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RETURN No. 16. Return showing the Mileage, Capital Cost, Traffic, Revenue, and Expenditure of the New Zealand Government Railways from 1883 to 31st March, 1904. MILEAGE, CAPITAL COST, TRAFFIC, AND REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

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Year. Miles. Capital Cost. J™^ Passenj No. ;ers. Season Tickets. Coaching. >, Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Lime, Chaff. Wool. •a o o Timber. Grain. 6 a eg .a o u a Minerals. Total. Goods Revenue. w 0 u ta-a sa Ja So Total Revenue. Revenue per Trainmile. Revenue. No. Revenue. Parcels. Horses. <e sp O.S Dogs. Revenue. a £ £ £ No. No. No. No. £ • No. No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. £ £ £ £ a. 1882-83 .. 1,358 10,478,998 2,785,685 3,283,378 362,106 8,621 308,620 9,850 975 22,716 34,658 928 27,605 421,671 27,799 11,810 51,703 75,740 197,231 367,428 350,823 510,088 1,564,823 518,330 29,496 8,757 953,347 82-00 1883-84 .. 1,396 11,078,500 2,841,745 3,272,644 321,615 9,036 14,763 325,675 9,555 906 24,666 35,143 939 29,675 627,090 29,522 16,470 62,067 81,255 183,449 432,223 350,263 574,313 1,700,040 548,918 31,644 9,221 961,304 8100 1884-85 .. 1,477 11,810,194 2,882,422 3,232,886 348,628 8,999 16,406 313,047 10,358 793 24,020 35,592 756 32,738 666,522 30,268 17,030 68,523 86,670 178,909 414,590 365,623 618,511 1,749,856 611,504 23,160 10,422 1,045,712 87-00 1885-86 .. 1,613 12,472,814 3,020,550 3,362,266 346,895 10,717 16,482 317,242 9,518 653 22,668 33,271 660 36,634 781,470 40,558 14,985 74,778 80,280 202,57] 413,847 368,225 669,081 1,823,767 622,810 16,732 11,229 1,047,419 83-00 1886-87 .. 1,727 13,017,567 3,008,949 3,426,403 339,255 11,821 16,998 341,634 9,165 689 21,598 33,749 597 37,435 856,431 48,151 22,110 82,963 73,040 175,581 345,254 329,227 719,579 1,747,754 581,350 14,893 12,523 998,768 79-50 1887-88 .. 1,758 13,352,978 2,944,786 3,451,850 334,926 11,518 17,800 368,680 9,301 619 21,128 34,727 592 32,766 857,397 50,046 22,190 84,147 65,860 158,024 358,022 347,379 700,140 1,735,762 579,359 14,611 13,420 994,843 81-00 1888-89 .. 1,777 13,472,837 2,796,007 3,132,803 305,632 11,817 17,816 370,707 8,378 650 19,971 34,101 547 29,426 842,840 47,126 24,335 78,203 67,045 160,399 447,027 356,732 786,690 1,920,431 610,488 15,663 13,915 997,615 85-50 1889-90 .. 1,809 13,899,955 2,868,203 3,376,459 347,844 12,311 21,504 375,271 9,358 708 21,209 37,097 678 31,700 985,336 51,539 37,900 91,214 77,454 172,814 498,198 399,258 797,117 2,073,955 655,007 18,091 16,027 1,095,570 91-50 1890-91 .. 1,842 14,278,586 2,894,776 3,433,629 333,122 13,881 20,471 380,319 9,790 757 22,965 38,997 582 35,209 1,258,471 54,684 29,800 87,701 73,650 153,078 528,683 385,020 828,079 2,086,011 690,779 20,718 17,615 1,121,701 93-00 1891-92 .. 1,869 14,656,691 3,010,489 3,555,764 342,563 16,341 22,054 393,407 11,370 819 25,439 41,795 653 36,248 1,067,614 49,639 26,605 85,888 87,834 170,520 442,277 379,768 873,899 2,066,791 671,469 19,388 18,163 1,115,432 88-75 1892-93 .. 1,886 14,733,120 3,002,174 3,759,044 367,594 16,504 23,025 420,610 12,993 921 26,780 44,801 796 33,597 1,321,046 38,814 34,314 96,841 88,186 168,910 523,637 397,411 884,031 2,193,330 707,786 18,830 19,486 1,181,522 94-50 1893-94 .. 1,948 15,137,036 15,352,613 3,113,231 3,972,701 378,480 17,226 23,540 448,770 12,350 793 25,667 45,206 831 39,223 1,356,434 38,022 38,610 101,340 84,658 183,192 411,191 377,116 864,538 2,060,645 686,469 18,563 20,535 1,172,793 90-25 1894-95 .. 1,993 3,221,620 3,905,578 360,243 28,623 24,906 444,981 11,185 750 23,517 43,270 705 40,890 1,519,921 43,292 36,972 103,328 85,102 198,578 388,556 377,938 857,917 2,048,391 683,726 17,265 21,441 1,150,851 85-75 1895-96 .. 2,014 15,425,532 3,307,226 4,162,426 359,822 36,233 29,412 455,511 11,115 716 22,551 54,736 693 39,651 1,839,712 53,346 53,260 99,363 | 78,804 213,132 374,699 389,881 878,659 2,087,798 698,115 18,466 22,490 1,183,041 85-75 1896-97 .. 2,018 15,577,392 3,409,218 4,439,387 378,684 43,069 31,476 489,825 11,347 778 22,891 58,084 841 35,909 1,964,110 52,327 00,542 98,958 80,014 257,825 423,888 415,448 1,032,252 2,368,927 774,163 20,225 23,526 1,286,158 90-50 1897-98 .. 2,055 15,993,903 3,666,483 4,672,264 399,262 48,660 34,168 530,993 9,930 862 23,069 60,872 920 44,935 2,356,595 42,784 77,226 103,055 83,656 313,073 427,448 465,041 1,048,868 2,518,367 837,590 19,631 24,485 1,376,008 90 00 1898-99 .. 2,090 16,404,076 3,968,708 4,955,553 438,367 55,027 37,186 589,372 10,348 998 24,963 66,418 4106 55,878 2,518,233 34,512 83,084 97,396 87,038 310,266 420,071 478,851 1,147,353 2,624,059 882,077 20,328 25,289 1,469,665 89-00 1899-1900.. 2,104 16,703,887 4,187,893 5,468,284 474,793 63,335 40,228 624,115 11,474 1159 27,066 68,488 1345 65,063 2,523,787 36,049 77,292 104,621 92,126 334,677 764,0.33 536,428 1,218,698 3,127,874 985,723 25,135 29,524 1,623,891 93-00 1900-1901.. 2,212 17,207,328 4,620,971 6,243,593 503,051 82,921 41,925 633,770 11,421 1336 30,658 72,712 1566 72,868 2,412,191 51,059 78,844 96,519 92,830 380,803 772,571 551,879 1,366,241 3,339,687 1,051,695 28,601 29,253 1,727,236 89-75 1901-1902.. 2,235 18,170,722 5,066,360 7,356,136 575,697 100,778 45,322 677,804 11,926 1506 30,404 79,561 1564 83,458 2,724,860 55,159 86,378 101,878 100,236 427,153 813,345 556,395. 1,443,792 3,529,177 1,110,575 30,303 33,129 1,874,586 88-75 1902-1903.. 2,291 19,081,735 5,443,333 7,575,390 576,529 118,431 49,169 731,762 12,737 1646 34,202 87,273 1921 102,461 3,821,333 61,844 121,092 116,389 100,498 436,008 718,376 633,685 1,604,426 3,730,394 1,189,101 29,960 42,006 1,974,038 87-00 903-1904.. 2,328 20,692,911 5,685,399 8,306,383 652,080 129,919 52,580 798,800 14,629 2056 36,816 110,151 2340 107,435 3,756,378 70,268 132,562 101,316 1106,066 509,712 820,453 658,144 1,744,323 4,072,576 1,293,169 33,074 39,587 2,180,641 91-75

Year. a •5 3 rrj U a 1&.S H H ® Maintenance of Way. fog . ft 2 # Per Cent. Per Mile U "g Amount. of of Revenue. Railway. f __ ________^^__ Maintenance of Way. Locomotive Power. Carriages and Wagons. Traffic. Head and Department ;al Offices. General Chi .rges and Sundries. Less Cri idit Reeo--eries. B o a a, M K Per Trainmile. Per Cent. Per Amount. of TrainRevenue, mile. ! Per Cent. Per Amount. | of TrainKevenue. mile. Per Cent. Amount. of Revenue. Per Trainmile. Per Cent. Amount. of Revenue. Per Trainmile. Amount. Per Cent. of Revenue. Per Trainmile. Amount. Per Cent. of Revenue. Per Trainmile. d. £ £ £ £ d. £' £ d. £ £ d. £ £ d. £ £ a. £ £ d. £ £ a. £ 1882-83 .. 51-07 62-18 209,823 22-01 155-54 18-08 153,607 16-11 13-23 38,887 4-08 3-35 156,334 16-40 13-47 34,170 3-58 2-94 592,821 1883-84 .. 55-40 68-24 233,936 24-34 169-29 19-76 162,558 1691 13-73 51,304 5-34 4-33 166,848 17-36 1409 41,345 4-30 3-49 655,990 1884-85 .. 57-45 65-99 254,329 24-32 176-87 21-18 166,576 15-93 13-87 56,245 5-38 4-68 171,822 16-43 1430 41,055 3-93 3-42 690,026 1885-86 .. 54-85 65-91 247,566 23-64 160-32 19-67 162,860 15-55 12-94 55,303 5-28 4-40 180,352 17-22 14-33 44,259 4-22 3-51 690,340 1886-87 .. 55-76 69-99 252,530 25-28 149-85 20-14 166,407 16 66 13-27 59,107 5-92 4-72 177,825 17-80 14-18 43,203 4-33 3-45 699,072 1887-88 .. 56-02 69-09 246,340 24-76 141-35 20-08 159,757 1606 13-02 65,018 6-54 5-30 173,991 17-49 14-18 42,222 4-24 3-44 687,328 1888-89 .. 55-54 64-86 232,915 23-35 131-31 19-99 153,807 15-42 13-20 55,422 5-55 4-76 176,995 17-74 15-19 27,906 2-80 240 647,045 1889-90 .. 57-13 62-32 242,075 22-10 134-70 20-26 159,180 1453 13-32 67,211 6-13 5-62 182,427 16-65 15-27 31,894 2-91 2-66 682,787 1890-91 .. 58-09 62-47 241,330 21-51 132-27 20-01 172,064 15-34 14-20 66,228 5-91 5-49 193,461 17-25 16-04 27,622 2-46 2-29 700,703 1891-92 .. 56-32 63-34 245,163 21-98 131-41 19-54 177,156 15-88 14-12 57,723 5-17 4-60 198,654 17-81 15-84 27,822 250 2-22 706,517 1892-93 .. 58-53 61-97 262,600 22-23 140-18 20-99 183,774 15-55 14-69 53,962 4-57 4-32 202,153 17-11 16-16 29,653 2-51 2-37 732,142 1893-94 .. 56-69 62-70 268,451 22-89 140-35 20-70 177,833 15-16 13-71 56,470 4-82 4-35 201,166 17-15 15-51 31,440 2-68 2-42 735,359 1894-95 .. 54-54 63-62 272,718 23-70 138-57 20-32 175,758 1527 13-09 50,949 4-43 3-79 201,641 17-52 1502 31,095 2-70 2-32 732,160 1895-96 .. 54-53 63-51 282,593 23-89 141-45 ' 20-51 185,669 15-69 13-47 54,692 4-62 3-97 207,253 17-52 15-04 37,979 3-21 2-76 16,818 1-42 1-22 751,368 1896-97 .. 55-55 61-35 301,981 23-48 149-77 21-26 190,543 14-82 13-41 65,825 5-12 4-64 213,914 16-63 15-06 39,072 303 2-75 22,280 1-73 1-57 789,054 1897-98 .. 56-11 62-30 327,987 23-84 160-53 21-47 209,289 15-21 13-70 65,344 4-75 4-27 232,646 16-91 1523 41,062 2-98 2-69 19,137 1-38 1-25 857,191 1898-99 .. .56-22 63-26 357,189 24-30 172-92 21-60 231,532 15-75 14-00 73,680 5-01 4-46 244,932 16-67 14-81 44,319 302 2-68 21,914 1-49 1-33 929,738 1899-1900.. 60-31 64-80 394,619 24-30 187-99 22-61 295,542 1820 16-93 76,555 4-71 4-39 262,552 16-17 15-05 47,717 2-93 2-74 24,627 1-51 1-41 1,052,358 1900-1901 .. 58-58 65-30 426,405 24-69 196-14 22-15 293,383 16-98 15-24 91,532 5-30 4-75 236,159 17-15 15 38 51,590 2-99 2-68 31,221 1-81 1-62 1,127,848 1901-1902 .. 59-32 66-80 436,847 23-30 196-17 20-69 351,172 1873 16-64 99,522 5-31 4-71 333,211 17-78 15-79 56,756 3-03 2-69 25,271 1-35 1-20 1,252,237 1902-1903 .. 59-23 68-05 460,398 23-32 203-55 20-30 378,575 19-18 16-69 105,976 5-37 4-67 360,061 18-24 15-88 62,997 3-19 2-77 Lake Wa] 6,048 :atipu Stei 86-45 I imers. 24,592 1-25 1-08 1,343,415 1903-1904.. 60-48 65-98 490,819 22-58 212-94 20-72 414,168 19-05 17-48 111,988 5-15 4-73 374,347 17-22 15-80 68,223 3-14 2-88 26,869 1-23 1-13 1,438,724