A SUCCESSFUL RAILWAY POLICY.
PEII PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, Api il 12. The Minister of states -that, the revenue of the Department fortbe year amounted to £1,575,967, an increase over that of tha preceding ysar of £95,267. In the expenditure account to March 2nd, £1,028,583 was spent in working expenses alone. This amount t-xe<o3s the appropriation by £44,715, but the revenue also exceeds tbe estimate by 139,913. Sir Ward points out that conveniences and facilities for passenger and goods traffic have in miny directions been increased, in addition to which rates were very largely decreased, for the last nine montliF, 758,143 mora passengers were carried and 17,178 more season ticket? iseutd:
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 72, 13 April 1901, Page 3
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110A SUCCESSFUL RAILWAY POLICY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 72, 13 April 1901, Page 3
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