D.—2.

RETURN No. 5-continued . Comparative Statement of Passenger and Goods Traffic for the Year ended 31st March, 1917 — continued.

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I Section. ___!.____. j Reason Tickets. Total Coaching. _ ! Revenue. Mileage. Goods. Miscellaneous. Rents and Commission. Total Goods. Grand Total Revenue. Train. Shunting, &c. Total. 1916-17. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Whangarei .. .. 13,400 14 9 1,013 0 5 1,948 10 7 16,362 5 9 Kaihu .. .. 1,652 19 10 124 6 2 490 17 4 2,268 3 4 Gisborne .. .. 8,346 9 4! 234 16 4 1,229 6 6 9,810 12 2 North Island Main Lines 1,090,676 7 5 97,604 0 9 140,663 11 8 1,328,943 19 10 and Branches South Island Main Lines 550,687 6 1 50,993 9 4 89,023 11 4 690,704 6 9 and Branches Westland .. .. 27,475 9 3 2,686 7 1 5,330 12 10 35,492 9 2 Westport .. .. 5,243 11 895 6 11 995 2 2 7,133 10 2 Nelson .. .. 8,721 10 3 981 11 1 1,644 9 4 I 11,347 10 8 Picton .. .. 8,640 12 9 469 3 4 1,574 15 0 ! 10,684 11 1 Lake Wakatipu steamers j 3,002 12 4 j 198 18 4 930 19 3 4,132 9 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. 35,607 0 0 740 3 1 3,937 5 1 i 85 3 9 16,843 3 5 j 344 3 1 1,260,332 0 1 ! 48,347 15 4 £ s. d. 1,256 0 3 187 1 1 972 14 5 45,456 12 8 £ s. d. 37,603 3 4 4,209 9 11 18,160 0 11 1,354,136 8 1 £ s. d. Number. Number. :53,965 9 1 125,298 33,073 6,477 13 3 14,654 3,158 27,970 13 1 51,835 13,963 2,683,080 7 11 5,233,354 1,574,799 Number. 158,371 17,812 65,798 6,808,153 . 924,236 5 2 j 34,997 18 5 32,699 17 4 991,934 0 11 1,682,638 7 8 3,236,230 1,018,078 4,254,308 119,433 18 3 ! 4,657 1 10 100,331 6 5 I 4,912 10 4 18,985 13 9 i 2,401 5 8 16,188 6 1 j 1,949 12 5 2,967 8 11 I 36 16 4 2,945 4 9 723 16 9 1,284 9 11 1,021 11 0 47 9 2 127,036 4 10 105,967 13 6 22,671 9 4 19,159 9 6 3.051 14 5 162,528 14 0 245,751 92,577 113,101 3 8 96,079 73,231 34,019 0 0 78,544 , 13,749 29,844 0 7 64,586 34,769 7,184 4 4 338,328 169,310 92.293 99,355 __J ■ Totals.. .. 1,717,847 3 1 155,200 19 9 243,831 16 0 2,116,879 18 10 ;2,498, 862 7 2 98,472 10 3 ! 86,594 17 4 I 2,683,929 14 9 4,800,809 13 7 9,146,331 2,857,397 12,003,728 ...I , 1915-16. Whangarei .. .. 12,106 17 1 961 11 7 1,822 2 6 14,890 11 2 Kaihu .. .. 1,822 11 7 134 0 0 497 10 8 ; 2,454 2 3 Gisborne .. .. 8,541 8 9 230 11 3 1,266 6 8 10,038 6 8 North Island Main Lines 980,774 14 7 100,587 11 8 134,105 16 7 1,215,468 2 10 and Branches South Island Main Lines 509,544 8 9 49,450 11 8 88,800 5 5 647,795 5 10 and Branches Westland .. .. 28,034 19 6 i 2,579 13 2 5,274 9 5 35,889 2 1 Westport .. .. 5,213 4 5 ' 692 10 6 1,005 19 5 6,911 14 4 Nelson .. .. 8,430 9 6 942 7 11 1,629 19 4 I 11,002 16 9 Picton .. .. 8,799 18 10 416 14 1 1,406 5 5 I 10,622 18 4 Lake Wakatipu steamers 3,110 16 9 326 16 6 895 19 9 j 4,333 13 0 961 11 7 134 0 0 230 11 3 100,587 11 8 1,822 2 6 14,890 11 2 497 10 8 2,454 2 3 1,266 6 8 10,038 6 8 134,105 16 7 1,215,468 2 10 1 34,461 17 10 596 0 6 3,147 17 4 115 2 0 17,181 9 9 638 10 3 1,206,644 16 4 37,652 14 11 1,201 7 11 167 0 11 919 10 2 43,450 16 3 36,259 6 3 51,149 17 5 3,430 0 3 5,884 2 6 18,739 10 2 28,777 16 10 1,287,748 7 6 2,503,216 10 4 970,944 17 10 1,618,740 3 8 129,211 31,713 160,924 15,380 3,324 18,704 55,233 15,333 70,566 5,346,098 j 1,648,187 6,994,285 3,305,847 1,055,211 4,361,058 49,450 11 8 88,800 5 5 647,795 5 10 909,221 0 9 j 29,167 8 9 32,556 8 4 2,579 13 2 692 10 6 942 7 11 416 14 1 326 16 6 5,274 9 5 35,889 2 1 1,005 19 5 6,911 14 4 1,629 19 4 I 11,002 16 9 1,406 5 5 I 10,622 18 4 895 19 9 j 4,333 13 0 119,662 9 10 4,554 10 9 95,696 19 9 5,107 6 10 19,611 15 5 2,016 10 1 15,006 4 7 1,541 14 2 2,858 2 9 1 15 0 2,629 6 6 736 4 2 1,301 11 2 1,053 4 3 49 4 0 126,846 7 1 162,735 9 2 101,540 10 9 108,452 5 1 22,929 16 8 33,932 13 5 17,601 3 0 28,224 1 4 2,909 1 9 j 7,242 14 9 257,337 96,173 353,510 98,378 77,656 176,034 79,314 14,311 93,625 69,724 33,387 103,111 Totals.. .. 1,566,379 9 9 156,322 8 4 236,704 15 2 1,959,406 13 3 156,322 8 4 236,704 15 2 1,959,406 13 3 12,423,492 14 4 81,391 13 3 84,064 13 8 2,588,949 1 3 j 4,548,355 14 6 9,356,522 J 2,975,295 12,331,817 I I J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant.