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No. 10.-RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. For Traffic, and Receipt and Expenditure Returns of the following Lines, viz., —Auckland to Mercer and Branch to Onehunga, Napier to Paki Paki, and AVellington to Hutt, see Statements C, D., and E., appended to Report of Superintending Engineer for Constructed Railways, attached to Public Works Statement. Tbahway—Foxton to Palmebston. Gross Amount, iBth May, 1874, to 18th May, 1875 ... ... ... ... £4,700 o o Government dues thereon ... ... ... ... ... ... 812 3 3

CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.—EARNINGS and EXPENDITURE for TWELVE Months ending 31st March, 1875.

CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.—EARNINGS and EXPEDITURE, Financial Period Nine Months ending 31st March, 1875.

Expenditure. Month ending. Earnings. Engineer's Department. Traffic Department. Total. 1874. £ »■ d. 9,99o 17 5 11,995 5 5 7,966 19 4 6,855 18 2 ♦10,388 18 1 7,869 16 5 7,297 16 10 10,803 15 2 8,582 14 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s- d. 9,306 10 11 7,830 17 7 8,053 8 9 7,058 14 6 7,430 17 9 7,796 19 o 8,224 iS 9 8,852 7 5 9,227 9 3 April May ... June ... July ... August September October November December 3,163 13 2 3,422 12 1 3,754 4 9 4,015 19 9 4,151 1 o 4,819 6 9 3-895 1 4 4,oo8 5 8 4,042 14 3 4,208 16 o 4,7°i 6 5 4,408 2 6 1875. 4>92S 1 9 4,7i5 4 7 5,475 12 o 9,634 4 8 9,404 15 11 13,554 18 2 January February March i.t-475 14 2 ♦14,514 6 s 16,275 5 o 4,709 2 11 4,689 11 4 8,079 6 2 Gross Total 126,017 6 7 40,380 4 6 106,375 19 8 40,804 17 11 Excess of Earnings over E: :penditure, £19,641 6s. nd.; Working Expenses, 84'4i ir cent.

Expenditure. . Month ending. Earnings. Traffic Department. Engineer's Department. Total. 1874. July ... August September October November December £ s- d. 6,855 18 2 *io,s88 18 1 7,869 16 5 7,297 16 10 10,803 15 2 8,582 14 2 £ s. d. 3,163 13 2 3,422 12 1 3,754 4 9 4,015 19 9 4,151 1 o 4,819 6 9 £ s. d. 3,895 1 4 4,008 5 8 4,042 14 3 4,208 16 o 4,701 6 5 4,408 2 6 £ *• d. 7,058 14 6 7,430 17 9 7,796 19 o 8,224 '5 9 8,852 7 5 9,227 9 3 1875. 13,475 14 2 *i4,5i4 6 5 16,275 S o 4,709 2 11 4,689 11 4 8,079 6 2 4,925 1 9 4,7iS 4 7 5,475 12 o 9,634 4 8 9,404 15 11 13,554 18 2 January February March Gross Total 96,064 4 5 40,380 4 6 40,804 17 11 81,185 2 5 Excess of Earnings over Expenditure * These items of Earnings include £4 Note. —The alteration of Rates and 3 larnings by a sum of £12,180 14s. 2d. Il icriod of twelve months would be £32,55 expenses, as against grosB earnings, being ; Note. —The Renewal Fund of £3,9o< ; £14,879 2S.; W( |.,500, half-rates foi Fares took effect ( f this difference, tl 35 4s. 3d., and for 75 91 for twelve mi o is not deducted f irking Expenses, 84 Carriage of Genera m the 24th Augusl lerefore, be taken ii nine months, £27 >nths, and 73-58 for rom the net earning ."5 1 per cent. il Government Materials. t laBt, and is estimated to have reduced th< nto consideration, the total earnings for th( ,832 19s. 4d. The per centage of working r nine months. SS{For continuation see next page.) *,