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CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS.

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Great Southern Railway. Passengers. Goods. Totals. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1868. 1869. 1870. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. January 534 18 5 581 4 4 641 17 0 435 2 11 869 0 9 860 16 11 970 1 4 1450 5 11502 13 11 February 328 15 8 365 4 5 449 13 6 471 10 5J 1059 4 4 895 6 7: 800 6 1 1424 8 91345 0 1 March " 348 17 9 484 4 7 653 0 5 996 8 10 1 2021 9 T2468 19 10J 1345 6 7 2505 13 8|3122 0 3 April ... 346 9 6 548 16 9 536 10 9, 1167 12 9| 933 3 61641 15 0 1514 2 3 1482 0 3!2178 5 9 May ... 365 15 7 469 2 6 648 15 61 836 10 6, 1052 16 51823 2 V 1202 6 1 1521 18 112471 17 7 June ... 297 16 ll| 367 10 ... I 410 0 3! 281 11 8! ... 707 17 2 648 12 8 July ... 248 12 10| 295 11 6 ... 212 14 6 240 4 4,1 ... 491 7 4! 535 15 10 August 259 14 6 358 17 0 ... 381 5 6 1 266 5 2 ... 641 0 0 625 2 2 Sept. ... 233 7 3 304 15 3 ... 335 18 Bl 234 18 11 ... 569 5 8 539 It 2 October 231 9 3 323 2 5 ... 217 5 1 251 8 8 ... 451 14 4 574 11 1 Not. ... 331 6 1 420 4 2 ... 364 1 0 266 16 1 ... 698 7 1 687 0 3 Dec. ... 298 19 11 373 4 3 ... 417 12 585 7 7 ... 716 1 lj 958 11 10 Totals 3832 3 8 4891 8 2 ... 6275 11 4 8062 6 6 ... 10107 15 012953 14 8 I I January February March April ... May June ... July ... August Sept. ... October Not. ... Dec. ... £ s. d. 534 18 5 328 15 8 348 17 9 346 9 6 365 15 7 297 16 ll! 248 12 10| 259 14 6 233 7 3 231 9 3 331 6 1 298 19 11 £ s. d. 581 4 4 365 4 5 484 4 7 548 16 9 469 2 6 367 1 0 295 11 6 358 17 0 304 15 3 323 2 5 420 4 2 373 4 3 £ s. d. 641 17 0 449 13 6 653 0 5 536 10 9 648 15 6 £ s. d. 435 2 11 471 10 5 1 996 8 10 | 1167 12 9j 1 836 10 6, I 410 0 31 212 14 6 381 5 6 335 18 5! 217 5 1 364 1 0 417 1 2 £ s. d. 869 0 9 1 1059 4 4 ' 2021 9 1 I 933 3 6 1052 16 5! 281 11 8! 240 4 4| 266 5 2 234 18 11 I 251 8 8 266 16 1 585 7 7 1 £ s. d. 860 16 11 895 6 7; ■2468 19 10J 1611 15 0 1823 2 1 1 6275 11 4 1 8062 6 6 Totals 3832 3 8 4891 8 2 Enclosure 3 in No. 37. Memorandum —Great Southern Line. Present Annual Income, and Estimated Expenditure. Income —Year ending 30th April, 1870 : £ s. d. Passengers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,192 19 9 Goods ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8,885 14 2 £14,078 13 11 Expenditure —■ Salaries, Station Masters and others ... ... ... ... ... 1,196 18 0 Maintenance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,433 19 6 Gatekeepers and Police ... ... ... ... ... ... 664 12 6 Proportion of Expenses, Locomotive Depot, Christcliurch Station, and General Expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,818 0 0 £11,113 10 0 Balance, Profit ... ... ... ... ... ... £2,965 3 11 Joiin Mabshman. 10th June, 1871. General Manager. Enclosure 4 in Xo. 37. A. — Estimate of Traffic, Northern Railway. If the line stops at Eangiora, the greater part of the produce of the districts north of the Ashley will be shipped at the Saltwater Creek —that is, when the navigation of the creek is open ; and in that case the goods traffic going over the North Line may be estimated at — "Wheat ... ... 170,000 bushels = 4,700 tons Oats ... ... ... 130,000 „ = 2,300 „ Barley ... ... 72,000 „ = 1,500 „ Other Goods ... ... ... = 4,000 „ Wool ... ... 3,500 bales. If the line is taken on about three miles beyond Eangiora to the south bank of the Ashley, it would take the traffic that now goes to the Saltwater Creek, and in that cas3 the annual tonnage would be— Wheat ... ... 220,000 bushels = 6,000 tons Oats ... ... 195,000 „ = 3,500 „ Barley ... ... 95,000 „ = 2,000 „ Other Goods ... ... ... = 5,600 „ Wool ... ... 7,500 bales. The gross income, including passengers, if the line stops at Eangiora, may be estimated at from £9,000 to £10,000 per annum ; if taken to the Ashley, £13,000 to £14,000 per annum. This estimate is based on the existing traffic of both passengers and goods as ascertained, and does not take into account the accession of traffic, whatever it may be, which the railway may create for itself. 23rd August, 1870. Joiin Maksiimait. 8