RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. R. SEMPLE)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1948 Session I, D-02

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1948 NEW ZEALAND

RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. R. SEMPLE)

Me. Speaker,— In accordance with section 9 of the Government Railways Act, 1936, I have the honour to present the Railways Statement for the year ended 31st March, 1948. FINANCIAL The gross revenue for the year was £17,070,872, which surpassed the previous record attained last year by £1,390,815, or 8-87 per cent. The greater part of this additional revenue was received from the increases in rates and fares which applied from 14th September, 1947. Rail fares other than suburban were increased by 15 per cent, and freight rates were increased by 20 per cent., and these increases produced £1,300,700. Passenger revenue declined by £566,000, due to a large extent to the very heavy decrease in Armed Services traffic. Added to this was the loss of passenger traffic during Easter, 1947, and Christmas, 1947, on the latter occasion due to the outbreak of poliomyelitis. The revenues from subsidiary services were well maintained with the exception of those produced by the Refreshment Branch, the receipts from which are substantially affected by the density of passenger traffic. In contrast to the passenger traffic, goods traffic continued to rise and new records in both tonnage and revenue were set up. Even without the increase in freight rates, the goods revenue would have been a record. This was a particularly fine effort, accomplished despite the coal shortage and the difficulties at present associated with wagon supply. Gross expenditure for the twelve months was £17,710,897, a substantial increase of £1,766,627, or 11-08 per cent., compared with last year. Two items particularly were responsible for this increase—namely, wages and locomotive fuels. The total wages bill rose by £786,000, partly due to additional hours worked, but mainly due to higher rates of pay and improved conditions of employment. The cost of locomotive fuels rose by £673,000, due to the increased use of imported poal and fuel oil. The net result was a loss on working of £640,025. As indicated in my last Statement, it was estimated that the increase in rates and fares would not be sufficient to balance revenue and expenditure, but the sum required from the vote —Economic Stabilization —was larger than anticipated, due to further increases in wages and fuel costs.

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LOCOMOTIVE FUEL Difficulties associated with the coal shortage have continued to cause much worry and concern and only the bare maintenance of the coal-saving time-table has been possible. The total quantity of coal consumed by locomotives decreased from 593,831 tons to 567,978 tons, but the actual quantity of New Zealand coal consumed decreased by 81,320 tons. In order to maintain reasonable services, 90,812 tons of American coal (55,467 more than last year) were used, plus 24,266 tons of fuel oil. It is conservatively estimated that the cost of using this imported coal was at least £635,000 more than the cost of an equivalent quantity of New Zealand hard coal. This amount is almost equal to the loss on the year's working. It should be noted that the Railways Department is carrying the whole burden of the higher-priced imported coal. In the years before the war considerable quantities of coal were imported from Australia for use in various industries, particularly gasworks. These industries now have the advantage of the use of the New Zealand coal, particularly hard coal, at New Zealand prices. To illustrate the price rise in imported coal I may mention that during the years 1941 to 1943 Australian coal cost the New Zealand Railways approximately £2 7s. 6d. per ton, whereas the average cost per ton of coal imported during the financial year ended 31st March, 1948, was over £lO. By way of contrast, the average cost for the year of New Zealand hard coal delivered in the North Island was £2 13s. 9d. per ton. Normally this additional cost of present-day imported coal would have been borne by all industries previously using imported coal, but as a State Department the Railways Department is carrying the whole burden. When financial comparisons are made, therefore, this factor must be borne in mind. In addition, there is the cost of fuel oil which increased considerably during the year. While the use of fuel oil is more economical than the use of American coal, the extra cost over and above that of a supply of New Zealand hard coal with an equivalent fuel value was approximately £140,000. Good progress has been made with the conversion of locomotives to oil-burning, and at the end of the year a total of 34 oil-burning locomotives were in service. At the end of the year it was understood that the allocation of fuel oil would be limited to a quantity sufficient for only 35 oil-burning locomotives, but since then an increased allocation has been obtained and the Department is proceeding with further conversions. PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE RAILWAYS The experience of the war and the extensive railway developments taking place overseas emphasizes the part that our railways must play in the future economic and social development of the Dominion, and I cannot overemphasize their significance as the basis of our present transportation system. This is borne out by the year's statistics of 26,000,000 passenger journeys and 9,500,000 tons of goods carried. These transportation figures, together with the level of fares and freights, show the important part railway transportation plays in the cost structure of the country, apart from the social service provided. It is essential, therefore, to pay full regard to the railways as a stabilizing factor in the Dominion's economy, and the country may rest assured that

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every effort is being made to provide a modern railway service at the lowest possible cost, for it is obvious that the railways must be regarded as a prime function of industry and must be used to the best advantage generally in the public interest. A feature common to all railway operation is the high percentage of " fixed charges ' involved in the cost of operation, and this factor necessitates the fullest possible use of the system generally. It is the policy of the Government, through the careful co-ordination of all forms of transport, to ensure that the services available through the railways are used in the best way possible to serve the country's interests. PROSPECTS At the time of writing it is estimated that for the year ending 31st March, 1949, the revenue will be £18,093,000 and the expenditure will be £18,993,000. That is to say, there will be a loss on working of £900,000. Estimates prepared earlier in the year indicated a prospective loss of £600,000, but since then further provision has been made for additional conversions of locomotives to oil-burning and for the increased use of imported coal. Due allowance has been made in the latest figures for the alteration in the rate of exchange. The fact that stands out is that the predicted loss is due to a large extent to one factor, and that is the fuel situation. The maintenance of even a restricted service makes the importation of coal from overseas and the extended use of fuel oil an absolute necessity, but, as previously pointed out, the cost of so doing greatly inflates the railway expenditure. Even with the use of fuel oil and imported coal, passenger services must still be severely restricted, and this has a very adverse effect upon passenger revenue. It is estimated that for the coming year ending 31st March, 1949, the cost of using imported coal and fuel oil will exceed by £984,000 (on the new basis of exchange) what would have been the cost of a quantity of New Zealand coal having an equivalent fuel value. Apart from this additional cost, the results for the next year should show an approximate balance between working expenses and revenue, but a changing trade situation may affect the financial position, and the matter will be kept constantly under review. CONCLUSION Since the end of the financial year the General Manager, Mr. J. Sawers, and the Assistant General Manager, Mr. C. R. Riesop, have retired, and I should like to take this opportunity of thanking both of them for the unfailing courtesy and great help they extended to me during the past four years, and to pay a tribute to the splendid work they have done during very difficult times. As from 16th July, 1948, Mr. F. W. Aickin, 0.8. E., M.lnst.T., was appointed General Manager, and Mr. E. H. Langford, M.A. (Hons.), Assistant General Manager. Finally I want to record my appreciation of the excellent service which the staff as a whole have given to the Department and to the public.

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RESULTS OF WORKING The following is a statement of the results of working for the past five years :

For the current year it is anticipated that the revenue will reach £18,093,000 and the expenditure £18,993,000.

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Particulars. Year ended 31st March, 1948. 1947. 1946. 1945. 1944. Total miles open for traffic Average miles open for year .. 3,526 3,529 3,528 3,528 3,528 3,511 3,504 3,504 3,504 3,469 Capital cost of opened and unopened lines Capital cost of open lines Capital cost per mile of open lines £78,658,928 £77,089,031 £21,863 £76,941,888 £75,354,243 £21,359 £76,012,797 £74,466,731 £21,107 £74,874,045 £71,353,574 £20,364 £74,289,351 £70,999,125 £20,262 Gross earnings Working-expenses NET EARNINGS £17,070,872 £17,710,897 £640,025* £15,680,057 £15,944,270 £264,213* £15,444,847 £14,384,844 £1,060,003 £14,459,750 £13,260,277 £1,199,473 £15,325,306 £12,757,336 £2,567,970 Interest charges £3,030,033 £2,992,900 £2,889,195 £2,842,399 £2,765,724 PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WORKING-EXPENSES TO GROSS EARNINGS 103-75 101-69 93 14 91-71 83-24 PERCENTAGE OF NET EARNINGS TO AVERAGE CAPITAL INVESTED IN OPEN LINES 1-47 1-69 3-71 Railway operating earnings Railway operating expenses .. NET RAILWAY OPERATING EARNINGS PERCENTAGE OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENSES TO EARNINGS £13,964,280 £15,090,091 £1,125,811* 108 06 £12,823,784 £13,644,779 £820,995* 106 40 £13,104,587 £12,549,724 £554,863 95-77 £12,448,307 £11,696,895 £751,412 93-96 £13,464,979 £11,365,917 £2,099,062 84-41 Operating earnings per average mile open Operating expenses per average mile open NET OPERATING EARNINGS PER AVERAGE MILE OPEN £3,957 £4,276 £319* £3,635 £3,868 £233* £3,732 £3,574 £158 £3,552 £3,338 £214 £3,881 £3,276 £605 Operating earnings per revenue train-mile Operating expenses per revenue train-mile NET OPERATING EARNINGS PER TRAIN-MILE d. 244-41 264-12 19-71* d. 233-70 248-67 14-97* d. 233-76 223-86 9-90 d. 233-36 219-27 14-09 d. 210-82 177-95 32-87 Passengers, ordinary.. Season tickets Total passenger journeys Goods tonnage Live-stock tonnage Train-mileage (revenue) Engine-mileage 8,111,417 17,775,772 25,887,189 8,766,293 757,750 13,712,103 19,354,353 10,222,325 1,358,453 28,869,135 8,548,471 780,862 13,169,233 18,705,901 13,553,083 1,369,572 32,417,675 8,388,191 822,275 13,454,508 18,855,174 13,629,523 1,394,817 32,994,529 8,177,551 776,688 12,802,536 18,168,727 18,317,323 1,518,045 38,611,267 8,233,489 793,137 15,328,987 21,095,680 ♦ Loss recovered from vote, " Economic Stabilization."

\_D-2, Railway Statement (page 4) CORRECTION NOTICE

on tickets, 1948, column : " 17,775,772 " should be " 1,347,671." tnber of season ticket journeys shown instead of number of tickets.)

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS New Zealand Government Railways Department, General Manager's Office, Wellington, 27th August, 1948. The Hon. the Minister of Railways. Sir,— I have the honour to submit the annual report on the working of the New Zealand Railways for the financial year ended 31st March, 1948.

WORKING RESULT (Whole Undertaking)

REVENUE Details of the operating revenue under the main headings, with comparisons with the previous year's figures, are set out in Statement No. 3. Railway-passenger revenue again decreased, this year by £565,981, or 17-40 per cent. Allowing fox* an estimated value of the fare increase operating from 14th September, 1947, the decline was £743,643. Passenger journeys (ordinary) decreased by 2,110,908, or 20-65 per cent., while journeys on season tickets decreased by 871,038, or 4-67 per cent. The main reasons for these decreases were — (1) The substantial decrease in receipts from the Armed Forces—£47s,o22. (2) The cancellation of all special trains for Easter, 1947, as a result of the Waikato coal-miners' strike. (3) The outbreak of poliomyelitis in December, 1947. Although no specific ban was placed on travel other than inter-Island, there was a large-scale cancellation of holiday arrangements and probably £lOO,OOO revenue was lost as a result. (4) Intensified competition of road and air services. Both road and air services have expanded rapidly since the end of the war, and the inability of the railways to provide daily services has meant a greater diversion to road and air than would otherwise have been the case. The revenue from parcels, luggage, and mails has shown an over-all increase of £112,635, mainly as a result of tariff increases.

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— 1948. 1947. Variation, 1948 with 1947. £ £ £ Per Cent. Revenue 17,070,872 15,680,057 +1,390,815 8-87 Expenditure 17,710,897 15,944,270 +1,766,627 11 08 Loss 640,025* 264,213* +375,812 Return on average capital inNil Nil vested in open lines, per cent. Interest charges 3,030,033 2,992,900 +37,133 1-24 Excess of interest charges over 3,030,033 2,992,900 +37,133 1-24 net revenue * Loss recovered from vote—Economic Stabilization.

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Freight traffic was again of record proportions, new records being set up in revenue, tons, and ton-miles. The revenue was £10,486,744, an increase of £1,582,982, or 17-78 per cent., and even without the tariff increase, which produced £1,049,692, the revenue exceeded the previous record by £533,000; the tonnage was 9,524,043, an increase of 194,710, or 2-09 per cent. ; and as a result of the increase in tons and an increase in the average haul, net ton-miles increased by 6-08 per cent. Decreases occurred in the tonnages of live-stock (23,000 tons) and artificial manure and phosphate (117,000 tons), although by reason of the tariff increases, the revenue in each case showed improvement. Commodities showing increases in tonnages were timber, coal, grain, benzine in tank wagons, and general merchandise. The tonnage of agricultural lime carried showed an increase of 4,605 tons to set a new record of 733,628 tons. EXPENDITURE Details of operating expenditure, divided into maintenance, transportation, &c., are also set out in Statement JSTo. 3. The increased expenditure is due once again to two main factors —a higher wages bill and increased fuel costs.

The following table sets out a division of the total expenditure, with comparisons with the figures for 1946-47 :

The increase in wages paid can be divided approximately according to the principal causes —viz., £212,000 for additional man-hours worked and £575,000 for higher ratea of pay and improved conditions of employment. The additional man-hours were incurred mainly in the road services and traffic transportation, while the largest single, item in the higher pay cost was the general increase of 10s. per week operating from Ist October, 1947, which cost £346,000 for the portion of the year to which it applied. The rise in the cost of locomotive fuels was due to the necessity of importing some 94,000 tons of American coal and to the increased use of fuel oil. It is estimated that the cost of the imported coal and oil fuel used exceeded the cost of the equivalent amount of native coal by £635,000 for the coal and £140,000 for the fuel oil. The general price level of stores rose and a larger quantity was used. Two main single items of increase were £51,000 for road service fuels and £61,000 for materials for tarpaulins. Under the heading of " Miscellaneous " the main variations were a decrease of £125,000 for deferred maintenance and increases of £82,000 for superannuation subsidies and £71,000 for ancillary lorries. The increase in the superannuation subsidy was due mainly to the increased cost-of-living bonus payable to superannuitants (£51,310 increase).

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— 1948. 1947. Variation. Wages Coal and oil (loco.) Stores and material Depreciation and renewals Miscellaneous £ 10,375,359 1,873,799 2,636,305 1,495,865 1,329,569 £ 9,588,798 1,203,817 2,319,873 1,473,685 1,358,097 £ + 786,561 + 669,982 + 316,432 + 22,180 - 28,528 Per Cent. 8-20 55*65 13-64 1-51 2-10 Totals 17,710,897 15,944,270 +1,766,627 11-08

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SUBSIDIARY SERVICES Particulars of revenue, expenditure, and net revenue for the various subsidiary services are set out in Statements Nos. 4 to 9 inclusive, and the following table shows the variations in revenue and expenditure with last year :

Dealing with the main item in this table—i.e., road motor services—the revenue increased in proportion to increased mileage arising from new and extended services and the purchase of established services. The most important purchase during the year was that of the service of Wm. White and Sons, Ltd., running Auckland-Thames-Coromandel. The continued operation of the coal-saving time-table, with consequent diversion of passengers to road, continued to assist in maintaining road service revenue, although this would probably have been a good deal higher but for the poliomyelitis outbreak immediately prior to Christmas, 1947. Expenditure rose in higher ratio than revenue, mainly by reason of increased petrol prices, increased wages, and increase in depreciation due to the fact that the cost of vehicles put into service during the year was two to three times higher than the pre-war cost of similar vehicles. LOCOMOTIVE FUEL

The following table shows the consumption and stocks of locomotive coal during the past nine years : —-

The decline in the tonnage of locomotive coal consumed was due to the lower allocation of New Zealand coal, partially offset by the greater quantity of imported coal used and the partial substitution of oil fuel.

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Revenue. Expenditure. Amount, 1948. Variation, 1948 with 1947. i Amount, 1948. 1 Variation, 1948 with 1947. Lake Wakatipu steamers .. Refreshment service Bookstall service Advertising service Dwellings Other buildings Road - motor services Miscellaneous revenue (nonoperating) £ 12,996 325,002 238.785 54,911 167,582 59,744 1,741,786 505.786 £ + 495 — 15,796 + 33,605 + . 6,986 + 7,766 + 5,893 + 186,100 + 25,270 Per Cent. 3-96 4-64 16-38 14-58 4-86 10-94 11-96 5-26 £ 16,461 331,666 236,904 40,748 281,318 47,204 1,666,505 £ - 16 - 1,801 + 34,445 + 3,047 + 1,720 + 6,202 +277,718 Per Cent, 0-10 0-54 17-01 8-08 0-62 15-13 20-00 Totals 3,106,592 +250,319 8-76 2,620,806 +321,315 13-97

Year ended 31st March, Coal Consumption. Hard. | Soft. | Total. Coal Stocks. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1940 301,512 190,944 492,456 53,570 1941 298,465 230,087 528,552 76,109 1942 307,948 229,784 537,732 73,332 ,1943 333,773 278,068 611,841 65,087 -1944 .. 284,688 349,319 634,007 20,817 1945 205,577 371,349 576,926 20,954 1946 209,943 400,143 610,086 11,841 1947 233,651 360,180 593,831 7,166 1948 279,738 • 288,240 567,978 9,988

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Actually the quantity of New Zealand coal used declined by 71,940 tons of soft coal and 9,380 tons of hard. Compared with last year, 55,467 more tons of imported coal were used and 23,405 more tons of fuel oil. The proportion of soft coal used decreased from 60-65 per cent, last year to 50-75 per cent, this year, and as a result the increased efficiency value of the coal actually consumed compensated in some measure for the decreased total tonnage. Nevertheless,, the difficulty of supplies continued to cause the greatest anxiety, and steps have been taken since the end of the financial year to secure such supplies of British, Indian, and South African coal as may be procurable.

The following table shows for the same years the consumption of coal from the point of view of efficiency and economy :

An indication of the efficiency of hard coal compared with soft is given by the fact that in the South Island, where only 37 per cent, of soft coal was used, the consumption per 1,000 gross ton-miles was only 375 lb., compared with 4301b. for the North Island,, where the proportion of soft to hard coal was 58 per cent., and 409 lb. for the whole system. Despite difficulties, good progress was made during the year with the conversion of further K and Ka class locomotives to oil-burning. At 31st March, 1948, a total of 34 oil-burners were in service, 32 having been converted this year. Fuelling facilities were installed to enable these locomotives to operate generally from Paekakariki toFrankton Junction and on the Napier and New Plymouth lines. Unfortunately, the cost of oil fuel rose sharply during the year and is now almost double last year's cost per ton. The unit costs are, however, still lower than those for American coal. WAGON SUPPLY AND UTILIZATION Record goods tonnage was carried under difficult operating conditions arising from shortages of staff, coal, and rolling-stock. A very acute wagon-supply position has gradually been eased towards the end of the year by the importation of La wagons from Great Britain. Up to 31st March last, 1,209 of the 3,000 La wagons ordered had been put into service, and, in addition, 233 wagons of the same type were manufactured in our own workshops. On the other hand, shortages of staff in the workshops has interfered with wagon-repair work and the number of wagons awaiting repairs in the North Island has increased during the year. During the year, the number of wagons passed through the workshops decreased by 352 and those receiving heavy repairs decreased by 233. This acute wagon-supply position has been brought about by a number of factors. The demand has, of course, increased enormously, while the supply received a severe check during the war years and subsequently due to shortages of man-power and materials. Then, again, several factors have retarded the effective use that could be

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Year ended 31st March, Steam-engine Miles (000's). (Coal-burners.) Pounds per Engine-mile. Steam Gross Ton-miles (000's). Pounds per 1,000 Gross Ton-miles. Percentage of Soft Coal used. 1940.. 17,069 65 2,828,326 390 39 1941 17,072 69 2,991,761 396 44 1942.. 17,368 69 3,078,801 391 43 1943.. 18,840 73 3,467,082 395 45 1944.. 18,955 75 3,562,997 399 55 1945.. 16,087 80 3,117,337 415 64 1946.. 16,804 81 3,281,499 416 66 1947.. 16,403 81 3,243,256 410 61 1948.. 16,329 78 3,110,857 409 51

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made of the existing stock : the opening of new lines in both Islands has increased the length of the average haul; the curtailment of train services contributes in no small degree to delayed turn-round; and, finally, there has been the effect upon turn-round of the five-day week. Accurate figures for wagon turn-round are not available, but, apart from this, it oan be said that the available wagon stock is now receiving better use than ever before. Compared with 1939, the average load per loaded wagon for goods other than live-stock has increased by over 1 ton and the net ton-miles per wagon per annum have increased by 11,000. During the last few years a valuable contribution to the wagon situation has been made by the use of the ancillary lorries for the conveyance of small lots of goods for wayside stations. The use of the lorries has improved both the average wagon loading -and the general availability, and for the year ended 31st March, 1948, the savings in wagon loadings and wagon days is estimated at 71,566 and 178,822 respectively. In addition, the use of lorries has meant operating savings by eliminating shuntings at small -stations, with resulting improvements in time-keeping not only of the goods-train concerned, but also of other trains on the particular section. It must be noted that even with an adequate supply of wagons the use by the Railways Department of lorries is an economic proposition for the conveyance of small lots of goods for wayside stations, and this method is used extensively by railways in Great Britain and the United States of America. It was necessary again this year to supplement the supply of wagons with the use of private motor-lorries for the transport of manure under the scheme outlined in the previous annual report. During the year the total quantity of raw materials carried by road from the wharves to the Auckland works and of artificial manure carried by road from the works under this scheme was 335,426 tons. A similar scheme was operated for two short periods during the year for the •conveyance of timber, and, in all, 4,740 tons of timber were so conveyed. The wagon situation, particularly in respect of the open-type La, should continue to ease gradually from now on. At the date of writing only 300 of the 3,000 La wagons ordered from Great Britain have not yet arrived in this country, and 2,158 have been put into service. During this year it is also anticipated that approximately 300 La wagons will be manufactured in our own workshops, and consideration is now being given to the question of the importation of a further quantity of La wagons from Great Britain. ZONAL LOADING Conditions in some of the main goods-yards and the established custom of receipt .and despatch have also accentuated the wagon shortage. Generally speaking, the loading -of outward goods takes place for all points right throughout the day, although there is a very pronounced peak between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. An endeavour must therefore be made to have as full a supply of empty wagons as possible placed for loading in the ■early morning, although many may be only partly loaded or not loaded at all until the peak rush. Wagons unloaded in the morning cannot be used for afternoon loading without a great deal of shunting and upsetting the loading of other wagons. The position was particularly bad at Auckland, and an experiment is now in progress for the loading of wagons for one direction to be done only in the morning and for the other direction ■only in the afternoon. With the co-operation of the carriers and consignors, this experiment has so far had very good results. Less empty wagons are required for the morning " set-up," wagons unloaded during the morning can be used in the afternoon " set-up," and the congestion of and delays to lorries which occurred in the peak rush has very definitely been reduced. In addition, the work of the office staff in waybilling, rating, &c., has been more evenly spread and the usual rush in getting away the evening goods-trains has been materially reduced. Most important of all, empty wagons previously required for the goods-yard can now be used for bulk loadings of fertilizer and the like.

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THROUGH BOOKING BY RAIL AND AIR A service for the through booking of goods and parcels between the North and South Islands by rail and air was commenced towards the end of last year in co-operation first with the R.N.Z.A.F. and later with the National Airways Corporation. The service has undoubtedly proved to be a valuable one to the public and has been extremely well patronized. The regular air service between Paraparaumu and Woodbourne commenced with three return flights, but this had later to be increased to four, and more recently to five. In addition to the regular service, special flights on charter from the National Airways Corporation were run to give a through service for occasional lots of household removals to Nelson and for consignments of stud rams from and to Feilding, Masterton, Christchurch, Dunedin, and points farther south. In all, 5,893 tons of freight were carried by the service, including 382 stud rams and a very large number of household removals. The success of this service is based upon the fact that the air journey is a very short one and thus the air costs, which are undoubtedly high compared with those of land transport, are kept down to a minimum. For example, on goods from, say, Napier to Dunedin the air journey involves a distance of only 72 miles out of a total journey of approximately 700 miles and an air rate can be fixed which, taken in conjunction with the rail rate in each Island, will not bear too heavily on the traffic and yet will provide an adequate margin over the air costs. ACCIDENT TO PICTON CHRISTCHURCH EXPRESS A regrettable happening occurred on 25th February, 1948, when the Picton-Christ-church passenger express train became derailed between Blenheim and Blind River Stations. While traversing a 10 chain curve approximately 2 miles south of Seddon Station the engine overturned and the passenger-cars were derailed and some considerably damaged. Six passengers were killed and sixty-one injured, some seriously. The fireman and driver were also injured. A Board of Inquiry set up under the Government Railways Act, 1926, investigated the accident. Its conclusions were, briefly, that the cause of the accident was the overturning of the engine and tender due to entering the curve at a speed of over 52 miles per hour (over 22 miles per hour above the authorized speed of 30 miles per hour for such a curve) and that the driver was guilty of a serious dereliction of duty in driving the engine at a speed so far in excess of that authorized. The full report of the Inquiry Board has been published. I should like to reiterate the expressions of appreciation which have been voiced on behalf of the Department for the assistance rendered by the medical profession and hospital staffs at Blenheim and Seddon and the numerous other willing helpers. STAFF

A summary of the staff position and a comparison with, the previous year's figures are given in the following table (the figures do not include railway employees serving in the Armed Forces) :

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—. 1948. 1947. 1 Variation, 1948 with 1947. Total staff as at 31st March — Permanent Temporary 16,526 9,433 16,342 9,695 + 184 -262 Totals .. ». 25,959 26,037 - 78 Average staff throughout the year 25,950 26,077 -127

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There has been relatively little change in the numerical strength of the Department's staff throughout the year and the variations shown in the comparison with the previous year's figures are within expected limits. Despite these gratifying features, the past year, has been a difficult one from the point of view of staff administration and, like the preceding year, has been characterized by a high turnover of labour and an unsatisfied demand for additional staff. The loss of experienced and highly skilled personnel, even though they may be replaced by an equivalent number of recruits, causes great difficulty in regulating employees' hours of duty, particularly in the branches of the Department associated with the operation of trains. In the workshops, too, the man-power position is being keenly felt, and more so because in the North Island it is retarding the work of repairing, and overhauling locomotives. An energetic policy of staff recruitment has been and is being pursued, but, notwithstanding, it is estimated that an additional 1,282 employees are still required to bring up to full strength for present requirements the staff engaged directly in the running of trains and the handling of traffic. Staff vacancies in the workshops number 838. During the year new appointments to the permanent staff totalled 783, while 363 members of the permanent staff retired on superannuation, 1,243 resigned, 37 died, and 52 were paid off or dismissed. In addition, a number of temporary employees were appointed to the permanent staff and 104 members of the Second Division were promoted to the First Division. There has been a steady expansion in staff-training during the year, especially in the technical branches. Apart from the day-to-day instruction in routine duties, known as on-the-job training, correspondence courses are used by some 1,500 students. This instruction is supplemented by lectures and by the use of various types of visual aids, and a school for book-keeping machinists is established in Wellington. The staff-training programme aims at the maintenance of a high level of efficiency and service through the continual improvement in the educational status of the staff and in the establishment of a good working environment. Rehabilitation has to a great extent been completed, as the majority of the employees who served in the Armed Forces are now settled back in their pre-war occupations and further rehabilitation efforts on their behalf are not necessary. During the year 82 ex-servicemen completed their trade-training course under the "B " scheme and have been absorbed as tradesmen in the workshops. At the time of this report there are 272 men still in training. Leave on pay for a stated number of hours each week is granted to ex-servicemen who are attending lectures at Universities and technical colleges. Sport plays a very prominent part in the life of every railway man, especially among those who live in isolated localities and those who owing to their occupation are unable to participate in regular Saturday sport. Perhaps the most prominent sport played by railway men is Rugby football. There are 59 Railway football clubs throughout the Dominion playing regular Sunday games on a highly-organized basis. Their activities are controlled by 9 district Railway Rugby Unions, who in turn are responsible to the central body the New Zealand Railways Rugby Football Council. Railway Rugby culminates each year with the annual North Island versus South Island match. But Rugby is by no means the only sport played by railway men. Practically every known sport is fostered by railway clubs throughout the Service. Cricket, tennis, bowls, association football, Rugby league, table-tennis, and other sports far too numerous to mention play a prominent part. The female staff is also prominent in railway sporting activites. Many of them belong to the various tennis and table-tennis clubs, while others have formed marching teams and basketball clubs.

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Since the presentation of last year's report, the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal has made some 25 orders arising out of claims presented by the railway service organizations and by the Department. These orders dealt with rates of remuneration and conditions of employment of the Department's staff and have conferred considerable benefits upon those employees coming within the Tribunal's jurisdiction. Relationships with the various service organizations have continued on a most friendly footing, and the frequent contacts throughout the year with the national executives and with their officials have not only evidenced a spirit of mutual confidence, but have also proved of considerable assistance in staff administration. A total of £67,508 was paid under the Workers' Compensation Act during the year in respect of employees suffering injury in the course of their employment. MILEAGE OF LINES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNT The mileage of lines open for traffic decreased to 3,525 miles 44 chains. An increase of 1 mile 71 chains resulted from the opening of the Naenae-Taita extension, while the opening of the Turakina-Okoia deviation involved a decrease of 4 miles 10 chains. The Capital Account on 31st March, 1948, was £77,089,031, an increase of £1,734,788. Nearly £1,400,000 of the increase is accounted for by the importation of La wagons from Great Britain. The remainder represents work on the Turakina deviation, the Wellington - Hutt Valley line, Sawyers Bay-St. Leonards duplication, and miscellaneous station yard rearrangements, buildings, and other works. IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS The most important additions and improvements during the year were the extension of Hutt Valley line from Naenae to Taita, and the opening of the Turakina deviation. The Naenae-Taita line, which serves the extensive Government housing settlement at Taita, was brought into operation on 14th April, 1947. The Turakina deviation was opened for traffic on 7th December, 1947, and this work will be of a permanent value in railway operation. Prior to the opening of the deviation, goods-trains out of Aramoho travelling south to Turakina were limited to 190 tons for an Ab engine and 280 tons for a K class engine. The use of the deviation allows the tonnage to be increased to 420 tons and 640 tons respectively. Estimated annual savings as a result of the opening of the deviation are : Train miles, 46,000 ; rail-car miles, 1,326 ; and assisting-engine miles, 36,000. Work has also progressed on the Sawyers Bay - St. Leonards duplication ; the earthwork was completed and track-laying commenced. The new goods office at Wellington was also completed during the year, and a special effort has been made to provide improved staff amenities at workshops, locomotive depots,, and stations. CONCLUSION The past year has brought its complement of difficulties and hard work, and I thank the staff, one and all, for their loyal service and co-operation. I have also much pleasure in expressing, on behalf of my predecessor, Mr. J. Sawers,. who has recently retired, his sincere thanks to all railway men for the co-operation and loyalty which they gave him throughout his term of office. General Manager.

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STATEMENT No. 1 Capital Account as at 31st March, 1948

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Total to Year ended Total to Total to Year ended Total to 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 31stMareh, 31st March, 1947. 1948. 1948. 1947. 1948. 1948. Expenditure £ £ £ Receipts £ £ £ Permanent-way —Works, buildings, 67,536,197 689,769 68,225,966 Capital included in public debt .. 76,673,562 1,724,259 78,397,821 machinery, plant, and dwellings Other capital .. .. .. 9,080,681 10,529 9,091,210 Rolling-stock, lake steamers, and road 16,925,004 1,728,957 18,653,961 motors Lines closed for traffic .. .. 241,823 .. 241,823 84,703,024 2,418,726 87,121,750 85,754,243 1,734,788 87,489,031 Deduct accrued depreciation on 11,539,068 627,465 12,166,533 Deduct accrued depreciation and 10,400,000 .. 10,400,000 existing assets other losses of capital written off in accordance with subsection (2), section 23, of the Government Railways Amendment Act, 1931 73,163,956 1,791,261 74,955,217 Add unexpended balances as per 2,190,287 Or. 56,473 2,133,814 Depreciation Account — 75,354,243 1,734,788 77,089,031 75,354,243 1,734,788 77,089,031 Note. —Unopened lines are under the control of the Public Works Department, and all expenditure out of the Public Works Account in connection therewith is included in the accounts of that Department.

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STATEMENT No. I— continued General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1948 Liabilities £ Assets £ Sundry creditors : General (including unpaid wages) .. 1,262,389 Sawmills, bush areas, and stocks of timber .. .. 89,439 Collections for refund .. .. .. .. 93,618 Stores and materials on hand—• £ Items to be written off on receipt of parliamentary authority 5,833 Stores Branch .. .. .. .. 3,855,103 Renewals, Depreciation and Equalization Reserve Accounts Subsidiary services .. .. .. 54,633 as per Statement No. 13 .. .. .. .. 5,766,825 3,909,736 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. .. .. 634 Advance to capital .. .. .. .. .. 38,013 Sundry assets: Subsidiary services .. .. 55,212 Work in progress, sundry debtors, and debit balances .. 218,901 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. 7,185 Outstanding at stations .. .. .. .. 850, 296 Working Railways investments .. .. .. 800,000 Cash in Working Railways Account .. .. .. 1,160 ,517 £7,129,299 £7,129,299 F. H. McAuley, A.R.A.N.Z., Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly set out the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note.—J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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STATEMENT No. 2 Income and Expenditure of the Whole Undertaking for the Year ended 31st March, 1948

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Year 1947-48. Year 1946-47. Statement —- No. Gross Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue. Gross Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue. £ £ £ £ £ £ Railway operation 3 13,964,280 15,090,091 Dr.1,125,811 12,823,784 13,644,779 Dr. 820,995 Lake Wakatipu steamers 4 12,996 16,461 Dr. 3,465 12,501 16,477 Dr. 3,976 Refreshment service 5 325,002 331,666 Dr. 6,664 340,798 333,467 7,331 Bookstall service 5a 238,785 236,904 1,881 205,180 202,459 2,721 Advertising service .. .. 6 54,911 40,748 14,163 47,925 37,701 10,224 Dwellings 7 167,582 281,318 Dr. 113,736 159,816 279,598 Dr. 119,782 Buildings occupied by subsidiary services 8 59,744 47,204 12,540 53,851 41,002 12,849 Road motor services 9 1,741,786 1,666,505 75,281 1,555,686 1,388,787 166,899 Miscellaneous revenue •• 505,786 505,786 480,516 480,516 17,070,872 17,710,897 15,680,057 15,944,270 Total net loss to Net Revenue Account 640,025 264,213

Dr. 1947-48. 1946-47. Or. 1947-48. 1946-47. Net loss before charging interest on capital Interest charges £ 640,025 3,030,033 £ 264,213 2,992,900 Receipt from vote " Stabilization " .. Reduction on account of interest charges, vide section 14, Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2) £ 640,025 3,030,033 £ 264,213 2,992,900 3,670,058 3,257,113 3,670,058 3,257,113

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STATEMENT No. 3 Income and Expenditure in respect of Railway Operation for the Year ended 31st March, 1948

Per Cent, of Per Cent, of Operating Revenue. Operating Revenue. Rxpfinditiirp.. 194-7-48. 1946-47. Revennft. 1947-48. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1946-47. Maintenance of— £ £ £ £ Way and works .. .. 2,528, 407 2,466,020 18-11 19-23 Passengers, ordinary.. .. 2,356,102 2,917,424 16-87 22-75 Signals and electrical 426,841 376,458 3-06 2:94 Passengers, season tickets .. 331,665 336,324 2-38 2-62 appliances Parcels, luggage and mails .. 553,366 440,731 3-96 3-44 £ Goods .. .. .. 10,486,744 8,903,762 75-10 69-43 Rolling-stock 3,318,700 Labour, demurrage, &c. .. 236,403 225,543 1-69 1-76 Less transfer from residuals 20,000 3,298,700 3,241,139 23-62 25-27 Locomotive transportation .. 3,618,660 2,840,828 25-92 22-15 Examination, lubrication, and 168,096 155,188 1-20 1-21 lighting of vehicles Traffic transportation .. 4,550,376 4,138,817 32-58 32-27 General charges .. .. 136,893 145,817 0-98 1-14 £ Superannuation subsidy 395,892 Less amount allocated to subsidiary ser- — vices, &c. .. 33,774 Total operating revenue .. 13,964,28012,823,784 100-00 100-00 362,118 280,512 2-59 2-19 Net operating loss .. 1,125,811 820,995 8-06 6-40 Total operating expenses.. 15,090,09113,644,779 108-06 106-40 15,090,091 13,644, 779 108-06 106-40

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STATEMENT No. 3A Summary of Expenditure

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Item. North Island Main Line and Branches. South Island Main Line and Branches. Nelson. Total. Maintenance of way and works Maintenance of signals and electrical appliances Maintenance of rolling-stock Examination, lubrication, and lighting of vehicles Locomotive transportation Traffic transportation .. .. General expenses Superannuation subsidy £ 1,462,305 250,957 1,934,145 105,290 2,673,976 2,647,016 85,522 226,228 £ 1,049,039 175,539 1,357,380 62,516 936,497 1,894,586 51,206 135,452 £ 17,063 345 7.175 290 8,187 8,774 165 438 £ 2,528,407 426,841 3,298,700 168,096 3,618,660 4,550,376 136,893 362,118 Total 9,385,439 5,662,215 42,437 15,090,091 Per cent, of operating revenue Per average mile of railway .. .. £ Per total train-mile .. .. .. pence 106-38 5,566•69 252-33 110-45 3,175-67 276-89 275-30 707-28 269-04 108-06 4,276-02 261-06

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STATEMENT No. 4 Income and Expenditure in Respect of Lake Wakatipu Steamers

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Per Cent, of Per Cent, of Revenue. Revenue. Expenditure. 1947-48. 1946-47. Revenue. 1947-48. 1946-47. 1947-48. ■ 1946-47. 1947-48. 1946-47. £ £ £ £ Salaries and wages, shore staff 3,213 2,965 24-73 23-72 Ordinary passengers 6,161 6,145 47-40 49-16 Salaries and wages, steamer 7,197 6,894 55-38 55-15 Season tickets 29 13 0-23 0-10 staff Parcels, luggage, and mails 497 469 3-82 3-75 Coal and stores 2,168 2,442 16-68 19-54 Goods 6,237 5,829 47-99 46-63 Repairs, steamers 1,609 1,598 12-38 12-78 Miscellaneous 72 45 0-56 0-36 Repairs, wharves, &c. 277 475 2-13 3-80 Insurance, depreciation, &c. 1,313 1,214 10-10 9-71 Motor-lorry expenses 135 305 1-04 2-44 15,912 15,893 122-44 127-14 12,996 12,501 100-00 100-00 Operating loss 2,916 3,392 22-44 27-14 15,912 15,893 122-44 127-14 15,912 15,893 122-44 127-14 Operating loss 2,916 3,392 22-44 27-14 Payments to railway revenue — Interest on capital 549 584 4-22 4-67 Net loss 3,465 3,976 26-66 31-81 3,465 3,976 26-66 31-81 3,465 3,976 26-66 31-81

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STATEMENT No. 5 Income and Expenditure in Respect of Refreshment Service

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Expenditure. 1947-48. 1946-47. Per-Gent, of Revenue. Revenue. 1947-48. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1946-47. Salaries and wages Provisions used Light, fuel, and water Renewals and depreciation Insurance and miscellaneous £ ... 117,336 163,703 6,886 9,006 12,765 £ ... 115,331 165,545 6,937 11,123 12,757 36-10 50-37 2-12 2-77 3-93 33-84 48-58 2-04 3-26 3>74 Receipts from Refreshment-rooms £ 325, 002 £ - 340,798 Operating profit 309,696 15,306 311,693 29,105 95-29 4-71 91-46 8-54 325,002 340,798 100-00 100-00 325,002 340,798 Payments to railwayrevenue — Interest on capital Rent Freights, and fares Net profit 2,300 15,401 4,269 2,102 15,212 4,460 7,331 0-71 4-74 1-31 0-62 4-46 1-31 2-15 Operating profit Net loss .. *» •- 15,306 6,664 29,105 21,970 29,105 6-76 8-54 21,970 29,105

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STATEMENT No. 5A Income and Expenditure in Respect of Book-stall Service

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Expenditure. 1947-48. 1046-47. Per Cent, of Revenue. Revenue. 1947-48. 1946-47, 1947-48. 1946-47. Salaries and wages Stores Miscellaneous £ 19,408 191,546 3,133 £ 16,876 163,235 2,775 8-13 80-22 1-31 8-22 79-56 1-35 Receipts £ 238,785 £ 205,180 Operating profit 214,087 24,698 182,886 22,294 89-66 10-34 89-13 10-87 238,785 205,180 100-00 100-00 238,785 205,180 Payments to railway revenueRents Rail freights Net profit 21,783 1,034 1,881 18,743 830 2,721 9-12 0-43 0-79 9-14 0-40 1-33 Operating profit 24,698 22,294 24,698 22,294 10-34 10-87 24,698 22,294

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STATEMENT No. 6 Income and Expenditure in Respect of Advertising Service

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Expenditure, 1947-48. 1946-47. Per Cent, of Revenue. Revenue. 1947-48. 1946-47.' 1947-48. 1946-47. Salaries, wages, and allowances Stores and materials Insurance and depreciation Office and general expenses Operating profit Payments to railway revenue — Rent of premises and sites Commission Freights Net profit £ 11,173 2,907 8,598 4,227 £ 10,696 3,354 7,709 3,795 20-34 5-30 15-66 7-70 22-32 7-00 16-08 7-92 Advertising-signs, publications, &c. Operating profit £ 54,911 £ 47,925 26,905 28,006 25,554 22,371 49-00 51-00 53-32 46-68 54,911 47,925 100-00 100-00 54,911 47,925 12,270 1,373 200 14,163 10,685 1,198 264 10,224 22-35 2-50 0-36 25-79 22-30 2-50 0-55 21-33 28,006 22,371 28,006 22,371 51-00 46-68 28,006 22,371

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STATEMENT No. 7 Income and Expenditure in Respect of Departmental Dwellings

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Expenditure. 1947-48. 1946-47. Per Cent, of Revenue. Revenue. 1947-48. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1946-47. Wages and charges Materials Insurance Depreciation .. Operating loss Payments to railway revenue — Interest £ 114,893 41,948 378 54,499 £ 112,220 45,916 384 50,711 68-56 25-03 0-23 32-52 70-22 28-73 0-24 31-73 Rentals Operating loss Net loss £ 167,582 £ 159,817 167,582 44,136 159,817 49,414 211,718 209,231 126-34 130-92 211,718 209,231 44,136 69,600 49,414 70,368 26-34 41-53 30-92 44-03 113,736 119,782 113,736 119,782 67-87 74-95 113,736 119,782

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STATEMENT No. 8 Income and Expenditure in Respect of Buildings occupied by Refreshment Service, Book-stall Proprietors, etc.

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Expenditure. 1947-48. 1946-47. Per Cent, of Revenue. Revenue. 1947-48. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1946-47. Wages and charges Materials Insurance and depreciation Operating profit Payments to railway revenue — Interest Net profit £ 16,619 2,981 8,499 £ 11,505 3,505 8,095 27-82 4-99 14-22 21-37 6-51 15-03 Rentals Operating profit £ 59,744 £ 53,851 28,099 31,645 23,105 30,746 47-03 52-97 42-91 57-09 59,744 53,851 100-00 100-00 59,744 53,851 19,105 12,540 17,897 12,849 31-98 20-99 33-23 23-86 31,645 30,746 31,645 30,746 52-97 57-09 31,645 30,746

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STATEMENT No. 9 Income and Expenditure in Respect of Road Services

Expenditure. 1947-48. 1946-47, Per Cent, of Revenue. Revenue. 1947-48. 1946-47. Per Cent, of Revenue. 1947-48. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1946-47. Superintendence — Salaries and office expenses Maintenance charges Running-expenses Licence fees Insurance and depreciation £ 157,719 283,877 953,115 36,401 184,472 £ 132,500 236,311 809,724 26,052 151,130 9-05 16-30 54-72 2-09 10-59 8-52 15-19 52-06 1-67 9-71 Passengers Parcels, mails, &c. Newspapers Goods Goods ancillary Miscellaneous £ 1,389,829 74,411 15,317 110,467 150,052 1,710 £ 1,290,738 60,280 24,827 102,537 76,008 1,296 79-79 4-27 0-88 6-34 8-62 0-10 82-97 3-87 1-60 6-59 4-89 0-08 Operating profit.. 1,615,584 126,202 1,355,717 199,969 92-75 7-25 87-15 12-85 1,741,786 1,555,686 100-00 100-00 1,741,786 1,555,686 100-00 100-00 Payment to railway revenue — Rents Fares Interest on capital Net profit ' 19,732 4,460 26,729 75,281 17,355 4,137 11,578 166,899 1-13 0-26 1-54 4-32 1-12 0-27 0-74 10-72 Operating profit 126,202 199,969 7-25 12-85 126,202 199,969 7-25 12-85 126,202 199,969 7-25 12-85

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STATEMENT No. 10 Railway Employees' Sick Benefit Society

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Income and Expenditure EXPENDITURE. 1947-48. 1946-47. INCOME. 1947-48. 1946-47. Sick benefits paid to members Excess of expenditure over ineome Balance accumulated funds as at 31st March £ 40,869 £ 52,286 Contributions Entrance fees Interest on investments Subsidy as per section 5, subsection (1), of Government Railways Amendment Act, 1928, and section 26 of the Statutes Amendment Aet, 1944, charged to Working Railways Account Balance, being excess of expenditure over income for the year Accumulated funds brought forward on 1st April £ 25,490 257 213 7,500 7,409 £ 25,681 278 225 24,580 1,522 40,869 52,286 40,869 52,286 7,409 555 1,522 7,964 7,964 9,486 7,964 9,486 7,964 9,486 Balance-sheet Liabilities Accumulated funds Sick pay due not paid £ 555 123 £ 7,964 16 Assets Investments Contributions outstanding at 31st March Cash in Working Railways Account £ '*44 634 £ 7,169 21 790 678 7,980 1 678 7,980

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STATEMENT No. 12 Statement of Cash Receipts and Payments—Working Railways Account

Reconciliation Statement £ s. d. Credit balance in Working Railways Account as per Treasury figures .. 726,357 16 3 Add imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 434,159 9 7 Credit balance as per above statement .. .. .. £1,160,517 5 10

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Receipts £ Balance brought forward .. 574,998 Revenue receipts .. .. 17,578,629 Miscellaneous receipts— Working Railways .. .. 2,717,419 Railways improvements and additions to open lines .. .. 26,171 National Development Loans Account .. .. .. 1,650,000 Contributions to Sick Benefit Fund 33,666 Interest on investments.. .. 37,748 Investments realized .. .. 1,207,286 Payments £ Wages and vouchers— Working Railways .. .. 19,837,816 Railways improvements and additions to open lines .. .. 1,717,786 Refunds to Harbour Boards, shipping companies, and other carriers .. 1,109,681 Investments purchased .. .. 117 Balance as per General Balancesheet .. .. .. 1,160,517 £23,825,917 £23,825,917

— Credit Balance at 31st March, 1947. Contributions Year ending 31st March, 1948. Expenditure Year ending 31st March, 1948. Credit Balance at, 31st March 1948. General Reserve Account Insurance Reserve Account Workers' Compensation Reserve Account Slips, Floods, and Accidents Equalization Reserve Account Betterments Reserve Account: Refreshment Branch Renewals Reserve Accounts .. Depreciation Reserve Account Totals.. £ 2,129,493 54,479 68,301 111,867 19,366 1,341,671 2,190,287 £ 14j 593 71,992 21,671 471,663 1,046,139 £ 15,886 67,508 20,000 344 568,347 1,102,612 £ 2,129,493 53,186 72,785 113,538 19,022 1,244,987 2,133,814 5,915,464 1,626,058 1,774,697 5,766,825

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STATEMENT No. 14 Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc., to 31st March, 1948; Net Revenue and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date

ISoie.—The amount stated in this return as the cost of construction of opened lines includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways. It also includes the Midland Railway and expenditure by the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards on railways and wharves under the provisions of section 7 of the Railways Authorization Act, 1885, the information regarding the last-mentioned being furnished by the respective Boards, Th#' rate of interest earned has been computed on the average capital.

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Section of Railway. Opened Lines. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest earned. lines and Works. Rolling-stock. Total. North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Nelson £ 38,221,686 23,220,960 490,152 £ 7,476,315 4,419,563 9,641 £ 45,698,001 27,640,523 499,793 £ -563,188 -535,601 -27,022 £ s. d. Lake Wakatipu steamer service Subsidiary services, &c. In suspense— General 61,932,798 20,396 3,220,422 9,896 11,905,519 73,838,317 20,396 3,220,422 9,896 -1,125,811 -3,465 489,251 65,183,512 11,905,519 77,089,031 -640,025 Total cost of opened lines at 31st March, 1948 77,089,031

Way and Works Branch: Particulars of Works. Depreciation Fund. Improvements and Additions to Open Lines. Total. Land Grading, formation, tunnels, and permanent-way Bridges, overbridges, subways, and culverts Station buildings, engine-sheds, and other operating buildings Fences, gates, cattlestops, cattle-yards, and loading-banks .. Dwellings and huts Stores and workshops buildings and plant Refreshment, advertising, and road-service buildings Cranes, weighbridges, turntables and water services Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, &c.) Signalling, communications, and electrification Expenditure by Public Works Department: Grade easements and deviations £ Cr. 4,692 20,170 112,555 50,406 52,182 28,668 22,533 102,654 £ 1,815 78,460 22,511 25,622 6,873 59,034 35 Cr. 70 12,839 8,618 25,030 £ 1,815 73,768 42,681 138,177 6,873 109,440 52,217 28,598 12,839 31,151 127,684 384,476 240,767 58,815 625,243 58,815 384,476 299,582 684,058

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STATEMENT No. 15—continued Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock

Reconciliation Statement, Railways : Improvements and Additions to Open-lines £ s. d. | Expenditure— £ s - Expenditure charged by Treasury .. 1,717,785 19 7 | Way and Works Branch .. 299,581 19 11 T .£s. d. Locomotive Branch rolling-stock .. 1,397,116 0 2 Less recoveries .. 26,172 19 9 Less refunds .. 20 3 1,691,615 0 1 Consolidated Fund Administration charges .. .. .. 5,083 0 0 £1,696,698 0 1 £1,696,698 0 1

Description of Stock ordered. Number incomplete on 31st March, 1947. Number complete on 31st March, 1948. Number incomplete on 31st March, 1948. Expenditure, Working Railways Depreciation Fund. Expenditure, Improvements and Additions to Open Lines. Total. Locomotives, Classes K, Ea, and Kb Locomotives, Class Ja and spares .. Locomotives, electric Improvements for locomotives Boilers Multiple units and spares Carriages Improvements for carriages Wagons, Class Ez Wagons, Class He Wagons, Class Jc Wagons, Class Kc Wagons, Class La Wagons, Class Lc Wagons, Class Mc Wagons, Class Q Wagons, Class Rb Wagons, Class S Wagons, Class T Wagons, Class Ub Wagons, Class TJc Wagons, Class Ud Wagons, Class Vb Wagons, Class W Wagons, Class Xc Wagons, Class Yd Wagons, Class Z Miscellaneous improvements for wagons Shunting units, petrol and Diesel .. Cranes Tarpaulins Total Summary Locomotives Multiple units Shunting units, petrol and Diesel .. Carriages Wagons, bogie Wagons, four-wheeled Cranes Total .. 2 31 7 in 62 1 99 398 150 3,732 500 120 150 40 25 22 175 4 2 35 100 129 i04 9 1 5 1 58 1 ] 441 1 12 ' 30 ' 18 1 2 26 7 'in 62 149 340 150 2,291 499 120 150 40 25 22 175 15 2 35 70 129 35 86 9 £ 97 j 337 13,203 13,637 2,180 26 2,760 52 j 282 321 6 j 559 155 22,866 i j 722 32,258 43 Cr. 10,501 165 572 £ >Cr. 614 1,397,730 £ Cr. 614 97,337 70,515 13,203 13,637 30,591 2,180 26 2,760 1,450,012 321 6,559 " 155 22,866 i, 722 32,258 43 59,363 Cr. 10,501 165 572 6,009 1,567 4,550 396,054 1,397,116 1,793,170 40 111 9 62 408 5,378 1 5 ' 31 1,530 1 35 111 9 62 435 3,898 6,009 1,567 4,550 Particulars of Workshop and Depot Machinery, Mc Workshop equipment Machinery and equipment for locomotive running, car and wagon depots .! Motor-buses and motor-lorries )tor-buses, a £ 25,802 2,435 293,845 md Motor-lorries £ £ 25,802 2,435 ' " 293,845

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STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1948

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OUTWARD. INWARD. Traffic. Revenue. Traffic. Stations. Number of Passenger Journeys. Season Tickets. Cattle Sheep Timber, Hundreds Other Goods. Ordinary Passengers. Season Tickets. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Miscellaneous. Total Cattle Sheep Timber, Hundreds Other Goods. l Firstclass. Secondclass. Total. and Calves. and Pigs. of Superficial Feet. Goods. Value forwarded. and Calves. and Pigs. of Superficial Feet. i > orth Island Main Linb and Branches Auckland „ Goods Newmarket Mount Eden Avondale Henderson Helensville 31,063 ' 886 347 557 295 361 493,007 75,252 24,474 34,258 39,693 30,193 524,070 76,138 24,821 34,815 39,988 30,554 No. 53,238 19,964 6,238 21,178 14,364 68 No. 103 14 12 242 15,519 25,930 No. 40 88 18,338 67,855 23,814 6,029 7,667 549 132 3,511 Tons. 473,153 16,599 9,578 7,526 5,377 14,027 £ 191,818 7,135 3,262 3,977 3,072 4,057 £ 15,419 972 3,851 3,379 20 £ 61,666 1,154 959 775 1,038 616 £ 1,015,434 53,437 23,336 11,158 9,380 15,780 £ 1,123 21,718 162 303 130 84 267 £ 270,026 1,037,152 65,764 28,832 19,891 16,953 20,740 No. 316 362 103 187 2,401 5,906 No. 701 511 155 79 3,624 21,358 124,712 124,942 113,913 84,315 42,944 17,119 Tons'. 390,250 27,226 96,799 15.796 12,609 17,955 Wellsford Maungaturoto Paparoa Dargaville Waiotira Whangarei 166 350 54 608 54 1,033 6,724 14,561 3,708 20,845 6,923 31,924 6,890 14,911 3,762 21,453 6,977 32,957 12 104 72 171 18,683 17,174 3,999 31,642 15,048 33,274 50,371 37,356 13,124 45,013 39,426 33,701 18,128 351 126 11,615 10,428 3,758 24,575 7,380 13,870 8,787 34,491 51,319 1,754 3,120 862 4,722 914 7,762 10 77 33 161 385 291 108 767 277 2,131 24,280 14,093 8,898 24,342 61,609 38,306 59 27 3 196 304 880 26,488 17,531 9,871 30,104 63,137 49,240 3,178 1,412 936 2,787 2,595 3,038 13,759 5,479 2,005 7,671 4,395 8,436 3,510 1.190 291 5,695 405 11,388 12,275 13,535 4,658 28,076 76,368 40,825 Hikurangi Otiria Kaitaia Kawakawa Opua .. Kaikohe Okaihau 264 406 442 320 672 660 189 3,450 8,974 2,194 5,463 14,704 7,127 11,854 3,714 9,380 2,636 5,783 15.376 7,796 12,043 61 1 7 29 24 5,016 10,177 121 132 4,480 2,251 7,749 7,414 20 76 7. 101 6,413 8,114 277 488 320 2 4,175 19,630 60,387 14,216 479 645 4.477 3,210 4,328 1,265 3,132 2,625 1,568 3,223 4,353 1,663 52 14 6 8 23 395 443 681 268 167 421 275 26,185 39,394 893 1,320 4,181 8,781 15,160 49 17 13 32 24 5 27,894 43,038 4,213 3,175 7,611 13,602 17,103 1,710 737 51,784 . 2 311 174 6,887 1,464 64,968 1 j 272 137 325 470 310 172 530 3,329 972 8,924 14,952 1,705 11,695 2,193 12,071 16,130 Ellerslie Penrose Onehunga 213 168 302 40,518 29,747 6,850 40,731 29,915 7,152 10,001 6,755 2,933 632 1,226 1 7,129 1,017 21,972 6,763 761 125,121 3,017 1,694 1.351 1,750 1,935 1,235 677 400 373 311 4,665 136,484 7,566 39 432 142 8,733 139,875 10,446 385 400,763 105 70 1,342,251 3,958 2,753 348,342 72,268 1,491 76,460 25,942 Otahuhu Papatoetoe Papakura Drury Waiuku 580 317 526 218 172 102,208 49,159 156,547 2,697 2,485 102,788 49,476 157,073 2,915 2,657 26,346 16.984 34,992 65 3,130 286 2,017 7,062 23,317 . 9,992 100 2.252 5,031 12,752 332 305 86 7 138,229 750 1,364 5,767 477 5,753 3,223 9.569 340 804 6,122 3,944 9,006 54 658 445 641 77 206 174,477 1,779 3,672 7,048 3,046 914 43 56 27 37 187,924 9.434 22,944 7,546 4,093 98,497 1,910 5,422 1,151 3,915 195,834 6,590 19,602 8,835 8,805 10,862 30,001 6,821 394 4,615 80,165 13,487 12,136 5,659 17,948 l'ukekohe Tuakau Pokeno Mercer Te Kauwhata 1,709 473 5fl 150 70 41,010 22,257 8,234 15,345 6,692 42,719 22,730 8,290 15,495 6,762 577 258 109 478 2 21,711 11,910 8,010 634 31,559 19,599 46,841 1 .100 12,369 76,387 542 24 30 14,303 12,571 10,251 5,886 8,851 8,856 2,821 873 1,609 1,111 483 251 69 363 1 1,319 508 77 104 503 22,193 14,864 5,595 3,311 16,027 72 80 4 133 20 32,923 18,524 6,618 5,520 17,662 4,929 1,696 2,228 261 6,341 11,700 12,561 12,339 4,323 20,584 15,879 967 237 353 1,005 22,952 12.260 4,627 2,703 10,125 Huntly .. Glen Afton Taupiri Ngaruawahia Frankton Junction Hamilton 883 40 84 312 7,515 4,186 78,844 27,196 4,034 10,363 92,854 34,716 79,727 27,236 4,118 10,675 100,369 38,902 . 14,663 987 86 1,021 181 56 9,199 1,013 1,664 1,461 30,503 14,983 48,259 12,787 11,078 5,628 169,240 20,625 646 30 12 1,354 12,857 337,057 202,483 5,340 117.987 40,478 43,444 10,825 1,568 902 2,982 47,189 19,489 3,728 307 56 196 111 130 792 37 146 ' 448 2,900 5,547 296,216 137,238 9,602 119,726 59,522 67,476 4,505 19 22 5,125 1,061 760 316,066 139,250 10,728 128,477 110,783 93,402 4,201 1,991 1.740 144,082 12,650 873 10,458 8,632 3; 829 146,079 96,204 3,860 7,379 1,335 253 642 31,959 60,714 64,616 13,847 12,541 9,299 83,205 65,606 Cambridge Morrinsville Matamata Putaruru 458 763 730 953 1,248 16,458 14,232 32,993 1,706 17,221 14,962 33,946 44 31 138 22,986 59,008 41,.541 17,147 91,636 158,986 181,034 100,283 8,943 265 12,697 363,096 3,963 27,273 9,914 20s824 2,292 4,669 4,310 7,953 36 22 98 657 839 853 1,135 15,726 58,020 41,470 134,314 64 63 409 392 18,739 63,627 47,064 143,892 4,074 9,129 5,567 5,152 23,702 77,178 48,302 65,163 710 6,009 1,542 4,102 37,401 38,648 55,221 53,584 Mfimaku Rotorua „ Koad Services .. Waitoa Te Aroha 133 2,002 26 339 —--#-,994 21,510 3,459 5,393 10,127 23,512 3,485 5,732 25 51 6 131 40 7,211 11,904 28,188 8,169 36,863 69,757 10,187 11,764 120,295 121,768 135 156 5,042 19,904 11,745 7,993 fr, 813 10,091 1 551 2,009 17 28 6 61 38 176 2,157 125 545 50,636 65,256 24,006 9,817 4 279 344 21 52,146 77,811 7 25,087 12.130 201 3,228 1,584 1,450 3,400 25,423 1,701 8,315 117 2,702 1,561 2,661 3,170 52,611 39,289 20,904 Paeroa .. Thames Waihi Katikati Tauranga 370 282 344 106 977 19,476 4,947 9,748 8,804 27,877 19,846 5,229 10,092 8,910 28,854 46 309 6 35 16 46,826 129 12,151 23,371 3,805 23,669 464 14,142 44,650 25,877 436 407 37 30,872 12,686 15,049 3,232 910 3,758 10,193 3,187 2,566 2,781 1,432 4,418 39 290 3 32 45 648 581 463 511 1,574 19.612 8,799 5,573 21,667 23.613 76 33 135 1 60 23,562 12.269 8.955 23.643 29,710 3,268 1.366 3,759 3,016 1,183 12,540 9,081 14,027 12,593 12,240 2,437 3,613 6,515 592 2,233 27,735 18,220 1(,651 9,165 21,812 Te Puke l Edgecumbe | Taneatua 615 253 579 9,523 2,512 13,640 10,138 2,765 14,219 5 27,520 29,892 20,985 127,467 44,387 43,881 99,686 62,274 108 5,496 20,646 997 2,819 1,351 3,576 3 578 234 247 43,150 87,545 5,791 47 396 2,054 46,597 89.526 11,668 1,844 2,912 1,060 20,812 13,935 1,512 1,071 510 207 14,086 21,772 62,145 1 Opotiki 1 Whakatane Road Services [( Ohaupo Te Awamutu Otorohanga Te Kuiti Ongarue 309 685 31 1,297 445 1,383 80 1,592 2,807 391 20,582 20,024 68,575 20,638 1,901 3,492 422 21,879 20,469 69.958 20,7X8 7 10 11 31 92 44 6,111 48,113 24,718 15,507 2,068 3,499 165,588 102,760 148,489 36,009 1 3,758 73,292 133,025 542 654 276 17,256 39,957 117,295 37,424 1,753 3,409 201 9,441 5,145 15,271 2,441 111 6 49 14 56 23 312 354 59 1,224 646 J. too 177 1,933 1,847 1,183 51,093 42,058 111.DTI 85,279 22 132 73 758 628 3,998 a, 721 1,471 61,939 47,936 128.658 88,548 1,037 5,551 3,051 4,018 916 3,733 69,751 19,951 29,884 5,432 8 87 5,035 2,895 6,210 167 2,731 3,683 6,280 52,251 26,213 !l 17 10,600 Okahukura Taumarunui National Park Ohakune Raetihi 13 2,776 397 819 153 4,886 67,581 22,808 25,861 858 4,899 70,357 23,205 26,680 1,011 14 269 3 22 1 2,680 10,608 1,384 2,283 4,349 18,542 112,347 13,060 20,339 64,532 2,964 149,327 256,896 81,400 604 37,288 20,037 10,081 12,799 2,170 323 17,808 4,446 6,393 739 7 243 1 18 16 115 2,163 393 818 80 40,650 84,770 102,428 43,057 10,017 15 451 102 49 41,110 105,435 107.370 50,335 10,854 242 1,908 900 1,029 3,451 1,874 16,176 6,293 1,030 13,627 231 1,330 7,435 140 454 1,208 27,680 10,091 7,804 6,015 Rangataua Waiouru Mataroa Taihape Mangaweka i ___ 48 240 18 1,265 43 9,938 5,499 6,773 17,881 2,527 9,986 5,739 6,791 10,146 2,570 2 61 44 16 1,753 1,770 3,964 5,612 8,172 16,969 56,320 80,809 152,133 144,464 12,565 869 453 396 862 4,430 2,841 1,434 16,886 2,411 770 2,194 344 6,767 514 53 26 15 94 249 71 1,034 170 10,239 12,381 10,668 34,901 17,327 21 30 5 91 7 11,124 14,907 11,088 42,819 18,033 273 863 787 2,918 2,724 1,954 5,687 1,706 4,352 4,133 154 255 167 3,359 695 2,368 7,335 6,702 20,050 3,926

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STATEMENT No. 18—continued Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1948 —continued

OUTWAKD. INWARD. Traffic. Revenue. Traffic. Stations. Number of Passenger Journeys. Season Tickets. Cattle Sheep Timber, Hundreds Other Goods. Ordinary Passengers. Season Tickets. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Goods. Total Cattle Sheep Timber, Hundreds Firstclass. Secondclass. Total. and Calves. and Pigs. of Superficial Feet. 1 laneous. Value forwarded. and Calves. and Pigs. of Superficial Feet. Goods. North Island Main Line and Branches—contd. Hunterville Marton New Plymouth Rd. Services New Plymouth „ Breakwater Waitara Inglewood Tariki Midhirst Stratford Te Wera Whangamomona 183 1,822 34 5,124 199 404 39 53 1,855 17 69 10,237 24,110 79 48,975 3,731 13,122 2,526 4,150 38,458 1,077 3,244 10,420 25,932 113 54,099 3,930 13,526 2,565 4,203 40,313 1,094 3,313 No. 14 18 59 249 156 52 133 2 No. 8,939 6,931 i j 426 2! 470 17,776 3,769 6,488 23,916 1,035 4,304 No. 94,880 162,571 .M01 17,512 33,463 3,928 7,349 51,104 6,623 56,080 . 10,302 12j 149 561 2,091 5,453 193 1 976 3,806 1,859 Tons. 4,858 12,701 195,187 25,715 28,924 53,134 2,089 6,699 10,328 932 14,363 £ 1,869 10,144 120 30,782 1 3,056 300 486 12,045 184 738 £ 23 10 182 192 114 26 81 2 £ - 326 1,417 3! 144 "351 345 18 23 1,270 20 71 £ 15,753 29,121 136,576 7,988 27,963 61,053 1,311 4,723 16,730 2,247 17,557 £ 17 410 12^074 61 12 1 1 188 1 2 £ 17,988 41,102 120 182,758 7,988 30,297 64,658 1,744 5,259 30,314 2,454 18,368 No. 4,538 1,597 2,300 63,698 664 345 213 2,769 1,209 1,159 No. 12,696 40,041 13^213 254,803 12,563 4,546 1,069 17,796 6,820 13,199 867 31,858 35,756 5,589 6,273 3,318 10,532 24 324 Tons. i 10,469 J 18,599 153 j 114 31,318 21,212 76,121 2,808 5,898 28,738 2,008 6.972 Ohura Eltham Opunake 124 554 129 8,271 19,751 942 8,395 20,305 1,071 27 253 4,351 23,530 9,268 51,385 37,130 13,866 12,804 427 119 22,351 12,670 485 2,337 4,329 926 20 213 240 489 62 29,251 21,023 2,794 10 28 38 31,858 26,082 3,820 868 2,214 3,501 10,359 26,141 25,629 1,938 4,903 1,813 12,704 19,205 30,349 Normanby Ha wera Patea ,. Waverley 66 2,244 540 356 3,393 34,054 12,093 9,522 3,459 36,298 12,633 9,878 4 44 5 7 43,746 17,698 2,680 10,526 25,980 48,640 22,478 79,745 i, 079 225 133 11,552 25,030 30,228 28,628 595 12,177 3,029 1,834 3 99 1 74 53 1,445 344 172 13,814 33,408 58,630 19,171 2 91 283 37 14,467 47,220 62.287 21.288 795 4,913 96,404 8,519 7,443 70,019 171,649 54,245 27 22,787 3,987 7,876 4,995 52,474 42,790 10,616 Aramoho Wanganui Wharf Fordell Turakina .. Greatford Halcombe Feilding 682 3,094 30 46 99 68 1,745 18,389 50,561 4,688 6,409 3,654 6,265 16,595 19,071 53,655 4,718 6,455 3,753 6,333 18,340 21 85 4 81 2 90 1 7,129 4,170 4,888 2,581 2,863 651 18,344 33,979 41,228 37,982 24,117 47,787 13,587 208,015 30 6,561 2ii 40 3,350 63> 60,462 51,864 22,482 385 1,423 26,061 4,710 25,593 3,839 15,580 549 799 500 663 8,297 21 118 3 56 4 82 520 2,903 61 147 177 80 1,197 54,922 114,668 26,561 3,917 4,453 23,593 5,781 57,183 141 2,175 3,063 29 56 6 5 286 59,443 135,444 29,624 4,559 5,511 24,280 6,611 66,963 2,539 13,977 3,781 1,141 1,379 512 34,785 16,729 163,113 19,489 21,913 12,482 23,352 124,743 1,285 49,570 "837 36 216 200 12,498 69,997 77,465 3,151 4,336 3,608 5,868 5,913 52,127 Palmerston North Ashhurst Longburn Foxton Shannon 12,958 108 76 75 377 122,716 *>,214 8,980 293 23,298 135,674 6,322 9,056 368 23,675 69 28 230 5,681 5,868 9,490 123 14,156 54,622 38,019 78,476 3,550 93,816 5,143 3,169 1,187 132 68,4u3 1,4 <9 25,495 2,071 5,365 60,868 714 874 365 3,453 150 8 217 6,969 85 168 87 258 130,058 6,409 59,859 4,455 13,057 1,146 3 61 6 17 199,191 7,211 60,970 4,913 17,002 11,220 7,031 14,987 731 3,558 138,857 18,476 129,714 10,933 52,916 85,726 430 1,925 19,872 1,605 131,174 3,992 11,929 10,125 10,038 Levin Otaki .. . Paekakariki Johnson ville 1,806 866 1,026 164 46,946 41,826 78,141 46,330 48,752 42,692 79,167 46,494 82 147 38,389 4.9,031 14,953 9,015 1,215 1,211 81,226 32,099 37,893 12,224 137 113 278 100 4,671 1,735 5,460 68 12,100 7,981 7,747 2,281 33 60 11,863 9,810 3,891 13,549 592 83 11,864 5,892 9,999 1,204 95 38 79 26 27,983 27,520 30,280 13,404 7,423 858 975 17,369 71,553 7,579 8,486 114,590 8,509 1,127 1 .(IT:. 2,859 19,033 8,523 5,360 2,313 Wellington — Passenger and Parcels Goods Wharf Courtenay Place 51,668 4^386 874,764 21,808 926,432 26j 194 363,662 602 483 4,889 44,419 307,215 1,665 240,142 23,573 78,292 369 62,380 2,867 656,743 159 2,802 5,725 10 383,616 662,468 159 26,819 858 2 i ,914 148,621 304,972 29,984 Ngahauranga Petone Lower Hutt Trentham Upper Hutt Featherston Martinborough Road Ser. 68 2,467 1,487 297 546 634 166 1,450 252,028 21,678 20,838 37,502 20,710 1,053 1,518 254,495 23,165 21,135 38,048 21,344 1,219 955 206,022 26,256 9,514 35,088 164 36 210 72 92 3,604 10,623 615 1,805 70 6,138 166,009 10,670 5,--27 9 91 8,<160 11,110 76,142 3,273 1,649 •607 11,311 358 18,585 .-,.711 3,375 4,070 4,451 a.->3 154 40,510 5,323 2,999 9,744 123 10 1,919 778 529 400 823 3,591 188,490 9,310 6,823 2,347 24,100 20 385 136 53 24 26 4,133 249,889 21,258 13,779 16,585 29,523 11,646 20,045 93 312 787 1,386 581,508 493,209 891 138 2,647 2,176 551 43,178 74,070 820 1,133 1,350 5,074 46,768 7,779 5.049 7,338 18,155 i Carterton Masterton .. • .. „ Road Services Mauriceville Eketahuna 413 1,053 311 50 135 10(522 23,581 5,985 3,102 6,227 10,935 24,634 6,296 3,152 6,362 246 79 22 9 5,526 10,234 642 7,630 66,340 161,918 5,110 36,308 1,830 7,362 # 346 31,908 14,443 20,972 4,280 3,947 8,079 3,050 503 1,871 240 83 19 8 424 1,238 26 208 56,299 36,158 li,030 9,012 17 162 1 4 60,927 (5,720 3,050 11,579 11,103 13,029 6,069 46 685 119,129 4,059 47 1,960 10,248 13,177 14 725 17,635 3,605 1,808 8,496 Hukanui Pahiatua Mangatainoka Wood ville Dannevirke 14 294 27 539 1,004 2.323 7,983 1,210 20,337 19,357 2,337 8,277 1,237 20,876 20,361 7 2 85 3,503 9,593 6,46( 25,483 10,052 12,169 66,444 55,750 194,178 165,978 38 484 8 612 1,141 6,364 9,708 28,851 6,090 437 3,689 55C 3,719 6,471 5 1 89 42 346 55 298 1,235 3,179 13,236 14,048 38,975 22,743 4 9 1 487 111 3,662 17,285 14,660 43,480 30,649 317 478 575 1,867 1,056 1,729 3,582 388 9,442 7,004 81 5,279 107 548 3,951 4,714 14,223 5,160 13,167 32,239 Ormondville Takapau Waipukurau Waipawa Otane 94 167 1,022 461 213 8J414 3 801 11,673 6,474 7,850 8,508 3,968 12,695 6,935 8,063 7 25 10 1 115 3,534 5,312 12,421 3,323 11,563 94,998 121,423 234,004 85,457 95,903 9 5 ( 211 2,039 139 2,033 11,996 7,370 17,897 6,215 1,069 938 4,314 2,129 1,148 8 2C fc 103 136 166 649 320 162 9,737 14,531 24,463 18,051 19,558 3 3 69 25 7 10,953 15,658 29,501 20,525 20,978 738 1,015 3,764 1,958 11,802 5,221 15,457 34,160 21,711 73,225 273 275 7,106 855 80 7,840/ 8,099/ 18,9841 9,160 2,211 ) Hastings Clive Napier „ Road Services .. Port Ahuriri 3,016 20 3,237 42 32,893 291 38,555 207 35,908 311 41,792 249 20 110 2,799 387 5,171 1 20,742 7,740 37,943 1,227 13,334 261 59,608 50,798 14,054 33,220 19,347 171 23,160 157 63 120 3,820 334 3,341 14 122,251 32,949 37,750 41,494 508 11 111 "212 145,989 33,465 64,482 157 41,720 8,929 48,939 1,688 123,369 570,119 15,966 13 18,359 1,793 6,257 i ,926 59,469 I 17.273B 30,3531 98,50$?: Raupunga Wairoa Matawhero Gisborne „ Road Services 32 941 43 2,507 113 3,610 52,783 1,020 23,444 811 3,642 53,724 1,063 25,951 924 105 4,371 8,493 22,596 2,002 36,349 96,434 233,404 38,074 11,504 3,042 19,075 1,389 1 8,124 22,924 9,132 32,200 1,172 664 15,798 441 18,639 807 89 79 1,077 727 2,693 9,658 51,183 35,085 74,545 3,853 6 55 13 188 10,407 68,113 36,266 96,154 4,660 1,508 5,189 2,419 4,661 5,480 49,263 25,882 91,417 219 961 1,852 42,172 8,514 37 , 254' 12,22Svj 33,741 873 Sub-total . J 1,319,373 6,533,184 1,911,060 3,926,483 1,319,373 6,533,184 1,911,060 3,926,483 Chief Accountant Overseas traffic 118,055 405,069 523,124 24,872 511 559 879 13,392 403,009 25,477 151,342 80,193 60,782 38,841 698,862 60,782 i j 364 96(J 450 12,997 Totals 308,196 4,736,512 5,044,708 991,786 1,319 884 6,533,743 1,911,939 3,939,875 1,544,985 245,325 388,085 6,527,688 116,168 8,822,251 1,320,737 6,534,144 1,911,510 3,939,480

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STATEMENT No. 18-continued Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1948—continued

OUTWARD. INWARD. Traffic. Revenue. Traffic. Station. Number of Passenger Journeys. Season Tickets. Cattle Sheep Timber, Hundreds Other Goods. Ordinary Passengers Season Tickets. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Miscellaneous. Total Cattle Sheep Timber, Hundreds Other Goods. Firstclass. Secondclass. Total. and Calves. and Pigs. of Superficial Feet. Goods. Value forwarded. and Calves. and Pigs. of Superficial Feet. South Island Main Line and Branches Lyttelton Wharf Heathcote Woolston 21,632 49 68 134,204 24 i 302 37,736 155,836 24,351 37,804 No. 62,130 8,965 19,559 No. 430 1 20 No. 27,209 33,132 20 Tons. 411,973 11,198 11,195 9,108 £ 8,793 591 1,254 £ 10,037 i ,396 3,003 £ 16,589 121 266 £ 252,960 3,497 12,382 8,261 £ 38,461 79 12 £ 326,840 3,497 14,569 12,796 No. 835 38 No. 4,246 17 38,529 792 2,084 Tons. 305,813 44,366 22,315 31,072 Christchureh— Passenger and Parcels.. Goods Central Booking Office Addington Riccarton 31,430 7 jo39 201 129 434,703 2!L 981 15,434 2,100 466,133 31,020 15,635 2,229 65,217 13 1,359 440 167 9^722 260,724 15,248 17,959 1,220 153,840 68,858 4.306 101,318 2i j 242 1,684 606 10,481 48 262 104 26,708 252 405 174 216,797 63,703 2,348 723 2,831 7 789 139,230 219,628 21,549 66,843 3,232 265 30,558 1 172 45,311 132,982 154,274 51,592 446,546 22,681 Papanui .. ;. Belfast Kaiapoi Rangiora 352 43 103 368 5,894 2,810 7,849 11,892 6,246 2,853 7,952 12,260 584 347 705 6,114 39 147 2,725 1,250 3,973 3,800 10,736 7,991 268 608 2,701 6,564 30,788 20.803 12,504 1,680 482 1,218 2,534 160 136 264 1,667 378 106 222 667 7,805 24,113 13,942 10,722 68 5 123 60 10,091 24,842 15,769 15,650 72 14,697 1,750 974 691,630 228,580 21,344 61,159 8,141 11.632 11,048 12,126 15,054 20,602 15,443 East Oxford Sefton Amberley Waipara Mina 15 9 46 23 101 184 2,661 2,030 3,375 765 199 2,660 2,076 3,398 866 101 38 22 300 346 397 2.265 996 31.639 3,336 54,874 138,946 68,927 519 2,788 9,542 180 2,431 2,758 17,487 7,167 12,347 155 332 1 11 490 392 64 32 22 48 110 95 17(1 280 2,932 1,943 10,322 13,369 11,225 29 12 11 11 3,164 2,449 10,905 14,062 11,908 300 173 486 521 1,569 27,542 6,950 31,924 5,143 16,633 626 336 4,615 270 1,586 13,612 1,865 2,666 2,438 6,432 Parnassus Blenheim Picton Kaikoura Waikari Hawarden Culverden Waiau 40 1,814 699 454 14 14 46 16 577 27,155 19,729 5,607 82 147 185 63 617 28,969 20,428 6,061 96 161 231 79 230 111 4 1,715 3.443 64 6,125 494 921 2,622 725 61,206 120,940 21,178 100,323 34,807 105,391 90,380 65,345 2,819 4.006 531 4,587 2 5,006 1,415 7,800 2,539 38,129 15,131 19,983 34,593 7.119 5,978 2,372 256 11,938 4,145 2,785 81 98 200 68 238 111 2 137 2,019 504 419 79 133 147 61 8,205 65,356 17,606 27,055 17,715 10,432 11,934 7,613 22 664 4,623 52 1 6 22 11 8,620 80,215 26,989 30,313 17,876 10,669 12,303 7,753 470 1,809 572 1,649 425 422 394 823 6,357 29,945 83,653 16,327 3,023 4,559 5,679 6,666 418 30,798 4,401 2,581 468 556 2,330 1,473 1,474 52,810 24,439 10,291 4,030 3,115 12,133 3,794 Hornby Lincoln Leeston Southbridge 37 84 68 33 5,168 5,836 5,058 5,156 5,205 5,920 5,126 5,189 287 128 61 31 913 1,536 2,293 107 2,670 40,091 15,413 19,273 1,833 932 ">9,697 12,971 7,822 12,227 744 798 805 r,S7 93 117 61 31 89 80 46 29 39,787 7,885 4,897 7,739 4 11 2 5 40,717 8,891 5,811 8,491 1,659 212 428 62 5,763 9,361 27,625 16,085 2,191 305 876 651 61,543 6,648 8,638 3,947 Little River Islington Rolleston Kirwee 54 9 22 9 6,706 3,125 4,866 687 6,760 3,134 4,888 696 58 386 25 55 9,078 292 231 59 146,105 488 8,854 7,764 1,147 363 289 1,759 20,263 3.734 5,065 1,168 392 483 1 l!i 67 91 20 46 173 82 34 22 8,474 15,816 2,907 3,228 34 18 7 5 9,916 16.399 3,451 3,420 3,763 8,093 460 48 26,681 265,500 10,107 21,174 2,644 7,930 3,766 713 6,622 16,426 2,592 7,545 Darfield Coalgate Sheffield Springfield Arthur's Pass .. 88 15 35 155 48 2,097 249 1,023 4.956 3,216 2,185 264 1,058 5,111 3,264 71 131 77 331 623 504 427 38 26,848 37,894 21,530 11,026 1,660 58,962 74 0,052 17,646 6,553 1,992 288 538 166 249 698 414 61 120 69 118 32 190 196 60 7,002 19,582 5,257 2,863 337 2 9 5 18 7,721 19,789 5,821 3,844 811 416 141 108 198 43 10,353 6,519 9,807 5,424 613 869 882 150 190 274 3,180 9,299 2,982 2,242 l', 123 (>tira Moana Stillwater Ngahere 160 17 55 81 17,789 4,183 8.893 5,555 17,949 4.200 8.948 5,636 23 64 77 110 1,507 1.314 169 1,677 7,503 2,241 2,061 11,834 51,961 42,755 12,156 114,141 812 749 12,224 37,456 2,163 sTI 1,683 1,348 20 55 39 96 188 733 161 178 19,795 13,615 51,355 85,849 27 2 14 0 22,193 15,279 53,252 87,473 243 64 444 683 229 1,790 942 4,470 367 29 537 273 1,961 2,366 1,029 3,404 Ikamatua Reefton Inangahua Junction Westport Waimangaroa Granity Grevmouth Wharf 58 86 10 507 14 39 2,414 11,106 16.008 3,498 29,187 125 1,121 148,341 11,164 16,094 3,508 29,694 139 1,160 150,755 72 190 248 6,497 987 1,803 1.304 2,909 5 387 1,338 9,792 8,080 6,091 1,642 1,292 32,263 10,171 7,815 4,974 310 3,150 32,790 580 2,651 129,688 35,048 37,821 85,876 291,368 20,713 2,547 2,228 4,274 873 11,842 125 948 29,663 71 195 280 i j 922 178 380 135 663 153 146 2,785 13,154 115,119 35,921 50,886 22,008 139,410 33,561 3,409 14 2,045 17 11,758 54 58 7,445 15,645 122,013 36,946 75,429 22,341) 140,562 75,376 3,409 943 711 60 1,233 25 130 3,684 4.517 2.717 1,400 5,286 32 360 9.518 191 3,306 9,938 6,015 1,283 458 8,811 52,673 4,327 5,357 4,532 377,232 2.380 4,065 35,801 220,096 Runanga Rewanui Kumara Hokitika Ross 65 14 56 727 74 34,863 1,326 10,910 45,560 17,643 34,928 1,340 10,966 46,287 17,717 3,090 10,611 139 783 135 20 11 1,693 2,781 5,285 2,074 9,547 22,898 564 49 56,498 99,404 80,940 1 1 29,194 10,243 2,207 3,031 6,226 1,870 57 1,058 10,377 1,857 969 2,430 92 416 115 287 3 167 992 71 73,255 78,245 17,977 39,741 36,629 27 264 1 101 7 76,408 80,999 19,295 51,627 38,679 43 73 875 486 341 61 2 876 2,394 1,520 2,929 3,065 5.513 5,193 225 7,206 3.348 3,079 14,876 4,927 Burnham Dunsandel Rakaia Methven Chertsey Ash burton ▼ 41 13 176 30 1 1,368 6,199 4,285 13,355 613 5,620 54,434 6,240 4,298 13,531 643 5,621 55,802 14 44 177 2 26 47 50 238 925 848 1,242 558 6,922 26,047 104,555 64,285 45,191 32,270 1,100 2,196 7,516 8,507 14,441 3,360 3,925 6,622 24,598 11,910 16,542 54,257 1,101 586 2,105 329 452 15,189 18 48 173 4 24 57 152 49 196 66 53 1,430 5,060 5,115 23,659 16,916 29,638 33,834 13 7 43 42 3 714 6,344 5,805 26,176 17,357 30,170 51,224 37 318 600 582 1,239 1,930 2,616 16,477 25,979 48,572 41 .1156 33,256 452 174 842 1,836 2.389 17,953 2,600 4,546 8.807 24,087 10,808 48,107 Tinwald Mount Somers 19 1,105 56 1,105 75 1,661 663 80,572 6,701 25,162 2,314 7,767 7,087 177 58 23 16 15,734 6,466 1 6 15,935 6,546 1,025 625 45,763 7,804 708 389 3,147 4,820 Hinds Rangitata Orari Winchester 23 16 284 39 4,139 2,520 6,838 2,158 4,162 2,536 7,122 .2,197 9 19 29 12 967 208 368 668 66,242 28,628 26,557 6,157 4,978 1,308 2,177 4,048 7,657 3,753 11,463 432 306 1,871 411 8 19 30 12 54 38 305 74 8,173 7,064 4,683 6,657 4 2 8,667 7,427 6,893 7,156 827 96 447 481 25,440 5,186 5,177 3,613 14 1 2,109 180 14,575 3,876 9,773 4,192 Temuka Washdyke Pleasant Point Albury Fairlie 367 32 65 11 65 22,883 3,696 7,500 2,056 10,496 23,250 3,728 7,565 2,067 10,561 30 4 36 18 16 2,932 667 1,672 547 900 32,407 28,795 48,923 25,838 44,221 4,540 60 2,898 2,161 8.912 14,221 19,295 3,835 5,180 4,709 288 892 379 1,782 30 4 35 22 17 695 30 94 46 165 11,849 13,504 13,304 3,581 8,098 53 9 3 3 51 17,336 13,835 14,328 4.031 10,113 1,704 871 2,243 292 1,071 7,253 58,542 13,159 2,281 8,933 2,223 392 3,876 365 4,949 18,003 6,064 5,880 4,209 18,127 Timaru Timaru Wharf.. St. Andrews Makikihi Studholme 3,535 34 19 106 70,664 S.47I 3.370 4,970 74,199 8,505 3,389 5,076 60 2 13 196 i ,916 49 535 5,793 20,762 6,614 24,874 1,787 8 67 1 02,104 il ,968 [5,506 3,414 7,830 28,856 671 409 816 53 1 11 3,496 68 24 199 61,388 5,333 9,128 2,333 5,568 7,476 3 1 6 101,269 5,333 9,871 2,778 6,589 347 2,324 180 361 303,031 44,640 4,852 11,493 51,850 381 348 17 185,537 61,165 11,163 4,602 3,099 Waimate Morven Glenavy Pukeuri Duntroon 457 36 39 27 20 14,240 3,869 3,503 2,164 347 14,697 3,905 3,542 2,191 367 . 1 1 16 457 210 382 581 422 26,625 9.568 4,164 32,993 36,841 4,209 20 3 8,158 7,322 2.981 14,019 3,082 5,072 569 379 185 246 1 1 9 718 119 74 176 51 8,796 4,541 1,997 27,929 4,266 18 • • 6 14,605 5,229 2,451 28,299 4,569 232 84 212 1,144 389 2,423 3,118 3.221 132,124 6,056 3,280 275 68 160 361 16,665 2,368 3,026 3,394 4,419 K'urow Oa maru „ Breakwater W»iareka Ngiipara 65 2,974 8 11 525 38,720 "212 82 590 41,694 "220 93 72 584 403 868 216 25,371 11,300 25,749 1,042 81 1,163 3,283 4,522 32,010 4,130 106,020 7,784 400 17,916 31 46 79 91 2,873 9 9 7,719 23,036 1,215 55,235 5,286 14 1,777 38 8,224 45,681 1,215 55,313 5,341 246 413 986 317 2,543 4,853 25,434 2,483 2,987 17,523 812 10,822 72,063 13,360 959 10,658 Inset 2—JJ 2

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STATEMENT No. 18—continued Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1948 —continued

OUTWARD. INWARD. Traffic. Revenue. Traffic. Station. Number of Passenger Journeys. Season Tickets. Cattle Sheep Timber, Hundreds Other Goods. Ordinary Passengers. Season Tickets. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Goods. Total Cattle Sheep Timber Hundreds Firstclass. Secondclass. Total. and Calves. and Pigs. of Superficial Feet. laneous. Value forwarded. and Calves. and Pigs. of Superficial Feet. Goods. South Island Main Link and Branches—ctd. Maheno Hampden Palmerston Makareao Waikouaiti 108 46 375 88 . 4,888 3,507 18,538 5,891 4,996 3,553 18,913 5,979 No. 9 31 8 48 No. 1,123 1,222 2,674 1,555 No. 33,261 27,253 74,765 2,338 34,660 40 1 883 20 Tons. 27,355 1,027 3,01i0 41,4*6 685 £ 342 493 3,407 ' 963 £ 6 40 7 28 £ 654 164 622 100 £ 23,420 2,808 8,432 18,040 3,482 £ 12 3 90 16 £ 24,434 3,508 12,558 18,040 4,589 No. 562 1,195 1,530 32 1,074 No. 7,412 9,416 9,607 3,304 400 216 2,492 19 622 Tons. 8,975 4,461 10,392 461 4,519 Seacliff Waitati Port Chalmers Upper .. Sawyer's Bay 76 18 33 76 8,921 5,793 3,513 12,567 8,997 5,811 3,546 12,643 192 1,041 934 7,328 417 409 195 71 5,580 3,601 3,013 80 422 11*6 88 3'.'7 1,251 400 374 640 103 270 154 1,382 67 73 87 31 831 457 160 631 6 4 1 2 2,258 1,204 776 2,686 256 356 4 125 1,642 1,283 683 292 132 41 59 6,487 1,573 167 809 Port Chalmers Wharf .. Port Chalmers St. Leonard's Ravensbourne Dunedin „ Goods Caversham 225 55 21 20,801 305 24,177 2,573 10,607 336,120 ■2\ J 46 24,402 2,628 10,628 356,921 21,451 5,699 5,175 54,914 i 13 6 ' 520 963 122 2<L412 421 36,996 56,052 185,827 351 2,325 322 510 107,732 1,922 3,448 907 844 9,593 289 215 8 14 15,725 122 45 22,595 13 43,599 376,033 461 1 73 508 3,267 4 45 33,383 1,251 45,040 133,558 379,300 2,798 37 9 739 99 102 5,318 6,681 181 171,368 6,268 1,789 36,207 29 6,519 29i,777 8,423 Burnside Green Island .. Wingatui Middlemarch 56 142 47 142 8,673 25,601 10,166 2,340 8,729 25,743 10,213 2,482 5,349 20,419 4,045 17 4,365 1,129 1,060 30,773 26,578 75,479 67 36 4 33 86,835 4,564 3,1 «> 4,192 461 1,648 658 705 747 3,397 835 17 161 88 96 337 106,344 5,496 5,586 10,573 16 12 5 9 107,729 10,641 7,180 11,641 20,445 2 509 441 521,750 7,290 4,818 429 56 833 124,772 11,762 2,714 5,878 Waipiata Ranfurly Oturehua Omakau Alexandra 192 456 135 386 518 2,413 3,612 982 1,752 3,357 2,605 4,068 1 ,117 2,138 3,875 9 1,069 464 891 1,462 46 52,613 54,858 69,697 87,232 13,319 172 40 90 121 1,191 2,4 >9 2,108 1,719 5,148 872 1,543 508 1,143 2,385 7 161 295 166 335 395 6,127 8,574 9,364 10,816 10,928 1 23 2 5 16 7,161 10,435 10,040 12,299 13,731 287 146 47 309 333 5,687 3,683 2,685 5,400 3,243 528 2,407 196 1,192 3,635 5,652 4,727 2,287 4,481 9,347 Clyde Cromwell Mosgiel Outram Allanton 121 497 473 36 21 1,490 4,187 40,733 2,076 5,178 1,611 4,684 41,206 2,112 5,199 37 24,836 176 370 117 1,365 941 233 2,253 5,392 61,570 1,685 644 12,160 21 97 115 140 1,8*2 7,007 3,778 996 2,0:10 625 2,591 3,945 294 381 15 5,564 87 87 178 478 392 86 94 5,014 19,187 3,521 783 3,227 1 29 10 5 7 5,833 22,285 13,432 1,255 3,796 6 330 1,184 206 3,252 580 5,802 6,294 246 16,159 300 2,860 1,296 143 217 1,445 10,727 6,109 5,346 2,866 JVIilburn Milton Lawrence Miller's Flats 55 1,117 67 15 3,830 21,618 913 397 3,885 22,735 980 412 3 53 289 941 562 329 2,609 17,496 18,197 22,815 261 1,839 14 569 61,4' 7 11,915 1,236 1,554 390 5,302 390 115 3 73 37 829 149 52 22,431 11,213 3,194 4,244 276 115 2 6 23,137 17.532 3,735 4,417 185 711 339 258 2,300 6,775 1,785 2,739 185 2,065 848 527 7,805 12,404 12,433 4,151 Roxburgh Lovell's Flat Stirling Balclutha Owaka 55 45 511 3,051 187 657 2,42(1 10,404 36,087 6,209 712 2,465 10,915 39,138 6,396 13 56 122 20 99 155 4,444 1,822 4,926 14,149 4,514 4,533 50,485 34,518 2 157 1,784 45,885 4,277 4,0.59 135,8"2 15, l!»7 3,307 437 213 2,469 10,537 1,502 12 38 149 23 236 19 111 936 185 10,286 3,353 92,748 28,427 18,608 4 1,946 298 24 10,963 3,597 97,312 40,347 20,342 69 67 2,400 2,993 1,497 251 1,957 3,453 147,133 5,918 2,242 134 876 7,827 308 4,573 6,461 7,249 19,328 9,912 Tahakopa 31 7,296 7,327 8 530 2,469 13,307 271 1,155 9 oe 4,01S 0,238 -3,131 U+ 1 Waiwera Clinton Waipahi Tapanui 72 549 468 27 2,839 11,716 7,745 122 2,911 12,265 8,213 149 9 44 535 1,413 2,042 375 8,444 41,894 67,727 38,696 2,048 8,649 142 7,847 2,516 1,319 4,130 3,584 447 2,434 1,882 165 10 64 350 124 195 22 3,708 6,442 8,040 8,840 26 1 1 4,515 9,090 10,118 9,028 233 361 813 335 3,382 4,778 1,340 789 102 355 285 693 13,296 10,679 16,518 10,133 Heriot Gore Riversdale Mataur.i Edendale 101 3,080 108 452 435 371 47,911 822 34,599 19,649 472 50,991 930 35,051 20,084 357 772 87 1,005 3,371 2,480 1,177 2,935 75,961 160,231 129,035 63,846 58,715 92 9,693 18 2 37 2,841 36,017 18,711 27,648 5,565 322 17,891 661 5,213 4,014 179 553 79 65 1,929 171 287 219 9,481 44,930 21,565 46,267 12,409 9 228 22 150 68 9,877 65,157 22,419 52,470 16,789 401 2,170 565 960 1,123 3,602 13,768 3,201 57,977 44,162 782 12,187 1,427 2,378 1,280 16,822 75,846 26,738 29,712 24,955 Wyndham Woodlands InvereArgill „ Goods Waimahaka 56 84 10,478 21 413 9,419 179,704 9,798 469 9,503 190,182 9,819 28 9,797 15 1,579 1,343 6,525 4,310 9,460 25,688 43,866 50,224 195 25 7,304 49,612 2,191 2,479 94,588 3,633 480 1,069 63,445 "877 26 3,102 16 61 71 5,140 138 3,960 4,395 91,567 14,078 1 146 469 15 4,501 5,562 71,833 92,036 15,124 205 501 4,145 1,701 4,691 17,001 22,415 14,586 626 1,030 81,218 130 20,591 20,866 202,271 33,010 Bluff 338 38,640 38,978 3,281 24 428 3,559 103,225 3,664 1,109 455 58,621 10,003 73,852 3,788 431,707 27,181 152,171 Makarewa Thornbury RivertOn 17 26 100 6,563 1,339 4,806 0..->8< 1,365 4,906 445 46 98 2,720 589 1,288 86,437 69,445 50,460 14 3,487 19,386 28,238 2,611 7,606 476 212 1,298 180 39 85 102 58 274 29,286 5,674 15,273 9 5 33 30,053 5,988 16,963 7,440 248 413 220,243 8,787 1,053 5,680 47 83 17,343 19,283 8,698 Tuatapere Otautau Wairio Winton 48 81 154 127 9,536 1,523 2.42< 8,419 9,584 1,604 2,574 8,546 17 43 21 61 1,862 843 1,418 2,270 25,294 101,678 16,840 108,845 90,006 3,594 > 3 j 888 29,924 4,533 178,070 171,605 1,444 625 1,033 1,773 16 43 22 5 £ 288 88 100 415 45,874 8,963 143,202 77,722 3 I 3,439 33 47,625 9,720 147,796 79,998 844 449 495 810 9,323 9,875 3,275 41,985 174 114 92-1 1,072 8,155 14,652 17,284 22,157 Lumsden Kingston Through Traffic (Lake Wakatipu) Sub-total 240 2 5,525 692 5,765 694 3 2,813 331 10 91,186 14,080 4,012 3,260 29,194 159 2,132 1,325 187 221 13 21,775 1,085 3,898 77 23,400 1,288 3,898 668 155 185 13,130 2,029 . 1,593 2,335 459 1,130 30,959 9,774 3,598 177,424 4,724,543 1,126,592 4,112,838 177,424 4,724,543 1,126,592 4,112,838 Chief Accountant Overseas traffic 57 ,-002 332,879 389,881 190 i,348 810 451 12,631 210,775 15,647 60,486 8,460 129,856 12,906 308,274 129,856 ' 485 507 879 12,659 Totals 184,270 2,864,878 3,049,148 355,526 178,772 4,725,353 1,127,043 4,125,469 810,612 85,520 164,880 3,945,484 120,118 5,126,614 177,909 4,725,050 1,127,471 4,125,497 Nelson Section Port Nelson Nelson Wakefield Glenhope 655 5 li,971 3,154 112 12,62b 3,159 112 351 8 4 1,674 1,915 349 12,746 13,230 916 64 11,611 S, 378 9,355 6,617 2,961 4,544 302 33 362 10 342 89 32 297 3,546 3,571 4,282 105 11 1 297 8.899 3,983 ' 4,348 15 262 24j 789 481 1,055 11,611 420 560 556 11,574 7,487 2,694 Sub-total 3,593 26,325 12,591 22,311 3,593 26,325 12,591 22,311 Chief Accountant Overseas traffic 1,664 1,664 17 150 511 Cr. 4,374 448 Cr. 61 77 1,799 Cr. 3,910 1,799 27 52 878 Totals 660 16,901 17,561 359 3,610 26,475 12,591 22,822 505 820 402 13,572 117 15,416 3,620 26,377 12,591 23,189 Lake Wakatipu Steamers 24,561 24,561 7 298 7,823 1,165 7,431 6,160 29 497 6,238 57 12,981 298 7,823 1,165 7,431

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STATEMENT No. 19 Classification of Goods and Live-stock Traffic and Earnings by Commodities

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Year ended 31st March, 1948 Revenue. Tons Commodity. Tonnage Per Cent. One Mile Average I carried. of Gross. (000 Hani. ; Per . Per omitted). Total. 1 Cent. Per Ton. Ton |of Gross. i Mile. Products of Agriculture Grain Meals Bruit and vegetables Boot crops and fodder Max, green and pressed Seeds Animals and other Products ■Cattle, calves, horses Sheep and pigs Meat, fresh Meat, frozen Butter Cheese "Wool Dairy by-produets Fat, hides, and skins Fish Products of Mines Agricultural lime Coal, imported Cbal, New Zealand hard Coal, New Zealand brown .. Road-metal Lime, other Coke Products of Forests Timber, imported Timber, New Zealand Firewood, posts, &c. Manufactures, d c. Benzine, gasolene, kerosene.. ■ Cement Manure Miscellaneous Totals 340,600 110,355 80,553 178,051 5,492 44,148 3-58 1-16 0-85 1-87 006 0-46 21,487 7,236 16,389 21,198 794 3,796 Miles 63 66 203 119 145 86 £ 231,593 81,726 145,073 172,419 9.844 49,843 i 2-17 ! 0-77 1-36 1-62 0-09 0-47 £ s. d. 0 13 7 0 14 10 1 16 0 0 19 4 1 15 10 12 7 d. 2-58 2-71 2-12 1-95 2-97 3-15 759,199 7-98 70,900 93 690,498 | 6-48 0 18 2 2-34 301,639 456,111 24,434 338,910 121,866 88,233 222,268 49.542 65,892 14,497 3-17 4-79 0-26 3-56 1-28 0-93 2-33 0-52 0-69 0-15 26,112 40,287 2,540 14,029 12,456 5,269 17,182 4,256 5,972 2,498 87 88 104 41 102 60 77 86 91 172 393,562 642,991 52,814 415,515 198,286 103,100 358,124 72,006 111,006 29,021 3-69 | 0-04 i 0-50 3-90 1-86 0-97 3-36 0-68 1-04 0-27 16 1 18 2 2 3 3 14 6 1 12 7 13 4 1 12 3 19 1 1 13 8 2 0 0 3-62 3-83 4-99 7-11 3-82 4-70 5-00 4-06 4-46 2-79 1,683,392 17-68 130,601 78 2,376,425 22-31 18 3 4-37 733,628 849,727 1,238,245 76,089 45,807 12,443 7-70 8-92 13-00 0-80 0-48 0-13 48,900 .62 j 848 157,374 4,605 2,944 1,341 67 ' '74 127 61 64 108 329,213 470,962 985,060 48,527 24,870 14,680 3-09 4-42 9-25 0-46 0-23 0-14 0 9 0 0 ii 1 0 15 11 0 12 9 0 10 11 13 7 1-62 i : 80 1-50 2-53 2-03 2-63 2,955,939 31-03 278,012 94 1,873,312 | 17-59 0 12 8 1-62 18,251 659,876 114,836 0-19 6-93 1-21 1,817 98,851 11,972 100 150 104 26,801 865,250 73,715 0-25 8-12 0-69 19 4 16 3 0 12 10 3-54 2-10 1-48 792,963 8-33 112,640 142 965,766 9-06 14 4 1 2-06 298,443 109,051 800,662 3-13 1-15 8-40 25,291 18,132 72,099 85 166 90 573,631 178,805 586,688 5-38 1-68 5-51 1 18 5 1 12 10 14 8 5-44 2-37 1-95 1,208,156 12-68 115,522 96 1,339,124 | 12-57 12 2 2-78 2,124,394 22-30 229,747 108 3,407,670 j 31-99 1 12 1 3-56 9,524,043 100-00 937,422 98 10,652,795 100-00 1 12 4 2-73

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STATEMENT No. 20 Statement showing Mileage, Capital Cost, Traffic, Operating Revenue, and Operating Expenditure of New Zealand Government Railways from 1st April, 1947, to 31st March, 1948 MILEAGE, CAPITAL COST, TRAFFIC, AND REVENUE

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Year. Average Miles open. Capital Cost. Train-mileage (Revenue). Passenger Journeys. Passenger Revenue. Other Coaching Revenue. Cattle and Calves. Sheep and Pigs. Live-stock Tonnage. Timber. . 1946-1947 1947-1948 No. 3.528 3.529 £ 72,099,790 73,838,317 No. 13,169,233 13,712,103 No. 28,869,135 25,887,189 £ 3,253,748 2,687,767 £ 440,731 553,366 No. 1,449,613 1,502,266 No. 11,964,985 11,285,571 Tons. 780,862 757,750 Tons. 588,245 678,127 Year. Other Goods. Total. Goods Revenue. Miscellaneous Revenue, Labour, Demurrage, Ac. Total Revenue. Revenue per Revenue Train-mile. 1946-1947 1947-1948 Tons. 7,960,226 8,088,166 Tons. 9,329,333 9,524,043 £ 8,903,762 10,486,744 £ 225,543 236,403 £ 12,823,784 13,964,280 d. 233-70 244-41

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STATEMENT No. 21 Comparative Statement of the Average Numbers of Employees for Years 1947-48 and 1946-47

STATEMENT No. 22 Statement of Accidents for the Year ended 31st March, 1948

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Branch. 1947-48. 1946-47. Traffic .. .• ,. 8,196 8,218 Locomotive Running (including depot staff) 3,572 3,622 Workshops 6,012 6,173 Maintenance .. .. .. * .. 4,578 4,574 Signal and Electrical 693 686 Stores 451 505 Road Services 1,477 1,279 Refreshment 542 597 Publicity and Advertising 45 46 Head Office, Land Office, and Chief Accountant's Office 384 377 Totals 25,950 26,077

Section. Train Accidents. Accidents on Line (other than Train Accidents). Shunting Accidents. Passengers. Employees. Passengers. Employees Other Persons. Passengers. Employees. Other Persons. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. T. "E H J r < Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. North Island Main Line and branches South Island Main Line and branches Nelson Totals 6 14 63 1 2 2 1 32 3 2 28 4 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 93 67 1 1 9 1 6 77 3 3 35 2 32 4 4 3 5 161 1 10 Section. Employees proceeding to or from Duty within the Railway Boundary. Level-crossing Accidents. Trespassers : Other Persons. Miscellaneous. Total. Pedestrians. Occupants of Motorvehicles. Employees. Other Persons. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. 1 f M North Island Main Line and branches South Island Main Line and branches Nelson Totals 1 2 4 24 12 6 104 99 6 1 17 23 315 256 1 1 2 11 36 6 203 7 40 572 : Note. —This return includes only casualties in connection with train-working and the movement of rolling-stock.

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STATEMENT No. 23 Statement of Carriage, Rail Car, Multiple Unit, Brake Van and Wagon Stock, and Tarpaulins, for the Year ended 31st March, 1948

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STATEMENT No. 23 Statement op Carriage, Rail Car, Multiple Unit, Brake Van and Wagon Stock. and Tarpaulins, for the Year ended 31st March, 1948 North Island South Island Description. Class. Main Line Main Line Nelson. Total. and Branches. and Branches. Carriages— 1 First-class 95 57 i52 Second-class 689 539 3 1,231 Composite 67 8 1 82 Sleeping 13 2 15 Combination day-sleeping 2 1 3 Ambulance 9 9 Totals 875 607 10 1,492 Rail Caks 12 9 21 Multiple Units— Power units 9 9 Trailers 8 8 Totals 17 17 Vans — Postal-vans 4 4 8 Brake-vans 284 210 3 | 497 Totals 288 214 3 505 Wagons— Special-purpose wagons E 970 580 1 1,551 Horse-boxes G 63 76 1 140 Cattle H 611 212 8 831 Cattle He 1 50 51 Sheep J 1,659 1,393 19 3,071 Sheep Jc 250 40 290 Covered goods K 244 152 6 402 High sides L 3,013 3,543 108 6,664 High sides La 6,208 5,092 11,300 High sides Lb 5 321 13 339 High sides Lc 1 1 Low sides M 445 j 884 "l4 1,343 Low sides (steel) Ma 114 114 Low sides Mb 4 8 12 Low sides Mc 110 60 170 Timber N 98 119 8 225 Platform, coal P 204 204 Petrol inspection .. Pw 2 0 iUMovable hopper .. Q 1,179 1,179Frozen meat W 327 112 439 Frozen meat Wa 231 27 19 277 Covered goods X 106 16 122: Cool, ventilated Xa 478 559 1,037 Cool, ventilated Xb 1 29 30 Cool, ventilated Xc 1 63 64 Work train Y 54 24 78 Work train Yb 308 188 496 Special-purpose wagons, bogie .. Ea 99 67 166 High-sides, bogie R 157 75 232 High sides, bogie Ra 38 38 High sides, bogie Rb 69 "24 93 Sheep, bogie S 25 i | • 36 61 Cattle, bogie T 36 1 14 50 Platform, bogie U 234 114 4 352 Gas storeholder, bogie Ua 10 4 14

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STATEMENT No. 24 Locomotive Stock for Year ended 31st March, 1948

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STATEMENT No. 23—continued Statement op Carriage, Rail Car, Multiple Unit, Brake Van and Wagon Stock, and Tarpaulins, for the Year ended 31st March, 1948—continued North Island South Island 1 Description. Class. Main Line Main Line Nelson. Total. and Branches. and Branches. 1 Wagons—continued 1 I Platform, bogie Ub 259 295 554 Fuel oil, bogie Uc 16 1 17 Well, bogie Ud 2 2 Horse-boxes, bogie Ug 63 68 131 Frozen meat, bogie y 47 62 109 Chilled beef, bogie V 6 6 Frozen meat, bogie Vb 157 85 242 Chilled beef, bogie Vb 99 10 109 Covered goods, bogie z 108 90 198 Covered goods, bogie Zp 71 69 140 Totals 17,002 15,743 201 32,946 Tarpaulins 16,009 14,327 225 30,561 STATEMENT No. 24 Locomotive Stock for Year ended 31 st March, 1948 North Island South Island Class. Type. Main Line Main Line Nelson. Total and Branches. and Branches. A .. Tender (4-cylinder balanced compound) 2 5 7 A .. Tender (2-cylinder simple) 12 39 51 Aa .. Tender 10 10 AB .. Tender 87 62 149 B .. Tender 7 7 Ba .. Tender 10 10 Bb .. Tender 30 30 C .. Tender 12 12 24 Ec .. Electric 6 6 Ed .. Electric 10 10 Eo .. Electric 5 5 F .. Tank 2 18 20 G .. Tender 6 6 H .. Tank 6 6 J .. Tender 30 10 40 Ja .. Tender 9 9 K .. Tender (coal fuel) .. 20 20 K .. Tender (oil fuel) 10 10 KA .. Tender (coal fuel) . . 9 9 Ka .. Tender (oil fuel) 24 24 KB .. Tender 6 ft Q •• Tender 5 5u .. Tender 9 9UB .. Tender 7 7 Uc .. Tender 7 7 W .. Tank 2 2' Wa .. Tank 2 3 5Wab Tank 22 22 WB .. Tank 4 4 We .. Tank 3 3 Wr .. Tank 7 22 4 3a Wg .. Tank 10 10 Ww .. Tank 57 3 60 X .. Tender (4-cylinder balanced compound) 14 14 X .. Tender (2-cylinder simple) 2 o Totals .. 378 260 4 642 2 —D 2

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STATEMENT No. 25 ALL SECTIONS Locomotive Running Costs, Year ended 31st March, 1948

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Section. Cost per Locomotive-mile. Depreciation. Water. Deferred Maintenance. Miscellaneous Expenses. Repairs. Running. Total. Wages, Material, and Overhead. Stores. Fuel. Wages. N.I.M.L. and branches (coal) N.I.M.L. and branches (oil) .. S.I.M.L. and branches Nelson Total, steam Electric locos., Eo 2-6 Electric locos, Ec 7-12 Electric locos., Ed 101-110 .. Total, electric Multiple units, D.M. Diesel rail cars Tractors d. 15-30 6-22 16-70 21-85 d. 1-01 0-94 0-91 0-64 d. 33-35 66-63 10-38 21-43 d. 14-56 10-41 14-46 12-52 d. 64-22 84-20 42-45 56-44 £ 94,295 12,262 46,079 47 £ 20,142 1,597 11,770 94 £ £ 314,744 20,106 306,795 1,045 15-42 0-97 26-26 14-32 56-97 152,683 33,603 542,690 16-75 17-25 14-34 0-11 0-46 0-29 12-94 9-90 7-72 4-88 7-09 6-47 34-68 34-70 28-82 1,216 806 8,553 1,782 1,535 5,723 15-36 0-28 9-19 6-26 31-09 10,575 9,040 11-37 13-80 9-84 0-16 0-79 1-00 4-12 2-27 6-89 4-82 3-04 8-38 20-47 19-90 26-11 9,771 15,204 6,164 2,963 2,796 Section. Cost a .2 H I © fi ; per Loc S3 "8 £ omotive4 il ■mile. 5 • <D § a £ § ISr o o Eh &a o.C 1! 1 CD +3 ZD & >> a Q Average Number of Days in Steam per Locomotive. 3f;I.M.L. and branches (coal) 3SLI.M.L. and branches (oil) S.I.M.L. and branches Nelson Total, steam Electric locos., Eo 2-6 Electric locos., Eo 7-12 Electric locos., Ed 101-110 Total, electric Multiple units, D.M. Diesel rail cars Tractors d. 2-29 3-69 1-73 0-24 d. 0-49 0-47 0-44 0-46 d. d. 7-66 6-04 7-72 5-12 £ 3,068,114 314,118 1,399,794 12,715 d. 74-66 94-40 52-34 62-26 83,539 4,763 57,713 491 239 228 123 2-16 0-46 7-60 4,794,741 67-19 146,506 233 1-73 1-33 4-11 2-54 2-54 2-76 27,330 23,343 74,125 38-95 38-57 35-69 979 1,403 2,940 196 234 294 313 2-67 124,798 36-88 5,322 253 6-76 4-15 7-83 2-06 0-76 42,279 92,793 26,699 29-29 25-31 33-95 2,409 3,940 8,881 268 188 240

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Type. Number of Locomotives. Locomotive-mileage. Average Mileage per Locomotive. Quantity of Stores. Cost of Repairs : Wages, and Material, Overhead. Cost of Running : Stores. Details. Running. Train. Shunting, Assisting, Light, and Miscellaneous. Total. Coal. Oil. A Aa Ab Bb C F H J K K ( o i 1 - burner) Ka Ka (oilburner) Wa Wab .. Wf Wg Ww .. X Hunslett Total 14 10 87 30 12 2 6 30 20 10 9 24 2 22 6 10 57 16 3 NOR 237,247 198,081 2,658,975 228,439 2,557 108 7,670 1,213,330 884,249 187,316 573,216 558,563 38 555,596 17,749 6,063 272,630 275,017 m ISLAN 83,559 63,737 584,016 441,555 235,318 1,220 19,797 148,832 90,142 14,463 54,651 38,186 16,306 99,644 60,332 155,869 630,773 34,609 10,279 D MAIN I 320,806 261,818 3,242,991 669,994 237,875 1,328 27,467 1,362,162 974,391 201,779 627,867 596,749 16,344 655,240 78,081 161,932 903,403 309,626 10,279 jINE A1 22,915 26,181 37,276 22,333 19,823 664 4,578 45,405 48,719 20,177 69,763 24,864 8,172 29,784 13,013 16,193 15,849 19,351 3,426 vTD BRANC Cwt. 214,367 183,044 2,258,776 494,878 183,940 945 41,601 1,099,075 848,339 1,614,146 552,235 4,161,146 6,902 406,349 53,415 112,151 599,174 242,369 3,820 !HES Quarts. 14,772 14,104 137,080 36,108 12,976 147 4,659 46,278 43,478 8,212 28,849 25,967 850 31,296 3,399 7,570 48,795 27,771 252 £ 19,256 11,941 148,700 43,805 11,130 407 12,318 63,550 99,445 7,804 91,749 12,907 262 39,564 1,629 3,515 64,076 17,091 145 £ 1,352 1,215 12,605 3,111 1,120 11 381 4,725 4,087 755 2,722 2,382 79 2,775 326 676 4,193 2,123 41 370 7,876,844 2,783,288 10,660,132 28,811 7,301,380 5,775,395* 492,563 649,294 44,679 Type. Cost of Running— continued. Total Costs. Cost per Locomotive-mile. Days in Steam. Sf I 3 S a ® 3 3>1 f! £cc <i.a Repairs. Running. Total. Fuel. Wages. Wages, Material, and Overhead. Stores. Fuel. Wages. A Aa Ab Bb € F H J K K (oilburner) Ka .. Ka (oilburner) Wa .. Wab .. Wf .. Wg .. Ww .. X Hunslett Total £ 39,824 34,449 422,832 92,724 34,358 154 7,715 204,137 160,326 59,868 106,000 161,815 1,215 75,987 10,320 20,968 112,720 45,975 695 £ 19,796 15,966 172,100 59,761 24,928 132 5,985 63,911 47,878 9,685 31,163 24,937 1,497 34,623 6,843 16,477 79,032 17,507 810 £ 80,228 63,571 756,237 199,401 71,536 704 26,399 336,323 311,736 78,112 231,634 202,041 3,053 152,949 19,118 41,636 260,021 82,696 1,691 I d. 14-41 10-95 11-00 15-69 11-23 73-55 107-63 11-20 24-49 9-28 35-07 5-19 3-85 14-49 5-01 5-21 17-02 13-24 3-39 d. 1-01 1-11 0-93 1-11 1-14 1-99 3-33 0-83 1-01 0-90 1-04 0-96 1-16 1-02 1-00 1-00 1-11 1-65 0-96 d. 29-79 31-58 31-29 33-21 34-66 27-83 67-41 35-97 39-49 71-21 40-52 65-08 17-84 27-83 31-72 31-08 29-95 35-64 16-23 d. 14-81 14-63 12-73 21-42 25-15 23-86 52-30 11-26 11-79 11-52 11-91 10-03 21-98 12-68 21-03 24-42 21-00 13-57 18-90 d. 60-02 58-27 55-97 71-43 72-18 127-23 230-67 59-26 76-78 92-91 88-54 81-26 44-83 56-02 58-76 61-71 69-08 64-10 39-48 3,397 2,263 23,340 7,494 3,161 38 1,174 8,013 5,905 1,342 4,143 3,421 322 5,606 1,284 2,072 12,516 2,532 279 242 226 268 249 263 19 196 267 j= 241 229 161 255 214 207 220 158 93 1,592,082 633.031 2,919,086 14-62 1-01 35-84 14-25 65-72 88,302 239 ♦Gallons of fuel oil.

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Locomotive-iu ileage. Quantity of Stores. ■s f Details. Average Running. Cost of • Repairs: Wages, and Material, Overhead. Type. tax as " 8 & o M Train. Shunting, Assisting, Light, and Miscellaneous. I Total. Mileage per Locomotive. Coal. 1 Oil. Cost of Running; Stores. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES A Ab B Ba C F G J Ja Kb Q U Ub Uo W Wa Wab .. Wb We We Ww 44 54 7 10 12 18 6 10 9 6 10 9 7 7 2 3 8 4 3 22 3 903,101 1,771,883 22,053 32,073 18,112 727 159,010 357,552 299,725 215,576 41,627 135,375 113,172 135,170 10,294 20,945 83,333 15,532 23,407 65,564 30,857 - 216,714 354,250 90,316 159,585 248,487 179,183 22,779 35,117 24,349 22,916 56,811 43,944 39,001 60,524 18,823 24,721 9,865 37,478 12,049 289,499 16,607 1,119,815 2,126,133 112,369 191,658 266,599 179,910 181,789 392,669 324,074 238,492 98,438 179,319 152,173 195,694 29,117 45,666 93,198 53,010 35,456 355,063 47,464 25,450 39,373 16,052 19.165 22,216 9,995 30,298 39,266 36,008 39,748 9,843 19,924 21,739 27,956 14,558 15 222 11.650 13,252 11,818 16,139 15,821 Cwt. 689,079 1,249,596 72,029 140,981 169,870 63,865 122,437 311,629 213,733 189,836 73,159 121,984 92,280 91,955 17,420 28,850 69,747 27,695 28.155 229,940 25,500 Quarts. 48,684 86,204 4,977 11,394 11,077 5,377 7,881 16,427 9,137 11,889 5,396 9,470 5,270 5,697 1,392 2.100 5,440 2,249 1,932 18,553 1,687 £ 86,696 110,334 10,708 27,483 18,991 21,059 12,720 28,450 3,545 14,276 3,919 8,908 15,751 8,991 1,587 3,466 23,299 4,519 1,961 33,394 6,583 £ 4,364 7,720 438 934 1,005 59a 663 1,569 957 1,093 457 814 481 551 116 180 399 215 154 1,599 167 Total 254 4,455,088 1, 963,018 6,418,106 25,268 4,029,740 272,233 446,640 1 24,466 Cost of Running - Cost per Locomotive-mile. 1 S3 » . ■9 S ® continued. Repairs. Running. Days in Steam Type. Fuel. I Wages. Total Costs. Wages, Material, and Overhead. | Stores. Fuel. Wages. Total. 1 &S8 duO A Ab B Ba C F Gr J Ja KB .. Q U Ub Uc W Wa .. Wab .. Wb .. We .. WE .. Ww .. £ 47,357 86,132 4,988 9,705 11,693 4,388 8,418 21,486 14,766 13,063 5,028 8,387 6,315 6,349 1,193 1,988 4,688 1,904 1,940 15,814 1,759 £ 62,029 101,474 10,700 18,662 26,788 19,286 9,096 18,503 14,006 11,958 7,745 11,091 8,992 10,764 2,648 4,015 4,797 4,704 3,078 33,429 2,938 £ 200,446 305,660 26,814 56,784 58,477 45,323 30,897 70,008 33,274 40,390 17,149 29,200 31,539 26,655 5,544 9,649 33,183 11,342 7,133 84,236 11,447 d. 18-58 12-45 22-87 35-56 17-10 28-09 16-79 17-39 2-63 14-37 9-55 11-92 24-84 11-03 13-08 18-21 60-00 20-46 13-27 22-57 33-29 d. 0-94 0-87 0-94 1-21 0-90 0-79 0-88 0-96 0-71 1-10 1-12 1-09 0-76 0-68 0-96 0-95 1-03 0-97 1-04 1-08 0-84 d. 10-15 9-72 10-61 12-56 10-53 5-85 11-11 13 13 10-94 13-15 12-26 11-23 9-96 7-78 9-83 10-45 12-07 8-62 13-14 10-69 8-89 d. 13-29 11-46 22-85 24-15 24-13 25-73 12-01 11-31 .10-36 12-03 18-88 14-84 14-18 13-20 21-83 21-10 12-35 21-30 20-83 22-60 14-86 | d. 42-96 34-50 57-27 73-48 52-64 60-46 40-79 42-79 24-64 40-65 41-81 39-08 49-74 32-69 45-70 50-71 85-45 51-35 48-28 56-94 57-88 9,661 15,058 1,604 2,308 3,237 3,480 1,235 2,438 1,921 1,426 1,378 2,092 1,527 1,621 429 704 697 884 568 4,832 613 21£ 279 229 230 270 193 206 243 213 239 137 232 218 231 214 235 87 221 189 219 204 Total 277,341 386,703 1,135,150 16-70 0-91 10-38 14-46 42-45 57,713 228-