163 12 234 53 235 52 155 23 2 65 12 8 0 1 391 43 Lyttelton , .. Grantees 10 years* .. Bluff „ * .. Wingatui .. Grantee 5 years* .. Whitecraig .. Grantees „ * .. Pelichet Bay .. Govt. .. 5 years* .. Dunedin .. Grantees 10 years* .. Eveline .. „ 5 years* .. Heathcote .. Govt. .. „ * .. Hornby .. .. Grantee „ * .. Invercargill .. Govt. .. „ * .. Bluff .. .. Grantees 10 years* .. t t t t t t t t t t t Rental, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 ( 2,425 11 5 \ 1,791 12 11 [ 14 16 10 3,208 11- 6 73 15 10 12 14 11 4 7 9 2,656 14 6 203 9 0 41 1 9 5 10 7 337 18 6 3,626 8 6 410 3 9 2,835 15 2 614 7 10 2,406 0 9 48 0 3 62 17 1 1,066 19 1 4,275 10 7 282 11 8 356 7 6 342 6 8 355 1 7 I 137 16 7 142 4 4 412 9 9 I 3,069 4 3 645 5 10 j 848 14 10 41 1 9 223 5 11 I 228 16 6 21 8 2 359 6 8 941 9 4 4,567 17 10 196 19 0 204 18 11 80 2 9 85 11 7 147 10 6 147 10 6 1,492 8 11 1,929 17 3 390 2 2 I 2,196 19 0 541 R. 94/3081 .. 542 R. 94/3080 .. 543 R. 94/3208 .. 546 R. 94/3483 .. Aug. 1, 1894 Aug. 1/1894 May 23, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 6 41 6 44 6 42 267 57 Makarewa .. Govt. .. 5 years* .. t t t t 7 19 11 5 8 10 Wright's Bush .. Grantees „ * .. Milburn .. .. Govt. .. „ * .. 437 8 4 547 R. 94/3672 .. Oct. 1, 1894 236 10 Dunedin .. .. Grantees 10 years* .. t Rental, £50 1,806 16 10 551 I R. 94/3949 .. Dec. 1, 1894 374 55 Invercargill .. „ „ * .. t Rental, £50 624 5 0 504 19 1 : 1,129 4 1 554 I R. 94/4291 .. 555 | R. 94/4311 .. 55G R. 94/4445 .. 558 , R. 95/1113 .. 561 R. 95/1813 .. 562 R. 95/1812 .. 563 | R. 95/2127 .. 565 : R. 95/1271 .. 574 j R. 95/5369 .. 576 R. 95/5309 .. 577 R. 95/5328 .. Aug. 1, 1894 Jan. 1, 1895 Nov. 1, 1894 Jan. 1,1895 May 1, 1895 April 1, 1895 May 1, 1895 May 1, 1895 Sept. 1, 1895 May 1, 1895 May 1, 1895 Southland County Council George Mackie .. G. McClatchie and Co. J. Craig and Co. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) J. and T. Meek Lyttelton Harbour Board 241 70 391 65 103 70 5 4 5 25 6 9 157 42 5 77 158 18 0 0 Abbotsford .. Govt. .. 5 years* .. Bluff .. .. Grantee 10 years* .. Lyttelton .. Govt. .. 5 years* .. Timaru .. .. Grantees 1 year 11 months* Wyndham .. „ 5 years* .. Wallacetown .. Govt. .. „ * .. Christchurch .. „ .. 10 years*.. Oamaru .. .. „ .. 2 years * .. Christchurch .. „ .. 1 year *.. Oamaru .. .. „ ..15 years* .. Lyttelton .. - Govt, and „ * .. | grantees Papanui .. .. j Grantee 3 years* .. Invercargill .. j Govt. .. I 10 years* .. .. j Grantees j „ * .. t t 't t 't t t t t Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Rentai, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 3,271 13 9 (See No. 577.) 956 7 8 2,014 3 5 798 8 7 262 17 7 774 6 7 328 2 1 201 0 10 : 201 0 10 555 9 11 I 3,827 3 8 3,743 2 1 | 4,699 9 9 53 "3 7 I 53 3 7 184 7 5 ! 2,198 10 10 104 2 8 902 11 3 120 6 9 383 4 4 424 17 6 I 1,199 4 1 205 14 1 533 16 2 582 R. 96/250 .. 583 R. 96/383 .. 584 R. 96/418 .. 585 I R. 96/809 .. 586 i R. 96/247 .. 589 I R. 96/1830 .. Feb. 1, 1896 Jan. 1, 1896 Jan. 1, 1896 John Borgfeldt A. Tapper J. G. Ward .. .. ) R. Cleave .. .. j McCallum and Co. T. Teschemaker.. John Deans 3 31 374 46 374 39 t t t Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 31 16 1 145 17 10 773 11 9 33 6 2 65 2 3 67 16 5 i 213 14 3 482 6 8 1,255 18 5 Feb. 9, 1896 Nov. 1, 1895 Jan. 1, 1896 365 37 165 26 6 10 Longbush .. I „ I 5 years * .. Teschemaker's .. j Govt. .. „ * .. Christchurch .. I „ .. 1 year * .. t t t Rental, £50 104 9 7 25 16 2 337 12 4 3,350 4 7 , 3,454 14 2 131 14 156 17 6 5 13 1 343 5 5 * Three months' notice. t Originally laid under old agreement.

D.—2.

RETURN No. 21. Statement showing approximately Sleepers laid and removed up to 31st March, 1896.

RETURN No. 22. Comparative Statement of the Number of Employes for March, 1895, and March, 1896.

RETURN No. 23. Statement of Accidents for the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

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Approximate Length opened each Year. Sleep, srs. Year. North Island. Middle Island. Total. Laid during Construction. (2,100 per mile.) Kemoved during Maintenance.! 1867 1870-71 1871-72 1872-73 1873-74 1874-75 1875-76 1876-77 1877-78 1878-79 1879-80* 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 M. ch. 10 55 61 19 69 23 64 24 103 76 27 19 26 33 68 39 22 67 2 2 22 19 56 o 43 26 58 72 11 47 18 31 11 57 28 21 M. oh. 45 7° 18 58 n 68 27 62 11 21 126 78 248 4 152 39 94 58 56 46 40 73 32 71 40 16 40 19 22 50 24 o 47 52 11 39 17 32 M. ch. 45 7° 18 58 11 68 27 62 21 76 188 17 317 27 216 63 198 54 83 65 67 26 101 30 63 3 42 21 44 69 80 o 90 78 70 31 28 79 18 31 32 45 34 9 27 27 17 26 62 16 44 6 18 41 96,33 8 39,323 24,885 58,327 46,095 395,246 666,409 455,254 417,217 176,006 141,382 212,888 132,379 88,751 94,211 168,000 191,048 147,814 60,874 42,814 68,381 71.636 57.4° 8 36,382 130,620 92,558 38,876 74,261 73,947 106,763 125,632 148,325 137.993 139,040 122,027 108,690 129,634 133.954 139,912 132,569 155,827 170,681 188,291 20 68 5 68 27 27 17 26 28 38 16 62 14 73 33 58 27 24 3 4 8 Totals 4,151,122 2,087,546 * Nine months only. f Complete information not recorded until 1880-81.

Department. rt * rt rt rt j rt no a c iS < A! rt c a a H 1 "a. rt Z C c c 13 it S c X o I o o I s o co 13 z c o 'ci fed 5 o 1894-95. General ... Traffic ... Maintenance Locomotive j 6 9 3 •■• 1 4 11 13 2 7 3 158 166 217 355 190 100 IOO 15s 900 1,042 759 36 41 31 29 39 37 18 39 10 10 no 1,486 1.995 1,366 22 6 Totals ... 1895-96. General ... Traffic ... .,. Maintenance Locomotive Totals 12 27 19 I j ... 7 9:4 7 16 8 ... ! 4 13 j 6 ... ! 18 38 I 18 653 762 355 2,701 108 1 OS 67 38 4,957 164 233 173 225 372 197 101 90.8 1,067 7 Sl 2,756 4i 60 29 26 18 18 13 10 25 8 109 1,513 i,933 1,422 94 161 33 37 570 794 3S6 130 96 49 43 4,977 1 !

Passengt or I iv •rs Killed j tired. Servants of th Killed or ie Department ■ Injured. Persons Killed or Injured while crossing at Level Crossings. 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. Trespassers. -6 tt "3 o H T3 '? o H Killed. Injured. Killed.j Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Killed. Injured. Killed. 1 Injured. I I I Kawakawa Whangarei ... Kaihu Auckland ... Napier-Taran'ki Wellington Hurunui-BIuff Greymouth ... Westport Nelson ...J Picton ... 1 I ... ! 2 ■•• ! 3 7 11 7 8 46 5 1 ■■• 1 2 ... 3 9 2 2 I i I 5 1 4 n I I ... 2 22 I 24 12 2 22 3 2 9 90 7 4 ... 1 1 ::: ..! 1 1 ■■■ 1 Totals ... 1 1 '... 1 13 78 3 i 35 4 2 I 23 3 5 11 159

T>.—2

RETURN NO. 24. LOCOMOTIVE RETURNS for the Tear ending 31st March, 1896.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

WHANGAREI SECTION.

KAIHU SECTION.

9—D. 2.

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A 1 ... F 2 10 Total 3 ... 4,992 4,992 2,776 834 8,602 Cwt. qt lb. lb. £ £ £ £ £ [ 1,416 150 37J 69 38 4 38 213 293 ro6 j - ii 1-06 5-94 8-17 166 1,416 150 37i 69 38 4 38 213 293 i-o6 -ii ro6 5-94 8-17 166 2,776 834 8,602

F Fa 2 I 17 '7 9,244 18,400 1.755 3,7" 10,999 22,111 3,112 6,318 126 300 8 7 40 90 11 12 29 60 126 224 47i 695 386 637 1-96 O'll ■26 •32 1-31 i'37 489 5-ii 8-42 691 "3 251 364 Total I General c — I 3l )harg( )S... 27,644 5,466 33,11° 9,43° 426 8 47 101 41 186 1,023 244 °'73 •30 i'35 5'04 7-42 1-77 ... ... ... ... Total ... ... ... ... - 1,267 9-19 ...

C 1 13 3,184 611 F 2 15 9,248 2,244 Total 3 i ... 12,432 2,855 Less recoverable mileage & expenditure 6n 2,244 467 1,108 4,262 12,600 980 2,647 52 160 10 69 4i 128 7 183 2 8 42 in 87 271 138 573 0-39 j -ii 2-37 3'49 j 'IS 2-II 4-90 5-i6 7'77 10-91 66 188 i,57S 630 16,862 630 3,627 212 79 169 190 10 iS3 358 711 36 675 147 2-70 '14 2 - l8 S'io I0 - I2 254 CI4 General charges 945 16,232 ... 9-98 2-17 ... 1 I 1 1 Total 16,232 ... ... ... 822 ... 12-15 ... 945 ... 1 I

I 1 « is - I '■ l Type. I c j p. C I D u_ ; toX Train. o j rt . ;*3 v I Shunting. I Ballast. Detail. Engine-Mileage. Coal. Quantity of Stores. Oil. Run i ling. Repairs. Stores, j Fuel. Wages. Running. Cost. Repairs. Cost per Engine-Mile in Penc< ll I Stores. Fuel. J Wages.; i i i Running. i i E rt rt Total. Wages and Materials. Total. Total. Tallow. Waste. Wages and Materials.

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RETURN NO. 24— continued. LOCOMOTIVE RETURNS for the Tear ending 31st March, 1896— continued.

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

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A 1 ! 12 D 1 I 12 F 12 : 20 Fa 3 1 20 J 6 j 25 L 2 | 20 La 2 \ 2 c, P I 3 18 R 3 '• 20 107,945 45.490 123,473 16,798 47. 6 79 40,316 5o,34i 33.149 12,152 7,827 2,403 4,854 2,115 9.M3 21,446 64 29 162,540 57,706 19,201 52,533 42,431 59,484 Cwt. 44.283 21,500 46,999 5,2IO 20,730 18,881 qt. I 2,187* 8o 9 i 2,122* 73 ii 6i4i 8 5 2i 7.570f lb. I 140 72i I33l 43 44i 6oi lb. I 1,052 609 io6J 3764 480 5iS £ 34 3 1,645 624 1,097 215 257 796 425 5,096 £ ... 77 33 83 9 26 24 34 286 ' I 673 777 83 235 343 309 £ 2,735 1,087 233 653 612 896 £ 34 4 5.130 2,095 3,680 540 1,171 J ,775 1,664 16,093 567 15,526 2,465 2-43 2-59 2'OI 118 4'5o 171 ... 11 •14 •15 •11 •12 '14 •14 ... 0-99 1'46 1'42 ro4 1-07 1-94 1-25 I'26 4-04 4'52 3i5 2-91 2-98 3'46 3'6i 3'63 7'57 871 673 675 5'35 io'04 671 I.9I3 800 1,500 184 445 433 619 Total 33 I- ... J Less recoverable mi 432,042 leage & e: I 71,643 penditure 171,987 509 4,68 9 i 2,771 7,940 2'33 ■13 7'35 o'i6 S394 21.539 6,714 14,825 525,224 6,714 518,510 ... General charges, &c 7-19 114 I '7.99 1 8'33 Total j 14,825 5i8,5io ...

B C E F Fa J M R S Wa 1 20 2 IS 5 15 7 20 11 20 1 20 6 20 4 20 4 20 2 20 3 20 46 I ... iharges... 10,051 2,262 27,294 138,505 76,847 21,035 124,757 71,048 43,l86 15,965 77,828 2,2l8 2,260 23,683 18,153 23,527 7,136 6,479 4,367 6,044 5,526 10,046 1,284 24 4,3io 2,422 15 500 96 87 5,826 62 '3,553 4,546 55,287 159,080 111,685 28,186 131,736 75,5u 49,3! 7 27,317 87,936 4,188 869 8,092 52,239 19,559 4,329 32,762 15,169 13,807 7,776 25,909 243 50 602 2,583 1,248 437 2,249 i,i79 589 58i 1,401 17 7 64 127 178 37 162 194 5i 527 1,379 907 220 1,014 564 437 365 733 66 76 332 2,620 1,398: 87 ! 1,852 545 702 378 657 10 26 95 50 ! 15 77 39 21 21 48 235 ; 50 464 j 2,952 1,124 251 1,863 873 775 443 •,477 204 86 993 i,930 i,774 424 i,5 I 6 766 685 464 1,050 5i5 214 1,815 7,597 4,346 777 5,308 2,223 2,183 1,306 3.232 1-17 4'oi 1-44 3'95 3'oo 074 3'37 I- 73 3'42 3"32 r8o •17 •10 ■11 •11 •13 •14 •12 '10 •18 ■13 4 - i6 2^64 2 - 02 4'45 2-42 2'14 3'4o 278 3'77 3-8g 4'03 3-62 4'54 4'3i 2-91 3-8i 3'6i 2-76 2-44' 3'33 4-08 2-86 9'12 H'29 7-88 "'45 9'34 6'62 967 7-07 I0'62 11-47 8-82 180 93 902 1,201 1,475 291 97o 520 456 309 668 93 37 36 67 825 Total General 1 1 608,778 iog,439 25,937 744,154 184,699 11,252 6,39i 8,713 404 10,507 j 9,892 29,516 5,583 2-81 ■13 3-38 3'i9 9'5i 179 7>065 ... ... ; ... i ... Total , i , ... ... ... ... I ... ... 35,099 ... - ... "•30

I 1> Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cost per Engine-Mile in Pence. a o o o < Detail. Train. Shunting. I Ballast. 1 Detail. Total. Coal. Oil. Tallow. Waste. Running. Repairs. Wages Matt- Stores - Fn * rial. Running. , Total. Repairs. Running. Wages ! To,al - and Stores. Fuel. "Wages. Material. Running. Q Wages.

RETURN NO. 24-—continued. LOCOMOTIVE RETURNS for the Tear ending 31st March, 1896— continued.

D.-2.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

WELLINGTON SECTION.

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D F Fa L M S w 5 IS ! 3,5°9 1 20 6,691 2 20 29,505 6 6 12,354 19,494 1,278 4,388 8,989 598 7,255 429 33,6oi 15,224 34,322 21,343 Cwt. S.478 2,782 10,503 22,523 qt. 435 197 421 1,088 lb. 64 17 29 93 lb. 318 112 £ 898 4i 252 1,301 £ 17 8 15 35 £ 243 128 488 1,087 £ 674 294 575 782 3 869 608 465 5.629 £ ',832 1.330 3,205 I 2,710 431 2,387 2,172 1.999 16,538 554 6-41 0-65 14-63 •12 •12 i'74 2 - 02 4-8 1 4-63 4'02 8-8o 13-08 7-42 9-30 36-04 590 235 375 671 207 557 ■11 •39 3'4I 12-22 5 20 60,362 ... 20 68 4 20 66,464 2 20 46,615 2 16 25,597 2 1,409 117 7,004 4,5" 4.133 2,301 25 84,072 185 73.493 51,126 29.730 343.096 7.753 •5,779 39 19,867 13.S6S 12,767 ... 1,204 13 942 927 540 ... 105 81 546 574 426 3«9_ 591 426 589 935 957 40 ... 33 33 21 721 2 896 596 556 1 1-69 1-92 4'39 7'73 11 'ii •is '17 2'06 2-92 2-80 4'49 3-88 2-84 2-86 375 7-74 779 IO'20 16-14 949 2 592 360 349 73 61 Total I iess recw 27 I ... I 261,165 rerable mileage & exj 7 I »323 jenditure 10,608 7.753 103,303 5>767 523 3.130 5.99o 202 4,717 4-19 ■14 3-30 3-94 "•57 0-13 4,123 1 feneral c charges, &e. 2,855 335,343 15.984 i,95i 11-44 1-40 12-84 Total I 1 2,855 335.343 I ... I I I I ... I 1 17.935 ! I ... I I ... ... I

A 6 6 D 17 18 F 32 20 Fa 4 20 Q- 2 20 J 20 25 K 8 25 L 1 20 N 6 30 O 6 18 P 7 18 Q 2 20 R 6 20 T 6 18 TT 2 30 V 10 25 1,627 93,493 306,796 80,248 30,169 385.251 84,083 1,095 166,097 111,782 H5.744 ii,75i 59.563 73,337 27,334 232,027 7,880 147,891 188,687 12,754 4,845 35485 6,758 76S 7,098 ".567 8,827 1,851 14,681 13,808 4,782 15,817 no 480 25.951 176 12 435 12,028 9,617 241,864 521,434 93,178 35,026 42 1, 17 1 90,841 13,888 I73.I9S 123,412 124,571 13,688 9°,3°3 87,516 32,116 247,844 1,132 36,213 "6,597 22,053 6,954 164,069 22,387 3.740 47,4iS 82,884 65,827 5.032 36,460 50,984 9,94o 100,467 131 6 3.359 188 6,831 383 1,309 64 516 26 5.639 383 1,340 82 161 16 2,631 125 1,953 I 122 1,983 no 172 31 1,189 86 i,39i 9 8 654 46 4,033 176 85 125 2,051 I 2,786 3,914 j 6,272 678 I 606 272 I 61 3.525 I 5.098 998 658 142 23 1,368 3,947 1,492 1,145 1,466 1,885 238 30 880 746 1,205 i,592 425 181 2,151 3.834 6 139 291 53 21 248 59 9 no 90 90 10 56 66 52 1,403 3,292 79° 336 4,344 1,050 79 2,240 1,582 1,818 88 689 i,i55 462 2,712 199 4,913 9,481 1,466 624 5,Soo i.455 292 1,815 2,058 2,019 271 1.714 1.564 497 2,957 382 9,241 19,336 2,915 1,042 15,190 3,222 403 8,112 4,875 5.812 399 3.205 4,377 1,171 9,676 I 3'i2 2-76 2-89 i-56 0-42 2-90 174 0-40 S'47 2-23 3-63 0-53 1-98 4-36 1'35 37 1 •15 ■14 '13 ■14 14 ■14 •16 •15 '15 ■17 ■17 ■17 •is •18 1-30 1'39 1-51 2-03 2-30 2-48 2-77 1-36 3-10 3-08 3-50 i-54 1-83 3-I7 3-45 2-62 4-96 4-87 4-36 3-77 4-27 3-I3 3-84 S-05 2-52 4"oo 3-89 475 4'SS 4-29 372 2-86 9'53 9-16 8-89 7-S 0 7-i3 8-65 8-51 6-96 11-24 9-48 11-19 6-99 8-Si 12-00 8-75 9-36 3.495 962 215 1.255 1,285 1,289 289 983 1,044 310 1.797 i6( 3,45' 6,63. 9°! "63 86 16,059 37i 31 173 ■23 •17 Total 1135 ] ... J Less recoverable mi] 1,780,397! .eage & ex] 483,496 jenditure 55771 1,526 2,319.664 1,526 2,318,138 77 2 .iS4 33,292 I 1,942 20,890 28,989 i,452 22,092 36,825 89.358 115 89,243 13,046 102,289 3-00 ■15 2-28 3-81 9-24 24,535 ... 1 General charges 54.245 I ... 9-24 1'35 ... I I - 1 4 i I : Total 54,245 2,318,138 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... io'59 I

in i ■ I .5 « Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cost per Engine-Mile in Pent :e. W j U l-|H o rt t, z. ; < Detail. Train. Shunting. Bailast. Detail. Total. Coal. Oil. Running. Tallow. Waste. Repairs. Repairs. Running. Repairs. Running. i 1 - Wages i Total. Wages ,» n . Stores. I Fuel. Wages. ! and Stores. Fuel. "Wages. M . at . e " • Material. | rial. Running. Running. Total. rt rt Q

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T. F. Eotheram, Locomotive Superintendent, N.Z.R.

RETURN NO, 24—continued. LOCOMOTIVE RETURNS for the Year ending 31st March, 1896— continued.

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

NELSON SECTION.

PICTON SECTION.

WESTPORT SECTION.

tt .a o . Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cost per Engine-Mile in Pence. I Total, j e M ci Q Detail. Running. Repairs. Running. Repairs, j Running. o to g O CO 6 5-5. 2 | < Train. Shunting. Ballast. Total. Coal, i Oil. Tallow. ! Waste. Wages and Material. Stores. Fuel. Wages. Total. Wages and Material. Stores. Fuel. "Wages.

F R 1 4 12 12 12 10,510 36,395 6,583 1,780 25,607 6,521 619 2,694 94 12,909 64,696 13.198 Cwt. 2,076 io,S33 2,423 qt. 180 90O 263 lb. lb. 24 147 "5 750 28 190 £ 51 520 205 £ 6 3i 9 £ 42 211 Si £ £ 162 261 1,028 1,790 253 5i8 1,443 2,569 239 ... i 2,808 o - 95 i-93 3'73 •II •12 •16 0-78 078 0'93 o-8o 3'oi 3-81 4-60 3-82 4-85 6-64 9-42 679 063 172 828 175 Total General 6 I ihargc 167 1,087 ■ I as, &c 53.488 33,908 3,407 90,803 15.032 1.343 776 46 304 2-05 •12 1.17S Total ... i ... I ... j I ... I ... I 7'42

C F Fa 2 4 i 12 iS iS 281 52,SS0 10,396 63,227 19,065 14,143 3.524 308 91 19,346 I 2,918 67,001 12,444 14,011 i 3,215 272 8ll 2l8 1,301 3I i 4lf: 291 104 j 640 22 165 167! 1,096 j I 116 869 9i 1,076 i 12 33 9 54 S2 S 380 220 j I.318 56 I 275 328 ' 1,973 560 1-44 2,440 3-11 43i 1-56 3.431 2'S7 375 3,806 ■15 I 065 -12 079 ■15 : 0-96 •13 j 0-78 ... 4-7I 4-72 4-7I 6-95 8-74 7-38 8-20 C90 311 759 178 Total General : 7 I !barg( —I es, &( 36,732 399 100,358 18,577 472 1,248 ■-■ ... ... Total i I i ! ... ... 9-10 ... ...

D I 2 F '■ 2 Total I 4 I General cliargi 1 i 18 j 5,688 18 ; 33,885 691 3.919 2,819 I.S07 9,198 39.3" 1,446 6,180 167 j i2i 83I 580*! 37 348 747* 49i 43 if - I - I - 43 ! 5 416 23 459 j 28 ... 87 i 147 378 j 603 465 ! 750 282 1,420 1,702 9 I'I2 2'54 2 '27 ■13 I 2-27 •14 1 2-31 74 ! 270 3-84 3-68 3-7i 7'36 8-6 7 8-42 004 8-46 139 413 552 ••• I 39,573 4,610 4,326 48,509 7,626 ... I ! Total I ... 1 I 1,7" i ... ... I ... ... : ... 1

c ! 1 r> I 1 G , 2 Total 1 4 General chargi iS 15 15 4,478 8,291 n,97S 870 1,302 1.955 3,154 759 67 8,502 10,352 13,997 1,352 1.552 2,401 118 131 203 ! 7 11 14 32 1 ! 82 73 126 281 55 32 423 4 5 7 16 81 106 142 170 192 252 614 310 ] 1-55 335 : 0-74 824 ; 7-25 1,469 373 178 1.647 ■11 ■12 ■12 2-29 2-46 1 2-44 4-80 I 4-45 4-32 8-75 7'77 124 125 157 !— es 24,744 4,127 3.98o 32,851 5,305 452 5io 329 ■12 2 40 4-49 1074 1-30 406 ... ... - ! ... ... f 1 —— l Total I ... ! ! ... I ... I I ... I I ... I I ... I 112.04 !

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RETURN No. 25. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

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Mine. 189S-9O. 1894-95-Increase. Decrease. Austin Brothers, Sheffield Springfield Coal Company, Springfield Leeming and Co., Whitecliffs Thompson, A., Whitecliffs Deans, J., Glentunnel Brockley Company, Glentunnel Park, G., Mount Somers Albury Studholme and McPherson, Waihao Forks ... Kurow Ngapara ... ... ... ... Herbert Shag Point Allendale Coal Company... Walton Park Fernhill Freeman's Mosgiel Lovell's Flat Nelson's Kaitangata Carson's Castle Hill ... ... Lakeside, Stirling Anderson's, Stirling Conical Hills Hagan, C. O., Pukerau Dudley, J. D., Pukerau ... Orchard, B. 0., Pukerau .. Johnston, W. Waikaka ... Green, Thomas, Gore Town, C, Mataura Slueman, C. P., Mataura ... Beattie, J., Mataura Munro, E., Wyndham Reed, W., Wairio Nightcaps Coal Company, Nightcaps Reed, W., Nightcaps Alley, J, Nightcaps Hall, J. W., Nightcaps Calder, J. and A., Nightcaps Hokonui Cotil Company, Winton ... Smith and Logan, Kingston Crossing Tons. 1,468 1,150 1,296 59 2,477 Tons. 1,397 328 1,885 38 2,598 56 438 52 6 85 24 34 10,922 11,864 13,700 5,263 7,672 746 93 i,936 64,666 Tons. 71 822 Tons. '589 21 121 56 120 37 318 iS 6 72 27 13 3 14,870 11,521 11,119 4,976 7,848 1,074 67 1,704 63,812 34 3,948 343 2,581 287 176 328 26 232 854 4 20,980 285 28 1,692 477 5 11 S 332 4 13,458 367 7.522 "82 1,602 557 n 10 "28 90 80 6 1 5 9 323 106 ■ 20 81 106 101 8 . 29 20 819 9,666 547 37 16 666 8,861 332 8 4 153 805 215 8 5 10,639 244 8 2 10 4 12,309 to 1 1,670 234 Totals r r,. 7,280 169,751 162,514 I4.SI7

D.—2.

RETURN No. 26. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of the Number of Vessels discharged and loaded at the Ports of Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Tear ending 31st March, 1896.

RETURN No. 27. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Sidings open for Traffic on 3lst March, 1896, on the Hurunui-Bluff Railway and Branches.

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Port. 189S-96. 1894-95. Increase. Decrease. • iSOHARGBD : — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff No. 1,500 264 102 366 65 234 No. 1,563 294 147 290 54 257 No. 76 II No. 63 30 45 23 Totals 2,53i 2,605 87 l6l iOADBD : — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff 1,466 263 133 374 S 232 1,605 293 155 307 2 260 67 3 139 30 22 28 Totals 2,622 2,473 7 o 219 V

Main Line. Main Line. Sidings. Total Equivalent of Single Track. Line of Railway. main Line. Branches. Single. Double. Total Railway. Main Line. Branches. Total. Cheistohueoh Division : — Main Line ... Rangiora - Sheffield and Eyreton Junction-Bennett's Southbridge and Little River Branches Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch Waimate Branch M. ch. 211 57 M. ch. 6 28 M. ch. M. ch. 218 5 M. ch. 65 4 M. ch. M. ch. 65 4 M. ch. 283 9 ,'58 28 53 56 ' 4 52 48 7 5 26 53 33 42 27 4 65 147 12 ■242 65 2 65 ■23 44 22 20 25 5 27 35 36 13 12 67 1 S3 2 45 1 58 29 8 38 58 W 45 Totals, Christchurch Division 211 57 6 28 242 65 460 70 65 4 23 44 88 48 S49 38 Dunedin Division : — Main Line ... Duntroon Branch Oamaru-Breakwater Branch ... Ngapara & Livingstone Branches Shag Point Branch ... Waihemo Branch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch... Fernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch 165 40 37 4i 0 63 27 4 2 10 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 68 56 2 9 o 22 1 18 16 165 40 25 46 28 I 2 57 o 25 2 2 o 14 o 57 j 3 47 ' o 50 o 20 2 56 0 65 1 52 \ I 16 46 28 2ii 68 /40 18 1 8 29 6 2 24 9 42 / 4 73 '1 3 19 2 8 58 58 9 65 23 S3 U9 32 ■16 61 Totals, Dunedin Division ... 165 40 187 25 352 65 ; 46 28 [ 16 61 63 9 415 74 Inveecae&ill Division : — Main Line ... Tapanui B ranch Waimea Plains Branch Wyndham B ranch Seaward Bush Branch Kingston Branch Makarewa-Orepuki Branch Thornbury-Wairio and WairioNightcaps Branches Lumsden-Mararoa Branch 82 41 20 4 36 41 9 35 18 7 87 o 35 52 24 Si 82 4i V241 71 I 18 69 12 2 2 6 o 45 1 11 6 25 4 o 2 48 ' - 3 18 69 101 30 /22 6 (38 47 I 10 o 19 18 {93 25 39 52 27 19 19 60 10 41 \ll 44 Totals, Invercargill Division 82 41 241 71 324 32 18 69 19 60 38 49 163 Grand Totals —Whole Line 459 58 6 28 672 1,138 7 60 5 190 26 1328 33 130 21 Rirersdale-Switzers Line* Forest Hill Tramway... 2 o 10 o ... ... * Taken over, but not yet open for traffic.

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RETURN No. 28. STATEMENT showing Passenger-traffic at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1896.

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Schools, Factobies, and Friendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gkoss Total —School and Holiday Excursions. Section. Schools, Factories, &c. Children not exceeding 15 Years of Age. Schools only. Senior Scholars over 15 but not exceeding 23 Years of Age, and Teachers. Schools, Factories, &a. Adults. Total. Revenue. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Total. Revenue. Number of Passengers. Bevenue. Kawakawa 1NO. 83 No. 3 No. 76 No. 162 £ s. d. 6 0 6 No. No. 201 No. 201 £ s. d. 13 6 2 £ s. d. 19 6 8 363 Whangarei 168 1 94 263 6 11 7 263 6 11 7 Kaihu 282 77 194 553 29 12 4 553 29 12 4 Auckland 4,154 296 2,458 6,908 703 10 3 1,503 27,186 28,689 5,058 19 8 35,597 5,762 9 11 Napier 2,139 302 1,242 3,683 365 2 8 4,488 16,001 20,489 3,329 12 0 24,172 3,694 14 8 Wanganui 7,749 667 5,286 13,702 893 3 4 3,435 21,066 24,501 5,813 1 1 38,203 6,706 4 5 Wellington 8,862 883 3,347 13,092 852 1 11 5,895 18,654 24,549 3,004 11 11 37,641 3,856 13 10 Picton 1,267 146 304 1,717 61 6 2 644 3,128 3,772 368 15 3 5,489 430 1 5 Nelson 1,831 246 372 2,449 90 0 1 520 2,995 3,515 290 12 6 5,964 380 12 7 Westport 345 46 134 525 22 11 10 488 2,527 3,015 185 7 0 3,540 207 18 10 Greymouth 2,663 156 1,677 4,496 201 7 10 807 12,571 13,378 1,010 4 7 17,874 1,211 12 5 Christchurch . 10,902 1,109 7,027 19,038 1,543 2 4 21,044 75,634 96,678 13,797 17 7 115,716 15,340 19 11 Dunedin 18,252 1,449 13,683 33,384 1,911 9 5 7,821 31,131 38,952 10,722 7 9 72,336 12,633 17 2 Invercargill 4,901 568 2,573 8,042 560 5 6 3,866 28,070 31,936 6,637 17 5 39,978 7,198 2 11 Totals 63,598 5,949 38,467 108,014 7,246 5 9 50,511 239,164 289,675 50,232 12 11 397,689 57,478 18 8

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RETURN NO. 29. Statement of Alterations effected in and Additions made to the Scale of Charges during the Year ending the 31st March, 1896. PART I.—PASSENGERS. Gbnebal Pabes and Regulations. Ordinary Tickets : Time for which ordinary return tickets for distances from eleven to twenty miles are available extended to one calendar month. Privilege re breaking journey made applicable to all ordinary tickets for distances over ten miles. Regulation re extension of ordinary return tickets for distances over ten miles inserted. Regulation re fares of 2d. per mile first class and Id. per mile second class for excursions on holidays and other special occasions, as may be arranged by the department, inserted. Rates for half-yearly, quarterly, and monthly season tickets reduced. Newspaper reporters' season tickets made available only for use for the purpose of reporting by any bona fide reporter permanently and wholly engaged upon the staff of a newspaper and not following arty other profession or occupation. School Season Tickets : Age-limit raised from nineteen years to twenty years. Teachers' Saturday Season Tickets : Form of certificate amended. Regulation re religious bodies and friendly societies removed. Special Trains: Charge for mail specials, consisting of more than one large or two small carriages, reduced. School Excursions : Regulation and fares amended. Fares for friendly societies' and factories' excursions reduced. Golf clubs added to the list of teams entitled to concession in fares when travelling together in parties of twelve and over. Minimum number of passengers entitling pleasure parties and athletic teams to travel the return journey, on the day the tickets are issued, at single fares, reduced to twelve. Minimum number of passengers entitling theatrical, concert, and circus companies to concession in fares reduced to six. Fares for students of agricultural and technical colleges in parties of five and upwards travelling together on Fridays and Saturdays for field-instruction reduced. Local Fabes and Regulations. Suburban Traffic. Te Aro included in suburban radius. Whangarei Section. Single fares reduced. Issue of return tickets abolished. Kaihu Section. Return tickets issued on Saturdays at single fares to be available for day of issue only. Auckland Section. Fares between Newmarket and Green Lane reduced. Fares between Remuera and Green Lane reduced. Fares from Auckland, Newmarket, and Mount Eden to Waikomiti Cemetery removed. Wellington Section. Distance for charging fares and season and commutation tickets between Te Aro and Lower Hutt inserted. Picton Section. Regulation re return tickets between Picton and Blenheim removed. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Distance for charging fares and season and commutation tickets between Oamaru and Waiareka inserted. Rates for season and commutation tickets between Pelichet Bay and St. Leonard's reduced. PART lI.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC. Passengers' luggage to be distinctly marked by passengers with their names and the station to which they are proceeding. Liability of Minister for loss or damage to passengers' luggage limited to £10. Regulation re bicycles, tricycles, and velocipedes, when conveyed as "Passengers' Luggage," amended. Maximum charge per package of lost luggage inserted. Commercial travellers' samples arriving by train, or sent to stations for despatch by train, to be stored free of charge for eighteen hours. Rates for carriage of parcels weighing 281b. and over for distances of over 100 miles reduced. Rate for fuse in small packages reduced. Rate for books forwarded for exchange to and from subscribers to circulating libraries reduced. Regulation re carriages, entire horses, and polo ponies amended. Rate for New-Zealand-grown fresh vegetables reduced. Rate for game, dead rabbits, and fresh fish in small quantities reduced. Rate for milk for other than factory purposes reduced. Rate for milk consigned to cheesefactories for cheese-making reduced. Rate for milk consigned to butter-factories and to or from creameries for distances over fifty-five miles reduced. Local Fabes and Regulations. Whangarei Section. Regulation re parcels amended. Auckland Section. Rate for milk between Mount Eden, Auckland, or Newmarket, and stations not exceeding ten miles distance therefrom, removed. Wellington Section. Rates for milk consigned to Wellington and for milk from Mungaroa to Petone removed.

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RETURN No. 29-couthmed. Statement of Alterations effected in and Additions made to the Scale of Charges— contimied. PART lII.—GOODS. Classified Rates. Rates for goods of Class F (chaff, firewood, &c), for distances eight to twelve miles, and over thirty miles, reduced. Regulations. Regulation 1 amended so to permit of mixed consignments of goods of Classes E, F, N, P, or Q to be grouped together in one or more lots. Animal Manures, &c.: Regulation amended so as to include lime-gas refuse; lime from local kilns consigned to country stations for agricultural purposes, to ship for export, or for cementmaking ; limestone, animal manures, scrap-iron, old iron rails for scrap, firewood, split house-blocks, and posts and rails. Regulations re charging quantities under a truck load amended. Where wagons are overloaded, rate and a quarter to be charged instead of rate and a half. Timber: Charge for small lots for short distances reduced. Regulation re measurement of rusticated weatherboards, tongued-and-grooved flooring- and lining-boards, and boards of irregular width and thickness, and of sawn timber (dressed or undressed), amended. Measurement of round timber to be computed according to Hoppus tables of trade measurement. Palings and shingles to be charged actual measurement. Live-stock: Drovers may accompany consignments of less than three trucks of live-stock when sent by goods train on payment of ordinary fare. Department reserves the right to supply singlefloored double-bogie trucks for conveyance of sheep, &c, when double-floored trucks are not available. Clause re charging mixed consignments of Classes N, P, or Q removed. Rate for native coal for export to places outside the Colony of New Zealand reduced. Rate for New-Zealand-grown fresh vegetables reduced. Rate for game, dead rabbits, and fresh fish in small quantities reduced. Rate for empty cases and shooks (New Zealand timber), consigned to fruitgrowers for carriage of fruit by rail, reduced. Rate for grass- and clover-seeds returning from seed-cleaning establishments, reduced. Regulation re carts, drays, and wagons amended. Rate for empty returned vegetable packages reduced. Hokitika classed as a head station for purpose of charging storage. Minimum quantity of goods to be delivered at or received from private stores and sidings reduced. Rates for conveyance of boats for use at regattas reduced. Rates for exhibits for exhibition at public museums in New Zealand reduced. PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES. Kawakawa Section. Rate for goods of Class F removed. Whangarei Section. Bate for goods of Classes P and Q from Waro to Opau for shipment altered. Rate for skidding logs at Opau inserted. Kaihu Section. Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Auckland Section. Rate for goods of Classes A, B, C, and D between Auckland, Newmarket, or Onehunga and Paeroa, and for goods of Class H, from Paeroa to Auckland, reduced. Rate for sugar, fencing-wire and materials, galvanised-iron, bar- rod- sheet- angle- and plate-iron, Auckland or Newmarket to Paeroa, reduced. Rate for goods of Class H, Rotorua to Auckland, removed. Rate for iron pipes, Auckland to Hamilton, reduced. Rates for timber from Kaukapakapa to Mount Eden, Auckland, or Onehunga Wharf reduced. Rate for timber from Papakura and Waikomiti to Auckland or Newmarket reduced. Rate for whitepine timber reduced. Goods of Classes P and Q from Kimihia Siding to be charged Id, per ton in addition to local rates. Rate for coke, Auckland to Onehunga, removed. Rate for pig-iron, Auckland to Onehunga, removed. Rate for bar- and sheet-iron, iron castings, and tram-rails, Onehunga to Auckland, removed. Rate for tallow, Mount Eden to Westtield, reduced. Rate for gas-water, Auckland to Westfield, inserted. Rate for coal-slack for lime-burning, Ac, purposes from Huntly or Kimihia to Te Kuiti, Te Aroha, or Paeroa reduced. Rate for haulage of pumice between Auckland Railway-station and Auckland Railway Wharf reduced. Rotorua District Railway : Rates removed. Napier-Taranaki Section. Rates for goods and live-stock hauled between the Napier Harbour Board's line at Spit and the railway-station at Spit inserted. Rate for logs from stations in bush districts to sawmills removed. Rate for white-pine timber for local use reduced. Rate for coke reduced. Rate for coal between Wanganui and Aramoho reduced. New Plymouth Breakwater Line : Charge for small lots reduced. LO— D. 2.

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RETURN NO. 29— continued. Statement of Alterations effected in and Additions made to the Scale of Charges— continued. PART IV.-GOODS: LOCAL RATES— continued. Wellington Section. Rate for salted sheepskins to Wellington reduced. Rate for white-pine for local use reduced. Rate for timber (other than white-pine) for export to places outside the colony of New Zealand, and rimu for export, forty to forty-seven miles, removed. Rate for coke reduced. Rate for cement, Wellington to Petone, reduced. Rate for coal-dross for lime-burning purposes, Wellington to Mauriceville, removed. Port Traffic : Charge for tallying goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, and H at Wellington inserted. Rate for bark, Wellington Wharf to Kaiwarra, removed. Minimum for tallow and pelts, Petone to Wellington, reduced. Oreymouth-Brunnerton Section. Rate for log timber, Kaiata and Dobson to Greymouth, inserted. Greymouth-Hokitika Section. Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Rate for goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, and F from stations on Hokitika line to Greymouth for shipment reduced. Rate for railway-sleepers reduced. Westport Section. Rate for log timber, Sergeant's Hill and Fairdown to Westport, and from stations on the Waimangaroa Branch line to Griffiths, reduced. Rates for coals and coal-dross, Conn's Creek to Wellington Mine, reduced. Nelson Section. Rate for dipping sheep removed. Picton Section. Clause re storage of goods of Class E at Tuamarina and Spring Creek Stations removed. Rate for goods of Classes A, B, C, D, Blenheim to Picton, reduced. The maximum rate of 15s. per truck for goods of Class F to include sheeting. Rate for native coals, ex ship at Picton: Clause amended. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Rate for goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E consigned to Christchurch (not to private sidings) reduced. Increase of 5Jd. per bale on goods of Class H not to be made when such goods are consigned to the Railway Wharf, Dunedin, for shipment. Rates for wool from Culverden to Lyttelton, Woolston, Christchurch, and Addington reduced. Rates for wool from Balmoral, Medbury, Hawarden, Waikari, and Waipara to Lyttelton, Christchurch, and Addington reduced. Rates for wool from Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches to Addington reduced. Rates for wool from Fairlie to Washdyke reduced. Rates for white-pine timber for local use reduced. Rate for logs, Glenomaru Tunnel to Glenomaru and Balclutha, inserted. Rate for tallow, Washdyke to Dunedin, removed. Rates and regulations for goods between Oamaru and Breakwater amended. Rates for store sheep for restocking Crown lands reduced. Rate for goods of Classes N and P, Port Chalmers Quarry to Port Chalmers Station or Wharf, removed. Rate for quarry refuse and rough stone, Sawyer's Bay to Port Chalmers, removed. Rate for nightsoil, Kensington to Wingatui, removed. Rate for coal on Fernhill Branch line inserted. Rate for pelts, Gore to Woolston, reduced. Rate for road-metal, ships' ballast, and gravel, Greenhills to Bluff, removed. Rate for ballast in lots of not less than 200 tons, Bluff to Invercargill, removed. Fernhill Branch inserted in list of branch lines whereon Id. per ton is charged, in addition to the classified rates, on goods of Classes A, B, C, and D. PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS. Acid, carbolic, packed in casks or wrought-iron drums. Owners' risk .. .. .. A Bark, native, loose. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to N Bellona. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. .. A Birds, mutton, preserved .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to D Biscuits, settlers'. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to C Bisulphide of carbon. Double rate. Owners'risk. Dangerous.. .. .. .. A Bleaching liquids. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. A Boats, to or from regattas, accompanied by their crews .. .. .. .. .. Free. Boxes, empty, not " returned empties," not otherwise specified .. .. .. Reduced to A Bromine. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. .. A Cabin bread. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to C Carriages and gigs in pieces, unpainted, and in the rough; minimum, 15cwt. per truck. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A Cases and casks, empties, not " returned empties," not otherwise specified .. Reduced to A Cement, manufactured from colonial products. Owners' risk. Rate and a half; but in no case are total charges to exceed Class D .. .. .. .. ~ ]\j Chloride of sulphur. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. A Coal, native, for export to places outside New Zealand .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Drays in pieces, unpainted, and in the rough ; minimum, 1 ton per truck .. .. C Empties, returned, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Empties, returned fruit and vegetable packages .. .. .. .. .. Free. Empties (casks, cases, kegs, jars, tins, tubs, and crates), not "returned empties," but to be reconsigned over the railway full. As " returned empties " .. .. .. See Part 111. Empties, not " returned empties," not otherwise specified .. .. .. Reduced to A Express wagons in pieces, unpainted, and in the rough ; minimum, 1 ton per truck .. C

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RETURN NO. 29—continued. Statement of Alterations effected in and Additions made to the Scale of Charges— continued. PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS— continued. Class. Express-shafts and -wheels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B Firewood. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Fish, fresh, under two tons. Owners'risk. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. D Fruit, New-Zealand-grown, fresh, packed. Rate and a half; but in no case is total charge to exceed Class D. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. .. .. .. E Fuse, packed. Owners' risk. Dangerous. (See also Part II.) .. .. .. .. A Fusees. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. .. A Game, dead. Owners' risk. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. .. .. A Gigs in pieces, unpainted, and in the rough ; minimum, 15cwt. per truck. Owners' risk .. A Gunpowder, in packages not exceeding 141b. Double rate. Owners' risk. As parcels See Part 11. House-blocks, split. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Iron, nitrate of. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. A Iron, perchloride of. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. A Iron rails, old, for scrap .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Iron, scrap .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Laths (native timber), in truck loads .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to X Lime, gas refuse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Lime from local kilns, consigned to country stations for agricultural purposes, or to ship for export .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Lime from local kilns for eementmaking .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Limestone. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Luggage not otherwise specified. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. B Luggage, passengers'. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 11. Luggage, theatrical companies', by goods trains. Half rate. Special goods .. .. B Manures, animal. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Metal, road, for local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Peas, split, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to E Perambulators, in parts, packed in cases, crates, or boxes. Owners'risk.. .. Reduced to A Pipes, unglazed earthenware, flangeless, drain .. .. .. .. .. .. Q Pollard, phosphorized, in tins or drums, hermetically sealed, consigned for destruction of rabbits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to D Posts and rails .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Pudrolithe. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. .. A Rabbits, dead. Half rate. Owners'risk. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. ... .. C Sago .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to B Seeds for crushing for oil. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to E Seeds, grass and clover, returning from seed-cleaning establishments .. .. Sec Part 111. Sheepskins, salted, in bales. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to H Tapioca .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to B Vegetables, not otherwise specified, packed. Rate and a half; but in no case is total charge to exceed Class D. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. .. .. E PART VI.—WHARVES. Kawakawa Section. Opua Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Whangarei Section. Whangarei Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Kaihu Section. Dargaville Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Auckland Section. Helensville Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Onehunga Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Mercer Wharf: Charges and rates removed. Paeroa Wharf: Charges and rates inserted. Greymouth Section. Greymouth Wharf: Charges for use of wharf to be computed on net register. Westport Section. Westport Wharf : Charges for use of wharf to be computed on net register. Nelson Section. Nelson Wharf: Minimum charge reduced. Regulation re goods for transhipment amended. Charges for use of wharf to be computed on net register. Rate for water supplied to shipping inserted. Picton Section. Picton Wharf: Charges for use of wharf to be computed on net register. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Port Chalmers Wharves: Charges for use of wharves to be computed on net register. T. RONAYNE, General Manager.

Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB96.

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