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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, 1915. MILEAGE, CAPITAL COST, TRAFFIC, AND REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

Passengers. Season Tickets. Coaching. • o I » . a 3 # a Year. Miles. Capital Cost. Jueago. j T "I g Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. chaff. Wo °'- 1 Timber. Grain. § Minerals. Total. Goods §| Total „ _ „ a $ O .(j o Revenue. = j» «g Revenue. TrainNo. Revenue. No. Revenue. Parcels. Horses. 3 Dogs. Revenue. £ i v ® © 2 mile. O.S u .2" P5o I j S I § O 1882-83 .. 1,358 10,478,998 2,785,683 3,283,378 362406 8,621 f. 308,620 9350 975 34,658 928 421%71 51°,703 75°740 Wffll 867428 350*823 510088 1 564 823 aA* Aw oJ o d ' 1883-84 .. 1,396 11,078,500 2,841,745 3,272,644 321,615 9,036 14,763 325,675 9,555 906 24,666 35,143 939 29,675 627 090 29 522 16 470 62 067 81 255 183 449 432 223 350*263 574 }*70o'o4n «'£? o'oo? 3 347 82 '°° 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 35,592 756 32 738 666 522 30 268 17 030 68 523 86 670 178 909 414 590 365'623 Sfl'Sl? I'TSS'MB m'SS S5 *2 04 8100 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 33,271 660 36,634 781 470 40 558 14 985 74 778 80 280 202 571 413 847 368 225 AM 081 629*R?n S'JS M I 8700 1886-87 .. 1,727 13,017,567 3,008,949 3,426,403 339,255 11,821 16,998 341,634 9,165 689 21,598 33,749 597 37,435 856 431 48 151 22 110 82 963 73 040 175 581 345 254 329 227 m'™ I'W'TS ' Jf'SS JJ'ES ' 9 83 ' 00 1887-88 .. 1,758 13,352,978 2,944,786 3,451,850 334,926 11,518 17,800 368,680 9,301 619 21,128 34,727 592 32 766 857 397 50,046 22 190 84 147 65 860 158 024 -358 022 347 Ira TO0II0 }'?&?& wJ'SS !!'«?? 7950 1888-89 .. 1,777 13,472,837 2,796,007 3,132,803 305,632 11,817 17,816 370,707 8,378 650 19,971 34,101 547 29,426 842,840 47 126 24 335 78 203 67 045 160 399 447 027 356 732 786'SSS I'SO'IS? 8100 1889-90 .. 1,809 13,899,955 2,868,203 3,376,459 347,844 12,311 21,504 375,271 9,358 708 21,209 37,097 678 31 700 985 336 51 539 37 900 91 214 77 454 172 814 498 198 399'25s W U a'm'Sl ' }2*S5 tSI'SS 85 ' 5 ° 1890-91 .. 1,842 14,278,586 2,894,776 3,433,629 333,122 13,881 20,471 380,319 9,790 757 22,965 38,997 582 35,209 1,258,471 54,684 29,800 87,701 73 650 153*078 528683 385'020 828'o79 2'086 Oil 6qo'??q on'™ it'r?! J'?on 1 ' 50 1891-92 .. 1,869 14,656,691 3,010,489 3,555,764 342,563 16,341 22,054 393,407 11,370 819 25,439 41,795 653 36,248 1 067 614 49 639 26 605 85 888 87 834 170 520 442 277 379 768 §TO899 I'ttMTCl 22?'JE ?q'q«« M 2 HMi f' 00 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 34 314 96 841 88,186 168 910 523 637 397 411 884*03? 2'193'330 w'ltl MMO 2?'12 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 45,206 831 39,223 1 356 434 38 022 38 610 101 340 84 658 183 192 411 191 377 116 864*538 aoflo'w? fiKq JS'SS lAlt 22'22 1894-95 .. 1,993 15,352,613 3,221,620 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 85 102 198 578 388 556 377 938 857*917 1" 048* 891 BM'TOR Jf'Sw 2?'S? HE'S? 22'22 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 54,736 693 39,651 1 839 712 53 346 53 260 99 363 78 804 213 132 374 699 389 881 8TO659 I'SotTM 698 n5 ll'Aa MMn 2S'Z5 1896-97 .. 2,018 15,577,392 3,409,218 4,439,387 378,684 43,069 31,476 489,825 11,347 778 22,891 58,084 841 35,909 1,964,110 52,327 60 542 98 958 80 014 257 825 423 888 415 448 1 032 252 2*368*92? mlm on'oos ol'toa HMo 22'12 1897-98 .. 2,055 15,993,903 3,666,483 4,672,264 399,262 48,660 34,168 530,993 9,936 862 23,069 60,872 926 44,935 2,356,595 42,784 77,226 103,055 83,656 313 073 427*448 465 041 1 048'868 2'518'367 837'*M1 fq'fiqt o a'J 6 ™22 1898-99 .. 2,090 16,404,076 3,968,708 4,955,553 438,367 55,027 37,186 589,372 10,348 998 24,963 66,418 1,106 55,878 2,518 233 34 512 83 084 97 396 87 038 310 266 420 071 178 851 1 147 M8 2'624'o59 889*0?? on'qoJ 1899-1900.. 2,104 16,703,887 4,187,893 5,468,284 474,793 63,335 40,228 624,115 11,474 1,159 27,066 68,488 1,345 65,063 2,523,787 36,049 77,292 104 621 92 126 334 677 764 033 536 428 1 218 698 8*127*874 AM Sot «'?« 22'E? J'fS'fS? 89 '2° 1900-1901.. 2,212 17,207,328 4,620,971 6,243,593 503,051 82,921 41,925 633,770 11,421 1,336 30,658 72,712 1,566 72,868 2,412 191 51 059 78 844 96 519 92 830 380 803 772 571 551 879 1 36624? 3*339*687 1M,M OT fim ■ '2£'2S 22'°° 1901-1902.. 2,235 18,170,722 5,066,360 7,356,136 575,697 100,778 45,322 677,804 11,926 1,506 30,404 79,561 1,564 83,458 2,724,860 55.L59 86 378 101 878 100 236 427 153 813 345 556 395 1 443I92 8* MB' 177 KJ £'?£ MS* 222 22'Z2 1902-1903.. 2,291 19,081,735 5,443,333 7,575,390 576,529 118,431 49,169 731,762 12,737 1*646 34,202 87,273 1,921 102,461 3,821,333 61,844 121 092 116 309 100 498 436 008 718 376 633 685 1 604 426 S'tm'mI HM10 Oq'qfin 'm '2 'S 22'IS 1903-1904.. 2,328 20,692,911 5,685,399 8,306,383 652,080 129,919 52,580 798,800 14,629 2,056 36,816 110,151 2,340 107,435 3,756,378 70,268 132,562 101 316 106 066 509 712 820 453 658 144 1 744 323 4 072 576 M 'm 'S i'fIS'2!? ' 2T"22 1904-1905.. 2,374 21,701,572 6,107,079 8,514,112 680,905 140,453 57,252 825,468 15,651 2,228 38,592 115,051 2,307 110,924 3,412,984 77,768 131,714 107,625 109,174 493 327 732'479 630832 1806360 401l'511 1 277 Q7fi o'ona'oti 21*22 1905-1906.. 2,406 22,498,972 6,413,573 8,826,382 723,867 147,989 63,006 892,037 17,008 2,376 40,097 142,642 2,350 119,311 3,348,685 92,702 144 884 116,086 106 510 534 533 772 258 628 603 1 938 548 4*241*422 ffiSS MS S'222 2'2E'£} 5 ° 1906-1907.. 2,456 23,504,272 6,755,454 9,600,786 823,067 165,504 68,986 929,929 17,770 2,440 42,081 151,913 2,496 133,031 4,661,001 115,222 168,316 128 161 109 236 567 835 770 706 712 399 2 135 446 4'592'o99 lMHfiBB !!'fiq9 22'222 ' 87 'Z 5 1907-1908.. 2,471 24,365,647 7,051,274 9,756,716 835,473 185,174 77,505 937,565 18,423 2,829 47,766 176,876 2,530 150,751 4,593,100 12 5 ; 9 87 169,767 120; S 93 110 154 616 892 739 568 757 647 2 319 913 48MM4 AllUt S'?2 2'22f'222 93 '°° 1908-1909.. 2,682 27,762,592 7,458,236 10,457,144 921,411 192,547 90,248 961,293 19,124 2,550 50,798 187,040 2,427 159,884 5,211,489 117,626 182,666 137,916 102,620 582 860 793'793 729*971 2342048 4'871*874 1*630704 w'lf? 49'q™ O'IOQ'koa 3 ' 75 1909-1910.. 2,717 28,513,476 7,889,166 11,141,142 1,070,791 199,371 100,249 1,047,806 20,571 2,532 51,235 192,585 2,490 176,412 5,126,762 126,930 179,902 151,051 98 360 523 845 1 044 468 739 667 2*486'121 5'223'414 1775*546 Vr']H 94 ' 00 1910 1911.. 2,761 29,606,546 8,141,075 11,200,613 1,104.295 222,104 119,117 1,118,361 20,137 2,751 52,762 193,789 2,441 210,848 5,911,291 160,379 198,546 143 247 109 400 627 107 1 013 298 808*444 2 655 250 5'555'292 Allmt S'J?? 5q 'nl ' , 98 ' 75 1911-1912.. 2,808 30,506,089 8,371,687 11,891,134 1,185,825 236,957 133,289 1,190,907 20,510 2,801 56,156 203,334 2,904 207 546 5,454 443 147 268 191 794 141 607 110 436 718 414 949 556 811 166 2 676 783 SI56 2 032M5 n'Vl m'JOQ 2*M O J^' 75 1912-1913.. 2,860 31,611,220 9,016,224 13,123,879 1,314,340 265,259 147,533 1 320,873 21,971 2,904 57,388 215,209 3,189 221,595 5,388,805 136 130 213 322 147 735 112 072 695 060 1 181 899 845 934 2 760 983 5 957*005 5 ' 25 1913-1914.. 2,863 32,355,087 9,319,268 13,355,893 1,299,929 287,037 150,550 U92.814 21,778 2,755 54,383 236,762 3,090 254,291 6,860,495 145,773 235,980 165,109 117,033 676,853 873,746 I 5T16U HS n|9S9 "IMSISU 1O4"M 1914-1915.. 2,955 34,133,825 9,383,420 13,565,772 1,329,233 302,912 153,150 " 227,521 3,090 314,219 6,923,306 163,155 218,668 162,002 119,478 621,963 1,103,352 861,791 2,988,028 6,075,282 2,249,399 69,646 76,508 4,105,457 104-75

g £ l~l Maintenance of Way. Locomotive Power. Carriages and Wagons. Traffic. Head and Departmental Offices. General Charges and Sundries. Less Credit Recoveries.' 8 s>.a sa® Year. ® © — — i i ~~~ _ agjg I 2 . » Percent. Per Mile Per PerCent. Per Percent. Per PerCent. Per I Per Cent. Per PerCent. Per PerCent Pov £3 H Eh ho Amount. ° w Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount. of Train- Amount of Train- 8* Revenue. Railway. mile. Revenue. mile. Revenue, mile. Revenue. mile. j Revenue, mile. Revenue, mile. Revenue, mile. s d. £ £ £ £ d. £ £ d. £ £ d. £ £ d. £ £ d. £ £ d £ £ d e 1882-83 .. 51-07 62-18 209,823 2201 155-54 1808 153,607 16 11 13-23 38,887 408 3-35 156,334 16-40 13-47 .. .. .. 34 170 2-94 'id- * 1883-84 55-40 68-24 233,936 24-34 169 29 19*76 162,558 1691 1373 51,304 5 34 4-33 166,848 17 36 14 09 4l'345 4-30 3-49 " " " A^'oon 1884-85 .. 57-45 65-99 254,329 24 32 176-87 21-18 166,576 15-93 13-87 56,245 5 38 4 68 171,822 1643 14-30 .. .. " 4l'o55 3-93 3 42 " " " fiQn'noR 1885-86 .. 54-85 65-91 247,566 23-64 160-32 19-67 162,860 15-55 12-94 55,303 5-28 4-40 180,352 17 22 14-33 .. .. 44'259 4 22 3-51 " " " fion'qln 1886-87 .. 55-76 69-99 252,530 25-28 149 85 20-14 166,407 16 66 1327 59,107 5-92 4-72 177,825 17-80 14-18 .. .. ' 43'203 4-33 3-45 " " " fiaS'n™ 1887-88 .. 56-02 69-09 246,340 24-76 14135 20 08 159,757 1606 13 02 65,018 6-54 5-30 173,991 17 49 14-18 .. .. 42*222 4-24 3-44 " " " « o 1888-89 .. 55-54 64-86 ! 232,915 23 35 131-31 19-99 153,807 15-42 13 20 55,422 5-55 4-76 176,995 17-74 15-19 .. , 27*906 2-80 2 40 " " " 1889-90 57-13 62-32 ; 242,075 22 10 134-70 20-26 159,180 14 53 1332 67,211 6 13 5-62 182,427 16*65 1527 .. .. " 31 894 291 2 66 " " " til'7H7 1890-91 .. 58 09 62 47 241,330 21-51 132-27 20 01 1 172,064 15-34 14 26 66,228 5 91 5-49 193,461 17*25 16 04 .. .. 27'622 246 229 " " " ?nn 7M 1891-92 .. 56-32 63 34 245,163 21 98 131-41 19-54 177,156 15-88 14-12 57,723 5-17 4-60 198,654 1781 15-84 .. .. 27'822 2-50 2 22 " " " Jnfi' ?? 1892-93 .. 58-53 61-97 262,600 22-23 140 18 20-99 183,774 15 55 14-69 53,962 457 432 202,153 17-11 16-16 .. .. 29 653 251 2-37 " " " 7QOi2o 1893-94 .. 56-69 62-70 268,451 22 89 140-35 20-70 177,833 15 16 1371 56,470 4-82 4 35 201,166 17-15 15-51 .. .. 3l' 4 40 268 2 42 " " " 7^'qJq 1894-95 .. 54 54 63 62 272,718 23 70 138 57 20-32 175,758 15 27 13 09 50,949 4 43 379 201,641 17-52 1502 .. .. 3l'o95 2 70 2 32 " " " 1895-96 .. 54-53 6351 282,593 23 89 141-45 20-51 185,669 15 69 13-47 54,692 4-62 3 97 207,253 1752 15-04 37,979 321 2-76 ' 16 - 8i 8 i-isi 149 mqfis 1896-97 .. 55-55 61-35 301,981 2348 149-77 21-26 190,543 14-82 13-41 65,825 5 12 4 64 213,914 16 63 15 06 39 072 3 03 2 75 " 22 280 1-7S 1-S7 sq'oy 1897-98 .. 5611 62-30 327,987 23 84 160 53 21-47 209,289 15-21 13-70 65,344 475 4 27 232,646 1691 15 23 41 062 2 98 2 69 " " 19 137 iw swiQl 1898-99 .. 56-22 63-26 357,189 24 30 172-92 21-60 231,532 15-75 14 00 73,680 5 01 4-46 244,932 16 67 14 81 44,319 302 2 68 .! " " 21914 1-49 1-33 Sot™ 1899-1900.. 60-31 64-80 394,619 24 30 187 99 2261 295,542 18 20 1693 76,555 4 71 4-39 262,552 16-17 15-05 47 717 2-93 2 74 " " 24 6-27 IS? wi 1 nw'qsa 1900-1901.. 58-58 65 30 426,405 24 69 196 14 22 15 293,383 16 98 15 24 91,532 5 30 4-75 236,159 17-15 15 38 51 590 2 99 2 68 " " 31 221 1-81 1-62 1 127 R4H 1901-1902.. 5932 6680 436,847 2330 196-17 2069 351,172 18-73 16 64 99,522 5 31 4-71 333,211 17*78 1579 56,756 303 2-69 .. " " 25 271 1-35 1-20 1 2S22H7 1902-1903.. 59-23 6805 460,398 23-32 203-55 20-30 378,575 1918 16-69 .105,976 5-37 467 360,061 18-24 1589 621997 3-19 2 77 .! !! !! 1-25 1-08 118481415 Lake Wakatipu Steamers. 1903-1904.. 60-48 65-98 490,819 2258 212-94 20-72 414,168 1905 17-48 111,988 5 15 4 73 374,347 1722 15-80 68,223 3 14 2-88 6 048 86 45 26 869 1-23 1-13 1 438 724 1904-1905.. 58-46 67-58 508,735 2309 21664 19 99 425,717 19-32 16 73 109,918 4-99 432 402,715 18-28 15-83 68 353 3 10 2-68 5 198 88 14 27 736 1-26 109 I'II'MS 1905-1906.. 60-47 69*00 546,805 2333 22867 20 46 468,315 19-98 17*52 119,437 5*10 4-47 442,064 18 86 1654 70 539 3-01 2 61 5 227 87 33 " 31 148 1-33 1-16 1 Sl'mQ 1906-1907.. 64*21 69*06 613,890 23*45 252*78 21-81 522,100 19-94 1855 135,793 5-19 4*82 494,942 1890 17*58 73 376 2*80 2*61 5'082 82*52 " 32 701 1*25 1*16 1 812 482 1907-1908.. 66*18 70*59 638,560 23*18 258*31 21*73 572,586 20 78 19*49 160,818 5*84 5 47 534 634 19-40 18-20 76 082 2 76 2 59 5 377 81 02 ** 38 298 1-39 ISO ' * 1908-1909.. 67-89 72 19 656,154 22-45 257-63 21-11 628,410 21-50 20-22 165,850 5 67 5-34 605,940 20-73 19-50 92 445 3-16 2-98 5 058 7856 " 39 042 1-33 1 26 liulu 1909-1910.. 65-84 66 76 620,008 19-12 229-94 18 86 669,559 20-65 20 37 163,833 5*05 4-98 615,033 1896 18-71 95 902 2-96 2*92 5 139 75-99 " SWITI 1910-1911.. 67-75 65-92 693,445 19-89 253-58 20 44 695,062 19 93 20-50 180,221 5 17 5*31 631,380 18*10 18*61 98 135 2-81 2-89 5'029 75-70 I'w Sara 1911-1912.. 70*52 67-07 735,546 20 04 263-46 21*08 743,443 20 26 21*31 209,039 5*70 5*99 670,631 18*27 19*22 101,240 2*76 2*92 5'997 89 92 " " " 9^'aQfi 1912-1913.. 71*84 68*13 765,860 19 32 270-61 20 38 833,146 21 02 22 18 226,146 5 71 602 768,936 19-40 20-47 104,902 2-64 2*79 e'619 94-27 " " " " ,m'mo 1913-1914.. 74*00 71*24 763.207 18*87 267 64 19*66 921,564 22 79 23 73 232,745 5 76 5 99 838,222 20-73 21*59 117 539 2 91 3-03 7'046 103 78 2'aan'<m 1914-1915.. 74-54 71-14 738,550 17-99 254-02 18-89 954,868 23-26 24*42 228,145 5 56 5*84 870,392 21-20 22-26 122Ul5 2-98 3-13 6,085 88 83 !! " !! aliMMM * Since the year 1009-1910, recoveries have been created to the branch in which they relate.