RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. R. SEMPLE)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1945 Session I, D-02

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1945 NEW ZEALAND

RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. R. SEMPLE)

Mr. Speaker,— This is the fifth Railways Statement it has been my pleasure to present. Each of them has been a wartime statement, and each of them has recorded the splendid work done by the railways in the prosecution of the war effort. It has been a source of pride to me to have under my charge during a most difficult period a Department which has risen so magnificently to the heavy demands made upon it. FINANCIAL As was anticipated in my last Statement, there was a substantial decrease in the net revenue for the year. The gross revenue for the year was £14,459,750, compared with a gross revenue of £15,325,306 for the previous year. Although the decrease, £865,556, or 5-65 per cent., is substantial, the total earnings for the year are the second highest on record. The decrease, which occurred principally in passenger traffic, was due in some measure to altered war conditions, resulting in a substantial decline in the return from Armed Services' fares and freighl:s. This decline would probably have been more than compensated for by other traffic had it not been necessary to operate restricted services throughout the year on account of the inadequate coal-supplies, and having regard to these factors the revenue earnings must be considered as satisfactory. Expenditure for the twelve months amounted to £13,260,277, an increase of £502,94 i, or 3-94 per cent. The rise in expenditure is due principally to two factors— the cost of implementing the decisions of the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal, and the increase (except in the case of coal) in both the quantity used and unit costs of materials and supplies. When comparing the expenditure for this year and last it must also be borne in mind that last year's expenditure included the sum of £410,500 which was set aside to meet future expenditure on maintenance work deferred up to that time owing to war conditions. Certain arrears of maintenance work were carried out during the year, but, on reviewing the position at the end of the year, it was found that in total the deferred work was approximately the same as at the close of the previous year, the arrears undertaken being counter-balanced by other work since deferred. The reserve set aside the previous year was therefore considered adequate, and no further provision for deferred maintenance was made in this year's accounts. In connection with work deferred as a result of the war it should be noted that the reserve for track-renewals now stands at £940,316, as compared with £582,708 in 1940. This reserve is built up on the basis of a normal year's renewal work, and, while the track has been maintained to standard, renewal work during the war years has necessarily been interrupted. This reserve will, of course, be available to assist in overtaking renewal arrears when men and materials become available. The net revenue of £1,199,473 showed a decrease of £1,368,497 (53-29 per cent.), compared with 1943-1944, the net return on average capital being 1-69 per cent., as compared with 3-71 per cent, last year.

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COAL POSITION The coal-supply lias been most difficult throughout the year, notwithstanding the reduction in train mileage resulting from restricted train services. The total quantity of coal consumed by locomotives fell from 634,007 to 576,926 tons. The consumption of hard coal decreased by 79,111 tons, but that of soft coal increased by 22,030 tons, thus making a net decrease of 57,081 tons. TRIBUNAL The decision of the Government that the railway organizations should have their claims for improved salaries, wages, and conditions decided by an independent and impartial Tribunal was implemented during the year. The first sittings and decisions of the Tribunal covered a wide range of subjects, some seventy claims by the service organizations being dealt with. The length of the hearings and the extensive range of subjects dealt with serve to strengthen the view that it is not possible for a Minister of the Crown personally to deal with and give proper consideration to all the problems which may arise relating to industrial conditions in a service as large and as varied as the railways. While all railwaymen may not be satisfied with all the decisions of the Tribunal—• indeed, it would be very surprising if they were —it is felt that they did give a large measure of satisfaction and that the establishment of the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal has been fully justified. The additional cost to working-expenses of giving effect to the decisions of the Tribunal for the year under review is estimated at £752,190. The decisions operated for only part of the year, and for the full coming year it is estimated that the additional cost to both working and capital expenses will be £1,114,800. PROSPECTS The present indications are that the coal position will not appreciably improve during the coming year. This probability, taken in conjunction with a greater use of road transport, both public and private, as a result of the easing in the petrol situation, presages a falling off in revenue during the coming year, but it is felt this will be more than offset by an increase in production. It is anticipated that revenue will remain almost stationary, but that, in consequence of the general increase in salaries and wages, expenditure will show a sharp increase, resulting in a net revenue return of little more than half that realized during 1944-45. The question of increasing fares and freight rates has been fully considered, but, having regard to the interests of stabilization, it has been decided that no increase should be made in the meantime. POST-WAR DEVELOPMENTS Post-war development, both immediate and long-term, has been the subject of investigation and consideration for some time now. The principal new works investigated and the stages reached are, briefly, as follows :— Butt Valley Electrification. —The investigation of this scheme has been completed, and the report is now in the hands of the Government for consideration. RimutaJca Tunnel. —An investigating Committee has this matter well in hand, and their report will be submitted to the Government in the near future. Auckland Suburban Electrification. —This is a large undertaking including, as it does, provision for industrial lines in the vicinity of Auckland. Shortage of technical officers has held up the progress of investigation, but with the return of men from the Armed Forces it is anticipated that substantial progress will now be made. Nelson-InangaJiua Line.—The report of the Committee investigating this work is practically complete and will be submitted to the Government prior to the end of October.

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Work upon a number of projects was suspended at the outbreak of war, and among these projects were the following : — Papakura-Horotiu duplication : Palmerston North deviation and new station : North Auckland line grade easements : Marton rearrangements : Bonny Glen - Turakina grade easement: St. Leonard's - Sawyer's Bay deviation and duplication: Frankton Junction rearrangement and Frankton Junction - Claudelands lowering and duplication of line : McKay's Crossing - Otaki duplication. Important works in progress when war broke out and on which it has been possible to make a certain amount of progress during the war years include the Christchurch new station and rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities, and the Turakina-Okoia deviation. In addition to these projects, there are a number of other works which are listed for attention, such as new stations and goods-sheds at Stratford and Hastings, new station at G-reymouth, extensions and new goods-sheds at Dunedin, bus terminals at Wellington and Lower Hutt, new locomotive depots at Westport and Invercargill, and the rebuilding of some fifty stations and goods-sheds. All of these works are receiving consideration, and an order of priority will be decided upon in collaboration with the Ministry of Works. The building of new locomotives and rolling-stock has, of course, been interrupted during the war, and there is an extensive programme for the building of locomotives, multiple units, carriages, and wagons. Having regard to this programme, no difficulty is anticipated in readily rehabilitating the 4,821 railway employees still absent with the Armed Forces should they all decide to resume their careers with the Department. Given understanding and co-operation from all those whose interests are in any way involved, the railways can and will make a valuable contribution to post-war re-establishment in all its phases, a contribution which I feel will be achieved no less effectively than that which has been accomplished in the war effort. CONCLUSION I wish to express my keen appreciation of the efficiency with which the management and staff have performed their duties during a most difficult and trying year; a year which was, moreover, the second busiest in the history of the Department. A considerable amount of time was necessarily taken by the Tribunal to hear and consider the great volume of evidence presented to it and impatience resulted in unfortunate stoppages of work in various places, but, despite this, the harmonious relationships existing between the Minister, the management, and the staff have never been more apparent than at the present time.

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RESULTS OF WORKING The following is a statement of the results of working for the past five years:—

For the current year it is anticipated that the revenue will reach £14,500,000 and the expenditu £13,889,690.

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Year ended 31st March, PABTICULABS. : j 1 1945. 1944. | 1943. 1942. ! 1941. Total miles open for traffic .. .. 3,504 3,504 3,460 3,390 3,39 Average miles open for year .. .. 3,504 3,469 3,403 3,390 3,39 Capital cost of opened and unopened lines £74,874,045 £74,289,351 £73,951,515 £73,723,223 £73,048,95 Capital cost of open lines .. .. £71,353,574 £70,999,125 £68,685,063 £64,904,020 £64,762,79 Capital cost per mile of open lines .. £20,364 £20,262 £19,851 £19,146 £19,10 Gross earnings .. .. .. £14,459,750 £15,325,306 £14,128,993 £11,938,338 £11,160,21 Working-expenses .. .. £13,260,277 £12,757,336 £11,302,413 £10,056,034 £9,465,57 NET EARNINGS .. .. .. £1,199,473 £2,567,970 £2,826,580 £1,882,304 £1,694,64 Interest charges .. .. .. £2,842,399 £2,765,724 £2,622,713 £2,756,146 £2,746,54 PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WORKINGEXPENSES TO GROSS EARNINGS 91-71 83-24 79 99 84-23 84-8 PERCENTAGE OF NET EARNINGS TO AVERAGE CAPITAL INVESTED IN OPEN LINES .. .. 1-69 3-71 4 31 2-90 2-6 Railway operating earnings .. .. £12,448,307 £13,464,979 £12,415,080 £10,383,880 £9,694,19 Railway operating expenses .. .. £11,696,895 £11,365,917 £10,019,659 £8,902,592 £8,406,79 NET RAILWAY OPERATING EARNINGS £751,412 £2,099,062 £2,395,421 £1,481,288 £1,287,40 PERCENTAGE OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENSES TO EARNINGS .. 93-96 84-41 80-71 85-73 86-7 ________ —— ! _ — _______ Operating earnings per average mile open £3,552 £3,881 £3,648 £3,063 £2,86 Operating expenses per average mile open £3,338 £3,276 £2,944 £2,626 £2,48 NET OPERATING EARNINGS PER AVERAGE MILE OPEN .. .. £214 £605 £704 £437 £38 . d - _ d. d. d. d. Operating earnings per train-mile .. 233-36 210-82 196-81 178-28 171-5 Operating expenses per train-mile .. 219-27 177-95 158-83 152-85 148-8 NET OPERATING EARNINGS PER TRAIN-MILE .. .. .. 14-09 32-87 37-98 25-43 22-7 Passengers, ordinary .. .. 13,629,523 18,317,323 17,171,214 11,105,627 9,440,08 Season tickets .. .. .. 1,394,817 1,518,045 1,377,825 1,167,115 1,055,74 Total passenger journeys .. .. 32,994,529 38,611,267 36,133,268 28,610,945 26,276,92 Goods tonnage .. .. .. 8,177,551 8,233,489 8,035,046 7,734,650 7,754,76 Live-stock tonnage .. .. .. 776,688 793,137 852,043 739,115 671,41 Train-mileage (revenue) .. .. 12,802,536 15,328,987 15,139,882 13,978,961 13,559,64 Engine-mileage .. .. .. 18,168,727 21,095,680 20,736,574 19,147,871 18,625,11 __ I

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ANNUAL REPORT OP THE GENERAL MANAGER OP THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS

New Zealand Government Railways Department, Head Office, Wellington, 10th October, 1945. The Hon. the Minister of Railways. Sir., — I have the honour to submit my annual report on the working of the New Zealand Railways for the financial year ended 31st March, 1945. The report covers only the more important aspects of the year's operations, the usual comprehensive review of activities having been again dispensed with in view of the need to conserve paper supplies.

WORKING RESULT (Whole Undertaking)

Revenue. —The gross revenue was higher than that earned during any previous year other than 1943-44:, in comparison with which a decrease of £865,556 (5-65 per cent.) is recorded, mainly in passenger traffic. Having regard to the serious operating difficulties experienced during the year, this result must be considered as highly satisfactory. The difficulties induced by war conditions wore intensified by the inadequacy of coal-supplies available for railway use, serious flooding in the South Island, and the strike by members of several branches of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, these factors, particularly the first, having a seriously adverse effect on the revenue position. Expenditure. —The increase of £502,941 (3-94 per cent.) in expenditure was due to increased wages costs and to the increased cost of stores and materials, partly offset by a decrease in the quantity of coal consumed and the amount charged to maintenance. This year bore only its correct share of maintenance expenditure, whereas last year special provision was made to meet future expenditure on deferred maintenance work which would ordinarily have been undertaken during that or previous years. The estimated additional cost to the year's working-expenses of giving effect to the decisions of the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal was £752,190. The ratio of operating expenditure to revenue was 93-96, compared with 84-41 for the year 1943-44. Net Revenue. —The net revenue showed a decrease of £1,368,497 (53-29 per cent.) compared with last year. Prior to arriving at net revenue, the sum of £1,520,885 was set aside from, the revenue account for depreciation, renewals and other reserves, and superannuation and sick-benefit subsidies. INTEREST CHARGES Interest charges totalled £2,842,399, an increase of £76,675 compared with the previous year. Net revenue fell short of the interest charges by £1,642,926. MILEAGE OF LINES OPEN FOR TRAFFIC The mileage of lines open for traffic at 31st March, 1945, was 3,504 miles 1 chain, no additions having been made during the year. OPERATING REVENUE The following table shows the operating revenue under the main headings, together with appropriate comparisons with the previous year's figures. Information regarding receipts from subsidiary services and miscellaneous non-operating revenue appears later in this report.

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1945. 1944. Variation, 1945 with 1944. Per Cent. Revenue .. .. .. .. £14,459,750 £15,325,306 - £865,556 5-65 Expenditure.. .. .. .. £13,260,277 £12,757,336 + £502,941 3-94 Net revenue .. £1,199,473 £2,567,970 -£1,368,497 53-29 Return on average capital invested in 1-69 3-71 2 02 54-45 open lines, per cent. Interest charges £2,842,399 £2,765,724 + £76,675 2-77 Excess of interest charges over net revenue £1,642,926 £197,754 +£1,445,172

. Per Cent, of Amount. Operating Revenue. Variation 1945 r ® Operating Revenue. — 1044 _ — __ 1945. 1944. 1945. 1944. £ £ £ Per Cent. Passengers, ordinary ... .. 3,152,053 3,891,146 —739,093 18-99 25-32 28-90 Season tickets .. .. 352,400 384,336 -31,936 8-31 2-83 2-85 Parcels, luggage, and mails ... 411,021 435,928 —24,907 5-71 3-30 3-24 Goods .. .. •• 8,261,087 8,479,387 -218,300 2-57 66-36 62-98 Labour, demurrage, &o. .. 271,746 274,182 -2,436 -89 2-19 2-03 Total operating .. 12,448,307 13,464,979 -1,016,672 7-55 100-00 100-00

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It will be seen that the decrease in revenue occurred principally in passenger traffic, the number of passenger journeys (ordinary) being 13,629,523, a decrease of 4,687,800, or 25-59 per cent. This fall was due, firstly, to the operation of the coal-saving time-table throughout the whole year as compared with only nine weeks in the North and eleven weeks in the South Island the previous year, and, secondly, to a decrease of 1,396,410 journeys by the members of the Armed Forces. In the case of goods traffic, a decrease of £224,023 in Armed Service freights was the main factor. The total tonnage carried, 8,954,239 tons, represented a decrease of only 0-80 per cent. The main decrease in tonnage, however, took place in the general merchandise group of commodities—i.e., the higherrated goods —and this, coupled with a decrease in the average haul, accounts for the disparity between the reduction in revenue and the reduction in tonnage. OPERATING EXPENDITURE The following table shows the operating expenditure under the main headings, together with appropriate comparisons with the previous year's figures :—

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES The following table shows the variations in revenue and expenditure for the year as compared with 1943—44

PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES The same publicity policy was followed as during the past several years of war, expenditure being confined mainly to advertising in newspapers and periodical publications and devoted to special subjects such as non-occupation of reserved seats, the quick turn-round of wagons, and to general prestige publicity. A pleasing feature was the friendly liaison which was maintained with the press, from which quarter the Department has invariably received every consideration and assistance. TRACK, PLANT, AND ROLLING-STOCK The track, bridges, structures, signalling appliances, rolling-stock, locomotives, and other plant are in good order and efficient for the work required of them.

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Amount. ,, .Percentage ox Operating Expenditure. —— Variation 1945 with 1944. Operating , n . r ..... Revenue. 1945. 1944. Maintenance — £ £ £ Per Cent. 1945. 1944. Wav and Works .. 2,250,736 2,146,448 +104,288 4-86 18-08 15-94 Signals .. .. 332,015 326,190 +5,825 1-79 2-67 2-42 Rolling-stock .. 2,839,591. 2,868,006 -28,415 -99 22-81 21-30 Examinations,lubrication, and lighting of vehicles 141,485 128,896 +12,589 9-77 1-14 -96 Transportation Locomotive.. .. 2,332,096 2,427,060 -94,964 3-91 18-73 18-03 Traffic .. .. 3,460,705 3,207,782 +252,923 7-88 27-80 23-82 General charges .. 340,267 261,535 +78,732 30-10 2-73 1-94 Totals .- 11,696,895 11,365,917 +330,978 2-91 93-96 84-41

Revenue. Expenditure. Subsidiary Services. ; —; Amount, Variation. Amount, Variation. 1945. i 1945 with 1944. 1945. 1945 with 1944. _ I _ £ £ Per Cent. £ £ Per Cent. Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 9.196 +28 -31 14,036 —1,180 7-75 Refreshment service .. 341,529 —55,984 14-08 324,934 —21,313 6-16 Bookstall service .. .. 191,257 +2,965 1-57 186,810 +4,584 2-52 Advertising service .. 35,363 +5,480 18-34 30,060 +3,069 11-37 Dwellings .. .. 157,795 +2,654 1-71 237,819 +25,198 11-85 Other buildings .. .. 45,317 +2,175 5-04 30-833 +2,864 10-24 Road motor service .. 820,022 +173,340 26-80 738,890 +158,741 27-36 Miscellaneous revenue (non- 410,964 +20,458 5 24operating) Totals .. , .. 2,011,443 +151,116 8-12 1,563,382 +171,963 12-36

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STAFF The following shows the staff position, together with appropriate comparisons with the previous year's figures (the figures do liot include the railway employees serving in the Armed Forces): —

At the outbreak of war the total staff employed by the railways was 25,765, so that as at 31st March, 1945, the number employed was less than the pre-war staff by 2,133, or 8-28 per cent. The Department has since the outbreak of war lost the services of 4,335 of the permanent staff through deaths, resignations, retirements, and dismissals. From the Department 4,821 men are still serving with the Armed Forces, and it is with mingled feelings of pride and regret that I record that since the outbreak of war 312 employees have made the supreme sacrifice, while 63 have been posted missing. The successful rehabilitation of the Department's employees is a matter of paramount importance, and for some time now a specially appointed Rehabilitation Officer has been dealing with Trade Training Schemes and other matters affecting the welfare of ex-servicemen resuming their careers with the Department. Railway employees have assisted the National Patriotic Fund by way of voluntary subscriptions deducted from their pay to the extent of £29,486, while deposits in the National Savings accounts by way of fortnightly instalments have reached a total sum of £218,941. These amounts represent, of course, only the subscriptions and deposits made through departmental channels, and it is known that railwaymen have subscribed generously for patriotic funds, national savings, and war loans in their capacity as citizens. A total of £71,982 was paid under the Workers' Compensation Act during the year to employees suffering injury in the course of their employment. COAL POSITION The coal, position throughout the year has been one of constant anxiety, despite the severe reductions in train services. The following table shows the consumption and stocks of locomotive coal during the past six years :—

The serious decline in the coal stocks is readily apparent, and since the end of the financial year the position has deteriorated still further to such an extent that, at the time of writing, the stocks are approximately 8,000 tons in the North Island and 3,000 tons in the South Island, or a total of 11,000 tons, which does not equal an average week's consumption. For the year under review the average weekly consumption was 11,094 tons, which represents a reduction of 1,098 tons on the average weekly consumption for the previous year. The following table shows for the same years the consumption of coal from the point of view of efficiency and economy :—

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1945 1944 Variation, 1945 I94t>. 1944. with lg44 Total staff as at 31st March — Permanent .. .. .. .. .. 13,649 13,598 -(-51 Casual .. 9,983 10,044 —61 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 23,632 23,642 -10 Average staff throughout the year .. .. .. 24,002 23,422 +580

Coal Consumption. Year ended 31st March, j * Coal Stocks. Hard. Soft. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1939 .. .. .. 284,295 200,128 484,423 93.046 1940 .. .. .. 301,512 190,944 492,456 53,570 1941 .. .. .. 298,465 230,087 528,552 76,109 1942 .. .. .. 307,948 229,784- 537,732 73,332 1943 .. .. .. 333,773 278,068 611,841 65,087 1944 .. .. .. 284,688 349,319 634,007 20,817 !945 .. .. .. 205,577 371,349 576,926 20,954

V«., », , M , Steam-engine Pounds per S * eam G ™ m P er P^ c ®? ta « e , Year ended 31st March, Miles (000's) Engine-mile. r » n ft ™ eS 1.000 Gross of Soft Coal v ' b (000 s). Ton-miles. used. , L_ 1939 .. .. .. 16,978 64 2,767,240 392 41 1940 .. .. .. 17,069 65 2,828,326 390 39 1941 .. .. .. 17,072 69 2,991,761 396 44 1942 .. .. .. 17,368 69 3,078,801 391 43 .1943 .. .. .. 18,840 73 3,467,082 395 45 1944 .. .. .. 18,955 75 3,562,997 399 55 1945 .. .. .. 16,087 80 3,117,337 415 64

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It will be noted that the steam-engine mileage for the year ended 31st March, 1945, was less than that for 1939, and this was due to the severe restrictions imposed in January, 1944, as a result of the coal shortage. A certain amount of increase in the consumption of coal per engine-mile would naturally follow the increase in the average tractive capacity per locomotive and the average trailing load, but whereas one would expect the consumption of coal in relation to the amount of work done —i.e., pounds consumed per 1,000 gross ton miles—to decrease, or at least remain constant, the reverse has been the case. The foregoing table shows that there is a close correlation between the proportion of soft coal used and the consumption per 1,000 gross ton-miles, and there is no doubt that the increase in the proportion of soft coal used and a falling off in the quality of the coal have adversely affected efficient and economic working. Apart from the type and quality of coal used the shortage has itself tended to increase operating costs as the restricted services have adversely affected wagon turn round and coal has had to be transferred from depot to depot to maintain supplies. POST-WAR ACTIVITIES With the cessation of hostilities the problems of peacetime reconstruction must now be faced. A good deal of preliminary planning and investigation has already been done, and consideration of a number of major works, such as the Hutt Valley electrification, main-line duplications, grade easement works, &c., is well advanced. Plans have also been made for a capital programme designed to provide for renewals, replacements, improvements, and additions to rolling-stock, buildings, bridges, and plant. In addition to these matters, there are certain avenues for improvement in service and economies in working which it is intended to pursue. The express goods services between Auckland and Wellington and between Christchnrch and Dunedin have now been in operation for some time and have undoubtedly proved their worth. Between Auckland and Wellington there is, in fact, more traffic offering at the moment than it is possible to take. Provision is made in the rolling-stock programme for a greater number of bogie wagons so that the present express goods services can be extended and similar services instituted between other suitable points. In a number of cases it has been possible, by co-ordinating rail and road services, to eliminate mixed trains. The elimination of mixed trains enables economies in working to be effected and improves the service to the public, both from the passenger and goods sides, and it is intended to pursue this policy as far as possible. The introduction of rail cars has proved popular with the public, so much so that the accommodation on the single-car units has been found to be too limited. Consequently it is not proposed to extend the single-unit rail car services, but to concentrate on the provision of three-car Diesel electric sets, both articulated and non-articulated. Inquiries have been made with various British manufacturers, and tenders are expected in the very near future for eleven of the former type sets which will seat 120 passengers and for fifteen of the latter type sets which will seat 156 passengers. This latter type will be capable of running in combinations of three-car, six-car, nine-car, &c., sets. A matter which has given the Department a great deal of concern is the housing of its employees, and I am pleased to say that arrangements have been made for the Department of Housing Construction to build a certain number of State houses each year for the Railways Department. In New Zealand, as in many other countries, the paramount importance of an efficient railway system capable of rapid expansion to meet a national emergency has been amply demonstrated during the war years. Railways must remain an indispensable means of transport, both in peace and in war, and it is therefore essential that they should bo maintained in a sound and healthy condition. CONCLUSION In conclusion, I desire to place on record my sincere appreciation of the loyal co-operation of the staff, whose efficiency enabled the Department to handle an exceptionally heavy volume of traffic under very trying conditions. General Manager.

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STATEMENT No. 1 Capital Account as at 31st March, 1945

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General Balance-sheet as at 31st March,. 1945 Liabilities Assets £ Sundry creditors— £ Sawmills, bush areas, and stocks of timber .. 67,611 General (including unpaid wages) .. .. 1,333,723 Stores and materials on hand— £ Collections for refund .. .. .. .. 45,478 Stores Branch .. .. 2,566,139 Unexpended balance of amounts transferred from Subsidiary services .. .. 25,465 National Development Loans Account .. .. 2,212 2,591,604 Items to be written off on receipt of parliamentary Sundry assets : Subsidiary services .. .. 49,993 authority .. .. .. .. .. 6,616 Work in progress, sundry debtors, and debit balances 253,075 Renewals, Depreciation and Equalization Reserve Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. 1,295 Accounts as per Statement No. 13 .. .. 4,797,628 Outstanding at stations .. .. .. .. 822,416 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. .. 7,983 Working Railways investments .. .. .. 1,975,000 Sick Benefit Fund investments .. .. .. 1,730 Cash in Working Railways Account .. .. 430,916 £6,193,640 j £6,193,640 F. H. McAuley, A.R.A.N.Z., Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly set out the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note.— Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Total to 31st March, Year ended Total to 31st March, Total to 31st March, Year ended j Total to 31st March, 1944. 31st March, 1945. 1945. IMi. 31st March, 1945. 194s. Expenditure £ £ £ Receipts £ £ - Permanent - way — Works, buildings, 63,239,498 610,775 63,850,273 j Capital included in public debt .. 72,365,223 354,449 72,719,672 machinery, plant, and dwellings Other capital .. .. .. 9,033,902 .. 9,033,902 Rolling-stock, lake steamers, and road 15,767,240 413,567 16,180,807 — motors 1 81,399,125 354,449 81,753,o74 Lines closed for traffic .. .. 130,249 .. 130,249 Deduct accrued depreciation and other 10,400,000 .. 10,400,000 losses of capital written off in accord79.136,987 1,024,342 80,161 ,329 ance with subsection (2), section 23, Deduct accrued depreciation on exist- 10,193,804 472,715 10,666,519 | of the Government Railways Amendin" assets ment Act, 1931 ~ ' 68,943,183 551,627 69,494,810 70,999,125 354,449 71,353,574 Add unexpended balances as per 2,055,942 Gr. 197,178 1,858,764 Outstanding liabilities Depreciation Account £70,999,125 £354,449 £71,353,574 £70,999,125 £354,449 £71,353,574 5TOTE.— Unopened lines are under the control of the Public Works Department, and all expenditure out of the Public Works Account in connection therewith is included in the accounts of that Department

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STATEMENT No. 2 Income and Expenditure of the Whole Undertaking for the Year ended 31st March, 1945

Net Revenue Account

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_ i Statement I HH I H \ Year 1943 ~ 44 " No. ~~ | ~ ~ p " | ; ; Gross Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue. Gross Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue. E2Sr- :: :: ;; •* 1 "•»« Dr. "is '"is "4s DMS JS5S£23» :: ? 'SIS «3S ''IS ISiS* "S Dwellings ° " " " a A 35,363 30,060 5,303 29,883 26,991 2,892 refreShme,lt * . SjS IK wffl '£22 %S u'Z " i! ' 3S ' 89 ° 4lS m\m 3 fofo6 14,459,750 13,260,277 .. 15,325,306 12,757,336 Total net revenue to Net Revenue Account .. .. I .. _. ]" 190 ,473 ~ ~ 2 567 970

_ ° T - 19A4 ~ 45 - ; Or. 1944-45. 1943-44. i " T ' - • :• £ £ r? - £ Transfer to General Reserve .. o/i? oory o„i k . , , , *• *> Interest charges ... .. ' " 9 842 399 Balance brought down . . .. ... .. 2 03,867 Balance earrSd down ' J,765, 724 Net earnings before charging interest on capital . . 1,199,473" 2,567,970 .Reduction on account of interest charges, vide section 1,642,926 197 754 14, Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2) *< ' -,8-12,899 2,Mil), Ml _ ■■■■*- 2,842,399 ' ' 2,96!)j!tl

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STATEMENT No. 3 Income and Expenditure in respect of Railway Operation for the Year ended 31st March, 1945

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Per Cent, of I ~ £ • I Per Cent. -of Operating Revenue. i tafc Operating Revenue. Expenditure. 1944-45. 1943-44. Revenue. <»■» 1944-45. 1943-44. : ® g ! 1944-45. , 1943-44. m S I 1944-45. 1943-44. , i ; . I £ £ - £ £ Maintenance of way and works ., .. .. 2,250,736 2,146,448 18-08 15-94 Passengers, ordinary .. .. .. .. 3,152,053 3,891,146 25-32 28-90 Maintenance of signals and electrical appiianoes 332,015 326*190 2-42 Passenger, season tickets .. .. .. 352,400 384,336 2-83 2 -85 Maintenance of rolling-stock .. .. .. 2,839,591 2,868,006 22 ■ S I 21-30 Parcels, luggage, and mails .. .. .. 411,021 435,928 3-30 3-24 Locomotive transportation .. .. .. 2,332,096 2,427,060 ,18-73 18-03 Goods .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,261,087 8,479,387 66-36 62-98 Examination, lubrication, and lighting of vehicles .. 141,485 128,896 1-14 0-96 Labour, demurrage, &c. .. .. .. .. 271,746 274,182 2-19 2-03 Traffic transportation .. .. .. .. 3,460,705 3,207,782 27-80 23-82 General charges .. .. .. .. 113,741 85.465 0-91 0-63 £ ; Superannuation subsidy.. .. .. 241,374 Less amount allocated to subsidiary services, &c. .. 14,848 226,526 176,070 1-82 1-31 Total operating .. .. 11,696,895 11,365,917 93-96 84-41 Net operating revenue .. .. 751,412 2,099,062 6-04 15-59 12,448,307 13,464,979 100-00 100-00 .. 12,448,307 13,464,979 100-00 100-00

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Summary of Expenditure

STATEMENT No. 9A Income and Expenditure Account in respect of Subsidiary Services

STATEMENT No. 10 Railway Employees' Sick Benefit Society

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South Item North Island Main Island Main VlJllB11 n . . . . Line and Branches. Line and Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Maintenance of way and works .. .. .. .. .. 1,375,499 825,303 . 2,250,736 Maintenance of signals and electrical appliances .. .. .. 213,369 115,512 242 332 015 Maintonanco of rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,723,323 1,097 162 7,872 11 \234 2 839 591 Examination, lubrication, and lighting of vehicles .. .. .. 88,330 52,379 270 506 '141485 Locomotive transportation .. .. .. .. .. 1,568,340 740,310 6,347 17,099 2 332'096 Traffic transportation .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,036,335 1,389,941 7,182 27 247 3'400*705 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 74,413 38,426 134 768 ' 113'741 Superannuation subsidy.. .. . , .. .. .. 148,202 76,530 264 1,530 2261526 Total . •• 7,227,811 4,335,563 35,219 98,302 11^696,895 Per cent, of operating revenue .. .. .. .. .. 88-92 102-88 217-89 110-06 93-96 Per mile of railway £ 4,292-05 2,608-64 586-98 1,003-08 3,338-15 Per total tram-mile .. .. .. .. .. pence 203-36 238-66 222-82 253-82 215-60

Payments to Servlce - Revenue. Expenditure. Ea fo^terest? Ue Expenses. Not Pr0<lt - Rent, <fec. £ £ £ £ £ Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 9,196 13,384 652 14,036 Dr. 4 840 Refreshment .. .. .. .. .. 341,529 305,733 1 9,201 :524/134 ie'595 Bookstall .. .. .. .. .. 191,257 168,613 18,197 186,810 4,447 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 35,363 20,489 9,571 30,060 5,303 Departmental dwellings .. .. .. 157,795 167,639 70,180 237,819 Dr, 80,024 Buildings occupied by refreshment service, bookstall- 45,317 16,103 14,730 30,833 14,'484 proprietors, &e. Road services .. .. .. .. 820,022 715,483 23,407 738,890 81,132 1,600,479 1,407,444 155,938 1,563,382 37,097

Income and Expenditure EXPENDITURE. 1944-45. 1943-44. INCOME. 1944-45, 1943-44. £ £ £ £ Sick benefits paid to members .. .. -18,7% 51,488 Contributions .. .. .. .. 32,333 30,888 Balance, being exoess of income over expenditure 30 .. Entrance foes .. .. .. .. 'no 'ill for the year Interest on investments .. .. .. 133 S47 Subsidy as per section 5, subsection (1), of 10,250 8,000 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1928, and section 20 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1944, charged to Working Railways Account Special subsidy .. .. .. .. 2,000 Balance being excess of expenditure over income .. 10,142 — for the year 48 » 832 51,488 48,832 51,488 Exoess of expenditure over income .. .. .. 10,142 Accumulated funds brought forward on 1st April 7,934 18,070 Balance accumulated funds as at 31st March . . 7,970 7,934 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 30 !. 7,970 18,076 7,970 18,070 Balance-sheet Liabilities £ £ Assets £ £ Accumulated funds .. .. .. '7,970 7,934 Investments .. .. ., .. 1,730 8 598 Sick pay due not paid .. .. .. 41 53 Contributions outstanding at 31st March, 1948 ' 28 ' 24 Working Railways Account .. .. .. '035 Cash in Working Railways Account .. .. 0,253 8,011 8,622 8,011 8,622

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STATEMENT No. 12 Statement of Cash Receipts and Payments—Working Railways Account Receipts £ Payments £ Balance brought forward .. .. .. 997,360 Wages and vouchers— Revenue receipts .. .. .. 14,598,050 Working Railways .. .. .. 15,373,239 " Credits-in-aid " (Working Railways) .. 1,770,289 Railways improvements and additions to " Credits-in-aid" (railway improvements and open lines .. .. .. .. 334,863 additions to open lines) .. .. .. 8,806 Refunds to Harbour Boards, shipping comNational Development Loans Account .. 343,000 panies, and other carriers . ! .. 587,669 Contributions to Sick Benefit Fund .. 49,022 Interest on Capital . . .. .. 1,100,000 Interest on investments .. .. .. 28,293 Investments purchased .. .. .. 475,133 Investments realized .. .. 507,000 Balance as per General Balance-sheet .. 430,916 £18,301,820 £18,301,820 Reconciliation Statement £ s. d. Credit balance in Working Railways Account as per Treasury figures .. 220,378 5 8 Add imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 210,537 19 0 Credit balance as per above statement .. .. .. £430,916 5 2

STATEMENT No. 13 RENEWALS, DEPRECIATION, AND EQUALIZATION RESERVE ACCOUNTS

STATEMENT No. 14 Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc., to 31st March, 1945; Net Revenue and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date

Note.—The amount stated in this return as the cost of construction of opened lines includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways. It also includes the Midland Railway and expenditure by the Grey mouth and Westport Harbour Boards on railways and wharves under the provisions of section 7 of the Railways Authorization Act, 1885, the information regarding the last-mentioned being furnished by the respective Boards. The rate of interest earned has been computed on the average capital.

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Credit Balance Yea?"endte Credit at 31st March, ISb JgSSSf »* 8Ut Mteoh, 11)45. 1945. 19,(6 - £ £ £ £ General Reserve Aeeount .. .. .. 1,758,920 . . .. 1.738,920 Insurance Reserve Account .. .. .. 61,238 8,757 10,748 59,247 Workers'Compensation Reserve Account .. 58,720 80,752 71,982 73,490 Slips, Floods, and Accidents Equalization Reserve 67,570 21,955 .. 89,525 Account Betterments Reserve Account: Refreshment Branch 20,000 .. 2,634 17,366 Renewals Reserve Accounts .. .. .. 962,398 234,390 256,472 940,316 Depreciation Reserve Account .. .. .. 2,055,942 911,407 1,108,585 1,858,764 Totals .. .. .. .. 4,984,788 1,263,261 1,450,421 4,797,628

Opened Lines. 1001- Hate of Section of Railway. I „ Interest Lines and Boiling- T . , revenue. earned. Works. Stock. iota1 ' >£■ .t £■ £ s. d. North Island Main Line and Branches .. 37,426,037 6,720,283 44,146,940 900,692 2 0 10 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 18,277,853 3,523,867 21,801,720 — 121.242 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 496,902 10,078 506,980 - 19,055 Picton .. .. .. .. .. 2,125,749 41,736 2,167,485 - 8,983 58,327,161 10,295,964 68,623,125 751,412 I 1 11 Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. .. 20,396 .. 20,396 — 4,840 Subsidiary services, &c. .. .. .. 2,700,157 .. 2,700,157 452,901 In suspense— Surveys, North Island Surveys, South Island .. .. .. .. \. .. General .. .. . . .. 9,896 .. 9,896 P.W.D. stock of permanent-way 61,057,610 10,295,964 71,353,574 1,199,473 1 13 9 Total cost of opened lines at 31st March, 1945 . . . . 71,353,574

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STATEMENT No. 15 Capital Expenditure out of Working Railways Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1945

Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock

Particulars of Workshop and Depot Machinery, Motor-buses, and Motor-lorries

Reconciliation Statement, Railways: Improvements and Additions to Open Lines .Vote £ s. (1. Expenditure — £ a. d. Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. 334,863 1 2 Way and Works Branch .. .. .. 109,878 9 2 Less recoveries .. .. .. .. 8,805 9 6 Road Services Branch .. .. .. 164,633. 2 6 326,057 11 8 Publio Works Department: Administration charges 8,452 0 0 £334,509 11 8 £334,509 11 8

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Improvements Way and Works Branch: Particulars of Works. Depreciation Total _ Vote. £ £ £ Land.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 1,953 Gr. 5,250 Gr. 7,203 Grading, formation, tunnels, and permanent-way .. . . .. 43,034 .. 43,034 Bridges, overbridges, subways, and culverts .. .. .. 41,268 .. 41,268 Station buildings, engine-sheds, and other operating buildings .. -97,542 .. 97,542 lfences, gates, cattlestops, cattle-yards, and loading-banks .. .. 8,805 .. 8,805 Dwellings and huts .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,016 .. 28,016 Stores and workshops buildings and plant .. .. .. 25,736 .. 25,736 Refreshment, advertising, and road-service buildings . . .. 3,495 .. 3,495 Cranes, weighbridges, turntables, and water services .. .. 5,503 .. 5,503 Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, <Stc.) .. .. .. 34,445 .. 34,445 Signalling, communications, and electrification .. .. .. 165,862 .. 165,862 451,753 Gr. 5,250 446,503 Expenditure by Public Works Department: Grade easements and .. 175,127 175,127 deviations 451,753 169,877 621,630

Number Number Number B TorktaT ImTovementa Description of Stock ordered. SlSffioh? toO^fiS 1944. 1046. 1945. Fund Vote £ £ £ Locomotives, Classes Ka and Kb .. .. 7 3 4 58,678 .. 58,678 Locomotives, Class Ja and spares .. .. 35 .. 35 79,065 .. 79,065 Improvements for locomotives .. .. .. .. .. 1,123 .. 1,123 Boilers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,750 .. 13,750 Spares for multiple units .... .... .. .. . . .. Rail cars and spares . . .. .... .. .. Carriages .. .. . . .. .. 68 .. 68 12,807 .. 12,807 Improvements for carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,942 .. 53,942 Brake-vans .. .. .... 11 8 3 27,490 .. 27,490 Wagons, Class H .. .. .. .. 50 50 .. 3,406 .. 3,406 Wagons, Class Ho . . .. .. .. 99 1 98 1,179 .. 1,179 Wagons, Class Jo .. .. .. .. 449 1 448 51,973 .. 51,973 Wagons, Class La . . .. .. .. 1,279 130 1,149 37,462 .. 37,462 Wagons, Class Mo .. .. .. .. 80 .. 80 23,077 .. . 23,077 Wagons, Class Q . . .. .. 80 .. 80 332 .. 332 Wagons, Class En .. . . .. .. 40 . . 40 Wagons, Class S .. .. .. 15 . . 15 Wagons, Class T . . .. .. 22 . . 22 . . .. Wagons, Class Ub . . .. .. .. 52 22 75 6,429 .. 6,429 Wagons, Class Uo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,012 .. 1,012 Wagons, Class Ug .. .. .. .. 7 .. 7 11 .. 11 Wagons, Class Vb . . .. .... 30 10 10 35 422 .. 35,422 Wagons, Class W .. .. . ■ . • 85 .. 8S 260 . . 260 Wagons, Class Xa Wagons, Class Xb .. .. ■ . ■ ■ • • • • • ■ • • • . Wagons, Class Xo .. .. .. 192 4 187 29,235 .. 29,235 Wagons, Class Yb .. . . ...... Wagons, Olaas Z • • 155 20 135 18,571 .. 18,571 Miscellaneous improvements for wagons .. .. .. •• 9,728 .. 9,728 Tractors Tarpaulins .. . . • • • • ■ • • • • ■ 43,088 .. 43,088 Cranes .. .. •• 12,281 .. 12,281 Total .. .. .. 2,756 249 2,541 520,321 .. 520,321 iSUMMABY Locomotives . . .. . . . • 42 3 39 Rail cars Tractors .. . . . . .. •. ■ • • • ■ • • • •• Carriages .. .... . . .. 68 .. 68 .. .. ... Brake-vans . . .. . . • ■ 11 8 3 Wagons, bogie .. .. . • • • 321 52 304 .. .. Wagons, four-wheeled. .. .. •• 2,314 186 2,127 .. .. .. Totals .. .. .. 2,756 249 2,541

£ £ £ Workshops equipment .. .. . • .. .. •• 98,150 .. 98,150 Machinery and equipment for locomotive running, and car and wagon depots .. 38,361 .. 38,361 Motor-buses and motor-lorries .. . . . . . . . • • ■ • . 164,633 164,633

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STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1945

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OUTWARD. INWARD. Traffic. Revenue. Traffic. Stations. I Number of Passenger Journeys. Timber, Parcels Timber, Season C *" le Other Ordinary Season Luggage', Goods Miscel- ™,*1 Cattle Sheep Hundreds other . Tlckets - Calves. Pigs. Superficial Goods - Tickets. and ■ fcneous. forw a^ d e ecL p ig l Superficial G °° d8 - class! S d " Total - Feet - Feet - Nobth Island Main Line and Branches— No. No. No. Tons. ££££££ No. No. Tons. Auckland .. .. 35,127 890,844 925,971 43,067 .. .. .. .. 227,504 17,179 55,376 641,053 1,400 942,512 Goods .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 .. 58,567 443,154 .. .. ... .. 20,658 20,658 172 1,589 86,213 500,787 Newmarket .. .. 745 143,760 144,505 26,439 5 .. 10,229 12,999 8,426 5,024 993 31,452 117 46,012 318 268 132,019 37,678 Mount Eden .. .. 439 37,037 37,476 7,391 56 .. 2,177 6,600 4,316 1,223 881 8,763 128 15,311 59 489 85,481 66,855 Avondale .. ■■ 323 51,524 51,847 24,353 132 .. 909 6,750 3,735 4,772 670 7,767 36 16,980 94 .. 59,677 14,512 Henderson .. ■■ 258 122,949 123,207 17,098 13,124 24,128 395 6,931 5,519 4,486 1,272 9,475 65 20,817 1,595 4,648 17,216 14,176 Helens ville .. .. 365 48,663 49,028 115 23,078 99,837 8,731 20,184 5,326 73 535 20,443 82 26,459 5,718 25,399 7,373 20,929 Wellsford .. .. 159 16,611 16,770 11 16,992 57,283 11,027 37,223 3,060 3 389 29,159 53 32,664 3,012 9,390 4,234 12,981 Maungaturoto .. .. 298 20,173 20,471 .. 15,828 41,668 136 6,580 3,461 .. 303 12,070 17 15,851 1,864 5,258 1,831 12,703 Paparoa .. .. 97 5,706 5,803 13 2,942 17,865 103 11,089 1,023 3 78 6,901 6 8,011 902 570 536 3,777 Waiotira .. ■■ 101 9,394 9,495 62 16,258 57,903 11,213 46,934 1,177 44 749 76,490 520 78,980 2,167 5,875 135 95,365 Dargaville .. .. 580 26,321 26,901 169 31,317 53,835 5,393 8,381 5,002 122 609 19,244 31 25,008 2,707 13,865 10,409 19,293 Whangarei .. .. 2,090 43,710 45,800 156 30,615 42,536 2,204 61,358 11,880 108 2,112 36,944 396 51,440 2,455 8,769 16,669 27,892 Hikurangi .. 364 5,035 5,399 .. 4,961 14,318 25,149 62,215 1,602 .. 384 27,147 49 29,182 1,262 3,813 478 7,874 otiria .. .. •• 912 16,257 17,169 68 9,237 15,678 116 14,370 4,140 56 396 34,063 12 38,667 483 910 434 8,198 Kaitaia .. .. •• 1,181 4,140 5,321 .. .. .. 39 135 4,591 .. 990 781 .. 6,362 .. .. .. 196 Kawakawa .. •• 365 8,572 8,937 82 43 .. 1,399 624 2,022 68 259 1,431 15 3,795 49,191 98,173 429 10,117 Opua .. .. 773 19,370 20,143 22 118 47 2 15,776 3,130 19 218 15,640 29 19,036 64 60 568 1,712 Kaikohe.. .. 931 8,117 9,048 50 3,951 14,874 8,094 3,452 4,353 52 356 9,350 8 14,119 235 696 550 9,065 Okaihau.. .. .. 210 12,040 12,250 4 4,243 9,304 29,457 5,237 1,819 7 276 19,419 4 21,525 406 215 194 12,619 Ellerslie .. .. 223 44,253 44,476 13,131 930 .. 84 194 2,043 2,406 356 2,624 31 7,460 731 433 548 707 Penrose .. .. •• 111 45,762 45,873 10,288 777 3,772 3,844 134,946 1,627 1,784 214 99,876 49 103,550 365,5011,570,152 250,260 89,909 Onehunga .. .. 230 7,911 8,141 3,755 3 .. 20,577 3,823 1,641 755 211 5,761 159 8,527 44 53 62,491 50,240 Otahuhu .. •• 499 136,785 137,284 24,119 2,143 13.990 275 154,002 6,747 6,063 510 136,242 386 149,948 87,653 248,334 9,629 142,218 Papatoetoe .. .. 261 73,515 73,776 16,503 403 170 366 1,428 3,921 3,932 425 1,679 25 9,982 2,732 9,031 13,936 14,261 Papakura . .. 606 333,831 334,437 32,811 1,896 4,333 259 1,779 14,604 8,526 658 4,662 51 28,501 4,769 20,151 4,532 18,436 Drury .. .. •• 121 12,578 12,699 142 6,560 17,195 16 7,703 946 127 107 7,676 42 8,898 961 7,967 312 5,977 Waiuku .. .. •• 76 4,829 4,905 .. 21,714 16,496 17 1,443 931 .. 179 3,264 28 4,402 3,507 13,275 4,789 23,221 Pukekohe .. •• 2,026 72,788 74,814 316 19,797 24,584 420 28,523 12,497 143 1,300 30,665 209 44,814 3,751 10,072 18,723 36,905 Tuakau .. .. •• 335 26,702 27,037 264 10,746 53,836 49 18,618 3,230 155 507 15,011 76 18,979 2,540 18,531 1,371 12,944 Pokeno .. .. •• 31 15,238 15,269 211 10,124 40,159 .. 13,329 1,217 123 72 6,904 3 8,319 1,419 11,218 776 5,505 Mercer .. .. •• 488 30,585 31,073 145 1,014 18,486 2,008 8,022 2,701 115 86 5,279 53 8,234 469 2,227 392 4,770 TeKauwhata .. .. 166 13,778 13,944 34 25,248 80,421 118 11,811 2,174 20 465 14,830 21 17,510 3,923 17,652 2,555 12,072 Huntly .. .. .. 912 107,379 108,291 16,417 6,793 58,353 527 344,350 11,341 3,844 624 268,088 708 284,605 2,503 7,785 10,357 60,822 GlenAfton .. .. 33 28,085 28,118 737 1,084 19,984 648 220,285 1,701 328 86 137,711 18 139,844 1,400 13,491 1,617 17,651 Taupiri .. .. .. 75 8,671 8,746 134 4,295 19,543 .. 9,866 1,217 100 156 16,374 23 17,870 1,559 2,803 1,056 12,952 Ngaruawahia .. .. 343 22,864 23,207 2,120 1,611 3,924 130 76,924 3,520 401 469 82,432 2,367 89,189 123,534 199,368 1,667 18,534 Frankton Junction .. 8,842 162,261 171,103 18 25,554 162,585 1,007 42,042 48,798 13 3,178 60,187 616 112,792 9,194 108,427 56,540 68,946 Hamilton .. 4,617 80,356 84,973 269 14,260 25,170 13,387 36,596 20,326 389 5,921 50,565 633 77,834 1,278 11,466 61,699 56,611 Cambridge .. •• 659 5,807 6,466 61 21,400 113,365 106 5,333 3,092 49 596 14,727 110 18,574 3,432 25,566 16,067 55,486 Morrinsville .. .. 1,098 39,444 40,542 173 58,098 197,501 1,186 19,267 6,311 182 919 43,400 64 50,876 9,206 81,973 9,956 42,654 Matamata .. .. 921 26,257 27,178 30 37,531 184,231 12,628 10,017 5,887 27 965 36,744 148 43,771 5,836 54,642 1,324 41,291 Putaruru.. .. .. 706 36,763 37,469 300 14,340 130,348 285,917 6,512 7,209 232 875 87,223 393 95,932 4,561 54,740 3,381 33,642 Mamaku .. .. 30 12,391 12,421 7 4,604 39,843 145,441 5,210 1,405 5 187 49,582 3 51,182 86 3,053 264 1,991 Rotorua.. .. 3,460 28,764 32,224 24 12,064 85,367 121,703 19,371 16,006 13 1,891 69,905 177 87,992 2,954 17,171 2,548 41,945 „ Road Services .. 13 6 19 .. .. .. •. 21 .. .. .. 21 Waitoa .. .. •• 56 5,335 5,391 123 25,920 25,568 18 10,140 840 68 167 17,246 12 18,333 1,876 4,206 1,697 32,080 TeAroha ... .. 757 18,440 19,197 172 7,833 13,485 394 4,997 3,805 84 607 6,401 37 10,934 1,897 7,299 4,892 17,787 Paeroa .. .. .. 752 42,690 43,442 94 42,376 30,564 1,130 21,256 5,785 49 778 22,709 68 29,389 3,444 7,332 3,743 22,419 Thames .. .. .. 233 7,622 7,855 190 169 840 58 4,147 2,521 142 636 9,540 16 12,855 1,770 6,255 3,175 15,513 Waihi .. .. .. 1,048 14,983 16,031 4 10,448 10,714 85 1,513 3,355 2 433 5,153 30 8,973 3,038 5,216 5,791 13,561 Katikati.. .. 123 12,704 12,827 13 17,353 36,172 14,500 5,140 1,776 11 365 15,055 3 17,210 1,943 11,018 568 6,667 Tauranga .. .. 1,544 41,484 43,028 36 4,821 36,745 2,206 10,752 6,822 24 1,677 20,911 58 29,492 547 7,075 3,317 23,526 TePuke.. .. .. 704 15,233 15,937 13 25,149 128,411 15,656 6,816 3,545 31 525 28,741 10 32,852 1,467 14,873 418 10,778 Edgecumbe .. .. 310 5,372 5,682 3 32,023 47,539 60,856 23,234 2,214 41 202 65,466 1,282 69,205 2,331 8,850 393 18,427 Taneatua .. .. 922 23,605 24,527 1 17,878 99,589 271 1,321 4,707 67 207 11,662 554 17,197 744 377 160 53,013 Whakatane .. .. 958 4,303 5,261 2 .. 10 528 4,194 48 293 868 .. 5,403 .. .. 20 1,830 Opotiki .. .. .. 327 2,155 2,482 2 .. 307 549 2,040 27 304 1,020 .. 3,391 .. .. 35 1,408 Ohaupo .. .. .. 33 1,475 1,508 19 5,777 8,497 .. 262 404 8 49 1,390 3 1,854 413 8,231 191 7,945 TeAwamutu .. .. 1,665 31,181 32,846 17 39,820 246,780 9,091 18,652 10,440 51 1,469 49,342 157 61,459 5,554 78,542 6,896 48,915 Otorohanga .. .. 866 25,768 26,634 63 20,264 102,650 5,563 35,960 5,451 14 625 34,511 46 40,647 1,929 13,951 3,302 20,496 TeKuiti.. .. .. 2,169 78,895 81,064 39 14,619 174,406 50,026 101,393 14,503 44 1,331 83,629 1,020 100,527 2,787 21,049 2,739 24,584 Ongarue.. .. .. 83 23,591 23,674 60 2,905 34,901 150,910 40,956 2,797 49 150 83,764 676 87,436 933 8,669 1,770 6,963 Okahukura .. .. 27 6,730 6,757 106 2,433 19,678 3,973 1,455 466 62 93 5,379 21 6,021 161 1,091 12 696 Taumarunui .. .. 2,896 78,721 81,617 346 9,645 94,866 55,377 27,530 16,716 344 1,629 54,504 334 73,527 1,849 11,532 15,244 19,215 National Park .. .. 520 29,017 29,537 2 1,887 22,526 175,736 8,123 5,083 1 450 67,205 74 72,813 2,026 2,056 32,077 11,474 Okakune .. .. 1,054 35,049 36,103 34 1,798 17,242 79,808 16,166 7,215 130 683 44,946 365 53,339 1,263 1,363 30 6,073 Raetihi .. .. ■■ 236 1,769 2,005 .. 4,468 61,992 1,140 5,497 1,045 .. Ill 14,565 3 15,724 2,462 12,608 651 4,364 Rangataua .. .. 62 17,876 17,938 .. 544 14,642 17,737 5,275 1,120 .. 79 10,334 3 11,536 244 3,087 14 1,831 Waiouru.. .. .. 450 19,273 19,723 28 2,150 34,368 1,481 8,001 2,455 24 249 27,725 140 30,593 767 2,799 759 12,596 Mataroa .. .. .. 103 7,720 7,823 .. 2,927 74,684 886 1,737 515 .. 104 9,263 3 9,885 1,389 1,944 419 3,564 Taihape .. .. .. 2,398 32,437 34,835 34 3,661 132,793 48 10,191 8,614 17 992 21,108 49 30,780 3,709 7,524 3,093 12,639 Mangaweka .. .. 132 6,498 6,630 15 5,176 127,751 565 3,236 1,060 14 198 12,848 5 14,125 2,308 4,861 543 4,207

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STATEMENT NO. 18 —continued Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1945 —continued

OUTWARD. INWARD. Traffic. Revenue. Traffic. Stations ' ~ Number of Passenger Journeys. Timber, Timb — Season S and. P Hun o d f reds Other Ordinary Season Luggage', r H Miscel- otal Cattle Sheep Hundreds Qther Iickets. Calves Pi<*s Superficial Goods. Passengers. Tickets. and Goods. laneous. F rtfi n ™ 0 Good* First- Second- , iigs. bupernciai Mails forwarded. Calves. Pigs. Superficial broods. class. class. J-Oiai. j<eet. • Feet. . North Island Main Line and Branches—continued No. No. No. Tons. £ £ £ £ £ £ No No t™, Hunterville .. .. 400 17,273 17,673 23 7,766 114,400 4,794 4,673 2,711 34 335 14 827 8 17 915 5 254 18 441 54Q ° Va Marton .. .. .. 2,766 41,258 44,024 42 5,139 208,698 1,159 9,224 10,746 34 1,083 18,847 254 30^964 45*773 20 118 17*784 New Plymouth .. 5,880 80,279 86,159 75 947 3,570 11,564 155,302 32,919 222 2,486 84,529 14,375 134,531 2,364 ll'246 291661 12o'281 Breakwater 187 25,851 7,214 .. 7,214 2 .! 35!448 Waitara . . .. .. 317 16,079 16,396 58 1,325 18,536 2,912 23,510 2,620 42 326 29,575 47 32 610 50 581 294 313 2 784 17 288 Inglewood .. .. 265 17,608 17,873 179 18,499 42,721 4,775 43,559 3,351 145 301 25,992 10 29 799 '687 s'l36 s'o77 5l's81 Tariki 23 3,214 3,237 94 3,023 3,698 .. 1,358 384 109 27 877 2 1 399 88 3 133 214 3906 Midhirst . . .. .. 24 6,030 6,054 201 5,409 11,070 .. 2,581 538 90 21 3 523 1 4'l73 121 2*269 R ' 17n Stratford.. .. .. 1,764 49,690 51,454 175 21,925 70,346 3,245 10,398 11,804 178 1,256 15,028 65 28*331 2 974 10*694 9 780 9<W04 TeWera 8 1,093 1,101 .. 1,044 6,616 111 397 167 .. 21 1 032 14 1 234 1*007 3 341 83 3 709 Whangamomona .. .. 26 2,178 2,204 10 3,669 49,502 9,147 11,864 501 11 55 14,840 1 1J27 415 2*989 Ohura .. .. .. 119 8,750 8,869 13 4,607 56,847! 13,458 5,493 1,987 10 207 12,961 3 15 168 1 006 9 598 359 8 615 Eltham 602 26,481 27,083 455 16,477 70,006 741 14,770 4,640 311 427 26,112 18 31 508 2*056 31 243 12 *76 19 045 Opunake .. .. 129 1,252 1,381 .. 8,044 15,539 2,364 390 938 .. 45 7 3,702 2,831 31,910 311782 Normanby .. .. 21 5,012 5,033 57 41,543 49,036 1 12,577 534 50 62 13,992 3 14 641 1 536 6 480 65 5 123 Hawera 2,452 40,720 43,172 41 16,024 60,900 1,209 21,528 12,814 58 1,155 25!301 68 39 396 6 276 79 467 13 124 40 324 Patea .. .. .. 533 16,015 16,548 46 2,375 30,906 71 21,220 3,737 53 356 40 116 112 44 374 93 869 205683 4112 3&'l7^ Waverley .. .. 393 13,470 13,863 7 8,046 97,860 230 23; 6 31 2.412 8 317 iK 18 16,122 K 54! 725 £«? 9,111 Aramoho.. .. .. 724 24,729 25,453 29 7,339 54,638 39 49,794 4,392 24 976 31,709 83 37 184 2 424 16 708 3 956 48 958 Wanganm .. 3,558 71,926 75,484 226 4,783 40,719 5,546 43,647 18,597 306 2,480 69,454 1,464 92!301 10,756 302,766 45513 57227 » Wnari .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 14,247 .. .. .. 10,612 5 364 15 976 ' 4,'siq Fordell .. .. .. 103 7,651 7,754 3 3,745 39,325 60 483 867 4 91 2,444 5 3 411 2 951 27's61 i'?7q q'si5 Turakina.. .. .. 116 9,657 9,773 164 1,443 67,886: .. 1,978 1,256 92 214 4,243 10 5 815 837 25'*29 '393 13's07 Greatford .. .. 220 7,461 7,681 .. 2,440 62,147| 2,800 19,093 902 .. 282 14,093 60 15,337 788 12'521 *98 17'32* Halcombe .. .. 113 8,400 8,513 87 1,297 27,436 22 6,039 881 80 69 4,567 3 5,600 861 14*801 355 6*886 Feilding .. .. .. 2,076 22,586 24,662 6 22,554 261,577, 1,956 25,888 8,185 4 1,119 54,955 55 64,318 28,288 8,058 53^438 Palmerston North . . .. 17,995 194,552 212,547 160 5,664 37,126j 3,675 62,585 65,177 446 6,491 110,571 1,036 183,721 9,801 181,969 98,039 106,078 Ashhurst.. .. .. 118 10,168 10,286 12 2,918 29,910] .. 1,668 1,021 4 91 4,787 3 5 906 7 580 16 646 31° 3 824 Longburn .. .. 159 11,188 11,347 29 6,678 63,837] 24 24,162 892 12 133 49.279 36 50,352 n',038 178',500 2,454 lo!692 Foxton .. .. 83 43J 522 .. 632 2,123j 210 2,354 469 .. 125 5,107 230 5,931 764 11 167 8 921 12 255 Shannon.. .. .. 365 32,723 33,088 106 12,022 65,081; 13 5,889 4,530 85 649 10,691 9 15,964 3,157 10^500 Levin .. .. .. 2,584 67,978 70,562 76 12,393 80,275j 420 6,317 13,420 113 2,282 12,557 55 28,427 8 551 84 649 7 971 15 455 Otaki 1,383 48,123 49,506 92 6,782 32,390 31 3,021 8,383 46 7 920 5 445 25 21 819 1 545 8 745 1 697 6 540 Paekakariki .. .. 1,112 84,449 85,561 32,393 773 31,857 3,751 1,636 7,184 9,984 623 4,781 55 22 627 '865 5 979 1 588 6 634 Johnsonville .. .. 125 62,246 62,371 46,067 306 11,961 .. 162 2,504 9,378 95 950 21 18,780 1^425 Wellington— Passenger and Parcels .. 60,5511,194,2291,254,780 386,693 .. .. .. .. 240,976 81,055 41,985 .. 2 688 366 704 Goods .. .. .. •• .. .. 367 2,854 73,917 274,346 .. .. .. 492,456 6,529 498,985 724 2,491 124 893 273 852 Wharf.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,929 .. .. .. 293 293 ' 34*899 Courtenay Place .. .. 3,640 20,729 24,369 681 .. .. .. .. 18,320 497 2,503 .. 6 21,326 Ngahauranga .. .. 22 10,077 10,099 3,814 .. .. .. 11,109 397 494 6 5,299 2 6,198 6 051 552 171 53 5 492 Petone .. •• .. 1,714 423,333 425,047 203,603 54 1,790 4,731 80,148 20,336 37,146 1,143 215,429 416 274,470 13 004 436'964 75 196 38*543 Lower Hutt .. .. 1,546 73,337 74,883 45,232 135 375 3,801 2,426 8,736 9,063 701 8,913 48 27 461 53 5 311 59 597 6 042 Trentham .. .. 381 281,312 281,693 12,831 706 487 52 10,201 9,984 3,501 700 25,092 148 39,425 656 l'316 '249 9'l46 Upper Hutt .. .. 506 87,533 88,039 36,557 911 8,604 211 1,407 5,043 9,949 336 3,369 110 18,807 851 3 830 295 9'o91 Featherston .. .. 1,179 34,556 35,735 178 8,620 144,139 14,479 16,490 7,108 114 623 25,509 91 1,417 1,710 20! 130 Carterton .. .. 495 13,110 13,605 166 3,376 65,202 6,624 22,197 4,107 159 491 36,514 13 41,284 3 837 106 444 4 6*6 14 964 Masterton .. .. 1,754 33,428 35,182 57 5,177 102,967 9,345 15,580 10,224 47 1,323 26,512 84 38 190 3 837 14 187 9 882 30 650 „ Road Services .. 292 6,388 6,680 .. .. .. .. .. 2,968 .. .. 2*968 Mauriceville .. .. 14 2,866 2,880 26 413 8,289 .. 24,793 469 23 28 11 12's31 " 64 246 " 44 l'qoi Eketahuna .. .. 210 7,684 7,894 18 6,412 51,967 1,571 3,259 2,096 18 165 ' 7,285 8 9,'572 545 2,913 609 6,'770 Hukanui .. .. 28 3,081 3,109 .. 2,257 18,762 .. 1,298 614 .. 55 3,130 1 3,800 364 4 186 354 3 179 Pahiatua .. .. 417 9,563 9,980 5 7,148 101,684 3 8,811 3,391 3 313 13,087 8 16,802 529 6 055 5 431 ll'309 Mangatainoka .. .. 68 1,917 1,985 2 4,913 42,620 14 11,554 652 2 70 13,093 1 13 818 590 2'647 '*69 3653 Woodville .. .. 562 30,890 31,452 9 12,417 206,973 814 32,478 4,810 7 320 44,823 322 5o',282 4,087 2o'371 1 451 lo'848 Dannevirke .. .. 1,616 29,938 31,554 84 9,645 132,805 198 6,228 8,087 88 1,138 17,537 74 26,924 2,231 12 900 5 939 23'403 Ormondville .. .. 141 11,849 11,990 26 3,201 79,552 111 2,276 1,252 26 155 7,982 3 9 418 713 4 654 80 fi 395 Takapau .. .. 222 5,108 5,330 51 4,453 130,382 .. 13,787 1,152 44 153 14,083 10 15,442 2 485 17'*09 1*5 3 515 Waipukurau .. .. 1,314 19,631 20,945 35 11,095 301,397 357 8,886 5,742 25 678 20,927 61 27 433 10*014 364*5 1 730 13454 Waipawa 592 11,324 11,916 11 2,470 177,618 3,014 17,632 2.531 4 285 16,403 21 19*244 1 369 11 404 381 6 981 Otane 344 9,361 9,705 92 10,151 100,283 50 5,657 1,588 80 156 12,817 4 u',645 15>4 111',651 388 2,101 Hastings .. .. 3,902 42,197 46,099 42 1,928 33,352 4,494 80,933 23,659 120 3,496 144,512 752 172,539 6 709 73 404 19 816 63 678 Clive .. .. .. 34 370 404 .. 169 2,161 .. 47,822 300 .. 138 26,885 8 27,331 1 552 19 241 Napier .. .. .. 4,444 48,261 52,705 138 2,271 37,654 20,244 9,329 25,949 125 2,486 21,804 125 50,489 1122 12 545 5 217 21*891 „ Road Services .. 99 388 487 .. .. .. . . .. 364 .. 364 Port Ahuriri .. .. .. ... 206 224 33,737 .. "15 30,115 "577 30,707 1 "76 "695 9(^916 Putorino .. .. 18 3,644 3,662 .. 8,477 69,019 10,232 2,464 587 .. 72 9,414 4 10 077 1 692 9 314 323 * 720 Wairoa .. .. .. 835 47,164 47,999 .. 10,879 115,532 11,256 13,636 14,298 .. 889 43,693 61 58,941 4,991 50406 6 221 *7911 Matawhero .. .. 60 1,178 1,238 .. 29,109 161,994 702 840 431 .. 74 24,995 .. 25 500 938 14 33* ' 84 l'762 Gisborne .. 2,920 29,610 32,530 50 2,821 27,663 2,398 18,985 20,751 42 2,271 33,136 157 56,357 3,354 13l'o45 37 487 19'983 Road Services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 827 .. .. .. 2,309 .. 2,309 ' 3 '535 Motuhora .. .. 2 4,971 4,973 10 2,746 125,537 28,922 9,272 606 8 514 10,599 1 11,728 917 7,310 Chief Accountant . . .. 260,5631,725,1991,985,762 9,827 .. .. .. .. 894,248 27,409 101,341 149,134 53,1981,225 330 Overseas traffic .. .. ■■ „ •• •• 265 921 j 205 10,558 .. .. .. 18,443 .. 18,443 265 "»21 "205 10,558 Totals .. .. 489,6698,692,6569,182,325 1,023,689 1,188,2057,431,663;!,706,3733,785,397 2,175,926 256,305 298,952 5,273,270 124,0508,128,503 1,188,2057,431,6631,706,3733,785,397

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OUTWARD. INWARD. Traffic. Revenue. Traitio. Number of Passenger Journeys. Timber, Parcels, ! . , Timber, season °at«e Other Ordinary Season Luggage', Gooda . , Miscel- ™ Catt,e Sheep Hundreds Tickets. pigs. Superficial Goocls - Passengers. Tickets. and laneous. forwarded . Calves . Pigs . Superficial Good8 ' First- Second- T „ t ., ° Feet maus - Feet. class. class. lotal ' South Island Main Line and „ . „ „ „ „ , T w „ No. No. No. Tons. ££££££ No. No. Tons. 22 456 131 112 153,568 54,373 313 20,447 12,391 294,614 7,829 9,052 4,786 142,496 48.789 212,952 905 7,027 43,876 280,008 Wharf ' " ' ' •• 11,112 .. .. .. 2,070 .. 2,070 .. .. .. 31,953 Hea'thcote " " 28 38 >5 38,423 10,857 .. .. 17 10,347 683 1,651 121 5,829 3 8,287 .. .. 65 16,821 Woolston •• 23 42,504 19,458 5 .. .. 7,072 1,022 2,946 128 4,930 20 9,046 36 38 1,387 28,189 Parcels .. 27,722 576,925 604,647 66,063 .. .. .. •• 83,631 12,022 20,286 .. 604 116,543 passenger ana iarceis , n 547 130> 844 .. .. .. 145,605 3,884 149,489 316 4 113,961 349,150 Central Booking-office " 69,857 52 .. • • . . •• 46,249 815 596 .. 10 47,670 t 76 22 190 22 266 1 630 6,249 248,257 7,211 52 ;105 1,397 313 474 42,139 899 45,222 25,443 472,351 115,536 107,935 CC n :: eo 2',668 '385 3 .. 1,271 3,939 340 84 122 1,805 7 2,358 5 .. 58,725 23,790 „ 326 7 789 8 115 1 370 25 2 6,937 7,140 1,456 423 322 6,486 10 8,697 42 79 50,419 12,343 ±*apanui .. •• m m 4183 76 23,471 372 206 99 16,114 20 16,811 11,620 575,746 5,206 14,778 £ el . Iasl . '• •' •' 69 10 ' 553 i 0 6 22 934 2,072 9,326 613 18,280 1,286 395 207 10,797 42 12,727 417 170,227 17,364 18,189 tvaiapoi - ■■ •• 338 16 ' 398 16 73 6 10,510 1,005 28,245 1,892 12,011 2,217 2,949 1,394 9,004 87 15,651 724 12,814 6,257 14,386 XicillJIlUl ct • • • • „ , n r, 13 201 214 .. 590 46,009 289 2,537 148 .. 27 3,591 4 3,770 80 14,012 388 12,058 liast uxtoi'd .. 8 5 172 5 180 229 232 7,487 .. 5,535 439 131 252 2,999 1 3,822 62 6,466 4 4,937 betton .. •• • g ' 63o 3 714 67 39g 64,866 189 14,669 623 76 123 8,270 1 9,093 286 25,498 976 2,787 Amber ley .. •• 6 ' 772 g gg8 23 1,631 122,689 21,278 9,544 890 27 238 14,129 6 15,290 327 6,981 217 1,577 MinT ara •• 120 M33 1,853 .. 961 57,374 1,444 4,739 659 .. 264 5,887 3 6,813 618 19,089 751 7,565 T . 2,7 84 o ! 060 749 32,630 1,344 1,329 312 .. 96 3,145 5 3,558 212 5,111 189 1,505 " •' "l6 226 '242 .. 192 4,059 .. -260 77 12 396 203 688 50 45 9 283 ilundalee •• 9 122 .. 2,503 63,820 126 2,327 809 .. 79 7,753 343 8,984 178 1,401 809 6,886 Uftro • • •• * * ' '«jo 922 212 Kaikoura Road Services .. 65 278 .. 540 37,541 121 !! "67 15,916 " 1 16,105 "22 3J76 "449 4',501 " alkaJ J •' " " v 88 88 734 75,491 9,100 13,016 Or. 13 .. 140 11,302 2 11,431 84 8,942 428 3,225 tlawarcien .. •• •• 303 1,911 67,606 22,399 6,782 212 .. 156 12,373 4 12,745 402 7,681 1,610 8,910 Wai':m " •• 25 179 204 •• 427 54,363 2 ,537 2,415 122 •• 64 5,724 1 5,911 319 6 ' 079 784 5,128 „ , 61 8 292 8 353 638 914 1,440 720 56,176 819 154 88 21,896 5 22,962 1,176 3,909 2,002 65,054 Hornby .. lo'l09 10 156 101 1,461 64,330 51 11,068 796 81 75 5,717 2 6,671 92 5,661 947 7,493 .Lincoln .. •• •• 8 > go4 8 fl41 65 2,470 21,450 61 6,105 898 67 213 3,872 3 5,053 303 27,034 787 9,425 Southbridge " •• 29 7 >802 7,322 28 284 28,203 .. 9,802 871 41 578 5,607 18 7,115 95 13,314 513 3,620 T .,., 29 14 119 14 148 92 7,660 131,900 .. 2,348 1,922 100 304 7,318 38 9,682 2,009 28,609 1,305 7,020 Little Kiver 34 g ' 027 5j061 6 79 203 3,240 30 16,117 477 136 57 10,167 46 10,883 6,498 233,815 2,935 13,843 Islington ■ • •• i7 8 > 4g3 8 48Q u 127 12,704 .. 3,979 539 11 32 1,928 1 2,511 118 11,528 165 1,364 Kirwee •• " 2 1,880 1,882 38 112 11,832 •• 3 ' 642 196 32 90 2 ' 128 1 2,447 33 2 5,878 98 4,418 r , „ , , 140 3,683 3,823 71 366 39,057 2,801 8,037 525 63 99 5,578 2 6,267 332 9,550 570 3,328 JJarnekl .. •• 258 ' 297 .. 693 51,709 21,386 27,113 181 .. 33 21,041 6 21,261 183 9,429 448 7,202 " " " 27 1 560 1,587 125 286 33,778 174 6,281 280 123 213 4,851 1 5,468 35 10,732 267 2,998 ShemeKl .. 35g 1;67 6 872 46 159 2,249 21 3,347 195 2,929 411 2,246 Irthur's Pass !! - 106 2 !o88 2J94 .. 66 26 .. 39 287 .. 29 89 .. 405 35 338 89 698 .. 107 17,391 17,498 5 1,232 5,707 59,206 1,254 1,835 4 147 19,304 21 21,311 126 236 584 1,895 ', a " 33 4,488 4,521 57 814 1,173 43,279 1,247 787 48 455 12,593 6 13,889 226 574 98 2,263 oaIla . '' " .. 135 11,833 11,968 32 178 1,202 18,038 88,508 1,767 17 92 34,126 22 36,024 309 1,254 973 1,206 Ngahere •• •• 47 5,245 5,292 96 1,485 9,155 86,264 85,351 1,183 78 139 76,480 34 77,914 504 3,062 343 4,056 T1 . 44 9,500 9,544 94 612 7,438 15,285 5,868 1,823 80 126 8,712 38 10,779 540 2,752 263 4,305 ikamat " ' 99 13,775 13,874 232 1,268 6,600 7,361 123,371 3,393 190 222 89,364 1,014 94,183 500 1,997 1,062 3,771 Keeiton •• , ,. ' 17 4 0 60 4,077 .. 1,049 5,017 7,474 28,708 912 .. 77 30,307 13 31,309 155 1,003 15,195 4,612 lnangahua juncmo •• 49548 50,047 326 2,762 2,523 2,822 15,986 ]0,734 322 785 16,394 12,739 40,974 1,142 6,941 6,278 399,351 Waimanearoa " •• 4 22,666 173 2 .. 634 142,827 1,140 133 77 33,784 21 35,155 17 14 1,475 3,285 Waimangaroa 3o 3g go 413 2U 70 2,169 259,749 3,602 321 163 122,637 15 126,738 49 .. 1,399 3,472 Uramty .. •• 156 701 159,178 5,926 1,359 2,091 32,212 16,008 2 5,617 1,669 2,060 22,732 8,618 60,696 3,052 6,110 13,167 55,341 Greymouth^^ rf 74 1 379 1 Jg4 1194 115,991 259,453 .. 46 45,797 45,843 2,617 3 70 148,849 2,125 793 76 72,476 28 75,498 98 168 2,826 7,676 Kunanga- 2 ,4i8 2,418 11,813 14 .. 50 131,459 119 2,584 2 69,514 150 72,369 43 120 4,103 3,406 . 61 10,587 10,648 132 1,660 2,144 92,492 3,506 1,123 77 65 20,925 1 22,191 642 933 3,335 3,167 wT?L " ' 670 50,503 51,173 654 2,230 7,399 99,797 3,898 9,065 384 967 32,841 139 43,396 421 2,092 3,034 13,997 Boss •• 32 17,572 17,604 49 4,508 20,996 89,596 6,643 1,615 40 57 32,377 9 34,098 245 772 257 5,690 -r , .. 176 181,251 181,427 49 42 15,424 .. 4 .855 6,330 73 267 5,945 48 12,663 16 2,321 963 7,675 5" , ,1 24 8,250' 8,274 67 337 40,947 .. 8 > 28 8 941 65 103 4,499 9 5,617 174 25,171 267 4,717 Uiinsa " 320 18,678 18,998 143 788 82,874 2,448 19,709 2,404 127 226 16,236 52 19,045 406 27,512 433 7,177 a f a a ' ' " .. 47 6,396 6,443 7 646 58,620 16,261 10,698 1,270 10 80 16,017 23 17,400 191 34,146 1,551 22,269 Metiive .. 4 7 106 7,110 40 931 41,400 40 14,482 612 25 66 20,514 .. 21,217 222 46,166 18 7,242 Ashburton •• •• 1 > 434 85 ' 654 87 ' 088 80 497 8,724 552 :M ' 5 " l7 ' 62 ° 93 1,518 22,204 572 42,007 1,348 20,710 17,704 45,303 rp- ,,, 4 3,348 3,352 27 1,146 59,387 13,020 8.520 357 4 35 12,518 1 12,915 265 34,886 .. 5,162 Moimt So'mers " •• 8 81 89 334 5,879 81 14,147 56 20 7,310 27 7,413 240 1,514 663 6,887 XT- , 23 6,509 6,532 61 816 46,760 33 6,084 617 62 68 6,304 1 7,052 447 15,176 228 10,883 « •++»" " 9 3 ,735 3,744 45 117 21,538 84 5,968 456 42 38 3,526 .. 4,062 161 6,629 440 2,120 Kangi a " 254 9,385 9,639 38 329 32,718 30 4,022 2,215 38 260 3,642 5 6,160 313 4,081 1,604 5,736 Winchester !' .. 48 3,793 3,841 42 164 6,321 .. I 2 ,943 539 35 66 6,023 .. 6,663 229 5,037 109 3,348 T mllV „ 461 29,044 29,505 83 2,688 30,904 3,464 9,453 4,823 81 589 8,617 42 14,152 2,022 5,449 1,851 18,695 W»«hHvke " .. 68 4,837 4,905 13 410 12,823 412 10,663 442 12 25 11,039 13 11,531 1,005 72,556 151 5,644 Plaint Pnint " 39 9,722 9,752 35 500 47,538 3,055 22,065 953 35 91 11,355 2 12,436 1,374 26,294 353 4,076 ill " 9 3.504 3,513 29 318 31,350 .. 6,065 565 27 32 4,829 1 5.454 244 3,578 807 3 196 ;• ;; ;; 92 14,587 14,679 10 405 70,807 8,085 0,212 2,327 9 114 8,083 10 10,543 592 2,508 1,751 9,848 3,795 83,712 87,507 982 120 9,212 2,466 92,795 26,390 278 3,082 51.953 11,007 92,710 342 252,563 29,076 166,084 Wharf " :: 21,792 • • • 3 > 2 62 .. 8,262 56,777 St Andrews " 19 13 >657 13,676 5 992 19,733 .. 9,705 964 4 56 4,991 3 6,018 1,195 77,701 303 7,436 MnlHbihi " 21 8,688 3,709 51 69 7,702 15 4,933 380 , 74 24 2,286 1 2,765 174 1.942 314 3,964 Studholme !! .. 2 44 6,730 6,974 5 302 16,017 29 15,664 1,245 7 195 7,385 6 8,838 129 11,158 146 2,459 Wairnate 4] 6 21,554 21,970 59 241 35,106 3,826 7,377 4,613 20 661 7,089 9 12,392 84 1,555 3,097 14,011 Mnrvrvn ' " " 81 4 , 9 61 5,042 46 61 12,935 .. 7,412 625 82- 43 4,140 .. 4,890 16 2,257 286 2,738 r™.'' " " 38 4,911 4,949 10 181 6,046 .. 2,175 471 11 72 1,535 .. 2,089 308 . 3,081 185 2,156 Pnkpnri " " " 6 3,468 3,474 61 233 25,450 2 11,772 236 40 195 16,661 1 17,133 578 153,651 80 3,614 Duntroon !' 38 2,732 2,770 10 389 37 ,083 68 3,014 632 17 30 3,135 1 3,815 441 7,999 160 2,446 Klirnw 149 8,751 8,900 13 512 34,040 .. 3,514 1,681 10 102 5,199 3 6,995 351 3,052 763 5,214 Oamaru " !! 2,673 48,011 50,684 121 683 12,115 J,844 26,115 15,647 97 2,951 17,155 2,534 38,384 875 7,073 14,854 52,800 Breakwater .. •• •• •• ** 2,175 .. .. .. 628 .. 628 .. .. .. 11,452 Waiareka, •• 48 1 •• 809 20,142 .. 37,642 49 .. 11 15,400 31 15,491 983 44,767 J26 529 Ngapara . 14 J14 128 .. 114 740 .. 7,988 65 .. 8 5,150 5 5,228 182 2,389 267 4,732

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OUTWARD. INWARD. TRAFFIC. REVENUE. THAI™. Stations. i ! Timber, Number of Passenger Journeys. ; "mtier Parcels, i Total Cattle sheep Hundreds mh Season C „ a fi e S^S P ! Hundreds other ordinary Season Luggage, Goods | Miscel- Va]ue and and of Other : Tickets. c * n v d es j superficial Goods ' 1>assen « era - llcket9 ' Ianeous ' forwarded. Calves. Pigs. Superficial Gooda ' First- Second- Total i Feet. ' * eet * class. class. ' ! | i South Island Main Line and ; „ „ „ „ n -vr i>x n Tons t. 4- j "NTn Nn No Tons. £ £- x. x & £ 1>|0 * .luiih. Branches -continued No Mo No 692 6>181 12 7,521 223 9,323 102 6,232 ?i ahen ° 67 g'880 5 947 6 531 21 755! .. 1 252 610 7 183 1,866 2 2,668 493 3,147 414 2,765 Hampden .. .. 67 5,880 5,947 0 Q3 63 10 110 942 7,620 868 6,705 Palmerston .. .. 48J .2,22 J 22,718 99 J, 140 <i, ] , .. .. 17,588 .. 17,588 .. 102 9 402 YVaikouaiti !! !! 71 7467 7,338 119 1,029 26,9221 4 1,411 905 80 99 2,414 2 3,500 1,309 8,725 457 3,439 „ rtr 00 ■ ,, ,01 11 204 166 121 4,372i 127 627 1,298 67 95 716 9 2,185 153 943 248 5,454 13 7'33I 7 344 1 700 272 2423! 307 407 490 532 50 433 4 1,509 161 1,461 800 2,074 Waitati .. .. •. o'o«7 3'o87 617 180 3,099i .. 10 -238 98 99 117 2 554 8 219 .. 2o8 Upper :: "34 i!S M 7,™ i» 279: .. i 62 543 1,413 35 332 2 2,325 4 89 126 i,i 89 I 337 40 .. 40 .. .. .. 2,280 Port Chalmers W ;; '' ]27 2^068 19420 "lO 4 ' j "l8 11 ,*786 i i874 41026 "l83 5,885 4,034 16,002 11 21 3,015 37,370 St. Leonard's .. .. lj» 4,402 4,521 5,540 3 .. : •• ■ ■ ± . • gQ 44 7,173 Ravensbourne .. .. 1' io,s»a .. | « > Dunedin.. •• •• 20,192 350,463 370,655 56,906 .. • — 1,794 215491 "406 3427 154,281 240,325 Caversham° 0 133 18475 2,693 .. •• 1 670 1,257 360 120 827 5 2,569 1 .. 6,701 8,238 Burnside .. .. ' « 9,285 9,326 6,001 3,456 23,767, 6 78,560 360 868 127 85,249 148 86,752 19,358 607,298 673 117,761 n tii M1 99 n 99 626 21 247 •• 5 5,535 1,2o(> .5,397 6/ 7,18/ 1<> ii,U4/ i •• v±o Green Island .. .. Ill 22,|lo --,b-0 -1,-47 .. 2 ,009 820 98 5,282 5 8,214 796 1,889 399 3,292 Mlddlemareh " " 168 2483 l',m 8 629 63426; 5,282 3',420 786 5 374 8,171 11 9,347 385 15,410 492 4,397 I*. . . , , (U O AO, . !ffi 578 46,229 7 1,448 1,159 .. 151 5.031 6 6,347 457 7,992 485 5,046 Waipiata 304 3,031 3,33o . 578 1)879 . g 2 53 7,122 21 9,280 358 10,821 723 3,751 * anfu , rl y fill 1 344 814 59 633 • 34 1 729 541 .. 196 7,169 6 7,912 56 8,294 271 2,072 Oturehua Ififl I'ltl o'orn '■ 75' 498- .. 1 532 1,403 .. 345 7,893 8 9,649 823 7,650 486 3,646 Alexandra " 562 3499 X " ifl 15,585 158 5443 2,472 .. 420 14,514 8 17,414 228 4,446 3,114 6,260 , 112 1 590 1 702 65 76 4,32* 84 1,383 669 36 204 2,738 i 3,648 53 647 533 1,300 de „ l's03 5 219 713 64 168 4 5 992 2,549 .. 488 14,373 41 17,451 167 3,569 1,754 7,275 S™, 6 5 49 775 50 390 562 5 028 451 3 706 3,826 4,760 416 3,191 10 12,203 958 7,563 1,436 5,884 iel 6 o4 3'770 3 794 211 97 781i .. 1464 351 126 70 812 .. 1,359 125 1,090 182 5,944 Allanton 19 648I 7400 505 1,348 141 4,618 508 170 250 3,499 2 4,429 1,593 15,065 306 3,056 ,, 3 r-.o 3530 98 4 963' .. 95,280 370 .. 33 32,445 400 33,248 266 2,409 567 12,874 M! ■' ■' 2 053 30' 291 32 344 "43 1 081 28 393 12 3,969 6,118 102 840 5,177 45 12,282 475 12,143 1,602 15,466 f llton 70 ' 592 665 392 24 796 7 1 460 305 .. 177 3,157 11 3,650 191 3,339 364 11,774 mneTliat :: :: 11 m III :: Hi -x>:m 1,93s 95 .. 57 4,595 1 4,74s 1% 1,363 5 62 s.oie „ , , fi7 , n9 Q 1 095 28 13.189 .. 3,418 381 .. Ill 6,371 8 6,871 101 77 1,159 2,777 Roxburgh .. .. 67 1,028 1,095 -8 2 29 13 27 3,176 4 3,449 94 2,082 342 6,497 Lovell s Flat .. .. 23 .,776 2,799 15 IU g5 ? 80174 i m 7 n f, , 855 40 505 43 360 125 2 149 73 461 1,324 16,706 10,077 171 1,154 26,531 56 37,989 3,320 156,053 2,710 19,440 :: :: s? litl 1 1:1™ 44; 8 oo| 4o; 8 85 4432 9 8 0 6 229 16,352 34 n.eoi n,™ i,on Tahakopa 23 5,991 6,014 1 250 4,056 14,208 678 645 1 62 3,960 2 4,670 314 1,542 .. 1,919 W • 79 S 417 3 489 4 394 9,4441 3,515 1,893 525 5 386 3,345 4 4,265 181 4,726 151 12,943 Waiwera .. .. 7- 3,417 3,48 4 d»4 lg 7,799 157 3,958 70 9,959 int0I f. HI s'408 4 2 681 60 026' 526 2,478 1.566 3 179 6,021 2 7,771 1,079 2,536 698 16,892 Sanul:: :: :: li 'alo 331 .. 466 3,239 3419 221 .. 31 7,268 5 7,525 233 i, 5 is 994 8 ,63 2 „ 58 54! 599 620 90,881 21 1,940 347 .. 72 8,150 12 8,581 434 3,956 770 14,582 enot o 807 58 394 61201 "732 3656 166659: 5,262 25,002 14,879 481 1,461 32,254 87 49,162 2,234 12,839 11,521 58,050 «? re . , 2 'I 28 fllst 6 66 77 2 041 168 6 15,415 1,174 69 186 17,592 21 19,042 555 4,112 2,328 27,857 Riversdale .. .. 1-8 6,533 6,661 77 -,04l 34 ,365 156 39,872 839 116,931 1,470 22,528 Edendlle". " 472 22464 23J36 203 3465 55458 217 6478 3469 166 226 10,096 86 14,043 707 31.723 1,427 23,841 w 78 458 536 734 10,6591 50 2,936 464 .. 23 3,778 .. 4,265 144 4,463 550 18,822 Woodlands " ," 102 10,526 10,628 93 1,191 68417 127 3,027 1,155 80 86 5,270 U 43! 16 422 877 18,242 Invercargill .. 7,608 193,554 201,162 12,750 - _• ; 7 0,363 336 70,699 4,585 34,864 54,481 159,474 Waimahaka ° 20 12412 12432 65 3429 53418; 40,595 3.701 1,086 60 144 11,679 3 12,972 1,483 13,949 474 31,381 Bluff H4 45,049 45,163 3,017 23 428' 752 69,615 3,037 1,039 362 37,062 16,684 58,184 231 610,869 29,667 123,032 ... /. 489 6 504 734 1 957 123, •• 26,493 531 253 74 26,050 3 26,911 5,509 272,388 2,066 20,541 M, akaI T a '• •' 9 1 2 399 92 917 87 8701 516 5 527 283 81 36 5,226 12 5,638 300 11,381 160 17,358 R"n ry :: :: w i,M <111 122 21498 4 , 5 64 1440 m 2 i 8 n.osi 7 13457 422 1467 i W 943s „ . 44 ,8 046 18 090 51 1 690 26,611 66,026 36,393 2,023 46 306 36,435 3 38,813 553 8,719 696 9,006 Tuatapere .. .. 44 18,046 18,090 o , bJU g 904 130 7 8 8,140 14 9,266 478 5,676 272 16,890 Otautau 121 -480 3,001 151 1,051 _ lg5 ; 838 1-U7 22 66 146,853 3,977 152,065 274 1,923 217 20,788 Winton " 199 11455 11454 128 2,352 216,557 5,028 162,009 2,124 114 440 67,482 16 70,176 533 32,9ol 1,693 19,905 T , O80 19 543 19 8"3 70 1 748 93,298! 1,551 30,956 2,701 63 250 17,848 42 20,904 615 13,027 2,788 33,745 Lumsden 280 19,o43 19,823 l,/4« ' 310 'i 07 .. 12 988 1 1,108 172 3,364 403 8,647 Kingston 8 437 445 .. 7U , 3>21 3 .. 3,213 117 1,111 1,200 4,321 Ihrough traffic (Lake Waka- • • • • • • • • tipu) . „ . , . n , 745 106 856 291 209 ! ' •• •• 385,707 16,241 31,453 44,282 18,883 496,566 Chief Accountant .. .. 111,185 745,106 856,„91 zuy • q < lllg7 21 480 91,712 .. 91,712 1,382 2,924 11,157 21,480 Overseas traffic .. .. •• •• •• •• x,<>o4 -■ ; » N » Totals __ 288,3834,069,3944.307,777 370,140 136,2184,801,447 993,1143,695,442 946,665 94,020 108,752 2,922,937 141,947 4,214,321 136,218 4,801,447 993,1143,695,442 Nelson Section— 3 443 277 277 .. .. .. 1,431 Port Nelson .. .. •• •• " " 0 " gg "272 9492 5416 "464 "387 3,205 149 9,921 2,069 28,251 9,749 12,745 kelson MM j 20,268 o-b » KJ5 „ 602 4 70 23 67 3,856 1 4,417 40 858 98 8,031 Wakefield .. 39 5,080 5,119 34 , 13# 229 Glenhope .. .. •• -10 -10 . > ..Or. 4,770 .. 84 402 0.4,284 District office .. .. •• 1408 1,508 .. .. 334 j 216 .. 1,215 43 127 .. 334 Overseas traffic . . . . • • • • ■ ■ • • J Totals 1,143 25,962 27,105 562 2,291 30,518 10,076 27,120 1,458 938 554 13,063 151 16,164 2,291 30,518 10,076 27,120 Picton SECTION- 386 4 4g2 ] 56 447 i 6(3 g 3 4.274 25,722 329 123,199 1,540 18,471 Blenheim " !! 2,S ll'S 252 1,252 lko27 3,126 23,928 12,492 259 1,045 13,196 1,252 28,244 459 29,024 1,393 37,712 |=. :: :: 2 « :: « ;>» - «« £ AJ8 24 : MI ': 5 ' ! f District Office .. .. 2,173 11,473 13,646 .. .. 16,952 .. 16,952 94 22,322 .. 3,454 Overseas traffic .. .. • • ■ • • • ■ • __ ___U - I Totals 6,063 106,253 112,316 426 1,826 199,610 4,524 66,462 28,003 1,136 2,764 51,817 5,599 89,319 1,826 199,610 4,524 66,462 LAKE Wakatipu STEAMERS .. ~ 16,891 16,891 ~ 3,544~ 19 44 9,190 167 7423 1438 6479

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STATEMENT No. 19 Classification of Goods and Live-stock Traffic and Earnings by Commodities

STATEMENT No. 20 Statement showing Mileage, Capital Cost, Traffic, Operating Revenue, and Operating Expenditure of New Zealand Government Railways from 1st April, 1944, to 31st March, 1945

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Year ended 31at March, 1945. Commoditv Tons Revenue. Tonnage Per Cent. One Mile Average „ I eaTried. I of Gross. (000 Haul. u r J, er omitted). Total - ° ent ' I er J on ' ,T,on I ' of Gross. Mile. Products of Agriculture Miles. £ £ a. d. d. Grain .. .. 238,356 2-6(5 13,415 56 13(5,(517 1-62 Oil 6 2-44 Meals .. .. .. 128,954 1-44 11,024 92 100,095 1-19 0 15 6 2-01 Fruit and vegetables .. .. 113,812 1-29 19,323 170 169,239 2-02 1 9 9 2-10 Root crops and fodder .. 227,754 2-54 22,338 98 175,324 2-08 0 15 4 1-88 Flax, green and pressed .. 12,928 0-14 1,239 9(5 12,244 0-15 0 18 11 2-37 Seeds .. .. .. 29,720 0-33 2,064 (59 27,288 0-32 0 18 5 3-17 751,524 8-40 70,303 93 620,807 7-38 0 16 6 2-12 Animals and other Products Cattle, calves, horses .. .. 272,766 3-05 23,823 87 311,673 3-70 1 2 10 3-14 Sheep and pigs .. .. 503,922 5-63 39,006 77 553,804 6-58 I 111 3-41 Meat, fresh .. .. .. 63,114 0-70 9,383 149 124,602 1 -48 1 19 6 3-19 Moat, frozen .. .. .. 288,541 3-23 14,166 52 300,231 3-57 1 0 10 5-09 : Butter .. .. .. 123,758 1-38 12,568 102 174,833 2-07 1 8 3 3-34 Cheese .. ... .. 98,038 1-09 6,267 64 104,576 1-24 1 1 4 4-00 w ° o1 •• 204,730 2-29 13,290 65 257,602 3-06 1 5 2 4-65 Dairy by-products .. .. 33,280 0-37 2,380 72 36,116 0-43 1 1 9 3-64 Fat, hides, and skins .. .. 54,067 0-60 3,861 71 75,432 0-90 1 7 11 4-69 Fish •• •• 11,755 0-13 1,815 154 19,432 0-23 I 13 1 2-57 1,653,971 18-47 126,559 77 1,958,301 23-26 13 8 3-71 Products of Mines Agricultural lime ' .. .. 697,413 7-78 42,554 61 267,998 3-18 0 7 8 1-51 Coal, imported Goal, New Zealand hard .. 909,981 10-1(5 58,889 65 411,150 4-89 0 9 0 1-68 Coal, New Zealand brown .. 1,174,153 13-11 139,864 119 809,005 9-61 0 13 10 1-39 Road-metal .. .. .. 36,381 0-42 1,979 54 16,870 0-20 0 9 3 2-05 Lime and coke .. .. 51,258 0-57 3,681 75 31,880 0-38 0 12 5 2-08 2,869,186 32-04 246,967 86 1,536,903 18-26 0 10 9 1-49 Products of Forests Timber, imported .. .. 4,445 0-05 417 94 5,824 0-07 1 6 3 3-35 Timber, New Zealand .. .. 598,685 6-68 78,039 130 655,686 7-79 1 1 II 2-02 Firewood, posts, &c. .. .. 111,624 1-25 9,339 84 56,968 0-68 0 10 2 1-46 714,754 7-98 87,795 123 718,478 8-54 1 0 1 1-96 Manufactures, cbe. Benzine, gasolene, kerosene ., 204,808 2-29 16,137 79 336,896 4-00 1 12 11 5-01 Cement .. .. .. 119,996 1-34 18,033 150 162,137 1-93 1 7 0 2-1(5 Manure .. .. .. 704,239 7-86 56,839 81 419,128 4-98 0 1111 1-77 1,029,043 1.1-49 91,009 88 918,1(51 10-91 0 17 10 2-42 Miscellaneous .. .. 1,935,761 21-62 192,273 99 2,663,741 31-65 X 7 6 3-32 Totals u 8,954,239 | 100-00 814,906 91 8,416,391 100-00 0 18 10 2-48

MILEAGE, CAPITAL COST, TRAFFIC, AND REVENUE Tear. j Miles Capital Coat. T (E°TCnuef'' Passenger Caching Cattle Sheep and Timbe , | open. revenue.; Journeys. Revenue. Revenue, i and Calves. Pigs. limner. No. £ No. No. £ £ JT 0i jjn Tons 1943-1944 .. 3,409 68,476,775 15,328,9S7 38,611,267 4,275,482 435,928 1,384,600 12 891891 667 457 1944-1945 .. 3,504 68,623,125 i 12,802,536 32.994,529 3150-1!453 _411^02? _ jo^iso Year - Good8 ' Total - Goods Revenue. [ Revenue.Tabour, Total Revenue. a R«venue er I ; | Demurrage, A-c. Train-mile, Tons. Tons. £ £ £ rf 8.233,489 8,479,387 274,182 13,464,979 210-82 1944-1945 ■ ■ 7,5,4,421 8,177,551 . 8,261,087 271,746 12.448,307 233-36 EXPENDITURE Maintenance of Way and Works. Maintenance of Signals and Maintenance of Locomotives, Electrical Appliances. Carriages, and Wagons. ■ Year. • 1 ■ a > i Per 9 eut - I 1>ur l'er Cent. I Per Mile Per Cent Per Amount. of of Amount, of of Amount nf I I R evenue - | Railway. Revenue. J Railway. ' Revenue. ! mile." 1943-1944 .. .. | 2,146,448 15-94 618*75 326,190 2-42 94-03 2 868 006 9 l-30 44^Qfi 1944-1945 .. .. | 2,250,738 18-08 642-33 BSajoiS 2-67 94-75 g.Ml 22-8? 53-23 l.ocomotive Transportation. Traffic Transportation. General Charges Expend! tare " KxpendiYear. I —" Total per tuTe (Vnt Per n^ er Per l' er ii„ r Expenditure. Revenue „ p ? r . Amount. Q( ■ Trata- Amount. Cent. Train- Amount. C °f Train- Revenu°i Revenue. mIle - Revenue. mil °- Revenue. mllc - 1943-1944 .. 2,555,956 J 18-99 40-02 | 3,207,782 23-82 50-22 1-94 11,365 917 84-41 1944-1945 1 2,473,581 | 19-87 46-37 I 3,460,705 27-80 64-88 340,267 2-73 6-38 lMflMW 219.27 93-96

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STATEMENT No. 21 Comparative Statement of the Average Number of Employees for Years 1944-45 and 1943-44

STATEMENT No. 22 Statement of Accidents for the Year ended 31st March, 1945

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Train Accidents. Accident, on Line (other than Train Shunting Accidents. ■ to or from killed or Tnt»i Duty within injured at Passengers. Employees. Passengers, Employees. pereons. Passengers. Employees. persons. I'.omdlTy 5 Cros8m S s - Section. -rt rs . T3 . T3 . ! -O . -O | . j -O I . ! 73 . rs . r) . T3 -a © ■& P "O p T3 g ; -o ® S £ T3 • £ : © -a £ J2 = 2 S .2 s =2 S a js = 2, a J. a i= - = a 9 = s S 5 5 5 5 | 5 3 I 5 5 5 ? ' 3 HT 5 £ 3 I" 3 3 ■ 3 5 North Island Main Line and branches .. . . .. .. .. 3 -S3 .. 8 8 11 . . . . 1 81 .. 2 .. .. 8 13 20 148 South Island Main Line and branches .. .. .. .. • ■ • • 5 • ■ 3 4 1 . . . . 2 66 1 1 .. .. 6 19 13 95 Picton Totals .. .. 3 38 .. 11 12 12 .. .. 3 147 1 3 .. .. 14 32 33 243 Note. —This return includes only casualties in connection with train-working and the movement of rolling-stock.

a„| ! § ?1 §1 l| wflo c6 © «3 "S *■* 33 § 33 s I Sm .sfi Branoh - SgS n j d : - -S f£ 5 -£'3 25 2 o © © §5.2 •« - §»"§ |a« -S ' s § * 5? J | =s S a 3H od S «;£ P3 P 1944-45 General .. ■■ ■■ 796 210 5 5 488 621 38 769 2,932 Traffic .. .. •• 4,336 3,044 13 62 7,455 Maintenance .. •■ •• -• 2,810 1,779 23 71 .. .. .. .. 4,683' Locomotive running (including depot staff) .. 2,152 1,197 10 32 .. .. .. .. 3,391 Workshops .. .. -- 3,131 2,410 .. .. .. •• 5,541 Totals .. .. .. .. 13,225 8,640 51 170 488 621 38 769 24,002 1943 44 General .. .. .. •• 777 204 4 4 501 647 36 618 2,791 Traffic .. .. -• •• 4,408 3,042 14 61 .. .. .. .. 7,525 Maintenance .. .- •• •• 2,683 1,585 1 8 54 .. .. . . . . 4,34 1 1 Locomotive running (including depot staff) .. 2,189 1,175 10 31 .. .. .. .. 3,405 Workshops .. •• -■ 3,130 2,231 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,361 Totals .. .. .. •• 13,187 8,237 46 150 501 647 36 618 23,422

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STATEMENT No. 23 Statement of Carriage, Rail Car, Multiple Unit, Brake Van and Wagon Stock, and Tarpaulins, for the Year ended 31st March, 1945

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$ * $ « * 8' Hflfl M S-g Description. g S g _- I f.s| f.gfi 1.11 B fc £ H Cakbiages— . .. „. 0 First class 9? 64 2 158 Second class .. .. •• •• •• 671 v 494 3 IS Composite .. .. • , .. .. 84 2o 7 .. 116 Sleeping .. • • • • • ■ • • 1? j .... 1J Combination day-sleeping .. ® •• ' ' ® Ambulance .. .. • • ■ ■ • • 1- ° Totals .. .. .. •• 881 589 10 20 1,500 Rail CABS ., .. .... • ■ 13 9 • • • ■ 22 Multiple Units — Power units .. • • • • • • ■ • l ' • • ■ • ■ 1 ' Trailers .. .. •. • • ■ • 6 ■ • • • • • ■ ° Total? .. • • • • • • 12 • • 12 VANS— I A 8 Postal-vans . • . • • • • • • • 4 * •; •: ° Brake-vans .. .. • • • • •• 285 207 3 o Totals .. 289 211 3 5 508 Wagons— Special-purpose wagons .. .. •• E 910 443 1 21 Horse-boxes .. G 64 74 1 3 142 Cattle H 622 214 3 8 847 Cattle . • • • • • ' ' • • • ■ 2 Sheep :: J 1,765 1,415 11 53 3,244 Sheep .. • • • ■ • ■ '1° ' ■ ■ ' ' Covered goods .. .. K 253 153 6 3 415 High sides L 3,137 3,498 88 147 6,870 High sides •• •• J jA 5,331 4,181 .. . . *»'? - High sides .... .. • • Lb 9 388 13 47 457 Low sides M 462 855 14 37 1,368 Low sides (steel) .. . > •• Ma 123 .. .. . ■ 123 Low sides . • ■ • • • • • Mli 4 13 • • 1 Low sides Mo 70 20 .. . BO Timber N 90 132 8 12 242 Platform, coal P 204 204 Petrol inspection .. .. •• 1 >W 1 J " ,'z Movable hopper .. . . ■■ Q •• ' 2 " " Frozen meat W 302 77 .. 37 Frozen meat .. .. •• Wa 233 29 18 .. 280 Covered goods .. .. .. X 118 16 .. .. 134 Cool, ventilated .. .. .. Xa 494 o60 .. 7 1,061 Cool, ventilated .. ■ Xb 1 29 .. .. 30 Cool, ventilated .. .. •• Xo 1 4 .. .. Work train Y 58 15 .. 9 82 Work train Yb 308 177 .. 10 495. Special-purpose wagons, bogie .. .. E 99 73 .. 1 173 High-sides, bogie .. .. ■ • R 138 76 .. 3 237 High sides, bogie .. .. • • Ra 38 .. .. • ■ oh High sides, bogie .. . • ■ ■ Rb 69 24 .. .. JoSheep, bogie .. .. . • .. S 25 37 . . .. 62 Cattle, bogie .. .. .. • • T 36 14 . . .. 50 Platform, bogie U 239 107 4 10 360 Gas storeholder, bogie .. .. .. Ua 10 4 .. .. 14 Platform, bogie. . .: .. . . Ub 260 295 2 557 Fuel oil, bogie . . .. . ■ ■ • Uc .. 2 .. • . - Platform, bogie.. .. .. •• Ud 1 •• •• •• J Horse-boxes, bogie .. .. . • Ug 56 68 . . .. 124 Frozen meat, bogie .. .. .. V 48 64 .. .. 11Chilled beef, bogie .. . • ■ • V 6 .. . . .. 6 ' Frozen meat, bogie .. .. Vb 157 85 .. .. 24Chilled beef, bogie .. .. Vb 99 10 .. .. 109 Covered goods, bogie .. .. .. Z 76 78 . . . . 154 Covered goods, bogie .. .. .. Zp 71 72 .. 2 j4o Totals .. .. •• •• 16,010 14,490 167 376 31,043 Tarpaulins .. .. ■■ •• 16,009 11,354 195 380 27,938

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STATEMENT No. 24 Locomotive Stock for Year ended 31st March, 1945

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is si H 3| . p a a S M Type. «W jj« hS'S ►S'S I a? M fl M a d a £ ,q ee ,q «e o S _• 5 t ® 131> 2, -2 cj s |.S § a | o f PH H A .. Tender (4-cylinder balanced compound) 5 16 .. . 21 A .. Tender (2-eylinder simple) .. .. .. 9 26 " b m Aa .. Tender .. .. .. 16 '* Ab .. Tender .. .. .. .. " 87 g 4 " " ,,, B .. Tender i " 14 * Ba .. Tender .. .. .. .. .. jq " . 15j; .. Tender .. .. . . . . 30 ' '' »„ C .. Tender .. .. .. .. " 12 i2 " 24 Ec .. Electric .. ,. ., . . .... 6 p Ed .. Electric .. .. .. .. ., 10 _ " '' Eo .. Electric ...... k ' '' E .. Tank .. 18 " " 20 G .. Tender « " " H .. Tank ! " " 6 '1 •' Tender 30 10 " " K .. lender .. .. . . .. ., 30 .. Ka .. Tender .. .. .. ,, .. 31 '' Kb .. Tender .. .. . . .. ., , _ 0 '' ' ' „ Q .. Tender .. .. .. .. in " " in U .. Tender 9 " '' Ub .. Tender ...... 7 '' '' Uc .. Tender .. .. . " 7 " " 1 W .. Tank .. .. .. " 2 " " * Wa.. Tank .. .. .. .. "3 3 " " f Wab Tank .. .. .. .... 22 8 " " -in Wb .. Tank ...... 4 "' "' WB.. Tank .. ... .. .. ;; ;; 3 •• • • * Wf ... Tank .. .. .. .. .. "7 16 Wa .. Tank ...... 10 1 n WW.. Tank .. ;; 67 3 " ;; X .. Tender (4-cylinder balanced compound) ..17 .. _ j7 Totals .. .. .. 378 248 4 8 638

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STATEMENT No. 25 ALL SECTIONS Locomotive Running Costs, Year ended 31st March, 1945

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lost per Locomotive-mile. J Cost per Locomotive-mile. 8 ! 'So ; , : = ! O 9 . I *"• e Repairs. Emtaine. 2 "2 . ©!•! « & i 8 * Cti0nj Wages, j j I I. al I ! - si I cSrt -I Section. Mater- ; Total. & £ I S J'f 6 Cost - § | 8team - 3 § iftl | ® 03 >3 ! © i S tO S _ O > and 9tore8 " Fne1 ' Wa 8« Q g 2 S. iS p S _5 g Jg ™ > 2 ® S ' 2 C3 o M <J © ot«- i gg;o -gal |Oh3 1 head. __ o c5 I o © H «jJ „ TKI ,, , d. d. d. d. d. £ £ £ £ d. d. d. d. £ d. stmt and branches .. .. 12-17 0-85 !*■ 74 12-78 40-54 1-02,348 22,388 .. 275,959 2-38 0-52 .. 6-43 2,142,751 49-87 89 280 241 N 1 M L and branches |I MX. and branches .. .. U- 96 0-86 9-83 13-22 38-87 39,126 9,878 .. 144,820 1-68 0-42 .. 6-20 47-19 52 676 222 S.i.M.L." and branches P t o'o 4 s 92 •• 783 0-21 0-45 .. 3-82 10,786 52-55 505 126 Nelson. .. .. .. .. 8-81 0-o7 12-30 11-98 33-66 744 94 .. j 3,593 1-44 0-18 .. 6-94 21,842 42-22 1,327 166 Picton. Total, steam .. .. 13-15 0-85 13-03 12-93 39-96 142,261 32,452 .. 425,155 2-12 0-48 .. 6-34 3,276,718 48-88 143,788 232 Total, steam. Electric Locos., Eo 2-6 .. .. 15• 55 0*10 13*89 4-22 33*76 1,216 1 9.a.s 90 ns a qc qk oaq t?i + • t p 0 c Electric Locos Er 7-1*2 in m n va a «o - no ok AV A ZZn " " - 11 •• •• 22,086 38*35 968 194 Electric Locos., Eo 2-6. Electric Locos*' Ed 101-110 " " ff'S nit ill 12 S'SJ " 1 ' 498 3 * 90 •• * 2 * 48 21 ' 875 36-29 1,401 234 Electric Locos., Ec 7-12. uiectrio 101-110.. .. 11-36 0*23 7*48 o*o4 24*61 8,oo4 .. .. 4,708 4*46 .. .. 2*44 60,488 31*51 2,719 272 Electric Locos., Ed 101Multiple units, D.M. 1-6 .. .. 21-80 0-13 4-13 5-27 31-33 5,324 .. .. 2,789 4-46 .. .. 2-34 45,544 38-13 1,738 290 Multiple units, D.M. Tractors a all fi ?"?2 " ' 5 ' 209 10 " 68 " ' 142 "'307 26-96 4,815 219 Diesel rail cars. 9 ' 18 125 6-41 7-14 23-98 7 > 030 ■■ j | 10-08 23,772 34-07 7,899 239 Tractors.

STATEMENT No. 25—continued Performances of Locomotives for the Year ended 31st March, 1945

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f ~~ Locomotive-mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cost per Locomotive-mile. = I I I j : —Ss I Details. t^| e e | Banning. j Repairs. Running. Repairs. Running. | |1| T(me Tvne. n P er ' i ' I ® Si Shunting, Locomo- Wages, Total. Wages, Total. a o If Train. Total. | Coai. Oil. Stores. Fuel. ! Wages. ferial, storeB . FueL Wages. | |§° and Mis- Overhead. i Overhead. J < £ cellaneons. j ] . i ; _ — — NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES i Cwt. Quarts. £ £ £ £ I £ d. d. d. d. d. A 14. 175 735 75 147 250 882 17,920 175,320 12,990 26,845 943 13,962 13,561 55,311 25-68 0-90 13-36 12-97 52-91 2,838 203 A. t ■■ '■ Jo 900 025 59 943 259 968 25 997 194,438 13,705 8,222 957 15,490 13,687 38,356 7-59 0-88 14-30 12-64 35-41 2,439 244 AA. . " '' on 2 465292 625415 3 090 707 35525 2,196.244 125,225 99,804 9,888 174,905 147,239 431,836 7-75 0-77 13-58 11-43 33-53 23,774 --73 Ab. il - " to 213 205 449 789 663 294 22 110 512 118 33 220 30 368 2,421 40.917 52,766 126,472 10-99 0-88 14-81 19-09 45-77 7,403 247 BB. ® B " " ?o 69? 899 255 591 21299 201352 10 624 13 361 837 16,070 23,427 53,695 12-55 0-79 15-09 22-00 50-43 3,225 269 C. C •• ■■ 69 " 12 796 6 398 6,681 351 225 69 536 639 1,469 4-22 1-29 10-05 11-98 27-54 326 163 F. tt A s 345 22952 31297 5 216 41,434 4,502 12,344 300 3,301 5,181 21,126 94-66 2-30 25-31 39-73 162-00 1,208 -01 H. ? " " 30 1 096'079 141 \255 4l',244 1,049,609 29,481 65,573 3,653 83,791 52,737 205,754 12-72 0-71 16-25 10-23 39-91 7,460 249 J. „ on I'I361'6 111812 1 247 938 41 598 1,078,074 41,437 76,732 4,516 86,044 50,839 218,131 14-76 0-87 16-5o 9-78 41-96 7,94/ -60 E.. 1/ '• ' i 86 064 1 072 199 34 587 917 001 34 786 52 432 4,104 73,086 46,723 176,345 11-74 0-92 16-36 10-45 39-47 6,858 221 KA. W." " 3 593 14 424 15 017 5,006 6,701 1 '053 537 78 534 1.446 2,595 8-58 1-25 8-54 23-11 41-48 324 108 WA. W " 22 964 94 720 647 684 29,440 459,717 30,630 36,200 2,290 36,671 31,162 106,323 13-41 0-85 13-59 11-55 39-40 5,934 270 AB - wt " 7 11895 60 175 72 070 10 296 46,818 2,229 282 3,738 5,982 12,231 7-42 0-94 12-45 19-92 40-73 1,279 183 Wl. w " " 10 10'875 173372 184 247 140,913 8,568 15,275 623 11,233 16,345 43,476 19-90 0-81 14-63 21-29 56-63 2,206 -21 \\G. Ww" " 57 309 288 604'638 16 034 645,771 46,923 46,161 3,411 51,511 69,278 170,361 12-12 0-90 13-53 18-19 44-74 13,138 230 Ww. ;; 17 315' 070 42' 054 357;i24 2i;007 272,750 36;757 1,975 21,705 18,138 78,575 24-68 1-33 14-59 12-19 52-79 2,921 172 X. Total, steam ~368~ 7,482,619 2,829,455 10,312,074 27,870 428,180 523,065 36,347 033,494 549,150 1,742,056 12-17 0-85 14-74 12-78 40-54 89,280 241 Total, steam. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES Cwt. Quarts. £ £ £ £ £ d. d. d. d. d. A 42 867,767 191,520 1,059,287 25,221 648,822 52,586 51,058 3,916 42,341 53,667 150,982 11-57 0-89 9-59 12-16 34-21 9,511 227 A AE 54 1,476,665 305,134 1,781.799 32,996 1,087,888 76,566 97,503 5,897 71,040 79,729 254,169 13-13 0-79 9-57 10-74 34-3 13,21o 245 AB. lT " " 7 41000 57,128 98,128 14,018 57,867 4,552 9,412 348 3,764 7,403 20,927 23-02 0-85 9-21 18-11 51-19 1,503 215 B. Y>." " in 48990 153 801 202,791 20,279 137,558 12,365 12,606 872 8,976 16,588 39,042 14-92 1-03 10-62 19-63 46-20 2,297 L30 BA. p A " " 2 29 865 244 652 274 517 22,876 186 962 10 055 10 649 949 12,186 24,183 47,967 9-31 0-83 10-65 21-14 41-93 3,240 270 C. 2 " 18 892 186 885 187,777 10 «2 64,671 6,330 8,192 534 4,213 17,518 30,457 10-47 0-68 5-38 22-39 38-92 3,429 91 F. r " " 6 135 329 21 280 156 609 26,102 105,677 6,910 14,350 609 6,890 7,505 29,354 21-99 0-93 10-56 ll-oO 44-98 1,070 178 G. ? " '■ in 329 131 20 213 349 344 34 934 274;562 9,505 32,213 1,365 17,933 12,797 64,308 22-13 0-94 12-32 S-79 44-18 2,190 219 J Kb" 6 194' 002 209'601 154,769 7,273 7,304 1,018 10,086 8,646 27,054 8-36 1 17 11-55 9-90 30-98 1,246 208 Kb. C " " 10 70 543 71,060 141,603 14,160 102,867 7,647 10,555 547 6,718 9,819 27,639 17-89 0-93 11-39 16-64 46-85 1,7/9 178 Q. ?T " 9 104 203 37;«5 141 618 15 735 96,153 7,871 18,699 601 6,279 7,770 33,349 31-69 1-02 10-64 13-17 56-52 1,638 182 U. tt-d 7 85598 39,095 124,693 17,813 69,742 5,358 12,872 405 4,557 7,633 25,467 • 24-78 0-78 8-77 14-69 49-02 1.475 211 LB. T T " rj 144' 32 612 176,841 25,263 85,595 5,673 7,561 451 5,558 8,349 21,919 10-26 0-61 7-54 11-33 29-74 1*458 208 Lc. w " 2 10 090 17 655 27 745 13;873 1,170 3,349 87 953 2,353 6,742 28-97 0-75 8-24 20-35 58-31 435 218 W. to." " 3 18'212 21570 39,782 13,261 21,623 1,933 3,037 140 1,406 3,128 7,711 18-32 0-85 8-48 18-87 46-52 T A " w," " 8 199 227 27 911 227,138 28,392 167,038 13,846 18,052 957 10,917 10,351 40,277 19-07 1-01 11-54 10-94 42-56 2,075 259 Wab. W, " 4 29! 915 32 518 62 433 15 608 31 729 21566 2,342 209 2,058 4,237 8,846 9-00 0-80 7-91 16-29 34-00 889 222 WB. T-- ■■ 5 32 150 16 933 49 083 16 361 27,558 3,225 1,164 212 1,794 3,581 6,751 5-69 1-04 8-77 17-51 33-01 768 256 We. Wr" " 16 2l'167 15,126 156,009 12,174 17,751 906 10,169 20,728 49,554 17-60 0-90 10-08 20-56 49-14 3,261 204 Ww " 3 36,478 12,371 48,849 16,283 24,792 1,718 10,563 147 1,619 2,671 15,000 51-90 0-72 7-95 13-12 73-69 o98 199 A\w. Total, steam 1,726.398 5,601,651 23,636 3,516,478 249,323 349,232 20,1 70 229,457 308 s 656 ?07,515 14-96 0-86 9-83 13-22 38-87 52,676 222 Total, steam.