D.—2.

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

A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.

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

A. C. Fifh, Railway Accountant.

5—D. 2.

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; Expenditure Miles. Revenue. Expenditure, per cent, of Tonnage. Revenue. Parcels, Horses, and Dogs. Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs. Passengers. Season Tickets. Year. 1879-80 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 188^-85 i8e5-86 1886-87 1887-88 18S8-89 1889-90 1890-91 1,172 1,277 i,3!9 i,358 i,396 i,477 i,6i3 1,727 1,758 i,777 1,809 1,842 £ 762,573 836,454 892,026 953-347 961,304 i,045,7 12 1,047,419 998,768 994,843 997>6i5 1,095,570 1,121,701 £ 580,010 521,957 523,099 592,821 655,990 690,026 690,340 699,072 687,32s 647,045 682,787 700,703 76'o6 62-40 58-64 62-18 68-24 <55'99 65-91 69-99 69-09 64-86 62-32 62-47 1,108,108 1,377.783 1,437.714 1,564,793 1,700,040 I,749,8S6 1,823,767 1,747,754 1,735,762 1,920,431 2,073,955 2,086,01: ■No. 180,331 286,865 316,611 341,186 359,896 347.42S 349,428 3/2,397 399,109 399,056 405,838 413.074 No. 285,209 300,704 343,75: 477.075 686,287 729,528 858,662 942,017 940,209 9 r 9.392 1,068,575 i,348,364 No. 2,967,090 2,849,561 2,9 II>477 3,283,378 3,272,644 3,232,886 3,362,266 3,426,403 3,451,850 3,132,803 3-376,459 3,433.629 No. 5,077 6,499 7,207 8,621 9,036 8,999 10,717 11,821 11,518 11,817 12,311 13,881 I

Section. Ton-Mileage. I' og| Ton-Mileage. M 8 V •S.2O ,g.S o. TonMileage. $ sis It" I I 1884-85. 1885-86. 1886-87. Auckland S Tapier Wellington JVangauioi [lurunui-Bluff ... 7=085,574 2-43 2,983=237 2-13 3,388,925 3-18 2,536,332 3'38 42,877,369 2-47 58=871,437 2'53 8,539> 2I° 3,880,550 3,992,644 3,497,669 41,097,413 I 2-24 2-15 278 3 -8i 2-48 I 8,158.758 4,266,747 4,167,454 3,465.445 39,068,490 2'6o 2'o6 2-87 4'33 2'59 Totals 61,007,486 2-52 59,126,894 2-68 1885-88. 1888-S9. 1889-91 >. Auckland Napier Wellington Wanganui Hurunui-Bluff ... 8,276,481 4,094,397 4,028,006 3,676,963 39,781,108 2-55 2'3° 2-8i 4"iS 2-47 7=950,854 4,182,146 4,012,443 3.487.9" 39,557 ; 5 67 I | I 1 2'19 1-9S 2-84 3'9 l 2'37 8,177,770 4,963,864 4,5 16,965 4,553,668 46,789,728 2-16 1-65 2-42 3'o8 2'07 Totals S9.856,955 2-60 59,190,921 2'44 69,001,995 2-14 1890-91 Auckland Napier-Taranaki... Wellington Hurunui-Bluff ... 9,228,869 10,093,156 5.0 63.457 53.350,677 1-85 2-51 2'3S 1'93 Totals 77>736,IS9 2-02