RAILWAY STATEMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 649, 28 October 1909, Page 8

RAILWAY STATEMENT.

: :!pi'v-:Ovl[mVTEN^ his. annual' pref J/isentedtitcgthe'. House: .states ~that 'V.J ■;'.th.e;iesTiitß'.'"pi'/the/iy operations, when coin- ■, £V/ par&l /with? .those •;' bi ! /tbe '. prev»ns^year;"have. /V:V'gua^arisai'taTO:^K';' ; v : '/:.//;', •'■i;'."';sli)i'f'/'V?:' ; ;' : '':;;^V'v*'tt'^: : 'K'Seajr:l9o9.' ■ Tear 1908. : > :; -^''S'-^ : '-' :i ' '£ '" '" '"£-'" Hv STo ; W ; 2,761,038' : i|:;Tctol ; ,' 1^9,759 Se&'r^i'pn'^o^ l; ?/' ! vThfl .mileage of .line :6pen for traffic on March };iv'&i3^i : '&w > jtlffiliuUfa!'wai&-Sl7l miles for previous.y^.''rThe'average miles operated ;->' r -.-dijrir«;tto:,:year:i.'waa:. -2556.% '-The- extensions g?': opened during.the year,amounted to 125 miles. > the Wel;ii.lington and Manawatu,Company's line; 83 miles :;;?;' 67 ohftiM.-vThe mileage of railways, ;; ; ;i was'thus:: inoreased during the year, "by: 209 \i:^mS^^. ;^^ra.-~X;^ {^^':v r y ;y /< ;,■■; ;:;'':•:• caipi&'.cbsti.'oi lines,'open for traffic.baa H~*l'. increased ;\ /from'/-'i£21,365,6i7•,/Jasfc; year -''to iunder /'review. The ; ''.v;'!'.:ilS.:pei : Vceht.'j;'on.;-th'e:'-.captal .invested in the ' l l .open.lines, land' 2.80 -per.fcent.' on the total Sfc 'in open and un-;:^oj^ed:lu^'-^^il:.:;^'i-V';:v/rf;v/ :'. ■■.':.:;'.■.■'■.■:'■■•"'•,'-■■ ;: ; :'S::- : y.v.'-.i'-''. •; J: : is^'fa'vsummary' of 'results ''of K&iwHdngr^fcr,' 1 31, -1909,.; as •rv : i^^3Btod'. : irith"''l9oßi ; rVy.;-.;--.-'::';■;'■':••■,■,'.'•■'■■'■'-.'':.■,.. . ;:;•{: :;Tear ended March 31. : : : ; 4K:U ; i. ? -t;'Particn]ars;: ; 1909.', ?HJo^;milea;open':for■traffic'^''.;''!L<71/•-'.'" 2,682 ( -A'Average miles-open for'year': 2,469 /-2,556 'cost 1 of'all: lines s'>*Capital:costof open'lines :'a24v565,647>C27,7C2i592 ■ 'fi~^Capital . • mile: of-:': ■■*.;•'■. :■■;" J.^iiii.-;..;»-,;-■ •••K Gross : : =£2,781,938 - £2,929,526 I :v'i r W«rKhg.'exnensM' !^.U.v i. £l,943Js9 . £2,1H,815 , vS'Net:in-6fit 'outworking;;-;.--; £812,17? ' £811,711 : ■ '{'■ : /B ■]'■ profit;?to b~ ■•'■ ■" V - -.. '- v '''' .:;ft; ; :^^..;.rv ;; !'H:, 3J3;.■•'•■' , 3.13 --' ; ■'■■.y< i ;H:'...'-::expehse3 ; fe..earnings.".;... >Vv. : .." 70.59;:',■■'.-'. ,72.19 , ■.'■}'■ i'.l r'•'-'■• :; '-;■'', ■ ;jv v ' ViMleVAbpen::..--':4::;.; ; £i,iif -/-'."jewis. r ~&rl :, ''':i'''y-y: { ' : ' ')■■■■ J*''^average 5 /mile Jopen-^iV-' iM~.\. ;£7B6'.- -v, : £828; i'rtlfe'earnings-, per average;■'.■.'"■:','.■;v-j.-■';.■:";' K -'' ! ' ;V;^mne^n;...U;;.:..^.-.. : .^'.; ; ,£328;"?; ,£320- ',''!;' 'mile;.,;,-',::. 93.75 '• - 94.00. ; ' J ,expe'hse'3',■'per-''':''- , >v 7,| -'-' ;i: l '-•■.-'' "■■'•'' ; ' '-; ' ii;:vs^rain'mik'w i ;:i;;r;^.i;i.v;.-C;':- i , 'v';;:Net':iiraTmnOT- : ;»r;;',traih;/'-,'v f .!%- : ''' i.;./;....;;....;:-^..^ ■x-6:i'-&Sl^■ ■> 2i5.11' : '''rfPttSSßngeTSi ordinary;.;...;;,:; >9,75G,716v:10,457,iW ' .V^Seaßbb!itickctß'v:;;.^;.ii.;.J'-i': i1; :'v^185474-' : '-''' 192W; i:\"' Goods <■■ 'tennageiUli^iX-^V-i' im&t : '1,871,874- ,- Itelitt' stock.tonnage'.:.i^.;. :'k, '■ -235i642- : :: .203,531 . ;: ;';:..7,051^7i::";7,458,236, :V;:', : 'iio<»niotiveßv...;;...;;--;.;..;.'',, -■- ' *i° ".;• ,* 52 : Pass^er:!cars?;..;^;_:i...;:'.jV::; : l' (ll)2 ■; .:r 1.H6. OTdv ; brake,vwi3.;.:;!:7 ; ; ils;47s;i "16,476. • i?;ft ; :'.Tne'ttotaiv tra"ck.?milM'.-TOn'during -the :year • \an(.increase:;of ;406,962 miles.;:; : ':'-v' : ;;-V'' ; O v >$'4 iTba'p^'sengerltraffioifiricreased'very materi- ?{=; ally'* during^tho:;year,Vand;for, ; the/first • time'.. S.'in the bf,;the!railways'of the Dominion' , ;.;:..■;'ordinary.;passßngers':to.talled.over ten.millions; ■ r^/.tte'-innmber'^BCtuaUy .being 10,457,144, .;.;.':■ previous - : j .;; : j;Seasbn'' ; "tickets 'numbered; 192, ; 547; an .'increase .'>.'; ;of:'7373;;:»,The : inumber.'of-workers'-; twelve-trip, ;:H; ; , sSjtickßtsjpavailably' , ',■ ; : .;.;''^iThe'averag^number';of ymeri; employed:dur- , vfc;preyiOTßSyeari'i;:^;,':.;^:;-',;>''. :w' : :;,; : ;';•;;■: ri ,Twen%, ,: 'appeals ?were <: 'heafd', during : year' ' 2i'; byitheiKailway;Apbeal ; Boards';' of-.these, seven ' ijV Upheld : ?and ftbirtcen'Sdismisseii; •-.,'■ ■'■''' ',fc»V:!Nfew ? rblling:stock ; ; actually/turned but -of. the • t{ ■•'. -COmpnseVi .'two'-,four-cylinder ■ balanced '•■. com-' ' "■sS'pspsd;; Class;.'- : X'.;ten:det;Jengines,': eight ■•jeafyy' ;;; : .:..;tank- : ;engines, four.',refreshment-cars, six - sleep- • ;:-'^.'.i n .fourteen,^^'Class ■ ■,W;: ; a ■&h,v:'ttn":bostal .vans,iten. ; ; ; -f;Vgoop>wag6ns,',,an<l; 750 ■ new•■:.-tarpaulins.''. ■ .-'■ The a.p " ;,i; v "other 1 system''' ,;':';thronghout the'Domiliibn,have the "te-, ■ vi";;pprtk,..b6en .'maintained ' in-a'.'thoroughly, -effi-: ■ \,= ',:'.'. ;:v;;U^: ! '■^■■■■\i-' ; ■ W'^^^SS^^^^¥« 'the-year■ amounted to £94,526; ' '-*•%« »! f ? T ths previous year by '■'''rL I ! , '!S?. a :ii-'r a ? s ? n ß«r"revenne shows nriincreaso *& ™ J 3fc® l; 'S e! *?i •*? coaching;' ";>;' rW%vgqodß/,andvhve-stock,' inisce? *:; knetms ?and:renta,VSlo^o7fe s The receipts ,'W '■&:S^ m !l 8^W ted .:?^ y Against l i^^! lo W2y ear -'; :Tts'Earnings' ' ■ .steamers,;;amounted :to :£24lias ; ' v '-^'^^'^' B --'^--' ,^-'^-»e''wvenM/M'- ' ( ;' y ' "■'"?«:'Cont.'', A W-. .-;..: V y ,■; ■£.-■■: : v ,: ;•;• ■ vCi^OTfliture.;: ■. aof Eavenue/' W, ., ;.;150M..1907-8..' W«eoX ; roSs.:;-',:' 2747 V K ;;'i.Maintei»Bace..'.:.;^-';,656454V. 638,660,' 'i 23?8 y^ : ■ :r^;;.;A.;ri.^,'V: ''gtetHagravi;, -;v sjasa •,v ■>. 5^377rt^;,; : ■ Qjch. . o^2 buildings, *;?':*nd has'ilicEeasW'.from £638,560 to ■y, ,:a;i666,1M, ■-, represaitiiig-: ahVaverage expenditure '<& f-iW-® '■ agsinst'i.jessvffl 'par.' mile'ibf >'■ railway i ;^;.to^the.;pi^oiu;\yeaj%i:Vv.;;y, ; ;j ; ;;,;-;. ..;..■ ■-' | ... r .;. ;•.':' j'c&.;of : maiifeianW' say» ;; a:.natmal jcorollary of ; the 1 d&: .!;;.:;. V r ';;gihes of'greater cars ; and: wagons of in- ">'!: creasad carrying ;capaotyyarid faster train ser;.'!:vVices.^;TJLß; relaying oi: the main' <:Unes "and 4^':;) I S*^?''^^.''r^y^-. ! 'i*^''.'re«!>Miiß: of sleepis'<is&- strmgthaning' of,■•;structures, 'and provision f:. ! ? of many; other; works calculated the f>;.;;effici^^ ; >f; the;lines,and enable them to meet .':«, : ,all ; -:the,.existing ; .andiprdspectivß 'requirehiahts Jh:,- or . a considfitable time -to come had hecessar;/;;»;iplated. 'During \ the'ten years; intervening, V:Atweenyß?9 and;1909,-va total 0f,929 miles;of ■p-.^ ; vtrack: has, been;relaid/768 miles with 'new ma- ;^:, i v teriala; and .181. miles 'of: branch ..lines with rails;;V,V- takanjont•«, main }lin«8, and'.the expenditure '.;••>"•' onvtrack.renewali- includingVrelayjng and new sleepers, amounted to:: £i;678^6/ ) The enhanced V. : v,price;of;• materials,J increased.-rates .of v,wages, v ; ; ;;andyexr»ndituro: incurred Von" the works enn■'•:'!;.:derated,has. had a marked effect on' the main- &:;/.:; tenance, which - has steadily : in-V-::Hj:oreasßd-;during;th'e pasKteu.years.'- ;The' stun 'v head "Ad- ! to capital .;V::;:account. :f:;Of,"thiß : amount, -£269,156 -was ex;::;v,;.;:pendod oh.rolling,.stock, ■'; tarpaulins;, steam ;:;..•'. cranes; Westinghonse brake, and machinery for '.TV*':Torkshbps.;ViV;v;;';:v.v;,v v, : ,. v ... -~..-.■'..■.,. [•);,. v.Tfie Wellington-Hutt duplication was opened vV::;Aas;far..:as..,Neahauranga' ontSeptember 27, and LowerHutt and '■>■'.. > i. regularly in use.' It is 'antici;:.;:;,patted .that?a further section—Ngahauranga to V;;,y : ;Teady for use, shortly..; The J V ■':':. cbnstructioii',..of the new main road is now in v ; y/v\ nandy-'and-. portions of it .are being daily used ;;:j.vxfor.-yeMcle;traffic. >•:•::'.:■. : ;'";.'';',-:■ ■■■'■. fb 'i?-:''''':■':'V MotorHjar;Services Recommended. •' ,;:-•■, V'i;.';"l«ani:bf -opinion,'' states the' Minister.'"that ;...; the'.time -has .arrived when if is desirable': to p'VA:'devwop:,Settlement..within'.o.reasonable, distance V.'-'"..:of -the main centres of'population by:a further '."V'Ainau'gnration; of. ; ,'niotorV services.: ."'Satisfactory ;>■■..... results:: have ,b(ien obtained from: the "running kV.jV'of :mbtor"icars in r cbnn'ection"::with ; various rail-' K;iV;.way;:systems. 'in' different parts', of'.the/ world, vvV'v'and.in view,of the advancement that has been •:-'.',:.made'incbhneotlon with the:means of propul- >"■':•:]*: eionvand \construction' of.. such ;care, I am at resulfaof i'VSVV.working. the'different 'typos .'of' railway/motors :-::VVT;-u3ed / abroad,'',so.that .the most efficient and eco--"i.-is.nomicali.type'bf vehicle ,Buitablo for the 'ro-' ■■■:■■ v.tqiiiremehra' of New_: Zealand''; may-: shortly: bo ;':.;v;;Vbrpught: into;riso'on pnr; lines;"; .-.'■;'.;'■ ; S'f >'Ht':-SvS&>i, Next;vYear' l t:VPro^pe^s/V^V■■;'v■ , vv-V. vflvv'/Ai{hobgh ! ;iavbMabie/circumstances of aVhon- ': ?: /i.-Tecutring: character existed,..during V the last ■•VVV.,.:fuiancial:-:ye'ar,-;iand: there;,has ibeen.-a. slight '.' : :'v<leprcssiort;durihg'the. first portion: of. the year /entered t;upon,";the Afihister feelsVconfi-: :',.:?::-:: dcntVf roui'i present -indications that a ..return to '-':■■ "'iipjosperity,;is:.-,assured, ;and',.isVpf lupiriion I that, ; -V''V;tlie .railways"'Vwill .agUnVshb^/VsatiMa^ryire- 1 *''V,V:s'ults. ."Heitherelore :estimates.;the::Tevenue for !,V<.;-;tiieiyear;:endih^;,Mnrch-31,-191p;-'at -£3,050,000; vfV. ; ;';'hhd,';tha,, expeiiditure; at: £2VW,500.;'.';.;:?.:.;' ~■','.-'.