The Railway Revenue.
.. ..... . ■ t —-. ■ . ' (PER PRKSS ASSOCIATION,) Wellington, February 9. The railway re^urn,^, made up for tb§ period ending the 7th January (nine months), show an increase of 212,375 passengers, as compared with the correnpuuling nine months of last year, or aboui 8 per cent, advance. The increase in the number of season tickets taken our is 275. Stock shows 20 per cent, iucre lse. Goods carried show an increase of 122,614 tons, or 8 per cent, over the previous period, the principal increases being in wool, grain, merchandise, and minerals, The result of tj^e general improve went is an increase in gross revenue of £60,385, and in expsndiuire of £35,670, or a net increase in revenue in the nine months of £24,665.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2895, 10 February 1893, Page 2
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123The Railway Revenue. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2895, 10 February 1893, Page 2
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