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No. 10—RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS— continued from previous page. DUNEDIN and PORT CHALMERS and DUNEDIN and GREEN ISLAND SECTIONS—Revenue, RECEIPTS, and EXPEDITURE, Year ending 31st March, 1875.

DUNEDIN and PORT CHALMERS SECTION—TRAFFIC RETURNS for Year ending 31st March, 1875.

Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Maintenance of Way and Works, as per Abstract A. 2,467 7 5 To Working of Engines, Repairs of Carriages and Wagons, as per Abstract B. 4,308 16 11 To Traffic Charges, as per Abstract C. ... ... 11,807 ° " 18,583 5 3 Profit on Working ... 17,104 o 4 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Receipts from 191,163 Passengers, viz., — Ordinary Tickets 189,396 Season do. 1,767 191,163 17,981 3 8 By Conveyance of Goods, 81,917 tons ... ... 16,541 9 7 By Receipts from Parcels, Excess Luggage, &c. ... 888 12 4 By Receipts from Refreshment Rooms ... ... 201 o o By Receipts from Conveyance of Mails ... ... 75 o o ■ 35,687 5 7 Total 35,687 5 7 Total £35,687 S 7 N.B.—Workini cxi lenses. 2' sr cent, of receii )tS.

Table No. i. Value. Year endi ig 31ST March, 1875. Year endi: ig 31ST March, 1874. Description. No. 146,947 1,085 £ s. d. 14,964 13 10 854 8 o 926 12 5 3 1 3 10,603 18 10 4,374 5 8 29 10 6 149 17 6 No. 93,774 £ s. d. 9,210 7 9 Passengers ... Season Tickets Parcels Cloak Rooms Freight up ... „ down Storage Wharfage Labour Rents 7,847 14 10 4,119 11 4 686 o o 376 2 8 Totals 32,592 8 o ... 21,553 16 7 2i,553 16 7 2 Dunedin and Clutha Section—Tbaffic 1 ETUBN fo Nine Months ending 31st March, 1875. Table No. 2. Value. Year BNM \'g 31ST March, 1875. Year endi :g 31ST March, 1874. Description. No. £ s. d. 2,184 o 7 269 10 11 59 11 2 1,641 6 9 911 5 8 No. £ s. d. Passengers ... Season Tickets Parcels Freight up ... ,, down ' Storage Wharfage Labour Rents 42.449 682 not opened. Line Totals 5,065 iS 1 1 i Southland District. —Revenue, Receipts, am Expenditube, Year ending 31st March, 1875. De. £ s. d. To Maintenance of Way and Works, as per Abstract A ... ... ... 5,855 16 3 To Working of Engines, Repairs of Wagons and Carriages, as per Abstract B 6,331 17 6 To Traffic Charges, as per Abstract C ... 4,756 13 5 Cr. By Receipts from 50,296 Passengers By Receipts from 44,132 tons Goods By Receipts from Bluff Jetty dues By Receipts from sundry accounts By Receipts from Storage £ s. d. ... 7,165 3 6 ... 14,904 11 1 67 12 6 20 7 o 623 16,944 7 2 Profit on Working ... ... 5,219 9 2 Total ... £22,163 16 4 £22,163 16 4 .B. —Working Expenses 76*45 per cent, of Receipts. / (