OUR RAILWAYS
The following aro the traffic returns for the peripd from Gib February', to' oth'-Mareh, I§B7, Also for tho corresponding period ending '27 th February, 1880.-. , - Welmshitos Sectio'n. ■ 1887 1880 Passengers .. .. 27,713 25,381 I Parcels 3,0-17' 2,079 Sheep 10,502 , 15.007 Merchandise (tons) .. 5,571 4,0-10 Receipts. £ s, d £. s. dPassengers, 2,10-1 7 3 2,177 4 11 Parcels and Luggage 21)7 1 0 237 2 1 .Goods .. ~ 3,100 6 9 3,101 3 0 Miscellaneous .. 22 7 i 9 0 1 Rents • and Commissions .. ~ 23 0 1 73 11 0 Total ..' £5,937-. 8 5 L 5.659 1 1 Noivrn Islaxd. L. s. d. \, s. d 'Receipts... 25,68512 i 2550715 5 Expenditure 18054 10 4 ISGBB 18 4. Middle Island. L. s d. L. s. d. Receipts 57,101 .6 i 53379 8. 1 Expenditure 35520 4 2 34476 12 10 There are 1061 miles open for traffic in the Middle Island, and GOO in the North Island.. The total number of passengers carried during, the four weeks being 3,160,251, compared with 3,067,030 of the 'corresponding four weeks in 1886, an increase of 92321. The gross cost of opened and unopened lines amounting to £13,726,166.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2571, 13 April 1887, Page 2
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191OUR RAILWAYS Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2571, 13 April 1887, Page 2
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