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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, 1907. MILEAGE, CAPITAL COST, TRAFFIC, AND REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

Year. Mile.. Capital Cost. J.™£;_ * Passengers. No. Revenue. Season Tickets. I No. Revenue. Coachii Parcels. Horses. a =f Coachii g Cattle. Sheep. j Pigs. £jj£§- Wool I Tim I i r~ I, »er. Grain. 1 a I Minerals. Total. Goods Revenue. ■ a JI I 1 * 00 II Revenue Total per Revenue, ii Trainmile. Dogs. Revenue. £ £ £ No. No. No. No. £ No. No. No. No. j Tons. Tons. Tons. To] s. Tons. s. Tons. Tons. Tons. £ £ k £ d. 1882-83 .. 1,358 10,478,998 1883-84 ..1,396 11,078,500 2,785,685 2,841,745 3,283,378 3,272,644 362,106 321,615 8,621 .. 308,620 9,850 975 22,716 34,658 928 27,605 421,671 27,799 ! 11,810 : 51,703 75,740 197, 231 231 I 367,428 350,823 510,088 1,564,823 518,330 29,496 8,757 953,347 82-00 9,036 14,763 325,675 9,555 906 24,666 35,143 939 29,675 627,090 29,522 16,470 62,067 81,255 183, 756 32,738 666,522 30,268 17,030 68,523 86,670 178, 660 36,634 781,470 40,558 14,985 j 74,778 80,280 202, 149 432,223 19 350,263 574,313 1,700,040 548,918 : 31,644 9,221 961,304 8100 1884-85 .. 1,477 11,810,194 2,882,422 3,232,886 348,628 8,999 | 16,406 313,047 10,358 ' 793 24,020 35,592 )09 414,590 365,623 618,511 1,749,856 611,504 23,160 10,422 1,045,712 8700 1885-86 .. 1,613 12,472,814 3,020,550 3,362,266 346,895 10,717 16,482 317,242 9,518 653 22,668 33,271 m 413,847 368,225 '669,081 1,823,767 622,810 16,732 11,229 1,047,419 8300 .7! 1886-87 .. 1,727 13,017,567 3,008,949 3,426,403 339,255 11,821 , 16,998 341,634 9,165 I 689 21,598 33,749 11,518 j 17,800 368,680 9,301 619 21,128 34,727 597 37,435 856,431 48,151 22,110 82,963 73,040 175, 592 32,766 857,397 ! 50,046 22,190 84,147 65,860 158, ,81 581 345,254 329,227 719,579 1,747,754 581,350 14,893 12,523 998,768 79-50 1887-88 .. 1,758 13,352,978 2,944,786 3,451,850 334,926 194 )24 358,022 347,379 700,140 1,735,762 579,359 14,611 13,420 994,843 8100 1888-89 .. 1,777 13,472,837 1889-90 .. 1,809 13,899,955 1890-91 .. 1,842 14,278,586 2,796,007 2,868,203 2,894,776 3,132,803 3,376,459 3,433,629 305,632 347,844 333,122 11,817 I 17,816 370,707 8,378 650 19,971 34,101 12,311 21,504 375,271 9,358 708 21,209 ' 37,097 13,881 20,471 380,319 9,790 757 22,965 38,997 16,341 22,054 393,407 j 11,370 819 25,439 ; 41,795 547 29,426 842,840 47,126 24,335 : 78,203 67,045 160, 678 31,700 985,336 51,539 37,900 91,214 77,454 j 172, 582 35,209 1,258,471 54,684 29,800 87,701 73,650 I 153, »99 447,027 iU 498,198 356,732 399,258 786,690 1,920,431 797,117 2,073,955 610,488 15,663 655,007 18,091 13,915 16,027 997,615 1,095,570 85-50 9150 )78 528,683 385,020 828,079 2,086,011 690,779 20,718 17,615 1,121,701 9300 1891-92 .. 1,869 14,656,691 3,010,489 3,555,764 342,563 653 36,248 j 1,067,614 49,639 26,605 85,888 87,834 170, 796 33,597 ' 1,321,046 38,814 I 34,314 96,841 ' 88,186 168, 831 39,223 1,356,434 j 38,022 38,610 : 101,340 ! 84,658 183, 20 442,277 379,768 873,899 j 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 10 523,637 397,411 884,031 ; 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 45,206 92 411,191 377,116 864,538 : 2,060,645 686,469 18,563 20,535 1,172,793 90-25 1894-95 .. 1,993 15,352,613 3,221,020 3,905,578 360,243 28,623 24,906 ' 444,981 11,185 750 23,517 43,270 705 40,890 1,519,921 43,292 36,972 103,328 85,102 198, 78 388,556 377,938 857,917 2,048,391 683,726 17,265 21,441 1,150,851 8575 1895-96 .. 2,014 15,425,532 3,307,226 4,162,426 359,822 36,233 29,412 455,511 11,115 716 22,551 54,736 43,069 31,476 | 489,825 11,347 778 22,891 58,084 48,660 34,168 530,993 9,930 862 23,069 60,872 55,027 37,186 589,372 10,348 998 24,963 66,418 693 39,651 1,839,712 53,346 53,260 99,363 78,804 213, 32 ' 374,699 389,881 878,659 2,087,798 698,115 i 18,466 22,490 1,183,041 85-75 1896-97 .. 2,018 15,577,392 3,409,218 4,439,387 378,684 841 35,909 1,964,110 52,327 00,542 98,958 80,014 257, 25 423,888 415,448 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 w I I w — I V ■ — — r — — — t — I — • J 926 44,935 2,356,595 42,784 77,226 103,055 83,656 313, )73 427,448 465,041 1,048,868 ! 2,518,367 837,590 ! 19,631 24,485 1,376,008 9000 1898-99 .. 2,090 16,404,076 3,968,708 4,955,553 438,367 1100 55,878 2,518,233 34.512 83,084 97,396 87,038 j 310, GO 420,071 478,851 1,147,353 j 2,624,059 882,077 ; 20,328 25,289 1,469,665 8900 1899-1900.. 2,104 16,703,887 4,187,893 5,468,284 474,793 63,335 40,228 624,115 11,474 1159 27,066 68,488 82,921 41,925 , 633,770 I 11,421 1336 30,658 ! 72,712 100,778 45,322 677,804 11,926 1506 30,404 79,561 118,431 49,169 731,762 12,737 1646 ; 34,202 \ 87,273 1345 65,063 2,523,787 36,049 77,292 104,621 92,126 334, 77 764,033 536,428 1,218,698 3,127,874 985,723 25,135 29,524 I 1,623,891 9300 1900-1901.. 2,212 17,207,328 4,620,971 6,243,593 503,051 1566 72,868 2,412,191 j 51,059 78,844 96,519 92,830 380, 1564 83,458 2,724,860 55,159 86,378 101,878 100,236 427, 1921 102,461 3,821,333 61,844 121,092 116,309 100,498 I 436, 03 772,571 551,879 1,366,241 j 3,339,687 1,051,695 ■ 28,601 29,253 ; 1,727,236 89-75 1901-1902.. 2,235 [ 18,170,722 5,066,360 7,356,136 575,697 53 813,345 556,395 1,443,792 3,529,177 1,110,575 30,303 33,129 1,874,586 8875 1902-1903.. 2,291 19,081,735 5,443,333 7,575,390 576,529 »08 718,376 633,685 1,604,426 3,730,394 1,189,101 ! 29,960 42,006 1,974,038 87-00 1903-1904.. 2,328 20,692,911 5,685,399 8,306,383 652,080 129,919 52,530 ! 798,800 14,029 2006 I 36,816 110,151 ■2340 107,435 3,756,378 70,268 132,562 101,316 106,066 509, 18 j 820,453 327 732,479 >33 772,258 !35 770,706 658,144 1,744,323 4,072,576 1,806,360 4,011,511 I 1,293,169 33,074 39,587 , 2,180,641 91-75 1904-1905.. 2,374 21,701,572 6,107,079 8,514,112 680,905 140,453 57,252 825,468 15,661 2228 38,592 115,051 147,989 63,006 892,037 17,008 2376 i 40,097 142,642 2307 110,924 3,412,984 77,768 131,714 107,625 109,174 493, 2350 119,311 3,348,685 ; 92,702 144,884 116,086 106,510 534, 630,832 1,277,976 40,067 37,980 ■ 2,209,231 86-50 1905-1906.. ! 2,406 22,498,972 6,413,573 8,826,382 723,867 628,603 1,938,548 4,241,422 1,346,038 I 38.518 35,633 2,349,704 87-75 1906-1907.. 2,456 23,504,272 6,755,454 9,600,786 823,067 165,504 68,986 929,929 17,770 2440 42,081 151,913 2496 133,031 4,661,001 |ll5,222 il68,316 ; 128,161 ilO9,236 507, 712,399 2,135,446 4,592,099 1,498,686 44,692 37,256 2,624,600 93.00 i

Tear. 111 Maintenance of Way. of Way. Per Mile of Railway. Per Trainmill-. -- Loco Amount. Locomotive Power. omotive Power. Per Cent. Per of TrainRevenue, mile. Carriaf Amount. Carriages and Wagons. .ges and Wagons. Traffic. Head and Departmental Offices. General Charges and Sundries. Percent. Per I Per Cent. ] Per Per Cent. Per jPerCent.i Per of Train- Amount. ■ of Train- I Amount. of j Train- Amount. of TrainRevenue, mile. Revenue. mile. Revenue, mile. Revenue, mile. Traffic. Less Credit Recoveries. 2 Amount. Per Cent. of Revenue. Per Cent.! Per Amount. of TrainRevenue.! mile. n m d. 1882-83 .. 51-07 1883-84 .. 55-40 1884-85 .. 57-45 1885-86 .. 54-85 1886-87 .. 55-76 1887-88 .. 5602 1888-89 .. 55-54 1889-90 .. 5713 1890-91 .. 5809 1891-92 .. 56-32 1892-93 .. 58-53 1893-94 .. 56-69 1894-95 .. 54-54 £ 62-18 68-24 65-99 65-91 69-99 6909 64-86 62-32 62-47 63-34 61-97 62-70 6362 £ £ £ d. £ £ 209,823 22-01 155-54 1808 153,607 1611 233,936 24-34 169-29 19-76 162,558 16-91 254.329 24-32 17687 ■ 21-18 166,576 1593 247,566 23-64 160-32 ! 1967 162,860 J 1555 252,530 25-28 149-85 I 20-14 166,407 ; 1666 246,340 24-76 14135 2008 159,757 1606 232,915 ', 23-35 131-31 19-99 153,807 15-42 242,075 ; 22-10 134-70 ' 20-26 159,180 14 53 241.330 21-51 132-27 2001 172,064 15-34 245,163 ' 21-98 131-41 19-54 177,156 1588 262,600 22-23 14018 ] 2099 I 183,774 I 1555 268,451 22-89 140-35 j 20-70 177,833 1516 272,718 23-70 13857 \ 2032 175,758 15 27 282,593 ' 2389 141-45 20-51 185,669 1569 301,981 ! '23-48 , 149-77 21-26 190,543 14-82 327,987 I 23-84 ! 16053 j 21-47 209,289 15-21 357,189 24 30 172-92 2160 231,532 15-75 394,619 24-30 18799 2261 295,542 ; 18 20 426,405 ! 24-69 ' 19614 2215 293,383 1698 436,847 23-30 ; 196-17 20-69 351,172 1873 460,398 23-3 203-55 2030 378,575 19-18 490,819 22-58 212-94 ! 2072 414,168 1905 508,735 23-09 216-64 1999 425,717 1932 546,805 23-33 . 22867 20-46 468,315 1998 613,890 23-45 ! 252-78 21-81 522,100 1994 i I I I d. £ £ 13-23 38,887 ' 4-08 1373 51,304 j 5-34 13-87 56,245 ; 538 12-94 55,303 : 5-28 13-27 59,107 J 5-92 1302 65,018 ! 6-54 13-20 55,422 \ 555 13-32 67,211 I 613 1426 66,228 ' 5-91 14-12 j 57,723 517 14-69 i 53,962 457 13-71 56,470 4-82 1309 50,949 4-43 1347 51,692 j 4-62 j 13-41 65,825 5-12 13-70 ' 65,344 4-75 1400 73,680 , 501 16-93 76,555 \ 4-71 \ 15-24 91,532 5-30 1664 99,522 531 16-69 i 105,976 ! 5-37 17-48 ! 111,988 J 5-15 16-73 ; 109,918 4-99 j 17-52 ' 119,437 5-10 18-55 j 135,793 5-19 3-35 156,334 4-33 ; 166,848 4-68 i 171,822 4-40 ! 180,352 4-72 177,825 5-30 I 173,991 4-76 '■ 176,995 5-62 182,427 5-49 193,461 4-60 198,654 4-32 202,153 4-35 201,166 3-79 201,641 3-97 207,253 4-64 213,914 4-27 232,646 4-46 244,932 4-39 262,552 4-75 236,159 4-71 333,211 4-67 360,061 4-73 374,347 4-32 402,715 4-47 442,064 4-82 494,942 * d. 16-40 13-47 17-36 . 1409 16-43 ! 14-30 17-22 i 14-33 17-80 1418 17-49 j 14-18 17-74 j 15-19 16-65 15-27 17-25 1604 17-81 15-84 17-11 1616 17-15 ■ 15-51 17-52 1502 17-52 15-04 16-63 1506 16-91 1523 16-67 14-81 1 16-17 I 1505 1715 1538 17-78 I 15-79 18-24 : 15-83 17-22 15-80 18-28 15-83 18-86 16 54 18-90 ; 17-58 £ i - - .. : .. 37,979 3 21 39,072 303 41,062 2-98 44,319 302 47,717 2-93 51,590 2-99 56,756 3-03 62,997 3-19 68,223 314 68,353 3-10 70,539 301 73,376 2-80 I a. 2-76 2-75 2-69 2-68 2-74 2-68 2-69 2-77 2-88 2-68 261 2-61 £ £ d. £ £ d. £ 34,170 3-58 j 2-94 .. .. .. 592,821 41,345 4-30 , 3-49 .. .. .. 655,990 41,055 3-93 j 3-42 .. .. .. 690,026 44,259 ; 4-22 3-51 .. .. .. 690,340 43,203 4-33 345 .. .. .. 699,072 42,222 4-24 3-44 .. .. .. 687,328 27,906 2-80 2 40 .. .. .. 647,045 31,894 2-91 2-66 .. .. .. 682,787 27,622 2-46 2-29 .. .. .. 700,703 27,822 250 2-22 .. .. .. 706,517 29,653 2-51 2-37 .. .. .. 732,142 31,440 2-68 2-42 .. .. .. 735,359 31,095 2 70 2 32 .. .. .. 732,160 16,818 1-42 1-22 751,368 22,280 1-73 1-57 789,054 19,137 1-39 1-25 857,191 21,914 1-49 1-33 929,738 24,627 1-51 1-41 1,052,358 31,221 1-81 162 1,127,848 25,271 1-35 1-20 1,252,237 24,592 1-25 1-08 1,343,415 Lake Wakatipu Steamers. 6,048 86-45 .. 26,869 1-23 113 1,438,724 5,198 8814 .. 27,736 1-26 109 ' 1,492,900 5,227 87-33 .. 31,148 j 1-33 116 11,621,239 5,082 82-52 .. 32,701 1-25 1-16 1,812,482 I L • 1895-96 .. 54-53 63-51 1896-97 .. 55-55 I 61-35 I 1897-98 .. 5611 62-30 1898-99 .. 56-22 63-26 1899-1900.. 60-31 64-80 1000-1901 .. 58-58 1901-1902 .. 59-32 1902-1903.. 59-23 65 30 66-80 68-05 1903-1904.. 60-48 65-98 1904-1905.. 58-46 1905-1906.. 60-47 1906-1907.. 64-21 67-58 69-00 69-06 —D. 2.