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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, 1911. MILEAGE, CAPITAL COST, TRAFFIC, AND REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

Year. Miles. Miles. Capital Cost. ■ Trainluileage. Passengers. No. Revenue Season Tickets. Coaching. s Cattle. Sheep. Pige. ; Wool • i a No. ; Koveuue. I Parcels. Horses. <a g> Dogs, i Revenue. i i " I °' a 1 I L 1 o I Timber. Grain. Minerals. : Total. BevTnue. ■3 I b jii a| Revenue „.« Total per •e a Revenue. Traing a mile. 1882-B:: .. 1,358 1883-84 .. 1,396 1884-W. .. 1,477 1885-86 .. 1,613 1886-87 .. 1,727 1887-88 .. I 1,758 1888-89 .. 1,777 1889-90 .. i 1,809 1890-91 .. ' 1,842 1891-92 .. 1,869 1892-93 .. i 1,886 1893-94 .. 1,948 1894-95 .. 1.993 1895-96 .. 2.014 1896-97 .. 2,018 1897-98 .. 2,055 1898-99 .. ! 2,090 1899-1900.. I 2,104 1900-1901.. 2,212 1901-1902.. 2,235 1902-1903.. 2.291 1903-1904.. 2,328 1904-1905.. 2,374 1905-1906.. 2,406 1906-1907.. 2,456 1907-1908.. 2,471 1908-1909.. 2,682 1909-1910.. 2,717 1910-1911.. 2,761 I 1,358 10,478,998 1,396 11,078,500 1,477 11,810,194 1,613 12,472,814 1,727 13,017,567 j 1,758 13,352,978 1,777 13,472,837 1,809 13,899,955 j 1,842 14,278,586 1,869 14,656,691 1,886 14,733,120 1,948 15,137,036 ; 1.993 15,352,613 2,014 15,425,532 2,018 15,577,392 j 2,055 15,993,903 j 2,090 16,404,076 j 2,104 16.703,887 j 2,212 17,207,328 2,286 18,170,722 2.291 19,081,735 2,328 20,692,911 \ 2,374 21,701,572 j 2,406 22,498,972 2,466 23,504,272 2,471 24,365,647 2,682 27,762,592 j 2,717 28,513,476 2,761 I 29,600,546 ■ * 10,478,998 2,785,685 11,078,500 t 2,841,745 11,810,194 ! 2,882,422 12,472,814 3,020,550 13,017,567 i 3,008,949 13,352,978 2,944,786 13,472,837 2,796,007 13,899,955 j 2,868,203 14,278,586 2,894,776 14,656,691 3,010,489 14,733,120 3,002,174 15,137,036 j 3,113,231 15,352,613 ! 3,221,020 15,425,532 | 3,307,226 15,577,392 . 3,409,218 15,993,903 3,666,483 16,404,076 J 3,968,708 16.703,887 j 4,187,893 17,207,328 '■■ 4,020,971 18,170,722 i 5,066,360 19,081,735 5,443,333 20,692,911 ; 5,085,399 21,701,572 j 6,107,079 22,498,972 : 6,413,573 23,504,272 6,755,454 24,365,647 7,051,274 27,762,592 i 7,458,236 28,513,476 j 7,889,166 29,006,546 : 8,141,075 2,785,685 3, 2,841,745 3, 2,882,422 3, 3,020,550 3, 3,008,949 3, 2,944,786 I 3, 2,796,007 I 3, 2,868,203 3, 2,894,776 i 3, 3,010,489 : 3, 3,002,174 3, 3,113,231 i 3, 3,221,020 I 3, 3,307,226 J 4, 3,409,218 j 4, 3,666,483 ' 4, 3,968,708 4. 4,187,893 5. 4,020,971 6 5,066,360 7, 5,443,333 7 5,685,399 , 8, 6,107,079 I 8 6,413,678 8 6,755,454 ! 9 7,051,274 i 9 7,458,286 10 ; 7,889,166 11 ■ 8,141,i 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 3,555,764 3,759,044 3,972,701 3,905,578 4,162,426 4,439,387 4,672,264 4,955,553 5,468,284 6,243,593 7,356,136 7,575,390 8,306,383 8,514,112 8,820,382 9,600,786 9,756,716 :10,457,144 11,141,142 11,200,613 £ ,283,378 362,106 ,272,644 321,615 ,232,886 348,628 ,362,266 346,895 ,426,403 339,255 ,451,850 334,926 ,132,803 305,632 ,376,459 347,844 ,433,629 333,122 ,555,764 842,668 ,759,044 367,594 ,972,701 378,480 i ,905,578 360,243 ,162,426 359,822 ,489,887 378, GM ,672,264 899, 21 ,955,553 488,867 i,468,284 474,793 i, 243,593 503,051 ,356,136 575,697 1 ,575,390 576,529 1 1,306,383 652,080 1 1,514,112 680,905 1 !, 826,382 723,867 1 1,600,786 823,067 ] (,756,716 835,473 1 1,457,144 921,411 1 1,141,142 1,070,791 1 1,200,613 1,104.295 i £ 362,106 321,615 348,628 346,895 339,255 334,926 305,632 347,844 333,122 342,563 367,594 378,480 360,243 359,822 378,684 399,262 438,367 474,793 503,051 575,697 576,529 652,080 680,905 723,867 823,067 835,473 921,411 1,070,791 1,104.295 £ £ No. No. No. No. £ No. No. No. No. Tods. Tods. 8,621 .. 308,620 9,850 975 22,716 34,658 928 27,605 . 421,671 27,799 11,810 51,703 9,036 14,763 325,675 9,555 906 ! 24,666 35,143 939 29,675 627,090 > 29,522 16,470 62,067 8,999 16,406 313,047 10,358 793 i 24,020 35,592 756 ' 32,738 , 666,522 30,268 17,030 68,523 10,717 16,482 317,242 9,518 653 j 22,668 33,271 660 : 36,634 781,470 ' 40,558 14,985 74,778 11,821 16,998 341,634 9,165 689 ! 21,598 33,749 597 i 37,435 856,431 : 48,151 22,110 82,963 11,518 17,800 368,680 9,301 619 21,128 34,727 592 32,766 857,397 50,046 22,190 j 84,147 , 11,817 17,816 370,707 8,378 650 19,971 34,101 547 : 29,426 842,840 47,126 24,335 | 78,203 j 12,311 21,504 375,271 9,358 708 ': 21,209 37,097 678 i 31,700 ! 985,336 ' 51,539 37,900 91,214 ] 13,881 20,471 380,319 9,790 757 22,965 38,997 582 j 35,209 1,258,471 , 54,684 29,800 87,701 i 10,341 22,054 393,407 11,370 819 : 25,439 41,795 653 '■ 36,248 1,067,614 ; 49,639 26,605 85,888 16,504 23,025 420,610 12,993 921 ! 26,780 44,801 796 ■ 33,597 | 1,321,046 ! 38,814 34,314 96,841 17,226 ] 23,540 448,770 12,350 793 25,667 : 45,206 831 39,223 ' 1,356,434 38,022 38,610 101,340 28.623 24,906 444,981 11,185 750 i 23,517 ; 43,270 i 705 40,890 1,519,921 43,292 36,972 103.328 36,233 , 29,412 455,511 11,115 716 22,551 54,736 i 693 i 39,651 ; 1,839,712 53,346 53,260 : 99,363 43,069 31,476 489,825 11,347 778 22,891 58,084 841 35,909 i 1,964,110 52,327 60,542 I 98,958 48,660 ! 34,168 530,993 9,936 862 23,069 60,872 : 926 44,935 j 2,356,595 : 42,784 77,226 I 103,055 55,027 ■ 37,186 589,372 10,348 998 I 24,963 66,418 1106 ! 55,878 j 2,518,233 ! 34,512 83,084 ; 97,396 63,335 40,228 624,115 11,474 1159 i 27,066 68,488 1345 ' 65,063 | 2,523,787 ■ 36,049 77,292 104,621 82,921 41,925 633,770 11,421 1336 i 30,658 72,712 '15GG 72,868 | 2,412,191 51,059 78,844 96,519 100,778 1 45,322 677,804 11,926 1506 130,404 79,561 '1564 83,458 , 2,724,860 \ 55,159 86,378 101,878 118,481 49,169 731,762 12,737 1646 '< 34,202 87,273 1921 102,461 3,821,333 ! 61,844 121,092 116,309 129,919 52,580 798,800 14,629 2056 ! 36,816 110,151 2340 1107,435 ! 3,756,378 : 70,268 132,562 101,316 140,453 57,252 825,468 15,651 2228 ! 38,592 115,051 2307 110,924 i<3,412,984 | 7-7,768 131,714 107,625 147,989 63,006 892,037 17,008 2376 \ 40,097 142,642 2350 119,311:3,348,685 92,702 144,884 ,086 165,504 68,986 929,929 17,770 2440 i 42,081 151,913 2496 133,031 4,661,001 115,222 168,316 128,161 185,174 77,505 937,565 18,423 2829 47,766 176,876 2530 150,751 j 4,593,100 125,987 169,767 120,593 192,547 90,248 961,293 19,124 2550 50,798 187,040 2427 159,884 [ 5,211,489 117,026 182,666 j 137,916 199,371 100,249 1,047,806 20,571 2532 51,235 1192,585 2490 '176,412 I 5,126,762 126,930 179,902 i 151,051 222,104 119,117 U18.861 20,137 2751 52,762 Il93,789 12441 210,848 ' 5,911,291 160,379 198,546 I |l43,247 8,621 9,036 14,763 8,999 16,406 10,717 16,482 11,821 16,998 11,518 17,800 11,817 17,816 12,311 21,504 13,881 20,471 10,341 22,054 16,504 23,025 17,226 ] 23,540 28.623 ! 24,906 36,233 , 29,412 43,069 31,476 48,660 ! 34,168 55,027 ' 37,186 63,335 40,228 82,921 41,925 100,778 I 45,322 118,481 49,169 129,919 52,580 140,453 57,252 147,989 63,006 165,504 68,986 185,174 77,505 192,547 90,248 199,371 100,249 222,104 119,117 No. 308,620 325,675 313,047 317,242 341,634 368,680 370,707 375,271 380,319 393,407 420,610 448,770 444,981 455,511 489,825 530,993 589,372 624,115 633,770 677,804 731,762 798,800 825,468 892,037 929,929 937,505 961,293 1,047,806 1,118,361 No. 9,850 9,555 10-, 358 9,518 9,165 9,301 8,378 9,358 9,790 11,370 12,993 12,350 11,185 11,115 11,347 9,936 10,348 11,474 11,421 11,926 12,737 14,629 15,651 17,008 17,770 18,423 19,124 20,571 20,137 No. No. 975 22,716 906 i 24,666 793 24,020 G53 22,668 689 I 21,598 619 21,128 650 19,971 708 i 21,209 7G7 22,965 819 25,439 1)21 26,780 T98 25,667 750 i 23,517 716 22,551 778 22,891 862 23,069 998 24,963 1159 I 27,066 336 30,658 f>06 30,404 1646 34,202 205(1 36,816 2228 ! 38,592 2370 40,097 2440 42,081 2829 47,766 2550 50,798 2532 i 51,235 2751 52,762 £ 34,658 35,143 35,592 33,271 33,749 34,727 34,101 37,097 38,997 41,795 44,801 45,206 43,270 54,736 58,084 60,872 66,418 68,488 72,712 79,561 87,273 110,151 115,051 142,642 151,913 176,876 187,040 1192,585 '193,789 Tons. 75,740 81,255 86,670 80,280 73,040 65,860 67,045 77,454 I 73,650 87,834 88,186 84,658 85,102 78,804 80,014 83,656 87,038 92,126 92,830 100,236 100,498 106,066 109,174 106,510 109,236 110,154 102,620 98,360 109,400 Tons. 197,231 183,449 178,909 202,571 175,581 i 158,024 160,399 172,814 153,078 j 170,520 168,910 183,192 i 198,578 J 213,132 I 257,825 318,078 310,206 334,677 i 380,803 427,153 436,008 509,712 493,327 534,533 567,835 616,892 582,860 523,845 627,107 Tons. Tons. ' Tons Tons. £ 367,428 350,823 510,088 i 1,564,823 518,330 432,223 350,263 574,313 1,700,040 548,918 414,590 i 365,623 618,511 ' 1,749,856 : 611,504 413,847 368,225 , 669,081 1,823,767 I 622,810 345,254 329,227 . 719,579 : 1,747,754 , 581,350 358,022 347,379 700,140 ' 1,735,762 I 579,359 447,027 356,732 ' 786,690 : 1,920,431 610,488 498,198 399,258 | 797,117 2,073,955 655,007 528,683 385,020 828,079 ' 2,086,011 690,779 442,277 379,768 873,899 : 2,066,791 671,469 523,637 397,411 884,031 j 2,193,330 | 707,786 : 411,191 377,116 864,538 j 2,060,645 686,469 i 388,556 : 377,938 857,917 : 2,048,391 683,726 I 374,699 389,881 878,659 j 2,087,798 698,115 ' 423,888 ! 415,448 . 1,032,252 > 2,368,927 774,163 427,448 465,041 1,048,868 : 2,518,367 837,590 420,071 478,851 1,147,353 i 2,624,059 882,077 i 764,033 . 536,428 i 1,218,698 3,127,874 985,723 i 772,571 551,879 i 1,366,241 3,339,687 1,051,695 813,345 ' 556,395 1 1,443,792 , 3,529,177 I,110,575 718,376 633,685 1,004,426 3,730,394 1,189,101 820,453 658,144 < 1,744,323 ! 4,072,576 1,293,169 732,479 630,832 , 1,806,360 ! 4,011,511 1,277,976 772,258 ! 628,603 , 1,938,548 4,241,422 1,346,038 770,706 712,399 > 2,135,446 4,592,099 1,498,686 739,568 , 757,647 2,319,913 4,834,534 .1,582,328 793,793 729,971 ' 2,34-2,048 i 4,871,874 11,630,704 1,044,468 i 739,667 j 2,486,121 : 5,223,414 1,772,546 1,013,298 I 808,444 2,655,260 5,555,292 1,961,078 £ 29,496 31,644 23,160 16,732 14,893 14,611 15,663 18,091 20,718 19,388 18,830 18,563 17,265 18,466 20,225 19,631 20,328 25,135 28,601 30,303 I 29,960 33,074 40,067 ! 38,518 I 44,692 50,143 ! 57,147 57,132 56,777 £ £ d. 8,757 953,347 82-00 9,221 961,304 8100 10,422 1,045,712 ' 87-00 11,229 1,047,419 8300 12,523 998,768 ! 79-50 13,420 994,843 81-00 13,915 I 997,615 85-50 16,027 ; 1,095,570 9150 17,615 1,121,701 93-00 18,163 ; 1,115,432 / 88-75 19,486 1,181,522 9450 20,535 1,172,793 90-25 21,441 1,150,851 85-75 22,490 1,183,041 85-75 23,526 ' 1,286,158 9050 24,485 1,376,008 90-00 25,289 i 1,469,665 : 8900 29,524 1,623,891 ,, 93-00 29,253 ■ 1,727,236 '• 89-75 33,129 : 1,874,586 \' 8875 42,006 1,974,038 87-00 39,587 ' 2,180,641 ! 91-75 37,980 2,209,231 , 86-50 35,633 2,349,704 ! 87-75 37,256 2,624,600 93-00 39,613 : 2,761,938 ': 93'75 42,976 ' 2,929,526 !| 94-00 56,487 ' 3,249,790 |l 98-75 59,126 3,494,182 I' 10275

£ i a> Maintenance of Way. Locomotive Power. Carriages and Wagons. Traffic. Head and Department Year. "§££ > s, "3 a»K Percent. Per Mile Per Per Cent. Per Per Cent. Per Per Cent. Per Per Cent. r* £ So Amount. of of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. ; of Train- Amount. of b w Revenue. Railway. mile; Revenue. mile. Revenue' mile. ! Revenue. mile. I Revenue. J . I ' I I I d. £ £ £ £ d. k £ d. £ £ d.' £ S, d. S. £ 1882-83 .. 51-07 62-18 209,823 2201 15554 18 OS 153,607 1611 13-23 38,887 4-08 3-35 156,334 16-40 13-47 1883-84 .. ! 55-40 68-24 233,936 24-34 169-29 19-76 I 162,558 I 16-91 1373 51,304 534 4-33 166,848 ; 17-36 14-09 1884-85 .. ' 57-45 65-99 ■ 254,329 : 24-32 176-87 21-18 | 166,576 15-93 13-87 56,245 ; 538 468 171,822 1643 14-30 1885-86 .. 54-85 65-91 247,566 j 23-64 160-32 19-67 162,860 1555 12-94 55,303 528 440 180,352 17-22 14-33 1886-87 .. 1 55-76 69-99 252,530 2528 14985 20-14 166,407 16 66 1327 59,107 5-92 4-72 177,825 ; 17-80 14-18 1887-88 .. 56-02 j 69-09 246,340 24-76 14135 2008 159,757 16-06 1302 65,018 6-54 530 173,991 i 1749 J4-18 1888-89 .. 55-54 ! 64-8C !' 232,915 ! 2335 131-31 1999 153,807 15-42 ; 13-20 55,422 555 4-76 176,995 ' 17-74 J.5-19 1889-90 .. 5713 162-32; 242,075 i 2210 134-70 2026 159,180 14-03 18-32 ; 67,211 613 5-62 | 182,427 16-65 L5-27 1890-91 .. 5809 ! 6247 241,330 j 2151 132-27 2001 172,064 15-34 ! 14 26 66,228 591 5-49 ] 193,461 1725 L604 1891-92 .. 56-32 ' 6334 ; 245,163 2198 131-41 19-54 177,156 I 15-88 14-12 57,723 517 4-60 ! 198,654 ! 1781 1584 1892-93 .. 58-53 6197 262,600 I 22-23 140 18 20-99 183,774 15-55 1469 53,962 457 432 202,153 17-11 . 1616 1893-94 .. 56-69 62-70 268,451 j 2289 140-35 20-70 177,833 ' 15-16 13-71 56,470 4-82 435 201,166 17-15 15-51 1894-95 .. 5454 ; 6362 I 272,718 I 2370 13857 20-32 175,758 ; 15 27 1309 50,949 443 I 379 201,641 17-52 1502 1895-96 .. 54-58 6861 282,593 i 2389 141-45 2051 i 185,669 15-69 13-47 : 54,692 4-62 397 207,253 17-52 15-04 37,979 321 1896-97 .. 55-55 61-35 I 301,981 28-48 14977 21-26 190,543 14-82 i 1341 65,825 5-12 464 213,914 16-63 1506 39,072 303 1897-98 .. 5611 6230 327,987 2384 16053 21-47 209,289 15-21 13-70 65,344 i 4-75 4-27 i 232,646 ' 16-91 15 23 ! 41,062 2-98 1898-99 .. : 50-22 6826 357,189 24 30 : 172-92 21-60 231,532 15-75 14-00 73,680 5-01 4-46 : 244,932 1667 14-81 j 44,319 3-02 1899-1900.. 60-31 64-80 394,619 24-30 | 18799 22-61 295,542 18 20 16-93 76,555 4-71 4-39 ; 262,552 . 16-17 15-05 ] 47,717 2-93 1800-1901.. 58-58 65 30 426,405 24-69 19611 22-15 293,383 1698 15-24 91,532 5-30 ! 4-75 296,159 17-15 15 38 51,590 2-99 1901-1902.. 5982 66-80 436,847 2330 \ 196-17 20-69 1 351,172 18-73 1 1664 99,522 5 31 : 4-71 333,211 17-78 15-79 56,756 3-03 1902-1903.. 59 23 68-06 460,398 23-32 i 203-55 20-30 378,575 1918 ! 16-69 105,976 5-37 j 4-67 360,061 1824 1583 62,997 3-19 1903-1904 ; 60-48 65-98 ' 490,819 '■ 2258 212-94 ' 20-72 414,168 1905 I 17-48 111,988 515 4-73 374,347 1722 1580 68,223 j 3-14 1904-1905.. 58-46 67-58 508,735 23-09 21664 19-99 425,717 19 32 16-73 I 109,918 4-99 \ 432 402,715 18-28 15-83 68.353 I 310 1905-1906.. 60-47 69-00 546,805 2383 228-67 20-46 468,315 : 19-98 17-52 1111,437 5-10 4-47 442,064 1886 16 54 | 70,539 ! 301 1906-1907.. G4-21 69-06 613,890 ' 23-45 252-78 21-81 522,100 I 19-94 I 18-55 135,793 5-19 4-82 ' 494,942 1890 17-58 73,370 2-80 1907-1908.. 6618 70-59 638,560 j 23-18 ' l'58-31 ' 21-78 572,586 ! 20-78 | 19-49 i 160,818 5-84 , 547 . 534634 1940 18-20 I 76,082 : 2-76 1908-1909.. : 67-89 ' 72-19 656,154 22-45 ! 257-63 ; 21-11 628,410 ! 21-50 20-22 165,850 5-67 5-34 i 605,940 2073 19-50 92,44s 3-16 1909-1910 . ■ 65-84 6676 620,008 19-12 229-94 18-86 669,559 I 20-65 2037 163,833 5-05 4-98 615,033 18-96 18-71 95,902 2-96 1910-1911.. 67-75 65-92 693,445 19-89 258-58 ; 20-4* 695,062 ' 19-93 20-50 180,221 5 17 5-31 ' 631,380 18-10 ' 18-51 98,135 2-81 ;al Offices. General Charges and Sundries. Less Credit Recoveries.* gi ■ o a Per Per Cent. Per Per Cent.] Per ** a Train- Amount. of Train- Amouut. of Train- * mile Revenue, mile. Revenue, mile. * d. £ £ d. £ & d. £ 34,170 3-58 2-94 .. .. .. 592,821 41,345 ' 430 349 .. .. .. 655,990 . 41,055 393 3 42 .. .. .. 690,026 44,259 ■ 4 22 i 351 .. .. .. 690,340 43 203 ■ 433 3 45 • • • ■• •• 699,072 42 222 ! 4-24 3-44 .. .. .. 687,328 27,906 280 240 .. .. .. 647,045 31,894 2-91 266 .. .. .. 682,787 '■ 27,622 2-46 229 .. .. .. ! 700,703 27,822 250 I 2-22 .. .. .. 706,517 29,653 2-51 ' 237 .. .. .. 732,142 31,440 2-68 242 .. .. .. 735,359 31,095 270 2 32 .. .. .. 732,160 2-76 .. •• 16,818 1-42 ': 1-22 751,368 2-75 ' .. .. .. I 22,280 173 1-57 789,054 2-69 .. .. •• 19,187 1-39 1-25 857,191 2-68 .. •• 21,914 1-49 1-33 929,738 •>74 .. .. 24,627 1-61 : 1-41 1,052,358 2-68 . •• 31,221 1-81 ' 162 1,127,848 2-69 .. .. •• 25,271 1-35 i 1-20 1,252,237 2-77 .. I .. i .. 24,592 1-25 1-08 1,343,415 Lake Wakatipu Steamers. 2-88 6 048 8645 .. 26,869 1-23 1-18 1, 43d, 724 2-68 5,198 88-14 .. 27,736 1-26 1-09 V,i 261 ' 5 227 : 87-33 .. 31,148 I 1-33 1-16 1,63 2-61 5 082 82-52 .. 32,701 1-25 116 1,812,482 259 ■ 5 377 81-02 .. 38,298 1-39 1-30 1,949,759 2-98 5,058 ! 78-56 i .. 39,042 1-88 L-26 2,114,815 2-H2 : 5,139 75-99 i .. .. •■ •• 2,169,474 2-89 ' 5,029 j 7;V7ii _ L! ll _ •• 2,303,272 recoveries have been credited to the branch to which the; relate. « * For the years 190<> 1010 and 19H:-1911