RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1748, 18 September 1883, Page 4

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.

Thu K>"^ 11 ciMjit- <•'! the 21 pi,n<ipa.l rnilH.ns in the I nit'd Kingdom, «i\on 111 the subjoined table amounted foi the week nidniy .I'inc 30, on ]].'>'>!>r miles, to £l,27V>S'i, and foi tho coiiesponding pound of IS^J, on 11,1 IS 1 miles, 01 1-') pel cunt, and an mciease of 112,' I'M, 01 '.i-\ per cent. Th'-iovas ,vi hii'H.m 1 111 fcliu (lieat Western i ivenue of I'l'J/l'.l ; Loadou .i-id South Western, t'1.,70.}; Midland, £1,707; Gieat Kistem, €(,'!0.5 ; London and South AVestem, W,»SI; Caledonian, £5, L'o; Noith Biitish, £2,100; Ma-iche tui, Sheffield, .i.id Lincolnshne, £2,2')"): Noith- !<)> t"in, £I,S(>2; Metiopohtan, £1,102; London and Chatham, L'L.Oli); Southeastern, £572; \Ltiop>litau Distiict, £712 ; Gl i-..r'iw and South We tern, £710; (Jte.it South' Mii <"id Western of belaud, £■")()■); Lancislnie and Yoi'slme, £!.L>; (heal :\ 01 them, LT<2 : and Noith London, £20') -111 .ill a total mci i'.o of £n,lio(>. Th"(!n itXoiLli"in ot hoiand Co.npmy s ea. inn's weir, hovevei, £12, Midluid <in it W -l< 111 ol Ii -Imd £702, .Mid London and J.i i-;hton t'2,l IS, les, th in m th- coiiespciiidmn |>enod. tints miking il net md 'i "of £12,')()Sm thu w.-eks takinys of th" ab ivr 21 line. The ]> isvn^'i and paiul lecMpts ot t'u ibr.e 1 ill*- W'ie £>ill.:il(>, a'Mi'i-t iV") >■>, ail iik lease of £2"),7'ii, 01 I 1 p-Ip -I cc it Th'ir-ipts foi anmuals ,i,i<l , i.nl-> 0.1 Ui L-md >.i md N.Hth-Wrst'in hue, amount' d to £11 !,"")!■ iUMin-t £lll,2ol: Midland, I'M,MM, sit-nnst t'7'),-'ll ; Voif-M-H 1 -t- in, £')2,20^; .I^llll tf'H.OVI: (licit V» r rst ,'i £-i.>,r>7, ii'^anist £r v-,-"l „ 1/ iik 'shne and Vo,k .'me, t'l"2,:<|.s, ,i'A vii-(. lf), ,)'id (iieat Noithein, t's!,'s!)l, i^am t ii'.S.'M) itotil of liliri,f-.!l, .i- < imp.'nd \\ij,h \i'nU'n>[. showm, .inm..i >,<• of IjS.Sdi, n. 1 () pin cent , 011 til' In Hi pul h hed in the ( n n'sjii'idni" v\e \ of last \ mi. The nneipts drinrd fionith' aim »uii"s on tin 1 le111 lining 1.5 ol tin ab>v. lim s(. \. lik'i-i'; the and M.t „i»oh<.i.i |)i-U 1(() ■v\ei,- 1/ "L» II*). , „m L1'11,1.11, m in ciea, ol IiS,7M, 01 I. |„i tent Tin ll ad ii 1 _r- I'lnidi h ( mill mils how th" following coni|i'i itne ('lri;.- m tin 11 ,r^ie-.ite imiiiiii"> f"i tin |> 1 i h ill" vll . - Iniu 1 s Midlan.l 1i72,'U1 . Xoith Kisti 111 1j(i7,570 ; (!. ,it I'i. I'i.i, L"i 7,255. M..111-che-L.-i, S'n lii Id, .i.id Lun o|n hue (nicludm;,' the 10,11)) in \ . pioji.iitio lof the iu\unue of tlir Che.lme and the Tient and An< holme line-), T/>7,H>'l; r/ondon and .So.ith-W.stein, Ll«),:;i)7 ; (iieat Sonthein iiud V.'islein of helmd, U.s')2l> ; London and South West, i.i, L 1), ISS: Cieit Noithmi, I«*-»,~i.31 ; .Midi uid (!nat Wtst'-m of lielind, \ii I'l') ; M"tiopohtan Uistutt, ri7,07l , and dual iNo.tlnin of Inland, ri"i,7">o Jt'iieise-, Xoith L.mdon, L'i2">; Loud vi and ('hath nn, LSSO; Southeastern, Ji(i,,^2S; London aud P>i i', rhton, LtI,OS,S; and Lincislmo and Yoikshiio, Ll~>,71"». I )ui my th it pui iod thu combmed luvenue of tho-.« IS coiup lines leached L2(),()21,T)7, a' 4,1111 t L2.),2Vj,2")1, showing an men.iso of L' 571,703, or 1-4 per cent. Since the Ist of I'Yhiinv the earnings of tliu Noith Bi itish C'onip in\ have mcieased by LS2,S!U ; Cil"doniui, Jj'?'i,"i 12 ; and (Glasgow and So'ith Western, LS,.S(I2. For thu 22 weeks winch have eltpsed since that date thu combined cn nin^s of tliosu tluuu lines have amounted to L2,7('1,1")0. against L2,75!),12"'), an mciuasu of L 58,02"), or 3-2 ])d cent.

At an hotel in Glasgow a gentleman, finding that tho poison who acted us waiter could not give him cert'iin information which he wuntod. pit tho question, " Do you belong to the Phtablishmpnt ?'' To which tho waiter replied, " Nu, sir ; I belong to the Free Kirk.'' A New York retail druggist, who has been in the drug buiine^ more than sixty yearp, says he nevtr Knew a woman who could put up ft prescription, On the other hand, no woman ever knew a druVgist who couldn't put up prices as well as prcssriptioni". — Detroit Fie; Press. A FROG fell into a pail of milk in a Conner tieut town one night recently, and in the morning was found sitting upon a Toll of fresh butter A. local paper f-ayn that the sole explanation is that in try ing to eiHoatG unn«plf , th^fmor hnfl hy' diligeDfc and eontiimou> 'strong of Lib _, Jopp Ifgij sh^yftfdW^wttk jotp bwtjer, t ' .

Mik's OpL'ii. | lli-u lpts. EULW VY->. CilcdDiii.iu [jl.l>L,'()\\ ,Uld| S. W. (!it Ensti'iii IhtXoitliein Lii tNdithcin of li'cl.iml uit South &' West of | Ii eland f4it Western LiUic.ishn c & YoiksJuie London and J3iigliton i London and 1 Chatham..! London and N.W. \ London and! S.W. Man., Shef-i field &Llll-J colnsliiie Metio])olit<in Meti'ojjolitdn District . Midland Midland Git 1 Westei 11 of li eland N T . British N T . JOiibtern NT. London i>. Eastern 1883. ISS2. 7'» l, 7">Si 32') 328 j 1,000,' 928 ', 901 891" 107 407 I i l I 18*2. r>7,S!>2 i ' 21,113 1 (>2,142 71.50S 23,103 .■58,143 71,120 12,109 12,181 I 171 171 2,240] 2,209 | 494 111 1 193 430 ,' 413] IH3I 153', 1,7701 I,7')] lj r»,2-),°, il-.7,81S I 71,830 42,<S'")0 i 14.058 li(i,8")l 71,104 41,9(58 22,83(5 I 2"),787 1208,318 201,804 7901 1 7901 .I'), 940 53,243 I 289 ,■ 275 111 1 18], , 12/ 12( 12, ! 1,200} 1,249, 370 370 981} 984] 1,508', 1,30' u 12" 12 352 359 I 40,301 12/11 J 38,0% 11,809 7.917 142,015 7,175 137,938 11,378 54,380 140,400 8,851 40,245 12.050 51,980 138,538 8,040 45,373

Subjoined aiothe tiallic icceipt, of the above companies foi thu week ending June 30:—