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RETURN No. 7. Comparison of Traffic, Revenue, and Expenditure for the last Eight Financial Years.

A. C. Fife, Hnilwuy Accountant.

RETURN No. 8. Traffic Ton-Mileage, and Rate of Working, for Five Chief Sections.

A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.

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Year. Miles. Revenue. Expenditure j Parcels, Expenditure, per cent, of i Tonnage. . Horses, and Revenu e. Dogs. Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs. Passengers. Season Tickets. 1879-80 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1,172 1,277 I>3'9 1,358 1.477 T-,6i3 1,727 £ 762,573 836,454 892,026 953,347 961,304 1,045,712 1,047,419 998,768 £ 580,030 52i,957 523,099 592,821 655,990 690,026 690,340 699,072 76'o6 62-40 58-64 62-18 68-24 65'99 65-91 69-99 1,108,108 1.377.783 1,437,714 1,564,793 1,700,040 1,749,856 1,823,767 1,747,754 Iv To. 180,331 286,865 316,611 341,186 359-896 347.425 349.428 372,397 No. 285,209 300,704 343,751 477,07s 686,287 729,528 858,662 942,017 No. 2,967,090 2,849,561 2,911,477 3,283,378 3,272,644 3,232,886 3,362,266 3,426,403 iS'o. 5,077 6,499 7,207 8,621 9,036 8,999 10,717 11,821

1881-8; i. 1S82-83. 1SS3-84.* 1884-85.* 1885-86. 1886-87. " jjP-S j I -SH.S u. a o Ton-Mileage. c c I Hi Ton-MilcageJ >~ a g i £ M;05= 5=5 Ton- ££1 ?.So Mileage. 'S.S^ Section. Ton-Mileage. Ton-Mileage.! Ton-Mileage. Auckland Napier Wellington ... Wanganui ... Huruimi-Bluff 4,467,896 1,984,211 2,182,966 2,859,978 37,305,649 2'65 i 5,239,016 2'2o I 2,144,707 3-44 ; 2,623,227 2-40 i 2,322,819 2'34 i 39.697.746 2-47 2-47 3-25 3"5i 2-47 6,372,609 2,370,420 3,100,324 44,627,125 59,061,779 2-25 2'IO 3"°4 3'47 2-36 7=085,574 2/43 2,983,237 2-13 3,388,925 3-18 2,536,332 3'3§ 42,877,369 | 2-47 j 58,871,437! 2-53 8,539,210 3,880,550 3,992,644 3,497,669 41,097,413 2-24 8,158,758 2-15 ! 4,266,747 278 4,167,454 3'8i 3,465,44S 2-48 39,068,490 ; 2-6o 2'06 . 2 -8 7 4'33 2-59 2-68 Totals ... 48,800,700 2-42 ! 52,027,515 2'5S 2-42 2-52 59,126,894 61,007,486 * These statements are for twelve months ending the 5th January; that for 1SS3-84 overlaps the previous year.