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RETURN No. 16. Return showing the Mileage, Capital Cost, Traffic, Revenue, and Expenditure of the New Zealand Government Railways from 1883 to 31st March, 1906.

', TRAFFIC, AND REVENUE. Year. J Miles. Capital Cost. *™™l L_ Passengers. Season Tickets. Coaching. No. Revenue. No. Revenue. Parcels. Horses. Sj & Dogs I °* S , Cattle. a Sheep. Pino Lime, i 8 Chaff. J w ° o1 - i Timber. Grain. I I Minerals. Total. Goods Revenue. h a •si I a Revenue Total per Revenue. Trainmile. Revenue. 1882-83 .. 1,358 £ 10,478,998 2,785,680 £ 3,283,378 362,106 3,272,644 I 321,615 3,232,886 348,628 £ 8,621 No. No. 308,620 9,850 No. 975 No. £ No. 22,716 34,658 928 No. 27,605 No. No. 421,671 27,799 627,090 29,522 666,522 30,268 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 11,810 51,703 75,740 197,231 16,470 62,067 81,255 183,449 Tons. 367,428 Tons. Tons. 350,823 510,088 Tons. 1,564,823 £ 518,330 £ 29,496 £ 8,757 £ 953,347 a. 82-00 1883-84 .. 1,396 11,078,500 2,841,745 9,036 14,763 325,675 9,555 906 24,666 35,143 939 29,675 432,223 350,263 574,313 1,700,040 548,918 31,644 9,221 961,304 8100 1884-85 .. 1,477 11,810,194 I 2,882,422 8,999 16,406 313,047 : 10,358 793 24,020 35,592 756 32,738 414,590 365,623 618,511 1,749,856 611,504 23,160 10,422 1,045,712 87-00 1885-80 .. 17,030 ! 68,523 86,670 178,90'J j 1,613 12,472,814 3,020,550 3,362,206 ! 346,895 10,717 16,482 317,242 : 9,518 653 22,668 33,271 660 36,634 781,470 40,558 14,985 74,778 80,280 j 202,571 413,847 368,225 669,081 1,823,767 622,810 16,732 11,229 1,047,419 83-00 1886-87 .. j 1,727 13,017,567 3,008,949 3,426,403 339,255 3,451,850 334,926 11,821 16,998 341,634 j 9,165 689 21,598 33,749 597 37,435 856,431 48,151 I-K ft* n rt #-\ F~ MA *> A « 22,110 j 82,963 73,040 | 175,581 345,254 329,227 719,579 1,747,754 581,350 14,893 12,523 998,768 7J-50 1887-88 .. j 1,758 13,352,978 1 2,944,780 11,518 17,800 368,680 9,301 619 21,128 34,727 592 19,971 34,101 547 32,766 857,397 50,046 842,840 j 47,126 22,190 I 84,147 65,860 | 158,024 358,022 347,379 700,140 1,735,762 579,359 14,611 13,420 994,843 8100 1888-89 .. 1,777 13,472,837 2,796,007 3,132,803 305,632 3,376,459 j 347,844 11,817 17,816 370,707 : 8,378 650 29,426 24,335 ' 78,203 67,045 160,399 447,027 356,732 786,690 1,920,431 610,488 15,663 13,915 997,615 85-50 1889-90 .. 1,809 13,899,955 2,868,203 12,311 21,504 375,271 9,358 708 21,209 37,097 678 31,700 985,336 51,539 37,900 J 91,214 77,454 j 172,814 498,198 399,258 797,117 2,073,955 655,007 18,091 16,027 1,095,570 91-50 1890-91 .. 1,842 14,278,586 2,894,776 3,433,629 333,122 3,555,764 342,563 13,881 I 20,471 380,319 9,790 757 22,965 38,997 582 25,439 41,795 653 35,209 1,258,471 ; 54,684 528,683 385,020 828,079 2,086,011 690,779 20,718 17,615 1,121,701 93-00 29,800 ! 87,701 73,650 j 153,078 1891-92 .. 1,869 14,656,691 3,010,489 16,341 22,054 393,407 11,370 819 36,248 1,067,614 49,639 26,605 85,888 87,834 j 170,520 34,314 96,841 88,186 j 168,910 38,610 101,340 84,658 | 183,192 442,277 379,768 873,899 2,066,791 671,469 19,388 18,163 1,115,432 88-75 1892-93 .. 1,886 14,733,120 3,002,174 3,759,044 367,594 16,504 23,025 420,610 12,993 921 26,780 44,801 796 33,597 1,321,046 38,814 523,637 397,411 884,031 2,193,330 707,786 18,830 19,486 1,181,522 94-50 1893-94 .. 1,948 15,137,036 3,113,231 3,972,701 378,480 17,226 23,540 448,770 12,350 793 25,667 i 45,206 831 39,223 1,356,434 38,022 411,191 377,1]6 864,538 2,060,645 686,469 18,563 20,535 1,172,793 UO-25 1894-95 .. 1,993 15,352,613 3,221,620 3,905,578 J 360,243 28,623 , 24,906 444,981 11,185 750 23,517 ! 43,270 i 705 40,890 1,519,921 I 43,292 ! 36,972 I 103,328 85,102 198,578 388,556 377,938 i 857,917 2,048,391 683,726 17,265 21,441 1,150,851 85-75 1895-96 .. 2,014 15,425,532 3,307,226 4,162,426 359,822 4,439,387 378,684 36,233 29,412 455,511 11,115 716 22,551 I 54,736 693 39,651 1,839,712 53,346 53,260 ' 99,363 j 78,804 j 213,132 374,699 389,881 i 878,659 2,087,798 698,115 18,466 22,490 1,183,041 85-75 1896-97 .. 2,018 15,577,392 3,409,218 43,069 J 31,476 48,660 ' 34,168 I 489,825 11,347 778 , — ,._- 22,891 ; 58,084 841 23,069 ! 60,872 926 24,963 66,418 1106 27,060 j 68,488 1345 30,658 ! 72,712 1566 35,909 1,964,110 j 52,327 60,542 j 98,958 j 80,014 257,825 423,888 415,448 j 1,032,252 2,368,927 774,163 20,225 23,526 1,286,158 90 50 1897-98 .. 2,055 15,993,903 3,666,483 4,672,264 399,262 530,993 9,936 862 44,935 2,356,595 | 42,784 427,448 465,041 ; 1,048,868 2,518,367 837,590 19,631 24,485 1,376,008 9000 77,226 ; 103,055 '■ 83,656 313,073 1898-99 .. 2,090 I ! 16,404,076 3,968,708 4,955,553 438,367 ! 55,027 , 37,186 589,372 10,348 998 55,878 2,518,233 ! 34,512 83,084 J 97,396 I 87,038 j 310,266 420,071 2,624,059 882,077 20,328 25,289 1,469,665 8900 478,851 1,147,353 1899-1900.. 2,104 16,703,887 4,187,893 5,468,284 ! 474,793 63,335 40,228 624,115 11,474 1159 65,063 2,523,787 36,049 77,292 I 104,621 92,126 j 334,677 764,033 536,428 j 1,218,698 3,127,874 985,723 25,135 29,524 1,623,891 9300 1900-1901.. 2,212 17,207,328 4,620,971 6,243,593 | 503,051 7,356,136 575,697 82,921 i 41,925 633,770 11,421 1336 72,868 2,412,191 51,059 78,844 j 96,519 . 92,830 | 380,803 772,571 551,879 1,366,241 3,339,687 1,051,695 28,691 29,253 1,727,236 89-75 1901-1902.. 2,235 J 18,170,722 5,066,360 100,778 : 45,322 677,804 11,926 1506 30,404 79,561 ,1564 83,458 2,724,860 55,159 86,378 101,878 100,236 427,153 813,345 556,395 J 1,443,792 3,529,177 1,110,575 30,303 33,129 1,874,586 88-75 1902-1903.. 2,291 J 19,081,735 5,443,333 7,575,390 576,529 118,431 ' 49,169 731,762 12,737 1646 34,202 87,273 1921 102,461 3,821,333 61,844 121,092 j 116,309 100,498 436,008 718,376 633,685 i 1,604,426 3,730,394 1,189,101 29,960 42,006 1,974,038 87-00 1903-1904.. 2,328 I 20,692,911 5,685,399 '[ 8,306,383 I 652,080 129,919 ' 52,580 j 798,800 J 14,629 ■2056 36,816 110,151 12340 107,435 3,756,378 70,268 132,562 101,316 !l06,066 509,712 820,453 658,144 ! 1,744,323 4,072,576 1,293,169 33,074 39,587 2,180,641 91-75 I ---,--- ! 1904-1905.. 2,374 j 21,701,572 6,107,079 8,514,112 ; 680,905 140,453 ; 57,252 825,468 15,651 2228 38,592 115,051 2307 40,097 1142,642 2350 110,924 3,412,984 77,768 131,714 107,625 ilO9,174 493,327 732,479 630,832 ! 1,806,360 4,011,511 1,277,976 40,067 37,980 2,209,231 86-50 1906-1906.. 2,406 I 22,498,972 6,413,573 ' 8,826,382 723,867 147,989 ! 63,006 892,037 j 17,008 ! 2376 119,311 3,348,685 92,702 772 ,258 628,603 1,938,548 4,241,422 1,346,038 38,518 35,633 2,349,704 87-75 144,884 j 116,086 106,510 534,533

•1TURE. Year. ge,2 & B IB . i III 5 - - &££ H O Maintenance of Way. Locomotive Power. Carriages and Wagons. Traffic. Head and Departmental Offices Percent. Per | Per Cent. Per Amount. of Train- Amount. of Ti-ain-llevenue. mile. Revenue, mile. Traffic. General Chi arges and Sundries. Less Credit Recoveries. Per Cent. Per Amount. of TrainRevenue, mile. i Per Cent. Per Mile Per Per Cent. | Per Per Cent. Per Amount. of of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of TrainKevenuo. Railway. mile. Revenue. mile. Revenue, mile. Amount. Per Cent. of Revenue. Per Trainmile. a. 1882-83 .. . 51-07 1883-84 .. 5540 1884-85 .. i 57 45 6 62-18 68-24 65-99 £ £ 209,823 J 2201 233,936 24-34 254,329 j 24-32 £ d. £ 155-54 1808 153,607 169-29 19-76 ! 162,558 176-87 21-18 166,576 160-32 19-67 162,860 149-85 j 20-14 J 166,407 14135 J 20-08 J 159,757 £ d. £ 16-11 ! 13-23 38,887 16-91 j 13 73 51,304 15-93 ! 13-87 56,245 15-55 I 12-94 55,303 £ 408 5-34 538 d. 3-35 4-33 4-68 £ 156,334 166,848 171,822 £ 16-40 17-36 16-43 d. £ 13-47 1409 14-30 £ £ A. £ £ d. £ 34,170 '• 3-58 2-94 34,170 41,345 41,345 4-30 3-49 : 41,055 3-93 3-42 41,055 £ £ .. d. £ 592,821 655,990 690,026 1885-86 .. : 54-85 65-91 247,566 23-64 5-2S : 4-40 180,352 17-22 14-33 44,259 690,340 44,259 4-22 3-51 1886-87 .. j 55-76 69-99 252,530 25-28 1666 13-27 59,107 5-92 4-72 177,825 17-80 14-18 43,203 43,203 433 3 45 i 699,072 1887-88 .. ; 56-02 6909 1606 1302 65,018 173,991 17-49 14-18 I 246,340 24-76 6-54 ' 5-30 42,222 42,222 ! 4-24 3-44 687,328 1888-89 .. ■ 55-54 64-86 232,915 23-35 131-31 19-99 j 153,807 134-70 f 20-26 j 159,180 132-27 : 20-01 172,064 I I 15-42 I 13-20 55,422 . 5-55 4-76 176,995 17-74 1519 27,906 27,906 2-80 2 40 647,045 1889-90 .. 57-13 62-32 242,075 ■ 22-10 1403 j 13-32 67,211 613 5-62 182,427 1666 15-27 .. 31,894 2-91 2-66 31,894 682,787 1890-91 .. ; 58-09 62-47 241,330 21-51 15-34 ! 14-26 66,228 5-91 5-49 193,461 17-25 16-04 27,622 700,703 27,622 2-46 2-29 1891-92 .. ; 56-32 63-34 245,163 I 21-98 131-41 19-54 i 177,156 15-88 j 14-12 57,723 5-17 4-60 198,654 17-81 15-84 27,822 27,822 2-50 2-22 706,517 1892-93 .. 58-53 61-97 262,600 j 22-23 14018 ; 20-99 183,774 1555 14-69 53,962 457 4-32 202,153 17-11 16-16 29,653 2-51 2-37 29,653 732,142 1893-94 .. 56-69 62-70 268,451 22-89 140-35 ; 20-70 177,833 13857 20-32 j 175,758 141-45 ! 20-51 185,669 1516 13-71 56,470 4-82 4-35 201,166 17-15 15-51 31,440 2-68 242 31,440 \ 735,359 1894-95 .. I 54-54 I 6362 272,718 ; 23-70 1527 13-09 50,949 4-43 3-79 201,641 17-52 1502 31,095 31,095 2-70 232 732,160 1895-96 .. 54-53 63-51 282,593 [ 23-89 1569 13-47 ; 54,692 14-82 13-41 I 65,825 4-62 397 207,253 17-52 15-04 J 37,979 15-06 i 39,072 1-22 751,368 1896-97 .. 55-55 61-35 301,981 i 23-48 149-77 I 21-26 , 190,543 5-12 4-64 213,914 16-63 3-21 j 2-76 16,818 1-42 22,280 1-73 1-57 303 2-75 789,054 1897-98 .. 56-11 62-30 327,987 2384 160-53 21-47 : 209,289 -9 *- h-*-j 4 i\ n* n rt j* n i • 15-21 13-70 65,344 4-75 4-27 232,646 16-91 1523 J 41,062 2-98 2-69 ' ' , 19,137 1-39 21,914 1-49 24,627 1-51 31,221 1-81 25,271 1-35 1-25 857,191 1898-99 .. 56-22 3899-1900.. 60-31 63-26 64-80 357,189 24-80. 394,619 i 24-30 172-92 21-60 ! 231,532 187-99 22-61 295,542 15-75 14-00 73,680 1820 j 16-93 76,555 16-98 15-24 i 91,532 18-73 1664 99,522 5-01 4-46 244,932 1667 14-81 44,319 302 2-68 2-93 I 274 1-33 929,738 4-71 4-39 262,552 1617 15-05 47,717 1-41 1,052,358 1000-1901 .. 58-58 65-30 420,405 ! 24-69 196-14 ! 22-15 293,383 5-30 4-75 236,159 17-15 1-62 1,127,848 15 38 I 51,590 15-79 56,756 2-99 2-68 1901-1902 .. 59-32 66-80 436,847 23-30 196-17 ; 20-69 351,172 531 4 71 333,211 17-78 3-03 2-69 1-20 1,252,237 1902-1903.. 59-23 6805 460,398 23-32 I 203-55 20-30 ! 378,575 19-18 16-69 105,976 19-05 17-48 111,988 5-37 4-67 360,061 18-24 15-83 J 62,997 Lake Wakatipu Steamers. 6,048 J 8645 [ .. 5,198 j 88-14 5,227 87-33 24,592 1-25 26,869 j 1-23 27,736 1-26 31,118 1-33 1-08 1,343,415 1903-1904.. 00-48 65-98 490,819 i 22-58 212-94 i 20-72 414,168 21664 19-99 425,717 5-15 4-73 374,347 17-22 319 2-77 3-14 2-88 113 1,438,724 15-80 j 68,223 1904-1905.. 58-46 67-58 508,735 23-09 19-32 16-73 I 109,918 4-99 4-32 402,715 18-28 15-83 I 68,353 16 54 J 70,539 3-10 2-68 109 1,492,900 1905-1906.. 60-47 69-00 546,805 23-33 228-67 : 20-46 468,315 19-98 17-52 119,437 5-10 4-47 442,064 18-86 301 264 1-16 1,621,239 11—I >. 2.