RAILWAY RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 47, 19 November 1920, Page 7

RAILWAY RETURNS

FIGURES FOR SEVEN MONTHS BIG INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE April 1 to October 16, 1920, covering •even four-weekly periods,'show' important increases m nearly all Departments. i.t^ mssenßeu ■ carried numbered 7,08G,002, as against 5,528,043 in the corresponding period of 1919. 'Cattle earned numbered 210,305 as against 137,82b, and sheep 3,224,517, as against'2.B2S,3oo. Timber minerals and' other goods made a total of 3,339,068 tons, as against 2,937,506 tons for the poriod of Inst year. ■ The revenno and expenditure returns »now the following totals for the period: ' REVENUE. Section. ' ■' . 1920. 1919. North Island— ,g j; Whangarei 34,134 ■ 31,905 X™}™ •.» 3,701 3,007 bisoorne 21,534 18,733 .N.I. main lines and branches 1,942,216 1,484,945 Total ...:. 2,001,907 1,538,591 Sonth Island— S.I. main lines and .branches '..' 1,195,297 987,43!) ■ Westland 98,519 82,688 Westport 55,47 i 52,459 Nelson • 20,766 18,016 "l "• isi 19 < m Lake Wakatipu stealers 3,669 2,963 Total 1,397,178 1,163,472 Grand total ...... 3,399,145 2,702,061 • EXPENDITURE/ Section. 1920. 1919. North Island— £ £ Whangarei „. 34.490 26,849 Kaihii ....'. 5,801 5,309 Gisborne 19,755 16,035 N.I. main lines and branches 1,517,118 1,040.576. Total 1,577,166 1,088,770 South Island- <•■ S.I. main lines and branches ...; 1,097,273 744.167 ■Westland 89.218 68.671 Westport ' 47.229 34,694 Nflson 26,354 20,852 Wcton ...... 21,459. 17,809 Lake Wakatipu stea- - raers 5,306- 4.047 Total 1,286,933 890,246 Grand total ...... 2.864,099 1,970,016 The percentage of expenditure to revenue in the case of the North Island lines was 78.78, as against 70.76 for tho , corresponding period of last year. The iwrcentagft in the case of the South Island lines lias risen from 7G.52 to. 94.11. The percentage for the Dominion is 84.26, as against 73.24 for the corresponding period of lost year.