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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, 1916. MILEAGE, CAPITAL COST, TRAFFIC, AND REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

Passengers. Season TicketB. Coaching. I j ! I § ■ 'O ° I Tvdin - S. T iinn O "a r* = : Revenue Year. Miles. Capital Cost. mileage. , j 1 1 , — . t Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Wool. g Timber. Grain. | Minerals Total. Revenue j a | "f He T ° tal T Per No. Revenue, j No. i Revenue. Parcels. Horses. ! S & Dogs. Revenue.: © - r — ~| mile. : I °l i I j ! i a I ! a ° £ £ i £ I No. No. ! No. j No. £ No. No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tods. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. £ £ £ £ * 1882-83 .. 1,358 10,478,998 2,785,683 3,283,378 362,100 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 on 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 16,47.0 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 80,280 202,571 413,847 368,225! 669,081 1,823,767 622,810 16,732 11,229 l'o47'419 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 I 37,435 856,431 i 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 1 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 1095 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 1121701 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 8J9 ' 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 1 94-50 1893-94 .. 1,948 15,137,036 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 1411,191 377,116 864,538 2,060,645 686,469 18,563 20 535 1172 793 90-25 1894-95 .. 1,993 15,352,613 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 1 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 j 378,684 43,069 31,476 489,825 11,347 778 22,891 58,084 841 35,909 1,964,110 52,327 60,542 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 9,936 862 23,069 60,872 926 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 4,955,553 138,367 55,027 37,186 589,372 10,348 ; 998 24,963 66,418 1,106 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 1,159 27,066 68,488 1,345 65,063 2,523,787 36,049 77,292 104,621 92,126 334,677 764,033 536,428 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 1,336 30,658 72,712 1,566 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 7,356,130 575,697 100,778 45,322 677,804 11,926 1,506 30,404 79,561 1,564 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 1'646 34,202 87,273 1,921 102,461 I 3,821,333 61,844 121,092 116,309 100,498 436,008 718,376 633,685 1,604,426 3,730,394 1,189,101 29,960 42,006 1,974,038 87'00 1903-1904.. 2,328 20,692,911 5,685,399 8,306,383 652,080 129,919 52,580 798,800 14,629 2,056 36,816 110,151 2,340 107,435 3,756,378 70,268 132,562 101,316 106,066 509,712 820,453 658,144 1,744,323 4,072,576 1,293,169 33,074 39,587 2,180,641 91-75 1904-1905.. 2,374 21,701,572 6,107,079 8,514,112 680,905 140,453 57,252 825,468 15,651 2,228 38,592 115,051 2,307 110,924 3,412,984 77,768 131,714 107,625 109,174 493,327 732,479 630,832 1,806,360 '4,011,511 1,277,976 40,067 37,980 2,209.231 86-50 1905-1906.. 2,406 22,498,972 6,413,573 8,826,382 723,867 147,989 63,006 892,037 17,008 2,376 40,097 142,642 2,350 119,311 ! 3,348,685 92,702 144,884 116,086 106,510 534,533 ] 772,258 628,603 1,938,548 4,241,422 1,346,038 38,518 35,633 2,349,704 87*75 1906-1907.. 2,456 23,504,272 6,755,454 9,600,780 823,067 165,504 68,986 929,929 17,770 2,440 42,081 151,913 2,496 133,031 4,661,001 115,222 168,316 128,161 109,236 567,835 770,706 712,399 2,135,446 4,592,099 1,498,686 44,692 37,256 2,624,600 93-00 1907-1908 2,471 24,365,647 7,051,274 9,756,716 835,473 185,174 77,505 937,565 18,423 2,829 47,766 176,876 2,530 150,751 4,593,100 125,987 169,767 120,593 110,154 616,892 739,568 757,647 2,319,913 4,834,534 1,582,328 50,143 39,613 2,761,938 93-75 1908-1909 2,682 27,762,592 7,458,236 10,457,144 921,411 192,547 90,248 961,293 19,124 2,550 50,798 187,040 2,427 159,884 5,211,489 117,626 182,666 137,916 102,620 582,860 ,793,793 729,971 2,342,048 4,871,874 1,630,704 57,147 42,976 2,929,526 94-00 1909-1910 ' 2 717 28,513,476 7,889,166 11,141,142 1,070,791 199,371 100,249 1,047,806 20,571 2,532 51,235 192,585 -2,490 176,412 5,126,762 126,930 179,902 151,051 98,360 523,845 1,044,468 739,667 2,486,121 5,223,414 1,772,546 57,132 56,487 3,249,790 98-75 1910-1911 2,761 29,606,546 8,141,075 11,200,613 1,104,295 222,104 119,117 1,118,361 20,137 2,751 52,762 193,789 2,441 210,848 5,911,291 160,379 198,546 143,247 109,400 627,107 1,013,298 808,444 2,655,250 5,555,292 1,961,078 56,777 59,126 3,494,182 102-75 1911-1912 2 806 30,506,089 8,371,687 11,891,134 1,185,825 236,957 133,289 1,190,907 20,510 2,801 56,156 203,334 2,904 207,546 j 5,454,443 147,268 191,794 141,607 110,436 718,414 949,556 811,166 2,676,783 5,599,756 2,032,785 57,754 63,522 3,676,509 105-25 1912-1913 ! 2 860 31,611,220 9,016,224 13,123,879 1,314,340 265,259 147,533 1,320,873 21,971 2,904 57,388 215,209 3,189 221,595 5,388,805 136,130 213,322 147,735 112,072 j 695,060 1,181,899 845,934 2,760,983 5,957,005 2,157,686 67,100 69,134 3,971,002 105-50 1913-1914!. 2,863 32,355,087 9,319,263 13,355,893 1,299,929 287,037 150,550 1,392,814 21,778 2,755 54,383 236,762 3,090 254,291 6,860,495 145,773 235,980 155,709 117,038 j 676,858 1,050,395 873,746 2,551,614 5,661,340 2,209,397 73,751 72,939 4,043,328 ; 104-00 v Total Parcels, &c. ' ! ll' 1, * 1914-1915 2,955 34,133,825 9,383,420 13,565,772 1,329,233 302,912 153,150 1,485,977 227,521 3,090 314,219 6,923,306 163,155 218,668 162,002 119,478 621,963 1,103,352 861,791 2,988,028 6,075,282 2,249,399 69,646 76,508 4,105,457 . 104-75 1915-1916.. 2,970 34,857,882 9,356,522 14,201,506 ( 1,566,380 330,622 156,322 1,488,806 236,705 13,406 371,529 7,204,826 182,443 291,380 154,633 1103,470 625,866 1,061,987 891,267 2,831,959 5,960,562 2,423,493 81,391 84,065 4,548,356 j 116-50

g J2 3-**g Maintenance of Way. Locomotive Power. Carriages and Wagons. Traffic. Head and Departmental Offices. General Charges and Sundries. Less Credit Recoveries.* Year. | : pr T- ** j : j j i j— ; —j - j j | § a 3 ~ ~ — PerCent. Per Mile : Per PerCent. Per PerCent. Per PerCent. Per PerCent. Per PerCent Per Per Cent ! Per ~ ra ""c Amount. of of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- * Revenue. Railway. mile. Revenue. mile. Revenue, mile. Revenue. mile. Revenue, mile. Revenue, mile. Revenue.; mile. * d£ £ £ £ d. £ £ d. £ £ d £ £ d ' £ £ d. £ £ d. £ £ d. £ 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 6824 233,936 24-34 169-29 19 76 162,558 1691 1373 51,304 534 4-33 166,848 17-36 1409 .. .. .. 41,345 4-30 3-49 .. .. .. 655,990 1884-85 .. 57-45 65-99 254,329 2432 176-87 21-18 166,576 15-93 13-87 56,245 538 4-68 171,822 1643 14 30 .. .. .. 41,055 3-93 3 42 .. .. .. 690,026 1885-86 .. 54-85 65-91 247,566 23-64 160-32 | 19-67 162,860 1555 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 1 25-28 149-85 20-14 166,407 16 66 13-27 59,107 592 472 177,825 17-80 14 18 .. .. .. 43,203 4-33 3 45 I .. .. .. 699,072 1887-88 *.. 5602 6909 246,340 : 24-76 141 35 20-08 159,757 1606 1302 65,018 6-54 5-30 173,991 1749 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 .. .. .. 27,906 280 2 40 .. .. .. 647,045 1889-90 .. 57 13 6232 242,075 ; 22-10 134-70 20-26 159,180 14-53 1332 67,211 6 13 5'62 182,427 16-65 15-27 .. .. .. 31,894 2-91 266 .. .. .. 682,787 1890-91 58 09 62 47 241,330 21 51 132-27 2001 172,064 15-34 14 26 66,228 591 5-49 193,461 1725 16-04 , .. .. .. 27,622 2-46 2-29 .. .. 700,703 1891-92 . . 56-32 63 34 245,163 2198 131-41 19 54 177,156 15-88 14 12 57,723 5-17 4-60 198,654 17-81 15-84 I .. .. .. 27,822 2-50 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 6270 268,451 22 89 14035 20-70 177,833 15 16 13 71 56,470 4'82 435 201,166 17-15 1551 .. .. .. 31,440 268 2 42 .. .. .. 735,359 1894-95 54-54 63 62 272,718 23 70 138-57 20 32 175,758 15 27 13 09 50,949 4-43 3 79 201,641 17-52 15 02 .. .. .. 31,095 2 70 2 32 .. .. .. 732,160 1895-96 .. 54-53 6351 282,593 23 89 141-45 2051 185,669 15-69 13-47 54,692 4-62 3 97 207,253 1752 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 3 03 2 75 .. .. .. 22,280 1-73 1'57 789,054 1897-98 .. 5611 62-30 327,987 2384 160-53 21-47 209,289 15-21 13-70 65,344 475 4-27 232,646 16-91 15 23 41,062 2-98 2-69 .. .. .. 19,137 1-39 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 3 02 2-68 .. .. .. 21,914 1-49 1-33 929,738 1899-1900.. 60-31 64-80 394,619 24 30 18799 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 1200-1901 .. 58-58 65 30 426,405 24-69 19611 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 6680 436,847 23 30 196-17 20 69 351,172 18*73 1664 99,522 5 31 4-71 333,211 ; 1778 1579 56,756 303 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*37 467 360,061 1824 1583 62,997 3*19 2*77 .. .. .. 24,592 1*25 1*08 1,343,415 Lake Wakatipu Steamers. 1903-1904.. C0-48 65*98 490,819 22*58 212*94 1 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 6,048 86-45 .. 26,869 1-23 1-13 1,438,724 1904-1905.. 58-46 67'58 508,735 23*09 21664 19-99 425,717 1932 16*73 109,918 4*99 4*32 402,715 18*28 15*83 68,353 3 10 2*68 5,198 88*14 .. 27,736 1*26 1*09 1,492,900 1905-1906.. 60*47 69*00 546,805 2333 228 67 2046 468,315 19-98 17'52 119,437 5*10 4*47 442,064 1886 16*54 70,539 3*01 2 64 5,227 87*33 .. 31.148 1*33 1*16 1,621,239 1906-1907 . 64*21 69*06 613,890 23*45 252*78 21*81 522,100 19*94 18*55 135,793 5*19 4*82 494,942 18*90 17*58 73,376 2*80 2*61 5,08*2 82*52 .. 32,701 1*25 1*16 1,812,482 1907-1908 66*18 70*59 638,560 23*18 258*31 21*73 572,586 20 78 19-49 160,818 5*84 5*47 534 634 19 40 18-20 76,082 2-76 2 59 5,377 81-02 .. 38,298 1-39 1*30 1,949,759 1908-1909 . 67*89 72*19 656,154 22*45 257*63 21*11 628,410 21*50 20*22 165,850 5*67 5*34 605,940 20*73 19*50 92,445 3*16 2*98 5,058 78*56 .. 39,042 1*33 1*26 2,114,815 1909-1910.. 65*84 66*76 620,008 19*12 229*94 18 86 669,559 20*65 20*37 163,833 5*05 4*98 615,033 18*% 18*71 95,902 2*96 2*92 5,139 75*99 .. .. .. .. 2,169,474 1910-1911.. 67*75 | 65*92 i 693,445 19*89 253*58 20*44 695,062 19*93 20*50 180,221 5 17 5*31 631,380 18*10 18*61 98,135 2*81 2*89 5,029 75*70 .. .. .. .. 2,303,272 1911-1912.. 70*52 67*07 735,546 20 04 263*46 21*08 743,443 20*26 21*31 209,039 5*70 5*99 670,631 18*27 19*22 101,240 2*76 2*92 5,997 89 9*2 .. .. .. .. 2,465,896 1912-1913 . 71*84 68*13 765,860 19*32 270*61 20*38 833,146 21*02 22*18 226,146 5*71 6 02 768,936 19 40 20-47 104,902 2-64 2-79 6,619 94-27 .. .. .. .. *2,705,609 1913-1914 . 74 00 71*24 763,207 18 87 267 64 19*66 921,564 22 79 23*73 232,745 5*76 599 838,222 20*73 21*59 117,539 291 3*03 7,016 103 78 .. .. .. .. 2,880,323 1914-iyl5 . 74-54 71*14 738,550 17*99 254*02 18*89 954,868 23 26 24*42 228,145 5 56 5*84 870,392 21*20 22*26 122,415 2*98 3*13 6,085 88 83 .. .. .. .. 2,920,485 1915-1916.. 74 50 64*00 710,349 16*30 251-00 18*99 934,737 20*58 23*98 225,9U8 4*98 5*79 889,991 19*60 22*83 113,461 2*50 2-91 6,377 88 04 .. .. .. .. 2,910,883 o-rran * bwuesthe >ear 1909-lUlU recoveries have been created to the branch in which they relate.