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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

WINDSOR-NGAPARA AND WINDSOR-TOKORAHI BRANCH RAILWAYS (DETAILS OF EARNINGS ON).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 20th September, 1898. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return showing, for each of the past three years (up to the 31st March, 1898), the number of passengers and amount of freight carried on the Windsor-Ngapara and WindsorTokorahi branch lines of railway, and the gross earnings per mile per annum under each head of each of the said lines."—(Hon. Major Stewabd.)

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. Approximate Eetubn for the Years ending 31st March, 1896, 1897, and 1898, of the Numbeb of Passengers and Amount of Freight carried on the Windsor-Ngapara and WindsorTokoeahißranch Lines of Bailway, and the Gross Earnings per Mile per Annum, under each Head of each of the said Lines.

Windsor-Ngapara Branch. Passengers.

Parcels, &c.

Goods and Live-stock.

Year. First Class. Second Class, Single. Return. Total. Total. Gross Earnings. Per Mile per Annum. Single. Return. .896 .897 .898 54 59 61 76 102 138 1,052 800 688 1,689 1,738 1,930 2,871 2,699" 2,817 £ s. d. 115 2 2 108 11 11 113 4 4 £ s. d. 23 0 5 21 14 4 22 12 10

Year. Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Gross Earnings. Per Mile per Annum. 1896 1897 1898 1,473 1,816 1,784 6 5 7 1 27 26 45 £ s. d. 16 7 9 18 18 11 17 15 1 £ s. d. 3 5 7 3 15 9 3 11 0

Year. 5* Ocj •8* s 5 B 6 p © a EC © o fit © © 02 • 1 *I fi S | .a •3 & ft m ■g _ u .SJ2 <a.3 q CD tn» ft 9 O © 5 cci p 5-. 3 afl m CD a 9 Gross E Lrnings. Total. Per Mile per Annum. .896 .. .897 .. .898 .. 39 9 2 1 90 18 99 .. 5,307 5 196 2 13,600 .. 8,397 .. 415 3 14,700 .. 4,273 147 188 1 12,900 T. cwt. 906 9 2,033 5 1,675 15 T. cwt. 321 12 258 4 292 2 T. cwt. 566 5 614 10 927 12 £ s. a. 143 2 7 215 10 1 217 6 10 £ s. d. 28 12 6 43 2 0 43 9 4