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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAYS STATEMENT. (19th July, 1898.) BY THE MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS, THE HON. A. J. CADMAN.

Me. Speaker,— In presenting my fourth annual Bailways Statement, I have again the pleasure to announce a most satisfactory year's working. As in last year's Statement, I propose to review the transactions of the year in the following order : Eirst, the transactions as a whole, under the heading of " General " ; second, " Earnings " ; third, " Working Expenses " ; fourth, " Expenditure for Additions and Improvements to Open Lines and Boiling-stock charged to Capital Account " ; fifth, " Midland Eailway (results of working) " ; sixth, " Concluding Eemarks and Forecast." 1. GENERAL. The number of miles now open for traffic is 2,055, as against 2,018 last year. The revenue for 1897-98 has been ... .. ... £1,376,008 1896-97 ... 1,286,158 Giving an increase of ... ... £89,850 The expenditure for 1897-98 has been ... ... £857,191 1896-97 789,054 Giving an increase of ... ... £68,137 The excess of revenue over expenditure for 1897-98 has been £518,817 1896-97 ... 497,104 Giving an increased net return 01... £21,713 The rate of interest earned on the capital cost of the open railways (£15,993,903) has been £3 4s. lOd. per cent., as against £3 3s. lOd. last year, or £3-24 as'compared with Victoria, £274; Queensland, £2-86; South Australia, £2-98; Tasmania, £1-15 ; and New South Wales, £3-79. (See Eeturn No. 15.) The extensions from Kanohi to Makarau, 3 miles 6 chains; Newman to Woodville, 24 miles 40 chains; Hyde to Kokonga, 10 miles 2 chains—a total of 37 miles 48 chains—have been opened during the year. (See Keturn No. 21.)

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Additional train services, involving an expenditure of £37,974, have been provided on the Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland Sections. An improved daily service from Dunedin to Invercargill, and vice versa, has been inaugurated. The Government are continually receiving demands for faster services, better station accommodation, more stationmasters, goods sheds, cattle- and sheep-yards, and loading-banks. Frequently a desire is expressed for the separation of passenger and goods services. On branch lines, faster services mean increased cost and less earning capacity per train-mile. Except on the main lines of the colony, and in cases where the business fully warrants it, such demands are steadily resisted in the interests both of economy and safety. The plans upon which the New Zealand railways were originally constructed never contemplated providing for the kind of train services procurable in Europe, America, Victoria, and New South Wales. To do so would call for the entire reconstruction of our railway system, at an expenditure of several millions sterling. Additions to rolling-stock, and additions and improvements to the lines and structures, at a cost of £169,227, have been made during the year, charged as follows : £156,731 to Capital Account, and £12,496 to working expenses. (Return No. 7 gives details of the capital expenditure.) The whole of the casual labourers employed by the Traffic Branch have been insured against accident, and forty-four men injured in the execution of their duty have thereby been benefited. This practice has given very general satisfaction, and I therefore propose to continue it. The cost of premium (£267) has been charged to the working expenses. An average of 6,051 men were employed by the Department, as compared with 5,627 men during the previous year (see Beturn No. 23) ; one hundred, and two members of the permanent staff resigned, twenty-six died, forty-five were retired, forty-three were dismissed, and two hundred and ninety-six engaged. Four appeals against decisions of the Department affecting the staff were heard by the Appeal Boards, and all were dismissed. In connection with the classification of members of the staff of the Ist April, 1897 (D.-3, 1897), fifty-seven appeals were lodged, of which fortyseven were dismissed, and ten upheld. During the year ending the 31st March, 1898, eleven applications have been received for transfers from Second to First Division, and four transfers have been carried out. These, together with reclassification, have resulted in 103 members being rated as salaried officers who were previously paid at a daily or weekly rate of pay. Some dissatisfaction having been expressed in regard to the regulations providing for the transfer of members from the Second Division to the First, the Executives of the Amalgamated Society of Bailway Servants and the New Zealand Bailway Officers' Institute have been invited to assist in framing amended regulations which would be acceptable to the members of both divisions. The small number of appeals against classification by individual members of the staff, together with the decisions of the Appeal Boards, bear evidence of the great care and impartiality shown in carrying out this heavy task. Any dissatisfaction or discontent evinced at the results of classification in actual practice is, in my opinion, due to defects in the system itself, rather than to the method of carrying it out. On one hand, I find some of the most promising and energetic members urging their claims to promotion and increased pay on the ground of superior ability and skill; on the other hand, members with longer service, but with less pronounced originality, contending for an equal share of promotion or increased pay. . Whilst securing equal opportunities for promotion to all members, it is a question for future consideration whether merit and ability are adequately rewarded under such a system, and whether in the process of time the public railway service may not suffer in the event of such qualities not receiving sufficient stimulation., With a view to enabling the travelling public to make inquiries at the proper quarter, the whole of our stationmasters have during the year beenprovided with uniforms. This has been done at the cost of the Department.

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2. EARNINGS. Notwithstanding the largely increased railway business of the previous financial year, the receipts for 1897-98 again show a very large increase, amounting to £89,850, as compared with 1896-97, which in turn showed an increase of £103,117 over 1895-96. My estimate for 1897-98 was £1,275,000, so that the actual receipts have exceeded the estimate by £101,008. Such phenomenal results following each other for two years in succession have led to urgent requisitions for additional rolling-stock, which the resources possessed by the Department have so far been unable to satisfy. The receipts per train mile are about the same as last year —viz., 7s. 6d. this year and 7s. 6jd. last year. 4,672,264 passengers have travelled, or 232,877 more than last year; 5,591 more season tickets have been sold, and if to the number of passengers are added the estimated number of journeys travelled by season-ticket holders, it is calculated that over seven millions of passengers have used the State railways during the past year. The excursion fares (first-class, 2d. per mile; second-class, Id. per mile) granted on public holidays and special occasions still continue to give great public satisfaction. (See Beturn No. 11.) Excursionists to the number of 530,006 have been carried, producing a revenue of £86,392, an increase over the previous year of 73,290 excursionists and £17,337. The revenue resulting from school, factory, and friendly society excursions remains practically stationary. The results in the South Island indicate a slight failing off. The number of adults travelling by many school excursions has been out of all proportion to the number of school children, and, in order to conserve the revenue, stringent regulations to meet such cases have been gazetted. A careful analysis of the passenger business goes to show that excursion traffic should, in order to give the best financial results, be restricted to public holidays, upon which the masses are at leisure. The indiscriminate issue of excursion tickets has a tendency to increase the excursion business at the expense of the ordinary passenger traffic, thereby reducing the receipts from ordinary passengers without any corresponding increase in the receipts from excursion passengers. The new parcels rates have proved very satisfactory in developing this branch of the business, 41,168 more parcels having been carried than during the previous year. The total revenue derived from the Coaching Department amounted to £494,302, as compared with £468,245 last year : an increase of £26,057. In the Goods Department 2,628,746 tons, including equivalent weight for live-stock, have been carried, producing a revenue of £881,706, an increase of 167,619 tons and £63,792 over last year. The number of sheep carried still continues to increase in a remarkable manner, the number carried during the last four years being: 1894-95, 1,519,921; 1895-96, 1,839,712; 1896-97, 1,964,110; 1897-98, 2,356,595. These results, giving an increase of 55 per cent., fully justify the Government in the large reductions made in the rates for this description of traffic. Cattle, calves, sheep, chaff, lime, wool, firewood, timber, grain, merchandise, and minerals all give increased tonnage, the principal increases being in timber and merchandise. Figs alone show a decrease. A large number of reductions in fares and charges have been effected, as set forth in Beturn No. 30. Among these may be mentioned the reduction of the frozen-meat rates, and the further reduction of the rates for lime, chaff, firewood, scrap-iron, and other articles of low value. These reductions, on the basis of the existing traffic, are estimated to involve a loss of revenue amounting to £12,000 per annum. The results following the abolition of the stage system on the Whangarei Section have given abundant evidence of the wisdom of that proceeding, the revenue from ordinary passengers having increased from £960 in 1896-97 to £1,327 in 1897-98.

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3. EXPENDITURE. The expenditure for working has absorbed 62*30 per cent, of the revenue, an increase of nearly 1 per cent, over the rate for the previous year (61*35). The increased rate is largely due to the Hawke's Bay and Bangitikei flood damages, necessitating unusually heavy charges for maintenance and renewals on the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section. The amounts chargeable to the expenditure, Working Account, are as follows :— 1897-98. 1896-97. In the Traffic Department ... ... ... £232,646 £213,913 „ Locomotive Department ... ... ... 274,633 256,368 Maintenance Department ... ... 327,987 301,981 Management 41,062 39,072 £876,328 £811,334 Less credit recoveries ... ... 19,137 22,280 £857,191 £789,054 The percentage of expenditure to revenue received is as follows : — 1897-98. 1896-97. Traffic ... ... ... ... ... ... 16-91 1663 Locomotives ... ... ... ... ... 15-21 14-82 Car and wagon repairs ... ... ... ... 4-75 5-12 Maintenance of way ... ... ... ... 23-84 23-48 ~ , (Head office ... ... ... 0-97 I*l3 Mana S ement j Departmental offices 2-01 1-90 6369 63-08 Less credit recoveries ... ... ... 1*39 173 62-30 61-35 The train-miles run for 1897-98 were ... ... ... 3,666,483 As compared with 1896-97 ... ... ... ... 3,409,218 Giving an increased mileage of ... ... .. 257,265 This increased train mileage is accounted for by the additional facilities afforded, and increased traffic. The working expenses on account of locomotive power have increased from £190,543 in 1896-97 to £209,289 in 1897-98, an increase of £18,746. Of this amount £4,335 has been spent on new locomotive work which is being carried out in the New Zealand railway workshops, viz.: Two class U locomotives, and the conversion of nine small engines into engines of greater power, and more suitable to cope with the expanding traffic. The cost per train-mile for locomotive charges has increased from 13*41 pence in 1896-97 to 13*70 pence in 1897-98, which is accounted for by increased loads and speed, heavy character of repairs due to insufficient number of engines, and work in connection with replacing old engines with new. Car and wagon repairs cost about the same as the previous year, viz. : £65,344 for 1897-98, and £65,825 for 1896-97. The conversion of old type passenger-cars and brake-vans to modern bogie rolling-stock has been steadily carried on. New standard draw-gear is being fitted to the old rolling-stock, and 117 new tarpaulins have been added. £3,938 on account of this work has been charged to working expenses. The cost of maintenance of way has advanced from £301,981 in 1896-97 to £327,987 in 1897-98, an increase of £26,006, largely due, as before stated, to the heavy maintenance charges on the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section. The expenditure per mile of railway on maintenance of permanent-way for the past four years has been as follows :— 1894-95 ... .. ... ... ... ... £138-57 1895-96 ... £141-45 1896-97 ... ... ... ... ... ... £149-77 1897-98 ... ... ... ... ... ... £160-53 The increased rate per mile is attributable to the increasing age of the lines and the less generous expenditure of the past, and is a complete answer to the statements appearing from time to time that our railways are being starved in order to create a surplus for the time being.

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As indicated in my last year's Statement, the policy of strengthening the lines so as to accommodate larger and heavier locomotives should be steadily pursued, wherever the cost of transit can be reduced by such measures. The recent development of traffic, which has been altogether unexpected and unprecedented, has convinced me that this work should be pushed on more rapidly. To enable this to be done, however, more generous provision by Parliament for the purpose requires to be provided. The Head Office expenditure is less by £1,186 than for the previous year, £521 having been paid last year as compensation to two members on leaving the service, and £712 having been charged this year to the Midland Trust Account on account of management, from May 27th, 1895, to March 31st, 1898. The departmental and district management expenses show a large increase (£3,177), which, in view of the increased business and heavier expenditure both on account of working expenses and capital account, is fully accounted for. 4. EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL ACCOUNT. The additions to open lines charged to capital account have involved an expenditure during the year of £156,731, charged as follows :— £72,109 on account of one locomotive, fifteen new carriages, 295 more brake-vans and wagons, 478 additional tarpaulins, and a quantity of workshop machinery, which have been completed and added to the available plant; also, on account of twelve locomotives, thirty-seven carriages, 338 brake-vans and wagons, and 522 tarpaulins, which were under construction in our railway workshops at the close of the financial year; £31,964 on account of stores and material procured for new rolling-stock, to be built during the current year; £9,828 on account of providing the bogie carriages with compressed gas for lighting purposes. Considerable progress has been made with this system of lighting our carriages, which continues to give every satisfaction. £42,830 on account of additions to wharves, station-buildings, platforms, sidings, workshops, bridges, dwellings, water-services, loading-banks, cattle- and sheep-yards, telegraphs, telephones, signals, &c. Further additions to the rolling-stock have been put in hand, and in respect to carriage and wagon work are expected to keep the shops going till August, 1898. The locomotive work in hand cannot be completed before 1900. 5. MIDLAND RAILWAY: RESULTS OF WORKING. The revenue for the last year has been £19,382, as compared with £17,768 for the previous year, an increase of £1,614. The expenditure has been £14,188, as compared with £14,885 for the previous year. The expenditure per cent, of revenue is 73*20 this year, as against 83*77 per cent, last year. The net result of profit is £5,194, against £2,883 last year. The rate of interest earned on capital cost (£760,000) is 13s. Bd. per cent. The expenditure on up-keep is expected to increase during the current year. The Midland lines are very liable to flood damage, and heavy expenditure must be incurred from time to time on this account. Sleeper renewals are expected to be very heavy in the immediate future. The rolling-stock on the Midland Bailway is found insufficient for the traffic requirements, and steps are being taken to provide additional accommodation in this direction. 6. CONCLUDING REMARKS, AND FORECAST. The Government has recognised that, in a large undertaking such as the New Zealand State Bailways, ample provision at the cost of working expenses should be made for depreciation, and, with this object in view, is regularly spending large sums, charged to working expenses, for renewals of permanent-way, structures, and rolling-stock; so that the people's property is in as good a condition to-day as it was three years ago, whilst during that period eighty-five miles of light lines have been greatly improved by relaying eighty-one miles of 401b. road with 531b. and 56 lb. rails, and four miles of 301b. road with 401b. rails, also charged to working expenses. In addition, £37,989 have been debited to working expenses for new work fairly chargeable to capital.

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Notwithstanding the increased expenditure, the interest earned by the railways for the three years ending 31st March, 1898, during which term the railways have been managed by the present Government, has been £1,447,594, as compared with £1,305,505 tor the previous three years. This gives an increased profit of £142,089. In addition to this increased return, the concessions in fares and freights for the same period amount to £145,000; from which, in order to make an impartial comparison, should be deducted the net amount (£52,096) paid by the Postal and other Government Departments for carriage of mails and other services rendered; also the interest at 31 per cent. (£30,517) on the capital cost of mileage added to the working railways for the same period. It will be seen from the accompanying reports of the principal Traffic Managers throughout the colony that a fairly prosperous current year is anticipated, and that with the existing plant it is quite impossible to give reasonable satisfaction to the users of the railways. I have, therefore, to call the attention of Parliament to the urgent necessity of providing additional funds, more particularly for the purpose of increasing the number of locomotives, carriages, and wagons, but also to give increased accommodation at stations, greater stability to our lines and structures, more telegraph facilities, and more safety appliances. It should be borne in mind that during the past three years the policy adopted ah initio by this Government has increased the number of passengers by 20 per cent.; season tickets, 70 per cent.; parcels, 20 per cent.; sheep, 55 per cent.; chaff, lime, &c, 108 per cent.; timber, 57 per cent. ; grain, 10 per cent.; merchandise, 23 per cent.; minerals, 22 per cent.; total tonnage, 23 per cent.; revenue, 19£ per cent. To be in a position to cope with this increased business (assuming the plant in 1895 was only barely sufficient for the traffic at that time, which I am fully assured was the case) as well as to provide plant for sixty-two miles of additional railway, our rolling-stock should be at least 20 per cent, more to-day than it was in 1895 ; and as trade and population expands in the future so must the business of our railways. The following table shows the present position in respect to rolling-stock:— Locomotives. Carriages. Brake-vans. 'Wagons. Tarpaulins. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Rolling-stock on the 31st March, 1895 ... 269 498 204 8,264 5,477 Additions up to the 31st March, 1898 ... 4 45 3 504 605 What the increase would have been, had V the 1895 plant been increased by t 54 100 41 1,653 1,095 , 20 per cent. j The additional rolling-stock required to-day, therefore, amounts to fifty locomotives, fifty-five carriages, thirty-eight brake-vans, 1,149 wagons, 490 tarpaulins, at an estimated cost of £291,207. Even were the funds provided, it would be impossible to overtake the whole of this work during the current financial year. The Government has procured the services of Mr. A. H. Johnson, Electrical and Interlocking Signal Engineer, who is now engaged in preparing plans for a uniform system of interlocking for points and signals on the New Zealand Bailways, and, as soon as plans are complete and approved, the work of applying this system in the first place to the existing signal-boxes will proceed. Hitherto these safety appliances have not been provided, and in this respect the New Zealand Bailways are behind the age. The estimated cost for the year ending the 31st March, 1899, is £5,000, and expenditure in this direction is expected to go on for some years to come. Additional telegraphs and telephones, to cost during the year £3,000, are also required. The proposal to adopt a continuous automatic brake remains in abeyance until more pressing requirements have been satisfied. In view of future probable requirements, plans of suitable dining and sleeping carriages are being prepared. The Government recognises that Auckland is much isolated from the rest of the colony, and desires to establish more frequent through communication between Auckland and Wellington, via New Plymouth, believing that any improvement in that respect must not only benefit Auckland, but promote trade throughout the country. Arrangements are being made to inaugurate an improved through service, which, so far as the train service between New

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Plymouth and Wellington is concerned, will be brought into operation for the next summer season. Negotiations with the steamship companies for a regular service of connecting steamers between Auckland and New Plymouth are in progress, and will, I hope, lead to the desired result. During the current year it is proposed to increase the train services between New Plymouth and Wanganui; to gazette the free carriage of returned empty butter-boxes, and thereby give some relief to our small settlers ; to carry lime for agricultural purposes from local kilns for distances not exceeding a hundred miles for a period of two years free of charge; and to reduce the rate for New Zealand coal on the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section from Class N to Class P, thus assimilating the rate to that in force in other parts of the colony. These facilities and concessions are estimated to cost £9,000 a year. In view of the increasing revenue and the numerous concessions made to passengers, the farming and other colonial industries during the past three years it is considered nothing but right that the lower-paid men in the railway service should benefit to some extent. Under the Classification Act the platelayers, porters, and labourers employed by the Department at 6s. 6d. per day received no increase of pay; the Government has therefore decided to increase this rate to 7s. per day, and in the estimates for the current year is asking for a sum of money so as to bring the new rate into operation on the Ist day of January, 1899. I am pleased to be able once more to pay tribute to the extreme care exercised by the staff in the working of the traffic with safety. The remarkable reputation enjoyed by our railways throughout the world for safe working is a matter for sincere congratulation, and reflects great credit upon the management. Nothing but a deep interest in the work can account for the results achieved, and we have reason to be thankful that, so far, New Zealand has been remarkably free from accidents of a serious nature. May such a desideratum long continue. I claim to have fully demonstrated to honourable members that the time has now arrived when a considerable expenditure of capital must be incurred on the open railways, so as to place the management in a position to cope successfully with the increasing business. When we look to the experience of other countries we find that the capital cost per mile of railway has, in many cases, largely increased of late years, in some instances to the extent of several thousands of pounds per mile. In England it has increased from £49,257 per mile in 1883 to £57,304 in 1896. Beyond providing additional funds for locomotives in course of construction at Home and in America, the Government do not propose to ask for a greater sum than can profitably be spent in our railway workshops, and on additions to line accommodation, during the current year. This sum, including the cost of locomotives ordered from abroad, I estimate at £200,000, and Parliament will be asked to place that amount at the disposal of the Government for the purposes enumerated. For the year ending 31st March, 1899,1 estimate the revenue at £1,370,000, and the expenditure at £871,000. The usual reports and returns are attached to this Statement.

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LIST OF APPENDICES ACCOMPANYING REPORT ON NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS FOR 1897-98.

A. Report on Working Railways by General Manager. B. Report on the Working oi- the Locomotive Department. C. Report on Maintenance of New Zealand Railways. D. Report by Stores Manager. -p, (Report on Midland Railway. (Statement op Expenditure on Midland Railway. E. Reports of District Traffic Manager's of Principal Districts.

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APPENDIX A.

ANNUAL REPORT OP THE GENERAL MANAGER OP NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. N.Z. Government Eailways, Head Office, Sie,— Wellington, 18th June, 1898. I have the honour to report upon the working of the open railways for the financial year ending 31st March, 1898. The capital cost has increased from £15,577,392 to £15,993,903. The revenue has been £1,376,008, against £1,286,158 last year, an increase of £89,850. The net revenue has been £518,817, against £497,104 last year, an increase of £21,713. The expenditure has been £857,191, against £789,054 last year, an increase of £68,137. The expenditure per cent, of revenue, £62'30, as compared with £61'35 last year. The rate of interest earned on capital cost —£3 4s. 10d.,as compared with £3 3s. 10d. last year. The revenue per train-mile, 7s. 6d., and the cost per train-mile, 4s. 8d., as against 7s. 6|-d. and 4s. 7£d. respectively last year. The following extensions have been opened during the year : — M. oh. Kanohi to Makarau ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Newman to Woodville ... .. ... ... ... ... 24 40 Hyde to Kokonga ... ... .. ... ■ ... ... 10 2 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 37 48 Following are the comparisons of the traffic, revenue, and expenses for the past eighteen years :—

And also of the traffic in local products for the past thirteen years:—

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Year. Wool. Timber. Grain. Serais. J H °™ d Sheep and Pigs. 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 Tons. 74,778 82,963 84,147 78,203 91,214 87,701 . 85,888 96,842 101,340 103,328 99,363 98,958 103,055 Tons. 202,572 175,581 158,024 160,399 172,814 153,078 170,521 168,910 183,192 198,578 213,132 257,825 313,073 Tons. 413,847 345,254 358,021 447,027 498,199 528,683 442,277 523,637 411,191 388,556 374,699 423,888 427,448 Tons. 669,081 719,579 700,140 786,690 797,117 828,079 873,899 884,031 864,538 857,917 878,659 1,032,252 1,048,868 No. 46,152 46,600 42,067 37,804 41,058 44,999 47,618 46,590 51,573 52,075 50,766 47,256 54,871 No. 822,028 904,582 907,443 889,966 1,036,875 1,313,155 1,117,253 1,359,860 1,394,456 1,563,213 1,893,058 2,016,437 2,399,379

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The passenger-traffic shows an increase of 232,877 passengers and 5,591 season tickets, the increased revenue derived therefrom being £23,270. 449,581 holiday excursionists have travelled, yielding a revenue of £80,822. 45,361 scholars and teachers, and 35,064 parents and friends, travelled by school and factory excursions, yielding a revenue of £5,570. There has again been a large increase in the goods and live-stock traffic, viz., 149,440 tons. The revenue from goods and live-stock has increased by £63,426. Cattle have increased in number, 8,357; calves, 669 ; and sheep, 392,485. Pigs have decreased 9,543. Chaff and lime traffic has increased by 16,684 tons; wool, 4,096 tons; firewood, 3,642 ton 3; timber, 55,248 tons; grain, 3,560 tons; merchandise, 49,593 tons; minerals, 16,616 tons. The work of building new carriage- and wagon-stock is proceeding slowly. The department is not in a position to give the same quick despatch as was possible three years ago, the additions to rolling-stock not having kept pace with the expanding traffic. The expenditure on maintenance still increases, £26,006 having been spent in excess of the amount for 1896-97. Advantage has been taken of the buoyant revenue to spend liberally in this direction. Appended to this report are the usual returns, together with the reports of the Locomotive Superintendent, Chief Engineer, Stores Manager, and Traffic Managers of the principal districts. I have, &c, T. PiONAYNE, To the Hon. the Minister for Eailways. General Manager.

APPENDIX B. ANNUAL REPOET OP THE WORKING OP THE LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT, 1897-98. Sib, — Locomotive Superintendent's Office, Wellington, 17th May, 1898. I have the honour to report on the working of the Locomotive Department for the year ending the 31st March, 1898. The locomotives, carriages, wagons, vans, cranes, tarpaulins, machinery, and general plant have been maintained in an efficient condition, and various improvements have been effected to both locomotives and rolling-stock. The following new locomotives and conversions were completed:—

The locomotive power has been most severely taxed. The increased traffic necessitated additional train-services, and it became absolutely necessary to provide more locomotives. Ten were ordered from Great Britain. They are—six of the Class U type, and four of the Class B consolidation type. Also, ten Class Wa locomotives were ordered from Great Britain. Of these, seven are to replace the Class E engines, which are rapidly becoming inefficient, and three are for the Wellington Section, to meet increased traffic demands. The Wa locomotives are of a special type for heavy gradients and sharp curves. I again desire to emphasize the opinion expressed in my last Annual Eeport, that the number of powerful locomotives should be considerably increased, and provision should be made for the permanent-way and structures to permit using more powerful locomotives than hitherto in use on these railways, but which obtain in other countries with the same gauge of railway. I cannot too strongly urge the absolute necessity for fitting the engines and rolling-stock with an automatic continuous brake. The risks that are daily run, especially on the lines of railway with heavy gradients, should not be permitted to continue. A patent compressed-oil-gas works has been erected at Auckland, and thirty-one cars_ have been fitted up for the use of compressed gas. Twenty-four additional cars on the Hurunui-Bluff Section have been fitted for the use of compressed gas. Pintsch's gas-fittings for 309 vehicles, and gas plants for Palmerston North, Wellington, and Christchurch have been ordered, a large portion of which has arrived. The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c, to boilers for the year ending the 31st March, 1898 :— .

Forty-one new boilers are in hand.

Description. How charged. 'wo Class U locomotives (passenger type) ine Class Wa locomotive, to replace B 165 (Double Fairlie) condemned ine Class F locomotive converted to Fb ine Class L locomotive converted to La ... i Working-expenses. '.'■' ! "„ ... ,,,

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The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c., to locomotives for the year ending the 31st March, 1898:—

The following new work is in hand : Six locomotives, Class B, heavy consolidation for goods traffic ; four locomotives, Class U, for passenger traffic ; and two locomotives, Class Wa, for mixed traffic on heavy grades. The conversion of seven Class L locomotives to La is also in hand. Carriage Repairs and Rebuilding. —Five hundred and eighteen carriages passed through shops. Fifteen new Class A cars were built, and two four-wheeled and six six-wheeled old-type cars were condemned and replaced by seven new bogie cars, Class A. The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c, to carriages for the year ending the 31st March, 1898 :—

The following new work is in hand: Twelve Class A cars are under construction, and fiftythree cars of an old type are under conversion to double-bogie, Class A, cars. Brake-van Repairs and Rebuilding. —Two hundred and twenty-three vans have passed through shops, three new bogie vans and one incline van were built, and ten four-wheeled vans were rebuilt to bogie type. The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c, to brake-vans for the year ending the 31st March, 1898 :—

The conversion of fourteen four-wheeled brake-vans to bogie vans is in hand. Wagon Revairs and Rebuilding. —Four thousand and seventy-nine wagons have passed through shops. Seventy-seven bogie wagons and 280 four-wheeled wagons were completed and added to stock during the year.

Number. Class of Engine. Number passed through shops ... 223 4 A, 6 C, 14 D, 4 E, 52 F, 13 Fa, 4 Fb, 3 G, 5 H, 15 J, 6 K, 5 L, 9 La, 3 M, 8 N, 9 0, 12 P, 18 B, 3 S, 5 T, 8 TJ, 8 V, 2 W, 6 Wa, and 1 engine for Kaitangata Coal Company. 2 U, and 1 Wa. Built new Bebuilt Converted Thoroughly overhauled 3 2 35 1 F to Fb, and 1 L to La. 1 A, 4 D, 4 E, 12 F, 1 Fa, 1 H, 5 J, 2 K, 1 L, 1 M, 1 N, and 2 Wa. 6 D, 16 F, 4 Fa, 3 G, 1 H, 7 J, 1 K, 2 L 1 M, 4 N, 4 0, 5 P, 11 B, 2 S, 2 T, 3 V 2 W, and 1 Wa. 3 A, 6 C, 4 D, 24 F, 8 Fa, 3 Fb, 3 H, 3 J, 3 K, 2 L, 8 La, 1 M, 3 N, 5 0, 7 P, 7 E, 1 S, 3 T, 6 U, 5 V, 2 Wa, and 1 engine for Kaitangata Coal Company. 6 D, 3 E, 16 F, 1 Fa, 2 H, 7 J, 1 K, 1 L, 3 N, 1 0, 1 T, and 1 V. 2 C, ID, 15 F, 7 Fa, 1 G, 6 J, 2 K, 4 L, 2 La, 2 M, IN, 4 0, 7 P, 8 B, 1 S, 1 T, 1 U, 3 V, 2 W, and 3 Wa. Heavy repairs 75 Light repairs ... 108 Painted and varnished ... 43 Touched up and revarnished 73

Number. Class of Car. Number passed through shops ... Erected new ... Bebuilt Converted Thoroughly overhauled... Heavy repairs Light repairs ... Wholly painted and varnished ... Paint or varnish renewed Fitted with standard draw-gear ... 518 15 382 A, 52 B, 51 C, and 33 D. Class A. 7 55 104 337 178 135 6 2 D to 1 A, and 6 C to 6 A. 40 A, 4 B, 7 C, and 4 D. 78 A, 15 B, 6 C, and 5 D. 242 A, 33 B, 38 C,and24D. 120 A, 23 B, 20 C, and 15 D. 95 A, 18 B, 20 C, and 2 D. Class A.

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The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c., to wagons for the year ending the 31st March, 1898:—

Five hundred and twenty-two new tarpaulins are in hand.

Stationary Engines and Cranes. —The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c., to stationary engines and cranes for the year ending the 31st March, 1898: —

The following cars, brake-vans, wagons, and tarpaulins were completed and added to stock during the year : —

In addition to the above, four four-wheeled wagons have been built to replace four wagons disposed of. Conversion of Rolling-stock. —Two four-wheel and six six-wheel cars were converted to seven bogie, Class A, cars. Of the ten four-wheel brake-vans converted to bogie vans, two were charged to " Working-expenses," and one-third the cost of eight vans was charged to " Additions to open lines," and the balance to " Working-expenses." Six cars, three brake-vans, and 155 wagons were fitted with standard draw-gear. The following additions to plant have been made during the year: Two Bin.-centre hollow spindle-lathes, one 14Jin.-centre gap-lathe, two standard chain-saw mortisers, one 12in.-centre sliding- and surfacing-lathe, one 7-cwt. steam-hammer, one lever punching- and shearing-machine, two Brown's patent screwing-machines, two Bin.-centre double-gear capstan-lathes, two American mechanical stokers, four Stowe's flexible shafts, and one Babcock and Wilcox boiler, 96-h.p.

Description. CO CD O 2 A den i* S CD fl CD O CD H T3 CD hi CD > a o o xn u xn ■" '5 .S £•1 la I " 5 " rd ° ■ ® i .SP EH W r-P a td CD A o a o R -fl a - H CO » I s .-mi ft m '3 S3 CD H id CD g '3 Cm Wagons 4,079 361 32 61 59 1,4712,095 1,355 1,042 155 The following new work is in hand : leventy-three bogie wagons. The following table gives particulars < 31st March, 1898 :— Two hundred and ninetyme four-wheel wagons, and if repairs, &c, to tarpaulii is for the year ending the Description. Number passed through Shops. New. Condemned and replaced. Repaired. Tarpaulins 5,100 595 538 3,967

CQ rrH ft CD ° CD si % m &.A co a o O 3rfl a -» rA © O 02 rW '3 ft CD cq > CD M Boiler Repairs. Typ«. O 3 rfl EH OQ '3 CM CD Ph BO 3 ■a" CD a CM' 09 CD -a a H ■s CD fc T3 CD © "ft CD CD Si P H I T3 © rP o cS © 'o H '3 ft © P3 r*i > CD w CO '3 ft © «. A r3 OJ 'o © Hand-cranes Steam-cranes Stationary engines Hoisting-engines... Hydraulic engines 19 29 16 5 3 1 "2 1 4 3 14 26 14 4 3 5 2 1 1 fi 4 "3 1 4 Totals ... 72 61

Wagons. Cars. Brakevans. Tarpaulins. 4-wheel. Bogie. To replace stock sold to Western Australia Additions to open lines Working-expenses Westport Harbour Board 15 11* 21 231 3 25 24 53 478 117 1 15 12 280 77 595 * One-third cost of eight charged to " Additions to open lines" (ei inverted fr< im old four-wheeled sti iek).

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Workshops. —Much still remains to be done in the shape of additional workshop accommoda tion, machinery, &c. The usual returns have been forwarded. I have, &c, T. F. Eotheeam, Locomotive Superintendent. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington.

APPENDIX C. ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MAINTENANCE OP NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. Slß,— Chief Engineer's Office, Wellington, 18th May, 1898. I have the honour to report on the maintenance of the New Zealand railways for the year ending 31st March, 1898. Mileage. —New lines were opened for traffic during the year as follows :— M. eh. Kanohi-Makarau ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 6 Newman-Woodville ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 40 Hyde-Kokonga ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 2 Total ... ... ... ... ... 37 48 The total mileage of railways opened for traffic on 31st March, 1898, was 2,056 miles 8 chains. Permanent-way. —The lines generally have been maintained in fair condition. Rail Renewals. —There have been 42 miles 19 chains of permanent-way renewed. Sleeper Renewals. —New sleepers to the number of 286,343 have been relaid in the track during the year. About 42,800 sleepers were used in respacing with the relaying of track. The ordinary renewals average 118 per mile of railway. Ballasting.- —Ballast-trains have been employed on various sections, but the total amount done is not equal to the previous year. This has mainly arisen through a difficulty of obtaining a sufficient number of ballast-wagons and engines. Floods and Slips. —Very severe floods were experienced in the Hawke's Bay District and part of the Wanganui district in the early part of the financial year. All the damaged formation has been made good with the exception of that between Farndon and Awatoto, where the line is still temporarily diverted. The Bangitikei and Aorangi Bridges, also the Waitangi Bridge, near Napier, were carried away. Temporary bridges were erected to reopen the traffic, and permanent works are now in hand. A heavy slip took place on the Wellington line between Kaitoke and the Summit, which interrupted the traffic for two weeks and required the removal of a large quantity of material. Bridges. —Ordinary bridge-repairs have been carried on, and a considerable amount of reconstruction has been done to provide for increased engine-loads. Whangarei Section : The bridge south of Whangarei Station has been rebuilt. Auckland Section : Twenty-one bridges have been repaired and strengthened up to standard, and two completely rebuilt. Wanganui Section : Fifteen bridges repaired and brought up to standard. Wellington-Napier Section : Temporary bridging, some hundreds of feet in length, was constructed in various parts of the Napier district after the floods before mentioned. Four bridges have been overhauled and repaired. A new iron viaduct at Kopua was completed in December, 1897, and opened for traffic. Concrete piers and abutments for a new iron viaduct at Makotuku have been completed, and the ironwork is now being prepared. Christchurch Section : The Washdyke and Makikihi Bridges were rebuilt. Ashburton Bridge in process of reconstruction. Eangitata Bridges, Ashley, Eakaia, Orari, Temuka, Opihi, Pareora, Otaio, Waihao, and several smaller bridges have had considerable repairs and strengthening up to higher standard. The Eakaia Bridge had thirty of its spans redecked. Dunedin Section: The two large bridges at Otakia and Titri have had the superstructures rebuilt. Balclutha Bridge strengthened up to standard. Strengthening of piers in Upper Waitaki Bridge is now in hand. Eepairs and renewals to a large number of other bridges. Invercargill Section : Seven bridges completely rebuilt. Heavy repairs have been effected to the Eiverton Bridge, also Mataura Bridge at Wyndham. The Oreti Bridge, Mararoa Branch, was partially redecked. Bridge-works in this section have been greatly retarded through the failure of supply of timber under order. Westport Section : Bridge-repairs small. Greymouth Section: Extensive repairs made to the Arahura Bridge. The ironwork of the Teremakau Bridge has been tarred. Minor repairs to other bridges.

The expenditure per train-mile has been as follows: —

Year. Train Mileage. Enrine Mileage "Locomotive. Car and Wagon engine Mileage. per Train . mile _ per Train . mile . Total. 1897 1898 3,409,218 3,666,483 4,425,039 4,792,417 d. 13-41 13-70 d. 4-64 4-27 d. 18-05 17-97

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Picton Section : The Picton Viaduct has had three new concrete foundations for piers. Fences. —Very extensive repairs to fencing have been done. A large number of cattle-stops and gates repaired and renewed. Several miles of fencing destroyed by fire in various places have been reinstated. The total length of railway-fencing is 3,001 miles. Roads. —Station-roads and level crossings have been kept up in good order, but owing to a long spell of fine weather they have required less repairs than usual. Water-services, Signals, &c— -The water-raising appliances have been maintained in good order. The water-supply has been impaired by the drought experienced during several months of the year. Extensive additions to the water-services have been made, and further additions are in progress. Signals, and other appliances generally, in good order. Wharves. —Opau Wharf has had repairs to decking. The Dargaville timber-skids have been repaired. Decking of Onehunga Wharf repaired, and light repairs to Huntly Wharf and Helensville timber-slip. Considerable repairs were effected to the wharves at Greymouth and Picton. Buildings. —A number of platforms have had old timber fronts renewed in concrete, and gravel surfaces tarred and asphalted. Extensive repairs have been made to station-buildings and dwellinghouses. A large amount of painting done. A number of loading-banks rebuilt, several in concrete. Several cattle-yards renewed, and a large number repaired. Several engine-sheds and engine-pits repaired. Miscellaneous Works. —A large number of small alterations and improvements, charged to Working-expenses Account, have been carried out, including improvements and enlargements to station-buildings, offices, waiting-rooms, latrines, lighting, dwellinghouses, outhouses; removal of unoccupied buildings to places where they could be utilised; enlargement of cattle-yards and load-ing-banks ; and additions to sidings. Westport: New workshops and running-shed, replacing those destroyed by fire. New stationbuildings in course of erection. Additions to Open Lines. —The following are some of the principal works in hand during the year:— Whangarei—Addition to wharf commenced. Kaihu—Goods-shed. Maropiu—New waterservice. Auckland — Building for Pintsch's gas-plant. Newmarket workshops — Overhead crane - ways. Frankton — New sidings, weighbridge, and signals. Manganui — New station. Hawera—New sidings and signals. Feilding—New verandah. Fordell—Additional land purchased, and extension of goods-shed. Marton Junction—New station and sidings. Woodville— Completion of new station-yard, platforms, approaches, and signals. Awatoto—Additional siding. Wellington—District offices. Petone—Commencement of addition to workshops. Summit and Upper Hutt —Completion of additional sidings. Cross Creek—Station-yard and engine-shed enlargement in progress. Masterton—Engine turntable, addition to engine-shed, and extension of sidings. Pahiatua —Engine turntable and pit. Christchurch — Building for Pintsch's gas-plant, additional Customs examination - shed, sidings, and road - approaches. Woolston—-Additional siding. Addington—Additions to workshops. Willowbridge—Public siding. Studholme—'Additional sidings and signals. Dunedin—Commencement of additional import shed. Hillside workshops—Additions. Mosgiel—Enlargement of station-yard. Upper Waitaki—Protective works. Island Cliff—Goods-shed. Lumsden—Signals. Winton—Enlargement of station-yard. Expenditure. —The expenditure on maintenance of way and works during the year was £325,699 25., which represents a rate of expenditure per mile of £159-42. The principal increase is on renewals to permanent-way. There has been additional mileage of track relaid, also about 43,000 sleepers used more than previous year. There has also been an increase in the expenditure on bridges, partly due to the rebuilding to provide for heavier traffic. The increases are due to the exceptional expenditure entailed by heavy floods, also to the essential requirements of keeping pace with the increasing traffic. Further increased expenditure in this latter direction will have to be provided for in view of the increasing number and weight of engines and trains. The expenditure on buildings has been somewhat less than last year. Private Sidings.— Sixteen new rights were granted during the year. The total number on the register at 31st March was 255, representing an annual rental of £4,062. Leases. —New leases granted during the year were 287j and 230 leases expired. The number of leases in force on the 31st March was 1,365, representing an annual rental of £13,330. Staff. —The working staff employed during the year was 2,142, with an office staff of sixty-one. The usual returns have been forwarded. I have, &c, J. Heney Lowe, Chief Engineer. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways.

APPENDIX D. Sic, — Stores Manager's Office, Wellington, 15th June, 1898. I have the honour to report that the value of stores on hand on the 31st March, 1898, at the various depots amounted to £79,290 19s. 3d., as against £81,828 16s. 2d. on the 31st March, 1897. The stock is in good order, has been carefully and systematically inspected, and is value for the amount stated. I have, &c, Geoege Felton, The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways. . Stores Manager.

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APPENDIX E. REPORT ON CONDITION OP THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. Chief Engineer's Office (Working Eailways Department), Wellington, 18th May, 1898. Reef ton and Jackson Lines. —The lines are in fair running-order. The banks at Snowy Creek, where formerly breached by floods, have been raised. Most of the iron bridges have been tarred. A large flood threatened the approaches of the Teremakau Bridge, but the encroachment was checked, and permanent protection is being provided. Some additional flood-openings have been put in the line. Buildings throughout the line are in good order. Springfield Line. —This section is in satisfactory order. J. Heney Lowe, Chief Engineer. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways.

Annual Eepoet of the Midland Eailway. Sik, — Locomotive Superintendent's Office, Wellington, 17th May, 1898. I have the honour to report upon the Midland Eailway for the year ending the 31st March 1898: - Locomotives. —The whole of the locomotives have been maintained in good order. During the year two locomotives were thoroughly overhauled, and six received light repairs. Carriages. —Carriages are in fair running order. Two of the Class A bogie-carriages received heavy repairs, and five received light repairs. Wagons. —The wagons are in fair order. Buildings. —These are all in good order. Tanks, Coal-sheds, &c. —These are in good order. The locomotive staff has been transferred from Stillwater to Greymouth, and repairs to rolling-stock are now effected at Greymouth. I have, &c, T. F. Bothebam, Locomotive Superintendent. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington.

Statement of Eevenue and Expendituee, New Zealand Midland Eailway, Year ending 31st March, 1898. Eevenue — £ s. d. £ g. d. Passengers ... ... ... ... 6,516 13 1 Parcels, &c. ... ... ... ... 535 12 5 Goods, Ac. ... ... ... ... 10,772 1 11 Percentages ... ... ... ... 1,557 4 3 19,381 11 8 Expenditure— Traffic 2,105 15 7 Locomotive ... ... ... ... 2,804 10 0 Maintenance ... ... ... ... 8,565 17 11 General charges ... ... ... 711 12 11 14,187 16 5 Net revenue ... ... ... £5,193 15 3 Expenditure per cent, of revenue ... 73-20 Accountant's Office, 17th May, 1898. A. C. Fife, Accountant.

APPENDIX F. Sic,— District Traffic Manager's Office, Auckland, 30th April, 1898. I have the honour to report on the working of the Auckland Section of the New Zealand Government railways for the financial year ending the 31st March, 1898. The traffic for the year shows an increase in every item, except horses and firewood, as compared with the traffic for the previous year; the increased revenue derived therefrom being £9,700. The passenger traffic shows a very large increase, principally in the issue of excursion tickets. The public greatly appreciate the holiday excursion fares of 2d. and Id. per mile, first and second class respectively, and as these fares become more widely known so is the issue much greater and more appreciated. The parcels traffic shows an increase in the number of parcels carried of over 6,500. This shows of itself that the new rates for the carriage of small parcels have been taken advantage of. The increases in carriages, dogs, and live-stock call for no special comment. Chaff shows an increase of 2,500 tons, and grain of nearly 400 tons. This increase is in grain and chaff sent from country stations, and it shows that the country settlers are doing their best to supply the local markets with the various requirements. Wool shows a satisfactory increase of 1,500 bales. . • Firewood shows a small decrease. The prices obtained are in many cases too low to warrant the cutting of the wood.

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Timber shows an increase of over 2,000,000 superficial feet. A fair proportion of this increase is no doubt due to the extension of the railway-line from Kanohi to Makarau, as in expectation of this extension being opened a large quantity of timber had been gathered together at Waitangi. Extended building operations have, however, been carried out all over the Auckland District during the past year, and this also accounts in a great measure for the increase shown. Merchandise shows an increase of 1,100 tons, principally on goods sent from Auckland. Coal and minerals show the creditable increase of 7,000 tons. A large quantity of bricks have been received at Auckland during the past few months, owing to several large warehouses having been erected in that town. The increase in the coal trade is also satisfactory, as it shows that the local coal is being used wherever possible. When we remember the fact that the mining boom was at its best in 1896, and as a consequence the revenue on this section for the year ending the 31st March, 1897, showed an increase of about £8,000 over that for the previous year, it is especially pleasing to note that the revenue for the year ending the 31st March, 1898, is over £9,000 above that for the previous year, or £17,000 above that for the year ending the 31st March, 1896. Mining has been very quiet during almost the whole of the year ending the 31st March, 1898, and the increase mentioned above shows that, notwithstanding the chill that overtook the mining boom, there is an undercurrent of prosperity throughout the whole of the Auckland Province, and an increasing settlement in the country districts. A new coal-mine, worked by the Ealph's Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited), wiil be opened during the month of May, 1898. The coal from this mine is said to be of very good quality, and the output from Huntly should therefore be greatly augmented during the coming year. The line from Paeroa to Thames is expected to be open for traffic about Christmas next, and this should greatly increase the passenger and goods traffic on the section. Taking all the circumstances into account, I think I am quite justified in anticipating a greatly increased revenue for the year ending the 31st March, 1899. The train-services throughout the year have been generally satisfactory. Complaints re delays have arisen, but on the whole I consider the year which has just closed has been a very successful one from every point of view. The usual returns and reports have already been forwarded. I have, &c, A. Geant, District Traffic Manager. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington.

Sie, — District Traffic Manager's Office, Wanganui, 21st May, 1898. I have the honour to report that the revenue from traffic forwarded from stations in this district for the year ending the 31st March, 1898, amounted to £125,803 7s. 9d., an increase as compared with the previous year of £11,071 0s. 4d. The following table shows the increases under the various headings:—

There were decreases of 3,652 tons of minerals (other than coal) and 698 tons of timber. The net increase of tonnage was 9,989 tons. Mineral traffic in this district consists chiefly of road materials and bricks. There was an exceptional expansion in both these classes during the year 1896-97. The apparent decline in timber traffic is due to the contraction of local supply. The volume of traffic has not decreased, but it originates outside this district to a greater extent than formerly. The numbers of passengers, exclusive of season-ticket holders, booked at stations in this district were, —

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Description. Numbers. Tons. Value. Passengers Parcels, &c. Live-stock Chaff, &c. ... Wool Firewood ... Grain Merchandise Coal Miscellaneous revenue 29,739 5,173 97,916 3,543\ 1,088 3891 4,638f 3,730 9511 £ s. d. 1,618 0 7 327 10 1 8,066 17 10 1,058 11 10

Numbers. Value of Fares. At ordinary fares At holiday excursion fares At school and factory excursion fares 410,417 43,856 10,233 £ s. d. 43,167 7 10 8,887 13 10 666 5 9 Total 464,506 £52,721 7 5

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On the 13th December, 1897, this district was, by the opening of the section between Pahiatua and Woodville, connected with the Wellington-Wairarapa line. Of 12,439 passengers booked to Wellington during the year, 777 travelled by the Government line vid Wairarapa, and 11,662 by the Manawatu Company's line. About three-fifths of the live-stock traffic is to the Wellington markets and freezing-works; but owing to the longer journey vid Wairarapa advantage has not been taken of that route to any extent. Although the season was not altogether favourable, there was an increase of 15 per cent, in the quantity of dairy produce carried; 2,945 tons of butter and 1,307 tons of cheese were forwarded. On Good Friday, 16th April, 1897, traffic south of Wanganui was interrupted by floods. In consequence of the extensive damage to line and bridges, trains could not be run over that portion of the line for two days. By means of coach and ferry services communication between Wanganui and Palmerston was then restored, but through goods traffic could not be resumed until the 17th May, when a temporary bridge across the Bangitikei Eiver was completed. The disorganization of the Easter holiday traffic and the suspension of through goods traffic caused a considerable loss of revenue, apart altogether from the extra cost of working. With the exception of the diversion at Woodville of the Napier-Palmerston passenger-trains to the Wairarapa route in December last, there has been no material alteration in the train-services of the district. The insufficiency of the supply of rolling-stock has been the subject of considerable complaint from the customers of the department. The revenue prospects for the ensuing year are, on the whole, good. If the present fares and rates are maintained, an increase of 10 per cent, upon last year's total may be expected. I have, &c, H. Buxton. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington. . District Traffic Manager.

Sib, — District Traffic Manager's Office, Wellington, 6th June, 1898. The following is a condensed report on the traffic of the Wellington-Napier district during the year ended the 31st March, 1898 :— The volume and value of the business have been most satisfactory, there having been, compared with last year, an increase of about 40,100 passengers, 1,700 season tickets, 9,800 parcels, 71,500 head of live-stock, and 36,700 tons of goods, the most important contributors to the lastmentioned increase being wool, timber, and general merchandise. This large access of traffic has caused a substantial increase of revenue, the gross amount for this year being £196,793, as compared with £171,705 for last year, an improvement of £25,088. The cheap excursion rates inaugurated in 1895 have become very popular, especially with the residents of the country districts, and there is abundant evidence that the adoption of these rates has very considerably increased the number of travellers. No doubt the increase in the number of parcels carried is also largely due to the introduction of reduced rates for this branch of the traffic. Dairy farming has been steadily extended during the year, and there has been a satisfactory improvement in the quantity of milk, butter, cheese, and eggs handled. There has been_ a very material increase in the number of live-stock conveyed—particularly sheep. This is due largely to the great decrease in the rates of railage, but it is attributable partly to the fact that the production has increased owing to a greater area of land having been placed under pasture in consequence of increased settlement. The connection of the Wellington line with the Wanganui and Napier lines caused a considerable quantity of wool, which has formerly been sent by other routes, to be forwarded vid the Wairarapa, and this, in conjunction with a considerable natural increase in the districts contiguous to the Wellington and Napier lines, resulted in the carriage of 10,000 bales in excess of the quantity dealt with last year. Activity in the building trade, and the export of timber to Australia, are responsible for an improvement of over eight and a quarter million superficial feet in the timber traffic. The increase of general merchandise, &c, carried, amounts to over 16,000 tons, and is due partly to the greater prosperity of the district, and partly to the connection of the Wellington, Napier, and Wanganui lines. Since the connection of these lines there has been a considerable exchange of commodities between the Wairarapa, the Manawatu, and the bush districts (Hawke's Bay), and I have no doubt that this trade will greatly develop in the future. Satisfactory as the business has been, it would have been still greater but for three important interruptions to traffic which occurred during the year. The most important of these was that occasioned By the disastrous flood of Easter, 1897, which temporarily devastated a large part of Hawke's Bay. This flood caused extensive damage to the line, and entailed great trouble and expense on the department in the maintenance of passenger and goods services by rail, coach, ferry, and steamer. The second of these interruptions was caused by a large qantity of rock slipping into and completely filling a deep cutting between Kaitoke and Summit. This caused a complete suspension of goods traffic for a week, passenger traffic being maintained by exchanging trains at the slip. The third interruption also necessitated the entire suspension of goods traffic for several days; it was due to the burning of a bridge near Mauriceville during the progress of the extensive series of bush fires that swept the country from Kaitoke to Takapau last summer. Another unfortunate result of these fires was the destruction of a large area of magnificent bush scenery in the neighbourhood of the Pukuratahi Valley, Summit, and Cross Creek. As this bush was one of the chief scenic attractions of the Wairarapa route, the loss of a large part of it is greatly to be regretted.

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During the year the train-services in several parts of the district were considerably improved -and extended to cope with the increase in the traffic ; also some important alterations in the timetable were caused by the connection of the Wellington, Napier, and Wanganui lines. The working of these additional trains, and the general improvement of the traffic, has necessitated a large increase in the staff of the district; extra men have been provided accordingly. The traffic has been conducted under great disadvantages in the matter of the supply of rolling-stock, the year's work having shown conclusively that engines of greater tractive power are imperatively required to cope with the greater weight of many of the trains ; that the number of passenger-cars requires augmenting; and that a large increase to the stock of goods- and timberwagons has become an absolute necessity if the traffic is to be dealt with to the satistaction of the department's customers. The general improvement at present perceptible in business leads to the conclusion that the volume of traffic for the year under review will be not only maintained, but to a considerable extent exceeded, during the year now current. I have, &c, T. E. Donne, District Traffic Manager. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington.

Sib,— District Traffic Manager's Office, Christchurch, 30th April, 1898. I have the honour to report on the working of the Christchurch district for the year ending the 31st March, 1898. The year's operations have resulted in a gratifying increase of business in nearly all branches of traffic. The passenger traffic has grown largely, 60,399 passengers more than last year having travelled, producing an increased revenue of £5,018 7s. 2d. The holiday excursion traffic has developed remarkably during the year, there being an increase of 34,456 passengers carried at the various descriptions of excursion fares —the number of passengers carried for the year being 155,378, as against 120,922 for the previous year. The tourist traffic to Hanmer Plains has increased about 20 per cent., but the Mount Cook and southern lakes excursions remain about stationary. In goods traffic there are substantial increases in cattle, sheep, chaff, firewood, timber, and merchandise, and slight decreases in pigs, grain, and minerals. The sheep traffic has grown to very large dimensions, 950,429 sheep having been carried during the year, the number for last year being 692,761. There is, therefore, an increase of 257,668 sheep, or nearly 40 per cent. In cattle there is an increase of over 40 per cent., and in pigs a decrease of about 25 per cent. The wool traffic remains about stationary. In grain there is a decrease of 6,520 tons, and in minerals of 3,686 tons. The prospects for the current year, although they may to some extent be affected by the protracted drought, are, on the whole, distinctly hopeful. The grain yield has not realised the expectations formed earlier in the season, but it is anticipated that the total quantity will be at least equal to last year's yield, and probably may exceed it to a small extent. It may also be assumed that the improved prices for grain will stimulate production, and cause a larger area than usual to be sown. Some further growth may also be looked for in the sheep traffic, the capacity of the meat-works in this district having been considerably increased. The passenger traffic, which has steadily grown during the last year, may also be expected to increase, the issue of holiday excursion tickets on all important holiday occasions being an inducement to travel which is being taken advantage of in an increasing degree. I have, &c, W. H. Gaw, District Traffic Manager. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington.

Sib, — District Traffic Manager's Office, Dunedin, 4th May, 1898. During the past year ten miles of new line have been added to the section from Hyde to Kokonga, making a total mileage for the district of 354 miles 10 chains. The volume of freight and passenger traffic during the past year has been most satisfactory. Merchandise traffic increased by 16,624 tons, and passenger traffic by 45,681. The total cash collected amounted to £275,383 165., against £261,870 13s. 4d. for the previous year; the expenditure being £47,882 14s. 2d. Owing to the drought in the Oamaru district grain crops failed to the extent of 3,910 tons, but around and south of Dunedin there were increases to the extent of 3,750 tons. Unless the season for sowing winter wheat becomes more favourable in the northern district than at present, I fear a similar loss there for 1899. Our parcels traffic has increased by 7,333 parcels. Season-tickets have also increased by 2,786, caused chiefly through the demand for workmen's tickets. The output of coal from pits in the district shows an increase of 6,870 tons over 1896-97 and 22,252 tons over 1895-96. In 1896-97 we shipped .183,450 carcases of frozen mutton, and 242,791 for the year just ended. School and factory excursions show an increase of 18,614, the revenue being £3,557 10s. lid. Traffic in rabbits increased from 464 tons in 1896-97 to 2,348 tons last year, and to judge from present traffic a very large increase may be expected on above tonnage. Traders are becoming more alive to their interests in the method of forwarding rabbits, and packing in cases and crates is becoming more general. Comparing the year upon which we have just entered with the past, I am inclined to think that we may suffer a slight decrease in all lines in the Oamaru district, but apart from this, and in

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so far as general merchandise, passenger, import, and export trade is concerned, I feel satisfied that substantial increases may be expected. Owing to continued increase in trade the additions made to our allotment of rolling-stock during the year have not afforded perceptible relief from the almost constant struggle to supply orders. To expeditiously meet demands, without incurring extra mileage and expenditure, a further and immediate addition of at least 300 trucks to our present allotment is an absolute necessity. The express service which was inaugurated between Dunedin and Invercargill on the Ist December is much appreciated by the travelling public. I have, &c, Thomas Aethub. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington. District Traffic Manager.

Sib, — District Traffic Manager's Office, Invercargill, sth May, 1898. I have the honour to report on the working of the Southland District New Zealand railways for the financial year ending the 31st March, 1898. The traffic has been the heaviest yet recorded, being an increase of £8,892 Bs. 7d. over that of last year ; and, seeing that the traffic for the latter year was exceptionally heavy, the results must be considered most satisfactory. The increase would have been far heavier had not the very bad weather experienced in Southland for the last five months of the year caused the harvest to be late. The most noticeable features of the year's traffic were the exceptional expansion of the timber trade and general merchandise. The rabbit business was also very extensive, and is no doubt accountable for some of the increases in other branches of traffic. The passenger traffic has also been the largest yet reached in this district. The only decrease worth noticing has been in the carriage of sheep, the number carried showing a large falling-off. Notwithstanding the favourable nature of the past year's traffic, I consider the current year will prove even more successful. The timber traffic still continues to increase, and the large extent of new country lately taken up in various parts of Southland and Tapanui districts will cause an extensive increase of the areas under grain, and, given a satisfactory season, the returns should be greatly in excess of any yet received. The prices for all kinds of cereal this season will cause extensive cropping, and it is very rarely that this district has two bad harvest seasons running. All branches of traffic are now very busy, and the number of rabbits carried by train continues to increase. There is no doubt that this new branch of industry is a very important one, as, besides absorbing the major portion of the unemployed, it brings to us, both directly and indirectly, a large increase of business. The late alterations in the train-services, especially the quickened running of the expresses between Dunedin and Invercargill, and vice versa, have resulted in an increase of the passenger traffic between these points, and given general sat isfaction. There have been no accidents of any kind to our trains, and everything has worked, satisfactorily. I have, &c, S. F. Whitcombe. The General Manager, New Zealand Eailways, Wellington. District Traffic Manager.

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INDEX OF EETUBNS ACCOMPANYING ANNUAL REPORT OP THE GENERAL MANAGER OP NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, 1897-98.

No. 1. Revenue accounts. 2. Expenditure account. 3. Detail of classified expenditure. 4. Classified expenditure and revenue. 5. Comparative statement of passenger and goods traffic. 6. Cost of construction and rate of interest. 7. Expenditure under vote "Additions to Open Lines." 8. Comparison of revenue and expenditure for eighteen financial years. 9. Statement of season tickets issued. 10. Classified maintenance expenditure. 11. Return of passenger bookings at excursion fares. 12. Revenue and expenditure of stations. 13. Carriage and wagon stock, and tarpaulins. 14. Locomotive stock. 15. Comparative statement of mileage, capital cost, earnings, and expenditure on colonial railways. 16. Stores contracts. 17. Weighing-machines. Weighbi-idges. Traversers and turntables. Cranes and pumps. 18. Renewals of rails. 19. Renewals of sleepers. 20. Number of stations and sidings. 21. Mileage of lines. 22. Sleepers laid and removed. 23. Number of employes. 24. Accidents. 25. Particulars of private-siding traffic. 26. Locomotive returns. 27. Traffic from coal-mines, Hurunui-Bluff. 28. Vessels loaded and discharged at different ports, Hurunui-Bluff. 29. Mileage of track, main line and sidings, Hurunui-Bluff. 30. Alterations in scale of charges.

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RETURN No. 1. SUMMARY of REVENUE ACCOUNTS for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

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Db. £ s. d. Ce. £ s. d. To Cash in hand and outstanding, ist April, 1897 ... ... ... ... 17,590 IS 1 By Gross payments into Public Account to 31st March, 1898 ... 1,471,211 4 4 Passengers, parcels, goods, &c, 31st March, 1898 ... ... ... ... 1,376,007 14 10 Less Refunds ... ... ... ... ... 98,889 2 3 £ s. d. *I.172.'}22 2 2 s. d. Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1898 " z z 21,276 7 9 -1,372,322 2 2 21,276 7 9 £i,393,59 8 9 'i £i,393,598 9 11 £1,393,598 a » To Net amount paid into Public Account, 31st March, 1898 ... ... ... 1,372,322 2 2 By Expenditure to 31st March, 1898 Less Cash in hand and outstanding, 1 st April, 1897 ... ... ... 17,590,15 1 ' Balance available for interest * Eeceipts per Treasury ... ... ... ... £1, 70,571 14 8 !,354>73i 7 I Balance Behind Account, March 31,1897 ... 9,010 4 8 1,379,581 19 4 Balance Refund Account, March 31,1898 ... 7,259 17 2 £1,372,322 2 2 Cash in hand and outstanding, 31st March, 1898 ... ... ... ... 21,276 7 9 £1,376,007 14 10 857,190 18 5 518,816 16 5 £1,376,007 14 10 ' . 1 Betukn of Bevbnue for Haeboub Boards, &c, for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898. De. - £ s. d. Ce. To Balance, 31st March, 1897 ... ... ... ... ... ... 9,010 4 8 By Treasury payments to 31st March, 1898 ... Wharfages, &c, 31st March, 1898 .. ; ... ... ... ... 98,889 2 2 Balance due to Harbour Boards, &c. £107,899 6 10 £ s. d. 100,639 9 8 7,259 17 2 £107,899 6 10

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RETURN No. 2. GENERAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

Dr. Ce. To Balance brought forward: — Outstanding accounts at 1st April, 1897, — Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &e. Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,726 16 5 1,064 14 10 7,791 11 3 By Payments outstanding on 3 ist March, 1897, brought forward ... ' ..." 65,971 "3 1 Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 ... ... ... ... 857,19018 Stock of stores on hand at 1st April, 1897 81,828 16 2 Recoveries to credit of Vote 60, — * Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &c. 1487701-! 1 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 2004716 2 Miscellaneous recoveries ... ... ... \\\ iq'137 4 187,964 14 o Payments per Treasury to 31st Mareli, 1898, Vote 60* 1,037,888 2 9 Deposit Account—Permanent-waymaterial - ... 25,000 o o Payments outstanding on 31st March, 1898, carried forward 74,818 16 6 Deposit Account, — Cash in Treasury ... ... fi Cash with Agent-General ;." ." 3,63012 5 25,000 o o * N«te. —Payments per Treasury ...£1,035.888 2 9 Recoveries „ ... l87;964 14 o Net charge to Vote ... £849,923 8 9 Balance :— Outstanding accounts at 31st March, 1898,— Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &c. 11,356 6 2 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 553 5 g 11,909 11 11 Stock of stores in hand at 31st March, 1898 ... ... ... yg,2go 19 3 £1,227,327 6 8 6 8

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RETURN No. 3. CLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

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Permanentway. Structures. Ma Maintenance of Way and "Works. aintenance of Buildings. f Way and Works. Miscellaneous. General Charges. Total. Locomotive ! , Working „ . . Wfl , tpr Oil, Tallow, Locomotives, *uel ana water. &c Locomotive Power. 3 Power. Renewals and Repairs. General Charges. Total. Carriages. Wagons. Traffic. Head Office. Dep 3S&! ntal Credit omces. Recoveries. Total. Sections. WAGES. £ s. d. 311 14 o 1,407 11 10 1,011 14 6 18,805 18 11 39,431 16 2 £ s. d. 157 6 7 312 16 11 137 4 5 4,785 18 6 15,667 4 o £ s. d. 198 7 5 22 5 9 27 2 o 1,660 5 2 3,214 19 3 £ s. d. 28 5 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 695 13 6 1,742 14 6 1,234 J 3 5 25,794 15 4 59,154 9 4 £ s. d. 377 12 3 669 10 9 521 10 5 9,886 9 9 22,011 2 9 £ s. d. 7 18 9 25 13 2 175 14 11 881 7 1 1,318 11 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. 130 5 10 533 16 3 380 1 6 2,788 12 3 11,389 18 o £ s. d. £ s. a. 515 16 10 1,229 o 2 1,077 6 10 13,556 9 1 34,719 12 2 £ a. a. 826 98 15 o 47 5 4 1,191 2 6 2,835 1 2 £ s. a. 161 14 o 1,293 o 4 354 4 o 2,200 19 10 6,348 5 4 £ s. d. 680 11 11 i,37o 2 5 986 18 10 2i,945 7 2 46,242 15 5 £ a. d. 23 17 7 124 16 4 116 10 o 1,433 18 8 3,39i 5 10 £ s. d. 193 15 4 361 3 9 387 6 2 3,675 o 9 7,161 11 7 £ s. d. 16 o o 95 5 1 83 6 7 1,234 3 5 2,469 10 o £ s. d. 2,263 11 8 6,124 7 5 4,120 18 o 68,563 9 11 157,383 10 10 Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wellington - Napier - New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Grey-Brunner Grey-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 85,491 13 6 1,388 12 5 I,406 5 2 2,782 o 5 1,555 13 o 2,245 6 1 23,237 2 10 400 14 4 574 13 1 1,044 10 9 368 4 6 1,022 7 1 8,822 14 o 215 5 o 25 3 3 123 16 6 65 o 3 35 12 6 58 12 6 542 12 9 840 9 11 77i 5 o 53 12 2 o 12 o 76 9 2 17 15 7 7 18 4 118,322 15 4 2,058 3 11 2,006 13 6 4,026 16 10 2,006 13 4 3,3 TI 4 o 45,304 4 3 1,143 14 1 465 11 7 2,202 10 o 736 5 'o 615 19 9 2,716 3 2 120 14 8 10 2 9 107 11 8 84 14 6 29 14 1 18,564 17 2 597 5 8 425 3 o 763 16 11 606 1 6 367 3 7 66,585 4 7 1,861 14 5 900 17 4 3,o73 18 7 1,427 1 o 1,012.17 5 8,074 3 9 333 8 9 129 ig 11 23 18 10 57 15 4 118 3 9 9,310 IO IO 793 10 o 155 11 4 1,518 14 11 286 13 2 757 12 9 123,818 4 1 4,864 12 5 992 o 5 4.780 2 9 2.781 13 3 i,332 8 9 7,322 10 2 263 17 5 98 11 7 454 14 10 100 14 5 73 3 4 12,761 8 6 787 11 9 271 4 11 i,i43 13 7 442 6 7 473 4 5 5,726 8 7 12 7 6 12 4 3 79 8 11 252 18 11 21 7 11 340,468 8 8 10,950 11 2 4,542 14 9 14,942 11 5 6,849 18 2 7,057 6 6 Totals 155,838 6 0 47,708 3 o 220,354 13 o 83,934 10 7 5,478 6 2 36,547 1 8 125,959 18 5 12,917 16 10 23,180 16 6 209,794 17 5 13,404 o 2 27,658 7 4 10,003 I 2 623,267 8 6 '14,410 11 1 2,397 12 11 STORES. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wellington - Napier - New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Grey-Brunner Grey-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 334 o 4 633 10 9 353 19 7 10,126 17 3 25,432 o 1 60 14 5 185 14 5 94 12 11 1,463 16 4 3,707 16 o i°3 4 3 70 16 1 49 7 o 1,068 11 11 2,478 7 7 36 2 3 244 J 4 4 1,070 3 1 497 19 o 890 1 3 534 1 9 12,903 19 10 32,688 6 9 3° 17 5 277 15 7 102 14 4 3,237 14 7 17,809 13 1 9 18 2 45 14 1 15 12 3 421 o 1 942 19 3 40 19 1 133 19 2 106 15 3 1,882 10 3 7,782 IO I 81 14 8 457 8 10 225 1 10 5,54i 4 11 26,535 2 5 013 62 12 5 25 2 3 588 I IO 25 6 6 j 153 1 11 348 10 9 I 1,607 J 6 o 1,093 15 8 , 5,355 10 10 31 10 2 120 10 8 97 o 8 1,877 2 8 3,787 9 0 18 6 6 31 10 2 23 o 7 2,247 4 5 i,i54 5 9 655 11 o 2,049 14 8 1,011 12 1 20,031 g 9 68,305 18 11 36,856 4 9 80 4 7 115 19 o 1,104 3 5 888 13 4 768 o 10 10,412 2 11 336 6 1 284 2 3 213 4 IO 164 6 7 125 5 8 4,407 15 8 89 4 11 20 j 8 80 11 2 36 18 o 11 6 11 766 17 5 48 13 1 11 18 10 1 16 11 52,443 o 9 505 15 7 420 10 11 1,446 12 6 1,101 16 g 906 10 4 26,196 14 7 222 14 4 109 12 6 433 5 8 473 12 4 301 19 6 1,978 1 8 40 8 7 20 7 11 68 11 4 23 19 6 17 18 o 11,327 10 4 353 4 o 139 15 8 263 8 3 345 4 10 154 13 10 39,502 6 7 616 6 11 269 16 1 765 5 3 842 16 8 474 11 4 4,501 12 5 . 6,094 4 o 160 18 10 Cr. 547 7 9 33 13 7 493 13 7 1 19 3 989 7 3 62 12 6 102 14 6 39 10 9 112 15 4 8,309 14 8 646 12 7 159 17 4 336 8 9 210 2 o 109 O IO 5,330 9 4 17 4 0 3 10 3 168 10 6 14 1 o 126 1 1 105,520 9 1 1,365 2 2 1,374 1 3 3,37i 2 6 2,306 1 5 1,516 7 6 Totals 76,693 13 11 17,048 2 5 8,416 13 2 2,180 5 11 104,338 15 5 49,196 13 11 3,584 10 10 22,530 10 9 75,311 15 6 6,293 3 9 j 15,012 9 11 15,685 9 4 9,134 3 7 207,507 10 4 ISCELLANE' iUS. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wellington - Napier - New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Grey-Brunner Grey-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 1 5 10 3 9 10 1 17 9 60 3 2 54 I 4 071 3 2 10 0 5 9 24 16 7 167 16 5 061 o 12 6 12 3 5 080 o 10 2 29 12 9 3 18 7 22 3 2 19 6 6 251 10 o 597 13 o 5 11 6 28 15 10 22 4 1 337 12 5 861 6 11 o 11 8 10 2 9 18 2 3 9 16 3 49 6 2 25 19 3 797 12 8 3,060 8 10 2 1 10 11 13 3 10 4 o 133 8 5 318 16 11 ii 18 1 61 11 1 36 3 3 94i 3 10 3,397 8 o 112 6 5 4 8 13 4 257 8 9 745 16 4 12 19 8 131 6 o 27 13 11 596 13 4 1,843 7 1 9 6 10 136 2 3 25 15 o 564 15 o 2,447 5 6 40 17 3 364 o 6 120 9 7 2,697 13 4 9,295 3 10 200 1 1 6 Io 2 4 3 1 016 3 3 7 3 12 4 368 18 5 677 2 12 O o 1 8 065 8 10 2 17 17 2 042 1 11 5 1,247 6 6 41 16 1 16 9 11 76 12 9 17 5 3 13 11 11 1,835 14 7 54 13 10 23 9 2 76 15 11 20 15 3 26 6 11 8 8 6 2,348 17 9 173 17 3 58 9 8 146 2 9 54 19 4 28 7 6 662 1 o 21 7 10 8 19 3 4° 4 3 9 5 11 7 2 10 3,oi9 7 3 195 5 1 67 8 11 186 19 6 64 5 3 35 10 4 1,704 17 2 98 8 10 25 13 6 46 11 11 13 17 1 416 2,002 o o 170 12 o 22 5 4 179 7 11 17 12 8 22 19 11 3,636 11 11 70 5 6 83 18 2 119 4 o 32 8 1 40 7 7 12,198 10 11 589 5 3 222 15 1 608 19 3 148 18 4 129 6 3 o 12 6 o 12 6 Totals 583 4 11 2,307 13 8 3,293 6 5 37 17 8 6,753 17 5 1,225 5 6 8,017 ° 7 5,026 17 10 7,165 19 10 338 9 8 3 1 3 4 32 14 IO 2,912 14 11 26,415 19 7 Grand totals 65,339 10 4 22,858 7 7 4,610 13 8 2,307 13 8 327,986 14 10 83,934 10 7 3,584 IO IO 65,831 g 10 1,225 5 6 209,288 14 6 22,123 15 6 232,646 6 7 27,658 7 4 857,190 i8 5 232,870 9 7 54,712 17 9 43,220 4 3 13,404 o 2 19,137 4 9

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RETURN No. 4. CLASSIFIED STATEMENT showing Revenue and Expenditure, and Proportion of each Class of Expenditure to Mileage and Revenue, for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

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[ileage. tvenue. ion of each Class of Expenditi Classified Expenditure. Proporti ire to M: ileage and Revenue. Section. u fl . ja 2 a CO Hi TraioMileage. Total. Per Mile of Railway per Annum (Average). <l" I q h r^ 9 Maintenance T Locomotive Way. Power - Repairs of Carriages and Wagons. Traffic Expenses. Head Office, Credit Kecovenes. Total. if Ml *:i Maintenance. = 3 EX a Locomotive. M I," tin CO PM Carriages and Wagons. -s g J.- «« ««* r Is sis U PL, fi. W Traffic. o . . CO <- It P-H ;ad Offici c CO ■?=> CM p. 'Si Si Departmental Offices. Credi o . j o a C ° ■ ap —S3 Set. 0 a o > : \\"h o > -K few " i % *8 cm Pi p. ■ «- a, it Recoveries. eggs |„- ; 3§ «£g p. ; CM G- P. Total. a '%£ ce PM 1897-98. Kawakawa ... Whangarei ... Kaihu Auckland Wellingto n-Napier - New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Greymouth-B runner,.. Greymouth-Hokitika... Westport Nelson Picton 8 18 17 312 45i 1,142 8 24 3i 23 21 5,120 28,200 20,337 469,827 990,947 1,971,881 19,726 31,116 65-517 39,894 23,918 £ s. d. 2,322 15 5 12,522 5 7 ",737 9 10 148,117 o 2 342,699 7 8 760,021 10 1 25,049 o 7 9,826 3 10 45,655 17 6 10,097 5 11 7,958 18 3 £ s. d. 290 6 11 695 13 8 690 8 10 475 12 3 770 14 10 668 7 1 3,131 2 7 : 409 8 6 1,472 15 5 439 o 3 378 19 " s. d. 9 of 8 ioi 11 61 6 3* 6 n 7 81 25 4f 6 3 i 13 ni 5 o| 6 7 S £ s. d. 1,199 4 o 2,661 11 7 1,790 19 3 39,036 7 7 92,704 3 o 172,601 10 8 2,618 13 4 2,450 13 7 5,550 5 3 3,129 5 4 4,244 1 3 £ s. d.j 609 9 7 1,748 o 1 1,338 11 11 20,038 17 10 64,652 2 7 109,106 18 5 2,673 6 5 1,238 2 4 4,026 3 4 2-334 2 11 1,522 19 i £ s. d. 246 11 o 2,142 10 9 616 5 o 6,202 I I 2 18,221 16 5 31,687 8 2 1,009 i° 8 860 17 3 2,760 o 1 54i 5 3 1,055 4 o £ s. d. 721 8 11 1,626 15 4 1,109 14 6 24,387 4 10 52,477 9 11 135,764 10 8 5,581 10 6 1,235 15 11 5,235 15 6 3,024 3 4 1,481 17 2 £ s. d. 23 17 7 124 16 4 116 10 o i,433 18 8 3,39i 5 10 7,322 10 2 263 17 5 98 11 7 454 14 10 100 14 5 73 3 4 £ s. d. 193 15 4 361 3 9 387 6 2 3,675 o 9 7,161 11 7 12,761 8 6, 787 11 9| 271 4 11 i,i43 13 7 442 6 7, 473 4 5; £ s. d.| 34 6 6 126 15 3 106 7 2 3,48i 7 10 3,623 15 9 11,056 17 11 29 11 6 15 14 6 247 19 5 266 19 11 147 9 01 £ s. d. i 2,959 19 11 8,538 2 7 5,252 19 8 91,292 13 o 234,984 13 7 458,187 8 8 12,904 18 7 6,139 11 1 18,922 13 2 ' 9,304 17 11 8,7°3 o 3 £ 51-63 21-25 15-26 26-36 27-05 22-71 10-46 24-94 12-16 30-99! 53'32| £ j 149-90 ■47-86; ■05-35 125-34 208-49 ISI78 327-33 I02'II I d - i 56"2i 22-65 21-14! I9-94 22-45 2 I'OI 31-86 18'go 20-33 1883 42-59 £ 26-24 13-96 1-1-41 13-53 i8-8 7 ! 14-36! 10-67! I2-60 1 8-82 £ 76-19 97-11 78-74 ! 64-35 I4S'4I I 95-95 1334-17 5159 129-88 101-48 72-52 d. 28-57 14-88 1580 10-23 15-66 13-28 32-53' 9-55J I4-75 14-04 15-28 £ io'6i 17-11 5-25| 4'19: 5-32 4-17 4-03 8-76 6-04! 5-36 13-26 £ 30-82 119-03 36-25 19-92 40-98 27-86J 126-19! 35-87! 89-03 23-53 50-25 d. 11-56 18-24 7-27! 3-I7 4-41 3-86 12-28 664 IO'I 1 3-26 10-59 £ 31-06 12-99, 9'45 16-46 1531 1786 22"28 12-58 11-47 29-95 18-62 I j £ 1 d. j £ 90-1833-82: 103 90-38 13-84 roo 65-281310 099 78-31 12-46. 097 n8'02 12-71; 0-99 119-3916-52! 0-96 697-696791! 1-05 51-49 9'53' 1 'oo 168-90 19-18. roo 131-49 18-19: roo 70-5714-87, 0-92 113-8615-23! 0-97 £ 2-98 6'93 6-86 4-61 7-63 6-44 32-99 4-11 14-67 4-38 3-48 d. I-I2 ro6 i"37 073 0-82 0-89 3-21 0-76 1-67 o'6i o-73 £ 8-34 2-88 3-30 2-48 2-09 r68 3-15 2-76 2-50 4-38 5'95 £ 24-22 20-07 22-78 n-8o i6'ii II"22 98-45 11-30 36-89 19-23 22-53 d. 9-08 307 4-57 i-88 i'74 i-55 9-58 209 4-19 2-66 4'75 £ 1-48 roi 091 2'35 ro6 i-45 0'12 o'i6 0-54 2-64 1-85 £ 4-29 7-04 6-26 11-18 8-15 9-72 370 0-65 8-00 1161 d. r6i ro8 1-26 1-78 o-88 i'34 0-36 0'12 0-91 161 1-48 £ 127-43 68-18 44-75 61-64 68-57 60-29 51-52 62-48, 4i'45 92-15 109-35 £ 370-00 ; i 474'34 ! 309-00 293-I5 528-49 402-92 1,613-12 i 25582, 610-41 404-56; 4H'43' d. 13875 72-66 61-99 46-63 56-91 55-77 157-01 47-35 69-32 55-98 87-33 179-04 I3606 202-10 23-11 19-13 7-02 Totals ... 2,055 3,666,483 1,376,007 14 10 673 9 1 7 6 327,986 14 10 209,288 14 6, ;6S,343 19 232,646 6 7 27,658 7 4 857,190 18 5 1 23-84 160-53 21-471 15-21 102-43 13-70 4-75 31-98 4-27 16-91 6-56 o-88 2'0I I3-54 1-81 i-39 9'37 1-25 62-30 4I9-53; 56-11 13,404 o 2 I9,i37 4 9 1896-97. Kawakawa ... Whangarei ... Kaihu Auckland Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Greymouth-Brunner... Greyniouth-Hokitika... Westport Nelson Picton 18 4,920 29,921 16,796 444,866 £ s. d. 2,547 7 10 9,442 10 4 9,696 o 7 138,726 19 4 £ s. d. 318-8 6 584 10 9 570 7 1 448 19 1 s. d. 10 4i 6 3 i 11 6J 6 2| £ s. d. 971 18 4 2,507 5 8 i,573 8 3 38,399 13 o £ s. d. 462 5 8 2,899 I 2 ° 904 14 II 17,553 5 9 £ s. d. 345 7 2 1,204 8 4 549 12 10 7,427 11 7 £ s. d. 758 o 3 1,229 o 10 809 o 5 22,942 o 4 £ s. d. 1 29 5 5 106 11 5 106 18 6 i,S73 8 3 £ s. d. 327 6 o 324 5 3 327 7 6 3,444 8 5 £ s. d. 63 17 o 132 4 10 50 18 6 2,408 19 o £ s. d. "2,830 5 10 8,138 18 8 4,220 3 11 88,931 8 4 £ £ 38-15 121-49 26-5515521 1623 92-55 27-68 124-27 d. 47'4ij 20'IIi 22'48 20'7I £ i8-i5 30-71 933 12-65 £ 5779 i79'5o 53-22 56-80 d. 22-55 23-26 i2'93| 9'47, £ 13-56 i2'75 5-67 5-36 £ 43' 17 74'56 32-33 2404 d. 16-84 9-66 7-85 400 £ 29-76 13-02 8"34 16-54 £ 94-75 7608 47'59 74-25 d. 36-08 9-86 n-56 12-37 £ 115 1-13 no i-i4 £ 3-66 660 6-29 5'°9 d. i-43 085 i-53 0-85 £ 12-85 3'43 3-38 2-48 £ 4091 20 07 19-26 11-15 d. 15-96 2-60 4-68 r88 £ 2-51 1-40 o-53 i'74 £ 7-98 8-i8 d. 3'ii ro6 o'73 1-30 £ 11i-i 1 86-19 43-52 64-11 £ 35379 503-84 248-25 287-80 d. 138-06 6528 60-30 47-98 17 309 2'99 7-80 426 1,133 8 878,154 1,850,104 20,118 3i,945 68,768 39,427 24,199 304,145 14 10 728,678 3 5 24,796 11 3 9,141 5 8 42,559 2 10 9,611 10 5 6,812 17 11 713 19 2 643 5 5 3,099 11 5 380 17 9 1,372 17 6 417 17 10 324 8 5 6 11 7 ioi 24 7J 5 8f 12 4I 4 ioi 5 7i 71,449 13 6 165,913 12 1 3,074 2 7 2,359 9 9 7,446 11 o 4,3" 15 4 3,973 15 3 56,624 6 7 102,171 4 6 2,330 7 7 770 4 2 3,877 4 7 1,627 11 9 1,322 11 1 19,291 5 9 30,865 o 7 3,261 o 5 252 18 4 1,995 o 2 230 13 1 401 12 7 46,565 5 6 126,559 9 2 5,041 10 7 1,138 o 1 4,796 12 7 2,723 16 5 1,350 18 11 3,426 2 4 8,281 o 5 285 5 10 104 11 5 490 9 6 108 18 9 77 15 7 5,948 4 10 11,218 14 5 783 15 11 176 12 2 1,042 19 7 474 8 4 413 2 4 5,650 3 o 13,090 13 3 78 2 III 16 13 6 403 5 o 287 4 3 98 5 io 1 197,654 15 6 43i,9i8 7 11 ! 14,698 o o 4,785 2 5 19,245 12 5 9,189 19 5 7,441 9 11 23-49167-72 22-77146-47 12-40384-27 2581 9831 17-50240-21 4486 187-47 58-33 189-23 19-50 2r52 36-6 7 I7'73 25-99 26-25 39-4I 18-63 14-02 9'40 8-43 911 16-93 19-41 132-92 90-20 291-30 32-09 12507 70-76 62-98 I5-47; i3'25 27:80 5'79 I3-53 9-91 13-11 6-34 4'22i I3'I5! 2-77 4-69 2-40 5-90 45'29 : 27-25 407-63 io-54 64-36 10-03 I9'I3 5-27 400 38-90 1-90 6-96 1-40 3-98 15-31 17-37 20-33 12-45 11-27 28-34 19-83 109-31 in 72 630-19 47'4 1 1 15473; iiS'43 64'33 12-73 16-42 60-14 8-55 16-74 16-58 i3'4o 113 I-I4 i-i5 i-i4 i-i5 1-13 i-i4 8-04 7-3I 3566 4-36 15-82 473 3-7o 0-94 1-07 3'4i 0-78 1-71 0-66 0-77 i'95 i'54 3 16 i'93 2'45 4'94 606 13-96 9-90 97-97 7-36 33'65 20-63 19-67 1 62 1-46 9'35 1'33 3-64 2-89 4-10 r86 1-79 032 0-18 o-95 2-99 1-44 13-26 11-56 977 o'6g 13-01 12-49 4-68 i'54 1'69 o-93 0-13 1-40 i-75 0-97 64-99 59-27 59-27 52-35 45-22 95-61 109-23 463-98 381-29 1,837-25 199-38 62083 399'56 354-36 54-02 56-03 i75'34 3595 67-17 55-94 73-80 24 31 23 21 Totals ... I 2,Ol8 3,409,218 1,286,158 4 5 637 17 6 7 61 301,981 4 9 190,543 8 7 65,824 10 10! 24,481 4 91 23-48 I49-77 2T26 14-82 94-50 1341 5-12 32-65 4-64 16-63 106-09 1506 n 3 7-24 1-03 1-90 12-14 1-72 i'73 11-05 i'57 6i - 35 39i'34 55'55 213,913 15 1 14,590 7 5 [22,280 7 I 789,054 4 4

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RETURN No. 5. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Passenger and Goods Traffic for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.

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v ,' X±.~X MS Passengers. 'arcels, &. Live-Stock, Goods, &c. Sections. First Jlass. Second Class. Total. Season Tickets. Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Dravs, Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Equivalent Tonnage for Chaff, Lime, &c. Live-Stock, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total. 1897-98. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland... Wellington- Napier - New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluft" Greymouth-Brunner Greymouth-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 8 18 17 312 45i Single. 549 2,670 169 20,961 35-109 Return. 298 1,978 1,626 51-528 216,310 Single. 1,823 13,586 2,527 99,134 169,883 Return. 4.578 14,256 19,164 441,236 847,898 No. 7,248 32,490 23,486 612,859 I,269,200 No. Ill 109 8,079 14.095 No. 1,097 1,330 1,284 64,465 157,388 No. 18 3 24 696 4,068 No. 3 2 No. 51 38 112 2.571 8,165 No. I ,169 1.373 1,420 67,802 169,886 No. 33 1 87 164 No. 4 183 4 10,522 14,251 No. 2 2 No. 607 1,385 No. 39 1 3,053 6,870 No. 611 1,642 8 141,981 857,S5o Tons c. q. 25 12 O 134 12 0 2 0 0 8,822 9 O ,38,564 o o Tons c. q. 600 72 O O 42 O O 10,636 O O 11 ,844 0 O Tons c. q. Tons e. q. 42 O O 462 O O 144 O O 4,186 O O 139,846 0 o Tons c. q. 85 6 o 12,772 o o 45,679 13 o 22, I 15 8 0 87,031 16 O Tons c. q. 1,313 5 o 40 14 0 13,578 5 o 39,806 14 0 Tons c. q. 1,561 3 O 3,313 I O 1,765 5 o 31,726 8 o 94,694 16 o Tons c. q. Tons c. q. Tons c. q. 11,384 9 o 13,078 18 o 13,104 10 0 47.037 5 o 64,969 11 o 65.104 3 O 219 11 oj 47.891 3 o 47-893 3 0 104,870 6 O; 189,012 19 o 197-835 8 0 46,310 18 o. 344,897 o o 383,461 o o 70 265 I ,670 627 126,649 835.638 1,900 12 O 25,362 16 O [, 142 8 24 31 23 21 54,651 1,171 778 93 603 1,424 376,540 5, 230 6,690 754 5,448 4,864 265,272 II,676 7.712 8,129 9,645 5,883 t,693,272 85,126 47,268 53,904 52,888 27, 960 2,389,735 103,203 62,448 62, 880 68,584 40,131 24,748 345 512 117 407 137 288,961 7,299 2,734 3,104 3,318 13 4,802 155 123 3 9 35 488 17 5 11,264 283 160 105 232 88 305,515 7,754 3,022 3,212 3,569 138 553 44 30 11 15,926 261 65 6 11 1,351 2 I 1,385,081 2,539 I ,240 198 330 2,928 32,297 352 84 6 23 59 1,435,208 3,198 1,420 222 369 3,031 62,347 16 o 224 15 o 89 13 o 15 14 o 18 o o 134 2 O 48,986 0 O 720 O 0 78 O O 150 O O 984 O O 3,708 O O 74,053 O O 48 o o 15 8 o [25,644 o o 3,292 o 0 950 0 o I 3,102 o o [ 1,902 o o 4,086 o o 110,077 H ° 20,579 6 o 7,934 9 o 4,829 7 o 1,957 1 o II 10 o 361,456 2 0 2,178 7 0 29 13 o 65 15 o 3,322 4 o 5,657 3 o 311,494 10 o 5,488 14 o 7,798 8 o 2,935 12 o 1,652 12 o 2,610 19 o 399,583 6 011,331,294 9 o 1,393,642 5 o 130,836 10 01 163,142 17 o : 163.367 12 o 1.533 7 °! 18,339 5 o [ 18,428 18 o 3°i-935 7 o 313.018 1 o : 313,033 15 o 2,815 13 oj 12,998 18 o 13,010" 18 o 2,340 19 o 19,724 3 o 19,858 5 o 10 2 I 5 2 365 8 o 1,309 12 o 3 39 Totals 118,178 !67i,266 595,270 3,287,550 4,672,264 48,660 530,993 9,936 862 23,069 564,860 926 41,272 !3> 66 3 ; 2,356,595 42,784 2,445,240 110,378 13 o 77,226 o o 103,054 16 0 83,656 o o 313,073 7 o 427,448 2 o ,65,041 8 0 1,048,867 11 02,518,367 4 o 2,628,745 17 o 1 1896-97. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland... Wellington - NapierNew Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Greymouth-Brunner Greymouth-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 8 18 17 309 426 53i 6,847 293 21,096 34-977 356 1,686 49,070 211,322 1.730 46,703 3.513 96,650 162,623 2,560 21,026 415,464 782,970 5,177 53,550 26,518 582,280 I,191,892 3 44 4 7,880 12,190 1,158 1,550 57,937 141,449 30 15 721 4,305 8 1 51 228 36 "84 2,316 8,098 1,232 1,650 61,025 154,080 26 8 107 188 6 197 8 10,716 10,057 1 1 9 1,345 732 663 646 41 126,471 646,739 13 2,438 6,57i 670 883 66 141,077 664,287 28 11 o 105 1 o 8 15 o 8,849 2 o 29,615 7 o 1200 48 o o 8,584 o o 6,240 o o 38 o o 1,677 16 o 22,614 8 o 600 234 o o 126 0 o 4,378 o o 39,806 0 o 222 13 o 4,968 o o 34,046 9 o 17,664 18 o 71,623 3 o 0 10 O 1 O O 13,146 14 O 31,675 9 o 1,581 9 o 13,294 14 o 15,104 16 o 15,133 7 o 4,499 8 o 42,474 18 o 52,226 16 o 52.331 17 o 1,880 4 o 471 6 o 36.572 19 o 1 36,581 14 o 30,100 15 o , 98,198 2 0 173,750 5 o 182,599 7 o 80,528 18 o ! 49,198 o 0 301,685 18 o 331,301 5 o 276,868 15 o j 395,944 n 01,281,960 12 o 1,335,169 17 o 4,838 10 o ! 140,615 12 o 167,272 19 0 167,493 5 o 7,368 IO O 1,178 18 0 16,298 2 O 16,351 13 O 3,205 1 o 285,700 19 o 295,699 8 o 295,713 6 o 2,423 5 o 2,471 6 o 12,329 4 o 12,336 12 o 2,153 4 o 2,703 13 o 16,026 8 o 16,114 10 o M33 ■ 8 24 31 23 21 58,243 1,360 796 64 632 i,425 378,360 5,362 6,192 960 6,064 4,694 262,968 13,026 7,602 7,410 9,953 5-743 1.559.854 84,140 44,750 45,456 50,872 24,044 2,259,425 103,888 59,340 53,890 67,521 35,906 121,447 317 539 87 408 150 272,914 6,512 2,339 2, 570 3,385 II 6,004 115 !39 1 3 14 465 12 5 11,421 3i5 154 94 213 160 290,804 6,954 2,637 2,665 3,609 185 469 23 15 2 2 1 11,648 237 22 8 892 6 3 1 1,183,323 3,070 78S 255 137 i,977 42,864 167 176 1,239,196 3,503 1,004 266 162 53-209 5 o 220 6 o 53 ■! o 13 18 o 780 88 2 o 40,714 o o 570 o o 73,579 16 o 54 16 o 13 12 o 25,436 0 o 896 o o 1,224 o 0 2,976 o 0 1,608 o o 3,324 o o 99,289 6 0 18, 196 o o 6,513 2 o 3,672 o o 1,558 18 o 70 19 o 370,128 4 o 2,102 I 0 8 3 1 20 78 114 00 1,278 0 0 2,982 o o 339 4 o 640 16 o 31 8 0 2,650 II 0 4,151 16 o "16 2,073 Totals 2,018 126,264 664,066 ,617,921 3,031,136 14,439,387 :43>o69 489,825 n,347 778 22,891 524,841 841 32,915 2,994 I,964,110 52,3 2 7 2,053,187 92,199 6 o 60,542 O O 98,958 8 o 80,014 o o 257,825 8 o 423,887 13 o 415,447 19 o I 1,032,251 19 0 12,368,927 7 0 ,2,461,126 13 o Revenue. Mileage. Sections. OrdinaryPassengers. I Season Tickets. Total Coaching. Goods. Miscellaneous. Rents and Commission. Total Goods. Grand Total Revenue. Train. Shunting and Ballasting. Total. 1897-98. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu .Auckland ... Wellington-Napier - New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Greymouth-B runner Greymouth-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton £ s. d. 332 8 2 1,326 19 5 1,328 19 9 50,689 3 6 120,162 6 2 £ s. d. 16 Q 6 166 18 8 88 15 4 4,062 9 4 8,815 19 ° £ a. A. 78 18 3 115 19 10 13' 1 2 3 6,432 15 6 19,112 o 6 £ s. d. 427 15 II 1,609 J 7 n 1,548 17 4 61,184 8 4 148,090 5 8 £ s. d. 1,854 6 4 10,562 5 II 9,632 II 10 83,993 '5 9 183,486 9 6 £ s. d. 19 12 6 249 17 8 485 5 8 198 12 1 4,5 6 3 2 11 £ a. d. 21 o 8 100 4 1 70 15 o 2,740 4 o 6,559 9 7 £ s. d. 1,894 19 6 10,912 7 8 10,188 12 6 86,932 11 10 194,609 2 o £ s. xl. 2,322 15 5 12,522 5 7 11,737 9 10 148,117 o 2 342,699 7 8 No. 5,120 28, 200 20,337 469,827 990,947 No. 3.364 11,695 7,088 104,691 284,199 No. 8,484 39,895 27,425 574.518 1,275,146 210,015 16 2 2,667 '6 4 4,065 9 ° 3,054 17 7 3,384 12 6 2,233 2 7 19,869 19 0 225 4 2 281 8 11 146 16 0 367 16 10 126 12 0 33,699 o 7 269 17 4 363 1 1 240 11 11 291 3 6 137 13 11 263,584 15 9 3,162 17 10 4,709 19 o 3,442 5 6 4,043 12 10 2,497 8 6 472,405 5 8 19,755 18 11 5,004 12 11 40,736 11 3 5,271 13 2 4,885 18 6 9,975 19 1 1,965 19 1 Cr. 1 6 7 1,221 17 3 630 14 6 320 19 9 14,055 9 7 164 4 9 112 18 6 255 3 6 151 5 5 254 11 6 496,436 14 4 21,886 2 9 5,116 4 10 42,213 12 o 6,053 13 1 5,46i 9 9 760,021 10 1 25,049 o 7 9,826 3 10 45,655 '7 6 10,097 5 11 7,958 18 3 I,97I,88l 19,726 3I,Il6 65,517 39,894 23,918 618,415 30,446 6,699 44,995 8,010 5,607 2,59O,296 50,172 37-815 I 10.512 47-904 29.525 Totals 399,261 11 2 34,168 8 9 60,872 4 8 494,302 4 7 837,589 9 9 19,630 13 11 24,485 6 7 [881,705 10 3 1,376,007 14 10 3-666,483 1,125,209 4,791,692 1896-97. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland... Wellington - Napier - New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff Greymouth-Brunner Greymouth-Hokitika Westport Nelson Picton 273 7 o 960 8 0 1,540 2 1 46,951 17 2 113,292 12 0 16 1 0 97 9 9 41 n 4 4,021 6 5 7,766 8 11 90 10 1 146 2 5 138 5 6 5,949 2 10 17,560 11 2 379 18 1 1,204 o 2 1,719 18 11 56,922 6 5 138,619 12 1 2,086 19 o 7,736 19 7 7,542 13 9 78,728 19 6 155,280 10 2 38 19 1 402 5 6 380 15 5 496 3 6 4,138 13 11 41 11 8 99 5 1 52 12 6 2,579 9 11 6,106 18 8 2, 167 9 9 8,238 10 2 7,976 I 8 81,804 12 II 165,526 2 9 2,547 7 10 9,442 10 4 9,696 o 7 138,726 19 4 304,145 14 10 4,920 29,921 16,796 444,866 878,154 4,087 11,232 5,803 98, 766 232,3 J 7 9,007 4LI53 22,599 543,632 1,110,471 200,827 0 5 2,638 18 6 3,900 1 8 2,845 18 7 3,383 2 7 2,070 18 5 18,350 16 9 201 17 1 329 11 9 149 4 7 373 11 5 127 16 9 32,946 15 11 252 1 8 356 10 10 216 10 5 306 3 11 121 14 4 252,124 13 1 3,092 17 3 4,586 4 3 3,211 13 7 4,062 17 11 2,320 9 6 452,093 13 1 19,334 10 11 4,434 5 5 37,996 8 8 4,924 14 o 4,003 8 5 10,710 16 o 2,208 1 1 366 1,102 18 11 490 10 5 252 9 o I3>749 1 3 161 2 o 117 9 6 248 1 8 133 8 1 236 11 o 476,553 10 4 21,703 14 o 4,555 1 5 39,347 9 3 5,548 12 6 4,492 8 5 728,678 3 5 24,796 11 3 9,141 5 8 42,559 2 10 9,611 10 5 6,812 17 11 1,850, 104 20,118 31,945 68,768 39,427 24,199 568,474 28,456 7-825 43,654 9,428 4,346 2,418,578 48-574 39,770 112,422 48,855 28,545 Totals 378,684 6 5 3,409,218 1,014,388 4,423,6o6 31,475 15 9 58,084 9 1 468,244 II 3 774,163 2 6 J20.224 19 4 23,525 II 4 817,913 13 2 1,286,158 4 5

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RETURN No. Estimated Amount of Government Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

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1898. Section. State of Line. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Kate of Interest. £ 91,681 144,105 6,696 70,544 2,214,903 217,156 3,796,473 140,048 42,116 30,182 5,169 8,666,899 83,097 196,972 15,959 127,234 195,127 220,772 14,111 165,192 12,537 206,235 58,711 49,169 31,964 38,825 5,168 25,000 15,993,903 878,142 -637 3,984 £ s. d. Kawakawa Whangarei Opened 2 15 3 Kaibu Auckland Unopened Opened 6,485 56,824 9 3 10 2 11 4 Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. Wellington-Foxton (private line) Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous Hurunui-Blufi Unopened Opened Unopened 107,715 2 16 9 Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 301,' 834 8 9 8 Greymouth-Brunner 12,144 6 3 4 Grey mouth Harbour Works Greymouth-Hokitika Westport . . „ Harbour Works Nelson Opened 3,687 26,733 1 17 9 12 2 2 Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 792 0 9 7 Picton -744 Stock, permanent-way Stock, A.O.Ij. stores Surveys, Middle Island Miscellaneous Stock in suspense Opened Total opened Total unopened 518,817 3 4 10 Gross total 16,872,045 518,817 3 16 Note.—The amount stated as cost of rovernment expenditure on railways, bui [arbour Works. construction of does not inclm jpened lines includes the Provincial and General le expenditure on the Greymouth and Weitport

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RETURN No. 7. Expenditure under Vote for Additions to Open Lines charged to Capital Account, for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

Department. Total Expenditure. /ay and Works locomotive £ a. d. 42,829 14 6 113,901 13 9 £156,731 8 3 Way and Works Department : Pabticulabs op Wobks, etc. Section. Work, &c Amount. Total. £ a. d. 1 14 0 £ s. d. kawakawa Shelter-shed and platform 1 14 0 Phangarei Siding, Hikurangi Colliery Workshop, Whangarei.. Additional wharf-accommodation 121 19 3 58 19 2 243 5 9 laihn Station buildings, sidings, and approach-road Additions to dwellings .. Water-services 424 4 2 380 5 5 68 7 2 189 14 4 638 6 11 .uckland Additions and improvements to station buildings, platforms, and signals Loading-banks and stockyards Additions to dwellings Additions to Newmarket Workshops Additional coal-accommodation, water-services, and enginepits for Locomotive Department Building for gas-lighting plant Additional telegraph and telephone facilities Timber-slip, Onehunga Fencing 670 18 4 85 14 5 134 19 4 592 12 10 275 8 0 511 1 10 135 4 0 81 2 10 23 1 5 Additions and improvements to station buildings, platforms, and signals Sidings, loading-banks, stockyards, approaches, and crossings Additions to dwellings Additions to Petone Workshops.. Additional coal-accommodation, water-services, engine-pits, &c, for Locomotive Department Turntable and engine-pit, Pahiatua Additional telegraph and telephone facilities .. ... Fencing Deviation of line, Makotuku Viaduct Bridges over breach at Waitangi, and wash-out near Napier (part cost) .. .. .. .. .. Reconstruction, Rangitikei Bridge (part oost) Raising north approach to Rangitikei Bridge District offices, Wellington 2,510 3 0 Wellington - Napier-Ne w Plymouth 10,655 0 0 786 13 11 1,298 12 11 811 1 11 1,461 12 6 377 7 9 2,166 19 3 87 12 9 3 17 2 1,368 4 10 3,320 11 6 508 7 6 750 13 2 Hurunui-Bluff— Christchurch District) Additions and improvements! to station buildings, platforms, and signals Sidings, loading-banks, stookyards, and crossings.. Additions to dwellings Additions to Addington Workshops Building for gas-lighting plant .. Additional'eoal-accommodation and water-services for Locomotive Department Triangle, Rolleston 2,560 16 3 801 2 0 491 4 3 2,421 15 4 212 2 2 23,596 15 2 (Dunedin District) Additions and improvements to station buildings, platforms, and signals Sidings, loading-banks, stockyards, approaches, and crossings Additions to dwellings Additions to Hillside Workshops Additional coal-accommodation, water-services, engine-pit, &c, for Locomotive Department Stone protection, Upper Waitaki Bridge.. Stone protection, Oamaru foreshore 67 7 3 52 16 2 6,607 3 6 3,072 4 3 280 10 11 90 6 9 1,823 8 2 (Invercargill District) 512 12 1 171 1 2 146 15 9 Additions and improvements to station buildings, platforms, and signals Sidings Additions to dwellings .. Additional coal-accommodation and water-servioes for Locomotive Department Additional telegraph instruments Purchase of land 1,851 5 3 311 19 8 226 6 1 6,096 19 1 Greymouth-Hokitika .. 317 6 3 51 13 5 57 19 0 Extension of goods-shed, Kumara 2,816 9 8 63 19 0 Nelson Additions and improvements to stations.. Water-services 63 19 0 24 4 7 49 15- 6 74 0 1 £42,829 14 6

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RETURN No. 7—continued. Locomotive Department: Particulars of Rolling-stock, etc.

RETURN No. 8. Comparison of Traffic Revenue and Expenditure for the last Eighteen Financial Years.

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Description ol Stock ordered. Order. Number. Complete on 31st March, 1898. Incomplete on 31st March, 1898. Expenditure in Year ended 31st March, 1898. Locomotives, Class U Carriages, double-bogie, Class A .. Brake-vans, double-bogie, Class P .. Wagons, four-wheel, Class G, horse-boxes.. „ Class H, cattle-trucks „ Class K, covered goods „ Class L, high-side double-bogie, Class B, bogie high-side Class U, platform „ four-wheel, Class W, frozen-meat , „ Class Y, ballast-hoppers Locomotives, Class B Carriages, double-bogie, Class A .. „ conversions double-bogie to Class A Brake-vans (incline) „ conversion to bogie-vans Wagons, four-wheel, Class G, horse-boxes.. , » Class H, oattle-trucks Class L, high-side „ double-bogie, Class B, bogie high-side „ „ Class S, bogie sheep-trucks Class U, bogie platform Class V, bogie frozen-meat „ four-wheel, Class W, frozen-meat „ „ Class X, cool-trucks .. „ double-bogie, Class Z, oovered goods Locomotives, Class Wα Carriages, double-bogie, Class A Tarpaulins Pitting B wagons for passenger traffic Purchase of one locomotive, Class P Compressed-gas lighting plant Machinery for workshops Stores and material for new rolling-stock, to be built during year ending 1898-99 A B C D E F G H J K L M N 0 P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A—1 B—1 C—1 D—1 4 15 2 6 5 79 6 20 25 6 7 24 1 16 8 10 340 10' 8 t69 9 ( 8 4 2 6 1,000 15 2 6 5 79 6 20 25 1 8 4 6 7 24 8 8 10 230 10 2 57 £ s. d. 6,389 2 11 5,713 11 1 529 9 7 689 16 3 395 9 4 *270 13 0 4,536 2 7 767 16 6 1,794 9 11 *74 0 5 1,688 13 2 4,560 9 8 819 18 4 46 0 0 158 13 5 1,064 2 8 484 3 1 534 8 9 19,666 8 8 775 10 10 1,404 8 8 8,005 i 1 2,383 18 11 653 7 11 955 2 3 382 11 0 709 18 6 347 9 3 1,791 15 8 503 0 7 750 0 0 9,828 0 4 3,263 4 10 110 6 12 9 4 2 3 6 4 2 6 522 478 1 1 31,964 11 7 £113,901 13 9 Total locomotives „ carriages .. „ brake-vans and wagons „ tarpaulins .. 13 52 633 1,000 1 15 295 ' 478 12 37 338 522 * Additional expenditure on orders F, for ten covered goods-wagons, ana K, for two frozen-meat wagons, brought into stock year nding Slst March, 1807. + Includes two trucks for Pintsch's gas storeholders, £295 2s. 5d.

Year. Expenditure Miles. Revenue. Expenditure per Cent, of Tonnage. Revenue. Parcels, Horses, and j Dogs. Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs. Paswncers Season rassengers. TioVets , £ 836,454 892,026 953,347 961,304 1,045,712 1,047,419 998,768 994,843 997,615 1,095,570 1,121,701 i,ii5,432 1,181,522 1,172,793 1,150,851 1,183,041 1,286,158 1,376,008 £ No. 286,865 316,611 341,186 359,896 347,425 349,428 372,397 399,109 399,056 405,838 413,074 430,216 460,383 486,787 479,683 489,177 524,063 563,998 No. No. 2,849,561 2,911,477 3,283,378 . 3,272,644 3,232,886 3,362,266 3,426,403 3,45i,85o 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 No. 6,499 7,207 8,621 9,036 8,999 10,717 11,821 11,518 11,817 12,311 13,881 16,341 16,504 17,226 28,623 36,233 43,069 48,660 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1,277 1,319 1,358 1,396 i,477 1,613 1,727 i,7S8 i,777 1,809 1,842 1,869 1,886 1,948 1,993 2,014 2,018 2,055 521,957 523,099 592,821 655,990 690,026 690,340 699,072 687,328 647,045 682,787 700,703 706,517 732,142 735,359 732,160 751,368 789,054 857,191 62-40 58-64 62-18 68-24 6S-99 65-91 69-99 69-09 64-86 62-32 62-47 63-34 61-97 62-70 63-62 63-51 6i-35 62-30 1,377,783 1,437,714 1,564,793 1,700,040 1,749,856 1,823,767 1,747,754 1,735,762 1,920,431 2,073,955 2,086,011 2,066,791 2,193,330 2,060,645 2,048,391 2,087,798 2,368,927 2,518,367 300,704 343,751 477>°75 686,287 729,528 858,662 942,017 940,209 919,392 1,068,575 1,348,364 1,153,501 1,393-457 i>433,679 1,604,103 1,932,709 2,052,346 2,444,314

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RETURN No. 9. Statement of Season Tickets issued for the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

Description. No. Amount. Remarks. All-lines tickets, travellers' All-lines tickets, reporters' Tourists' ... Fifty-trip com. ordinary Fifty-trip com. family School Teachers' Saturday ... Twenty-trip com. ... Twelve-trip workmen's All other season tickets 176 53 221 2,457 1,422 8,067 322 161 30,991 4,790 £ s. d. 8,258 0 0 530 18 0 1,567 0 0 1,756 11 0 2,085 4 6 4,426 15 7 370 6 10 107 5 10 5,032 2 6 10,034 4 6 Inaugurated 1st Oct., 1896.. 48,660 34,168 8 9

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A- C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

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Sections. Classification of Work. Whangarei. WellingtonNapier- Christchurch. New Plymouth Dunedin. Invercargill. H okTlLt. Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Kawakawa. Kaihu. Auckland. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Track-surfacing 170 11 2 815 10 5 683 o 4 14,865 14 5 26,217 6 4 25,486 o 7 22,879 o 8 16,332 1 5 944 19 81 1,245 o 5 2,052 17 6 980 1 6 1,003 4 2 113,675 8 7 Track-renewals 386 16 7 660 5 10 394 4 2 n,709 3 4 31,105 14 2 16,425 13 11 19,469 13 5 11,641 3 5 35 12 5 68 19 2 1,499 1 11 1,249 7 7 i,737 15 2 96,383 11 1 Ballasting 28 4 9 366 5 3 171 14 4 874 9 2 1,110 7 o 964 6 6 2,452 4 7 1,275 6 2 46 2 3 121 15 2 241 13 6 196 11 1 232 15 3 8,081 15 c Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels 61 7 8 202 10 11 118 13 o i,543 12 5 6,484 10 1 2,366 o 6 2,268 6 1 988 2 1 448 12 10 90 12 6 92 12 5 21 9 9 43 4 8 14,729 14 11 Bridges, culverts, drains 198 17 4 357 9 1 94 5 1 3,688 17 7 16,218 3 IO 9,260 15 6 10,639 8 4 3,976 3 8 147 2 11 742 4 11 778 8 8 95 13 o 1,001 16 11 47,199 6 ic Fences, gates, cat tie-stops, hedges 416 54 7 o 34 13 1 983 6 7 2,068 19 3 1,128 6 7 2,738 5 2 1,675 10 9 62 6 8 IO3 12 2 4 10 8 225 12 11] 44 8 5 9,128 o 5 Roads, approaches, &c. 426 23 6 6 312 15 3 419 17 o 4H 15 4 544 15 7 259 5 1 29 2 4 12 16 8 5 1 8 7 10 9 6 18 4 2,040 7 c Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances 812 10 5 11 24 12 4 722 19 9 835 16 4 1,411 18 1 1,199 4 n 661 14 1 87 11 0 2 13 7 123 17 o 23 18 5 5,332 17 (■ 220 4 11 Wharves 3 5 7 56 5 8 78 12 7 566 12 3 1 n 6 106 9 7 4*7 5 1 249 11 4 80 3 10 79 o 10 1,638 18 3 Buildings 301 11 8 76 15 1 • 5,705 10 3 6,231 19 4 1,922 11 10 45 17 1 93 1 10 2,729 9 7 5,093 15 8 304 9 nj 204 7 8 101 18 3 46 19 5 22,858 7 7 Miscellaneous .. ... 28 5 6 95 2 9 787 17 3 1,94° 5 9 903 13 3 349 10 o 286 10 7 53 12 2 O 12 O 125 2 3 29 14 5 10 7 9 4,610 13 £ General charges 3 18 7 22 3 2 19 6 6 251 10 0 597 13 o 499 12 10 392 5 6 355 8 2 41 16 1 16 9 II 76 12 9 17 5 3 13 11 11 2,307 13 i Totals 1,199 4 o 2,661 11 7| i,790 19 3 39,036 7 7 92,704 3 o 65,094 13 11, 68,132 19 6 39,373 17 31 J2,6i8 13 4 |2,450 13 7 5,550 5 3 3,129 5 4| 14,244 1 3 327,986 14 I, Rate per mile opened .. 149 18 o] 327 6 8 160 IO I 147 17 4 105 7 0 125 6 10 208 9 11 143 1 4 190 4 8 121 10 6 102 2 3 179 O IO 136 I A 202 I II

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RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1898.

Schools, Faotobies, and Fbiendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gboss Total —School and Holiday Excursions. Section. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Soc's. Children not exceeding 15 Years of I Age. Schools only. Senior Scholars over 15 but not exceeding 23 Years of Age, and Teachers. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Total. Revenue. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Total. Revenue. Number of Tickets. Revenue. Adults. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wanganui W ellington-N apier Picton Nelson Westport Greymouth Christchurch ... Dunedin No. 145 No. No. 307 No. 452 £ s. d. 13 18 7 No. No. No. £ s. d. 452 £ s. d. 13 18 7 290 1,174 5,727 4,252 604 1,974 252 1,985 10,553 9,136 3,871 20 242 754 997 26 279 17 122 1,330 1,179 432 249 681 3,752 2,031 396 593 78 1,585 9,951 12,479 2,962 559 2,097 10,233 7,280 1,026 2,846 347 3,692 21,834 22,794 7,265 30 14 4 228 6 0 666 5 9 595 19 6 39 0 4 123 9 10 14 9 2 202 5 7 1,645 11 3 1,403 19 9 605 18 0 4,008 5,715 12,321 258 1,825 30 682 26,958 9,132 5,083 61,031 38,141 46,232 1,922 5,226 4,589 12,485 106,589 65,378 41,976 65,039 43,856 58,553 2,180 7,051 4,619 13,167 133,547 74,510 47,059 9,663 4 1 8,887 13 10 10,173 17 8 237 19 0 582 15 2 294 13 3 921 9 5 20,792 5 5 18,102 3 9 11,166 6 6 559 67,136 54,089 65,833 3,206 9,897 4,966 16,859 155,381 97,304 54,324 30 14 4 9,891 10 1 9,553 19 7 10,769 17 2 276 19 4 706 5 0 309 2 5 1,123 15 0 22,437 16 8 19,506 3 6 11,772 4 6 Invercargill rr *. 1 (1898 Totals | 1897 39,963 44,610 5,398 5,993 35,064 33,925 80,425 84,528 5,569 18 5,616 2 1 8 66,012 58,464 383,569 313,724 449,581 372,188 80,822 63,439 8 0 1 0 530,006 456,716 86,392 69,055 6 2 2 8 Increase Decrease "595 1,139 4,103 46 4 7 7,548 69,845 77,393 17,383 8 1 73,290 17,337 3 6 4',657

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RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

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Coaching. Stations. a H o o U of S3 ft as a a, n Traffic Expenditure. Numbei ot Outwc ird. Inward. 3> <a 3> Outward. Live-stock, Goods, &c. Inward. Eevenue. 8« cog a ft H 50 O (H d o 8 a "3 ! & O CD CM Equiv. Tonnage for Livestock, &o. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. ! Merchandise. Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. <P 6 <g -a, . Equiv. Tons' £ S to na ee for Chaff, „, . _. _. . £ -3 I -3 Ja £ Live-stock, Lime, &c. Wot>1 - Firewood. Timber. a o I o cd R & e . Grain. Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. Ordinary Passengers. C Season Tickets. Coaching. Goods. Total Value forwarded. Stations. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Total. Goods. Miscellaneous. Rents and Commission. ! Total. Kawakawa Section— Kawakawa Op'ia Head Office General 9 9 2 2 £ s. d. 245 10 4 424 13 11 2,257 2,493 60 505 592 12 2 1 20 25 592 505 6 12 1 2 25 26 552 55 Ts. c. Ts. c. 6 0 Ts. c. Ts. c. 6 0 36 0 Ts. c. 85 6 Ts. c. Ts. c. 314 4 1,216 19 Ts. c. 11,384 9 Ts. c. 11,734 13 1,344 5 Ts. 0. « 55 552 Ts. c. Ts. c. 6 0 Ts. c. Ts. c. 36 0 6 0 Ts. c. 85 6 Ts. c. Ts. c. 1,216 19 344 4 Ts. c. 11,384 9 Ts. c. 1,344 5 11,734 13 Ts. c. £ s. d. 148 18 9 175 11 5 7 18 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 21 7 9 22 2 6 35 8 0 * s. d. 170 6 6 197 13 11 59 15 6 £ s. d. 1,269 8 0 584 18 4 £ s. d. 4 9 4 15 3 2 £ s. cl. 21 0 8 £ s. d. 1,273 17 4 621 2 2 £ s. d. 1,444 3 10 818 16 1 59 15 6 Kawakawa Section— Kawakawa. Opua. Head Office. General. si' 4 8 16 9 6 •■ - ■■ ■• Totals 721 8 11 4,810 1,097 18 51 1,097 181 51 007 25 12 6 0 42 0! 85 6 1,561 3 11,384 9 13,078 18 13,104 10 607 13,078 18 21 0 8 25 12 6 0 42 0 85 1,561 3 11,384 13,104 10 332 8 2 16 9 6 78 18 427 15 11 1,854 6 4 19 12 6 1,894 19 6 2,322 15 Whangarei Section— Whangarei Wharf .. Hikurangi Head Office General 11 9 9 8 1,138 11 2 226 0 5 19,231 5,022 120 90 10 2 1,088 242 1 2 1 1 24 14 242 1,088 2 1 1 1 lc 2c 17 16 78 105 1 1 961 424 39 36 0 36 0 114 0 348 0 363 11 12,408 9 1,137 0 176 5 2,094 8 1,218 13 914 11 46,122 14 4,659 10 60,310 1 16 17 105 78 1 1 424 961 39 36 0 36 0 348 0 114 0 12,408 9 363 11 176 5 1,137 0 1,218 13 2,094 8 46,122 14 914 11 60,310 1 4,659 10 1,038 5 11 273 16 6 14 17 0 87 17 0 46 19 11 8 15 11 60 4 0 1,173 2 10 282 12 5 154 2 8 1,529 18 2 9,032 7 9 246 14 6 3 3 2 68 9 4 5 27 9 1,845 2 8 9,039 16 5 27 9 0 3,018 5 1 9,322 8 10 181 11 8 Whangaeei Section— Whangarei Wharf. Hikurangi. Head Office. General. 262' 3 9 - 7'3' 1 8 - ■■ ■■ Totals 12 1,626 15 4 24,373 111 1,330 3S 1,330 33 1 sol 1,385 '39 134 12 72 0 462 12,772 0 1,313 6 3,313 1 47,087 5 64,969 11 65,104 8 33 .18! A 1,385 134 12 72 0 402 12,772 0 1,313 3,318 1 47,037 64,969 11 65,104 3 1,326 19 5 166 18 8 115 19 10 1,009 17 11 10,562 5 11 249 17 100 1 1 10,912 7 8 12,522 5. 7 7 Totals. Kaihu Section — Dargaville Kaihu ... Head Office General 11 8 4 1 885 13 3 223 6 9 9,479 3,480 132 109 1,112 172 14 10 66 46 17! 1,11! 10 14 46 66 1 4 2 1 42 ol 48 96 754 9 44,925 4 36 4 4 10 1,124 15 640 10 219 11 2,224 19 45,666 4 1 96 0 48 0 44,925 754 4 10 36 4 640 10 1,124 15 45,666 4 2,224 19 843 5 11 468 16 10 16 17 0 13 16 0 52 11 0 13 12 3 64 19 0 909 12 11 482 9 1 156 15 4 824 15 11 8,807 15 11 419 18 1 65 7 7 6 12 6 46 0 0 18 2 6 1,251 6 6 8,919 3 6 18 2 6 2,160 19 5 9,401 12 7 174 17 10 Kaihu Section— ) Dargaville. 1 Kaihu. ) Head Office. General. 50 14 6 -- 4 1 42 0 • r 2i9 11 74 19 4 - ■• 112 I I .. ! .. ■ .. ■• ■• .. I Totals - — 1,109 11 6 13,091 100 1,284 24 112 1,284 24 2 0 42 144 45,679 13 40 14 1,765 5 219 11 47,891 3 47,893 3 2 0 42 0 144 0 15,679 13 40 14 1,765 5 219 11 47,891 47,893 3 1,328 19 9 88 15 4 131 2 3 1,548 17 4 9,632 11 10 485 5 8 70 15 10,188 12 6 11,737 9 10 ) Totals. Auckland Section — Helensville Avondale Mount Eden Newmarket Auckland (Coach'g) \ (Goods) ) Remuera Ellerslie Penrose Junotion .. Onehunga 1 Wharf ) Jtahuhu Papakura Drury Pukekohe Tuakau Pokeno Mercer Huntly .. Ngaruawahia Frankton Junction .. Hamilton West Morrinsville Te Aroha Paeroa Cambridge Putaruru Rotorua Ohaupo Te Awamutu Head Office Accountant G eneral 14j 11 12 18 19J l'JJ 12 18 16} 13J 13 12-; 12 12 14 9 9 9 9 9 9 13| Hi 9 9 12 9 9 8 1 1 8 65 3 2 4 10 1 2 2 3 2 1 5 5 3 7 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1,623 3 11 173 9 2 183 7 7 1,180 10 2 9,501 8 2 377 16 9 198 4 7 561 18 9 1,618 16 9 185 11 0 233 15 7 232 18 7 357 10 3 241 7 5 175 0 11 734 4 8 669 8 5 854 4 9 794 9 5 291 11 5 322 8 9 509 10 10 268 11 6 423 18 1 186 2 8 606 17 7 158 4 8 494 7 5 18,465 3,864 9,552 35,564 ( 146,177 1 ■■ 4,989 15,012 4,684 I 20,760 \ 6,773 7,006 5,078 4,457 5,883 3,199 2,074 8,446 3,643 3,273 5,188 4,766 2,249 8,413 11,918 7,039 304 3,456 1,108 10,777 2,460 215 237 437 1,179 2,894 457 1,270 171 611 166 37 2 15 3 3 6 64 303 159 898 1,108 23,869 222 145 588 2,931 248 5,036 691 1,242 935 1,107 1,848 1,007 710 1,404 904 4,534 2,098 1,787 723 2,843 866 902 2,771 3,586 17 7 2 17 SO 10, 53 4 8 9 22 8 16 12 8 20 23 13 51 53 38 34 36 36 26 23 31 27 1 4 '33 "I •■ 2 1 1 108 37 81 163 686 58 58 21 58 61 35 61 43 67 40 23 32 38 99 42 100 80 118 168 67 42 41 67 77 4,598 116 115 1,742 10,164 244 429 49 461 2,085 321 984 901 5,426 1,116 998 1,223 2,106 10,097 260 2,830 1,387 2,387 1,649 3,064 3,218 2,852 1,176 2,467 :".() 1 7 10 81 49 50 8 7 1 12 9 2 15 9 3 7 27 13 25 02 41 33 44 43 12 31 11 23 1 6 1 "l 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 4 8 3 2 7 2 3 1.1 3 254 44 18 60 451 43 57 46 29 114 42 95 59 64 50 39 49 110 103 25 69 62 154 123 75 88 66 49 133 41 "l 1 274 117 1 5 "22 496 60 41 58 66 200 49 91 334 492 147 372 1,072 1,763 417 91 768 371 4 2,341 870 84 01 3 -139 1 4,". ITS 165 25 20 35 3 13 11 3 3,952 551 "l5 20 4,321 1 64 21 63 3,614 2,577 3,532 1,706 1,204 5,649 9,117 2,071 3,910 9,539 37,210 2,593 7,014 8,241 25' 2! "li 5 21 24 0 36 0 6 0 24 0 174 0 6 0 36 0 726 0 498 0 1,156 0 2,388 0 948 0 126 0 114 0 72 0 180 0 120 0 444 0 1,320 0 72 0 310 4 26 8 14 8 20 0 26 12 23 0 11 16 8 16 108 8 102 0 22 16 29 12 .131 4 566 4 20 16 276 0 990 0 12 0 6 0 96 0 72 0 180 0 90 0 12,814 0 1,200 18 2 18 1,421 11 56 0 94 18 1,212 13 484 9 1 11 2 18 42 0 36 18 54 18 102 13 5 7 4 13 43 7 14 0 1 16 2,690 9 23 2 448 0 1,356 9 50 5 39 10 32 5 70 11 8,414 17 6 19 17 7 89 9 507 11 283 14 99 16 141 3 593 5 850 11 118 14 293 2 26 16 128 17 22 17 557 9 264 i 26 12 24 0 425 3 54 4 6 17 491 10 440 17 2,380 12 429 5 447 19 743 6 17,535 10 23 2 10 14 2,207 19 44 4 1,877 4 162 4 286 6 237 18 924 5 231 8 121 9 836 14 195 10 699 7 75 4 664 14 527 8 206 17 170 0 300 18 96 0 108 10 270 7 411 14 407 19 15,893 6 749 10 158 15 15,717 16 1 16 3,589 1 20 5 1,541 8 1,979 13 13 4 12 15 14 6 16,428 3 44,542 5 109 13 4 13 488 18 424 4 89 15 16,263 0 18,616 7 1,235 14 1,011 10 43,269 14 31 17 10 14 5,814 7 215 18 4,153 1 3,165 19 2,188 15 2,226 2 4,033 6 1,554 10 392 3 17,490 7 44,987 9 1,201 11 354 19 2,291 12 3,118 13 561 7 280 0 1,868 6 4,938 13 2,269 17 2,240 1 3,233 8 10 3 1 2 1 7 73 2 140 1 45 7,884 30 28 4 13 39 15 10 115 26 61 13 48 117 69 140 33 104 616 118 15 150 242 811 484 13 1 "l 294 58 8 8 . 24 930 643 40 318 77,798 480 17,713 1,071 488 706 2,822 714 521 2,409 969 267 225 254 408 1,025 9,892 12 62 1,940 13 29 12 168 0 48 0 54 0 510 0 5,260 0 36 0 18 0 6 0 42 0 30 0 30 0 24 0 6 0 6 0 12 0 96 0 42 0 84 0 12 0 1,322 0 64 4 - 48 0 54 0 486 0 648 0 403 0 6 0 6 0 12 0 48 0 12 0 160 18 82 0 73 7 57 16 10,088 9 6 4 12 18 5,108 13 124 5 00 9 27 16 272 0 95 11 61 11 196 13 397 16 149 15 18 8 444 4 237 7 1,297 2 724 5 598 0 115 3 750 0 840 0 620 18 1,506 10 10 7 11 11 287 15 2,650 16 8 15 13 5 11 10 46 19 367 3 58 6 663 18 550 1 913 8 419 5 182 13 277 13 594 10 382 0 33 7 694 18 369 18 250 11 414 11 665 15 573 11 816 9 347 15 455 5 3,208 14 159 3 125 1 377 12 8,871 0 28 16 46 9 10 8 271 7 6,745 16 1,887 2 376 7 396 8 792 1 422 4 275 17 663 3 554 18 571 8 60 0 854 16 181 3 592 11 333 13 933 19 670 2 909 11 391 6 1,115 13 2,571 10 6,153 2 2,336 3 7,975 6 45,412 0 161 1 617 9 1,985 8 2,609 4 7,521 9 5,827 12 681 16 269 17 1,570 2 658 3 241 16 1,244 11 199 13 904 11 87 17 1,486 16 948 -11 1,127 15 3,486 5 2,521 12 2,186 18 864 14 1,183 16 2,085 9 7,663 12 6,506 12 3,086 2 9,856 9 74,012 5 240 12 701 7 2,026 4 3,045 14 19,773 1 7,975 5 1,806 10 1,262 2 3,553 11 1,607 3 887 17 2,330 0 1,854 17 2,026 2 199 12 3,592 14 2,076 7 4,194 15 8,030 14 5,082 10 3,929 14 4,726 14 2,47S 17 4,485 17 2,855 11 0 164 6 11 767 19 9 2,588 4 8 19,459 10 10 415 19 8 820 4 8 296 1 9 1,238 -8 8 287 16 6 679 19 2 817 3 10 735 1 3 1,205 2 7 543 16 4 420 13 5 1,176 2 4 686 5 6 795 14 11 1,470 5 11 1,410 18 6 600 19 2 2,013 17 7 2,692 6 2 1,751 6 6 111 6 1 1,736 19 2 311 16 11 2,328 1 11 19 3 0 72 10 3 90 3 2 319 16 8 1,596 15 6 155 13 7 418 7 4 35 14 3 219 6 11 82 16 9 33 1 0 2 0 0 10 7 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 43 16 1 14 17 8 35 17 9 94 15 6 2,070 17 8 83 2 3 72 0 10 19 14 10 85 5 0 38 13 0 207 14 9 47 5 1 51 9 5 58 9 11 47 a 10 49 4 0 58 3 2 62 0 10 91 4 6 99 9 4 260 8 0 133 10 4 150 14 10 116 3 6 198 1 8 53 8 11 106 3 5 163 0 2 232 "18 8 311 10 0 1,425 11 0 2,918 10 1 251 14 10 894 0 8 3,002 16 10 23,127 4 0 604 15 6 1,310 12 10 351 10 10 1,543 0 7 326 9 6 970 10 8 897 9 11 788 10 8 1,273 19 6 594 0 2 470 3 5 1,237 5 6 748 6 4 886 19 5 1,569 15 3 1,673 6 5 734 15 0 2,186 13 11 2,844 6 8 1,958 8 1 165 5 0 1,851 10 7 474 17 1 2,561 10 2 320 10 0 2,645 8 111 1 8,362 7 6 ) 2,436 10 6 i 248 2 6 ) 910 1 0 ) 25,543 12 4 i 267 11 3 ) 11 2 4 ) 1,082 15 11 89 5 5 1 2,142 0 9 1 1,161 12 6 635 14 3 1 710 18 4 i- 1,670 8 5 ! 683 3 10 306 10 3 i 6,045 1 0 14,208 2 8 1,114 19 2 452 15 2 2,394 19 11 3,518 18 4 385 2 6 168 7 7 1,641 16 8 2,420 6 10 1,486 10 10 1,942 12 7 1,955 4 3 ) 205 18 1 ; 14 0 , 3 8 2 0.57 16 6 1 64 10 10 1 1 13 4 i 0 14 5 I 0 0 4 i 0 10 I 0 7 7 3 6 10 ; 4 2 7 1 0 0 3 30 8 0 3 4 0 62 11 0 147 15 0 6cj2 12 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 28 15 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 21 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 161 15 0 4 0 0 5 10 0 15 0 12 0 0 53 12 0 21 19 11 79 6 0 36 13 4 36 12 0 29 9 0 4 7 0 63 5 0 1,247 14 11 75 18 101 ) 8,598 13 7 ) 2,439 14 6 ) 3.11 17 6 > 1,061 4 2 I 544 15 6 25,608 3 2 1 269 11 3 I 14 2 4 1,084 9 3 1 118 14 10 2,142 7 1 ' 1,165 13 6 637 1 10 714 10 2 1,695 11 0 688 5 1 311 10 3 6,208 13 10 14,219 4 11 1,120 16 10 464 9 1 2,408 8 10 3,572 16 4 413 19 4 258 2 4 1,680 7 5 2,457 0 10 1,519 19 7 1,948 11 10 2,009 13 6 1,247 15 11 Cr. 3 13 9 11,517 3 8 2,091 9 4 1,205 18 2 4,064 1 0 23,671 19 6 25,608 3 2 874 6 9 1,324 15 2 1,436 0 1 1,661 15 5 2,468 16 7 2,136 4 2 1,534 11 9 1,503 0 10 2,969 10 6 1,282 5 3 781 13 8 7,445 19 4 14,967 11 3 2,007 16 3 2,034 4 4 4,081 15 3 4,307 11 4 2,600 13 3 3,102 9 0 3,638 15 6 2,622 5 10 3,371 10 2 2,423 8 11 4,571 3 8 1,568 5 11 2,641 15 2 Auckland Section— i Helensville. A von dale. ! Mount Eden. ) Newmarket, i Auckland (Coaching), i „ (Goods). 1 Remuera. ! Ellerslie. Penrose Junction. 1 Onehunga. Wharf. ; Otahuhu. 1 Papakura. 1 Drury. Pukekohe. Tuakau. Pokeno. Mercer. Huntly. Ngaruawahia. Frankton Junction. Hamilton West. Morrinsville. Te Aroha. Paeroa. Cambridge, Putaruru. Rotorua. Ohaupo. Te Awamutu. Head Office. Accountant. General. 1 143 31 87 274 110 91 144 168 0 12 0 6 0 1 1 91 83 136 24 23 .. 22 30 0 6 0 24 0 6 0 1 ; 1 1 17 10 7 2 3 0 7 8 10 8 11 1 8 11 0 6 0 6 16 11 10 3 9 1 17 5 0 2 0 3 19 9 1 12 3 14 3 0 10 Cr.76 12 9 97 3 4 2 " 2 5 2 0 8 3 11 18 94 51 89 8 6 70 23 61 12 0 102 0 72 0 18 0 1,824 0 30 0 180 0 90 0 2 21 8 26 111 239 "27 .527 207 33 54 0 90 0 228 0 2,796 0 80 0 330 0 468 0 90 0 66 0 57 8 440 16 108 0 192 0 258 0 276 0 318 0 54 0 918 0 126 0 142 0 2 0 0 0 5 6 22 1 6 35 17 0 9 0 0 0 10 0 8 8 0 377 .924 0 108 0 6 0 .720 0 408 0 149 4 157 0 74 12 21 4 76 8 49 5 4 0 2,020 16 159 0 450 0 3 .5 ■:! 5 13 3 15 4 1 3 1 322 89 13 \ 803 5,861 "46 1,426 273 745 5,012 926 58 36 11 6 12 0 10 0 9 0 0 912 16 11 1,828 5 6 37 - 307 2 0 Cr. 2 19 101 - Totals ■• 155 24,387 4 10 366,477 ,079 64,465 696 70 2,571 64,465 696 70 2,571 87 10,522 1,670 126,64! 8,053 8,822 10,636 0 1,900 1! 4,186 0 22,115 8 13,578 5 31,726 8 104,870 6 189,012 1! 197,835 87 10,522 1,671 126,64! 3,053 8,822 9 10,636 1,900 12 4,186 0 22,116 13,578 5 31,726 104,870 6 189,012 19 197,835 8 50,689 3 6 4,062 9 4 6,432 15 6 61,184 8 4 83,993 15 9 198 12 1 2,740 4 86,982 11 11 148,117 0 2 Totals. Wellington - NapierNew Plymouth Sect Te Aro Wellington (Co'ch'g) "1 (Goods) \ Wharf I Head Office Ngahauranga Petone Lower Hutt Upper Hutt Kaitoke Summit Cross Creek Featherston Greytown Carterton Masterton Mauriceville Eketahuna Pahiatua Mangatainoka Woodville Through Dannevirke Through Makotuku.. Through Ormondville Through Takapau Through ION16 16} 16 161 16J 12 11 "i 1SJ 12} 12] 12} 161 1S| 14 14 14J 13 5 47 2 4 6 6 1 1 5 6 2 3 14 1 6 4 1 13 639 11 0 6,585 3 8 293 8 2 490 6 4 925 15 3 826 13 7 168 16 5 157 10 8 882 19 3 788 19 3 326 0 5 505 14 0 1,711 16 2 191 13 6 818 7 5 448 1 4 115 19 10 1,175 14 7 45,601 ( 85,005 i :: 12,190 41,903 38,654 8,931 1,049 8,373 5,323 6,161 19.314 2,903 6,293 5,345 1,218 10,348 361 18,876 346 2,534 11 3,623 16 3,462 44 1,611 2,184 1,527 3,340 1,463 141 2:: 35 29 5 2 4 29 3,234 17,813 239 443 34,381 5,309 774 1,901 949 1,207 4,050 481 1,9-14 911 289 1,021 358 2,171 142 575 10 1,082 25 806 14 1 HI 1 2 232 4 2 158 15 78 122. 10 36 49 8 '2S "8 1 3 1 215 459 81 122 203 75 47 168 38 80 310 51 116 174 31 265 11 216 4 31,631 15,341 227 790 1,159 1,011 1,095 3,820 2,341 8,037 6,383 683 2,784 2,802 219 2,085 574 3,658 695 993 57 1,738 169 2,171 75 1 182 "3 23! ! I 19 57 150 8 26 5G 5 120 4 85 "5 1 1 4 8 5 12 105 376 42 87 162 131 62 238 63 121 349 42 176 168 26 263 12 225 17 44 22 "3 1 2 I,". 1 1 3 508 1 269 1,008 38 80 227 17 312 184 131 15 73 •780 18 30 49 2 181 22 4 2 11 1,006 53 562 108,428 370 55,014 146,086 7,254 20,720 25,423 251 16,302 2,406 29,316 47 2,461 "24 i*ii9 265 '(3 0 6 0 78 0 210 0 168 0 828 0 1,410 0 1,062 0 12 0 30 0 642 0 3,786 8 25 4 37 12 82 0 1,086 16 115 4 624 16 1,913 8 219 16 595 4 458 4 94 8 476 0 21 8 722 4 57.16 53 12 24 0 6 0 114 0 570 0 378 0 2,568 0 3,534 0 66 0 126 0 78 0 42 0 382 0 786 0 60 0 1,650 .0 30 0 3,240 0 1,245 11 237 2 35 2 277 7 301 11 569 11 40 0; 992 14! 3,362 18 3,548 13 1,092 91 21,855 2| 352 14 5,710 14 21 18 8 8 3 9 25 18 54 18 103 15 135 0 120 1 762 13 83 3 55 12 121 1 2 16 63 2 13 16 168 16 13,350 8 119 12 7,577 14 5,268 6 48 6 102 4 23 11 729 0 216 5 932 2 890 10 91 12 263 12 478 17 153 4 436 13 109 7 420 14 38 13 68 17 0 13 139 3 20 18 113 3 1 14 9,806 6 5,671 3 253 2 660 14 1,790 13 6 0 55 7 21 13 201 1 510 12 57 3 33 10 371 4 38 16 34,565 7 6,055 15 7,845 4 5,973 11 2,281 8 1,150 5 1,053 2 4,792 18 1,627 3 9,423 10 8,792 5 3,185 12 22,906 13 1,516 6 953 12 10,599 4 297 0 13,365 11 243 11 9,748 12 0 13 984 1 20 18 13,934 17 39 0 "s "4 6 S 1 8 81 13 17 153 15 125 149 34 467 2 499 4 9 495 719 535 576 68 4 114 5 1,993 345 194,424 182,447 2,223 1,300 2,843 24 324 4,028 632 1,453 2,308 194 1,827 "l6 799 395 35 1 1 1 "63 2,262 0 18 0 198 0 696 0 6 0 54 0 18 0 36 0 384 0 6,196 12 3,786 4 6 0 1 0 0 16 5,430 0 12 0 6 0 174 0 294 0 6 0 18 0 1,452 0 24,387 15 912 5 40 4 3,726 18 488 9 168 13 59 2 466 0 184 18 835 7 822 18 127 7 130 9 1,562 18 650 18 455 15 2 9 350 18 0 4 90 18 i 461 9 > 178 3 0 5 1 26 19 I 380 9 ! 370 12 1 56 11 1 695 18 451 14 603 7 1,848 2 176 9 1,111 3 1,057 3 57 10 746 15 165 14 1,319 0 124 8 176 13 ) 15,886 1 i 3,096 7 , 171 7 ) 285 1 ) 133 2 i 199 1 140 6 i 1,035 18 718 7 ' 1,231 9 ! 3,752 14 I 242 4 : 1,172 17 i 1,848 19 1 99 3 842 14 369 1 i 1,881 4 441 16 207 16 11 1 510 16 23 4 400 19 7 2 8,566 2 262 1 2,553 17 3,974 1 501 9 69 2 35 1 399 19 145 7 215 6 1,156 16 135 17 98 14 1,205 15 8 0 115 18 42 3 190 3 90 9 4 0 4 0 36 14 63,189 19 8,247 0 2,795 13 8,385 19 2,494 5 855 12 315 0 4,103 15 1,518 6 2,969 9 8,231 2 694 9 3,066 3 5,924 7 839 11 2,346 10 579 7 4,283 5 656 12 527 2 15 1 982 12 31 9 1,279 15 21 10 4,960 13 10 9,571 1 9 514 12 10 2,430 3 8 2,608 3 0 971 16 9 171 19 4 2,065 5 7 1,375 1 0 1,527 6 1 5,288 1 0 422 11 5 1,601 15 5 1,731 10 8 265 18 3 2,705 16 3 68 18 4 3,549 16 7 107 17 6 337 5 10 2 13 1 615 13 3 3 16 0 765 10 3 22 5 6 356 4 8 2,050 0 4 4 10 0 230 13 2 881 14 0 1,045 2 0 13 6 6 3 10 0 8 14 6 22 16 0 77 9 10 16 0 0 1 10 0 0 12 0 14 7 0 324 8 0 2,214 17 4 18 13 7 54 19 7 1,570 16 7 299 17 8 47 0 3 258 12 10 92 9 10 161 8 3 455 5 9 80 2 3 242 3 10 176 0 5 62 3 11 262 7 10 30 17 1 211 9 4 8 2 11 28 1 5 0 10 2 49 18 5 0 19 11 72 10 9 8 2 1 5,641 6 6 13,835 19 5 4 10 0 763 19 7 3,366 17 3 5,224 1 7 1,285 0 11 222 9 7 2,332 12 11 1,490 6 10 1,766 4 2 5,759 6 9 504 3 8 1,844 11 3 1,921 18 1 328 2 2 2,978 15 1 99 15 5 3,771 18 11 116 0 5 365 7 3 3 3 3 666 11 8 4 14 11 838 1 0 30 7 7 Cr. 22 11 2 Cr. 97 17 3 22,737 19 5 249 18 5 1,906 16 9 1,186 3 6 339 8 2 244 12 4 326 14 9 5,272 0 4 827 17 11 5,863 9 0 10,579 8 8 1,792 15 10 14,430 17 7 2,750 6 4 671 4 0 5,752 10 8 152 18 3 8,227 16 11 189 13 2 3,977 10 8 13 0 562 2 6 19 14 1 5,023 9 8 13 14 2 2 5 4 0.56 15 6 266 15 0 0 10 0 2 11 62 15 9 6 7 5 13 6 15 16 5 7 17 14 10 4 31 16 7 4 7 10 74 15 5 25 6 0 0 0 6 25 16 10 1,225 0 0 20 14 7 352 6 10 13 14 6 25 0 0 17 0 0 150 12 10 6 10 0 Cr. 20 6 10 Cr. 154 12 8 24,229 14 5 270 13 0 352 7 10 1,906 19 8 1,262 13 9 370 15 7 262 15 10 477 7 7 5,294 6 9 834 19 6 5,880 11 4 10,679 9 3 1,816 16 8 14,519 18 0 2,801 2 4 672 15 2 5,977 13 2 152 18 3 8,333 1 4 139 13 2 3,990 9 7 13 0 666 0 11 19 14 1 5,035 7 9 13 14 2 1 5,621 0 8 13,681 6 9 24,229 14 5 270 13 0 356 17 10 2,670 19 3 4,629 11 0 5,594 17 2 1,547 16 9 699 17 2 7,626 19 8 2,325 6 4 7,646 15 6 16,438 16 0 2,321 0 4 16,364 9 3 4,723 0 5 1,000 17 4 8,956 8 3 252 13 8 12,105 0 3 255 13 7 4,355 16 10 4 6 3 1,232 12 7 24 9 0 5,873 8 9 44 1 9 Wellington - Napieu - New Plymouth Section. Te Aro. Wellington (Coaching). (Goods). Wharf. Head Office. Ngahauranga. Petone. Lower Hutt. Upper Hutt. Kaitoke. Summit. Cross Creek. Featherston. Greytown. Carterton. Masterton. Mauriceville. Eketahuna. Pahiatua. Mangatainoka. Woodville. Through. Dannevirke. Through. Makotuku. Through. Ormondville. Through. Takapau. Through. 5 1 1 2 ii 48 0 264 0 12 0 42 0 50 0 24 0 108 0 2 12 0 68 4 0 19 13 0 14 5 0 25 10 0 1 10 8 199 6 1 4 3 1 85 29 5 12 57 1 217 2 12 0 12 4 11 1 6 39 18 1 516 0 198 0 i 12 51 19 22 I 11 1 3 1 isj ill ii 10 1,409 7 2 44 8 122 R 8 65 1 3 13 "l 78 0 .12 0 36 0 6 0 8,720 IS! 80 9 10,337 11 HI 2 6,812 0 30 .6 "3 28 43 29 66 0 li 8 10 11 0 2 3 '5 .4 2,443 272 848 556 0 36 0 10 13 0 39 11 5 65 13 0 239 6 0 4 51 "2 15 3 59 0 4 2 291 18 10 45 "l 72 1 117 8 4 118 48 0 0 11 10 12' 7 6 4 36 0 561 12 360 0 412 9 4,085 11 28 9 8 0 3 12 1 35 '807 525 a 24 0 6 0 '7 15 397 8 8 5 837 4 11 8 i' 0 0 1 18 5 2 0 0 ioj 3 393 6 3 12 29 6 2 1 33 0 "4 1 'l42 1 "l 145 14 8,260 445 58 24 0 9,088 0 '58 11 4 0 37 6 '59 li 12 0 6 0 150 0 322 5 '63 7 3 0 0 6 6 Carried forward .. 61 143 19,386 8 1 327,884 10551 80,129 1,132 71 2,907 85,531 1,154 2,96( 3,90( 203 424,404 1,651 4,608 10,967 12 23,052 0 63,970 7,557 3 31,584 18 19,615 16 Carried forward. 161,355 18 Ci! 4,091 262 401,260 1,632 5,128 10,007 0 8,132 0 35,794 10,762 4 34,658 8 19,872 1 124,353 13 43,685 12 2 4,748 14 0 6,732 0 0 55,166 6 92,929 16 524 15 2 2,283 12 0 95,688 3 7| |150,854 9 9

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RETURN No. 12-continued. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898— continued.

Stations. fl » o m ■d 3 Traffic Expenditure. Numb. ol OutWJ loachi ,'d. lug. Inward. Outwc cd. Live-stock, Goods, dec. Inward. Coaching. Revenue. Total Value forwarded. >, . US ■S.3 -3-3 Cm 8 I 1 6 fi ft ■a «> 5 i 3 ° i £ K s il o 0 CD ID *** "3 cd S a <* & i a - Equiv. > I £ M Tonnage Chaff, _. . ■3 d £ for Live- Lime. &c. W ° o1 - O ro w stock, &c. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total. j Grand Total Tonnage. 5 p. « CQ ft Equiv. Tonnage for Chaff, Wool Live-stock, Lime, <fcc. ifcc. Firewood. Timber, i Grain. I Merchandise. Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. Ordinary Passengers. Season Tickets. Parcels. Luggage, and i Mails. Total. Good6. Miscel- Rents and laneous. Commission. Goods. Total. Stations. Wellington - NafieeNew Plymouth Section — continued. Brought forward Waipukurau Through Waipawa Through Kaikora Through Te Aute Through Hastings .. Through Farndon Through Napier Through Napier (Head Office) Spit Through Ashurst Through Palmerston North .. Through Longburn Through Foxton Through Feilding Through Halcombe.. Through Greatford Through Hunterville Through Mangaonoho Through Marton Through Turakina Through Fordell Through Aramoho Through Wanganui (Coach- \ ing) Through Wanganui (Goods) Through ) Wanganui (H. Office) Waitotara Through Waverley Through Patea .. Through Hawera Through Normanby Through Eltham Through Stratford Through Inglewood Through Waitara Through New Plymouth Through Breakwater Accountant General iij it) 9 io ioj isi2 14 i2 12 ii ih 12} 12} 12} 12J iij 143 5 3 2 i 8 2 24 £ s. d. 19,386 8 1 775 7 9 4li 7 3 324 0 3 167 18 9 1,25011 10 264 14 2 8,016' 7 11 865 2 11 173' 4 5 2,832 13 11 465 0 2 1,150 18 4 693 1 7 366 19 3 203 18 2 397 12 3 586 17 0 327,884 10,625 113 8,610 104 3,726 5 2,104 5 32,046 812 9,481 43,831 834 4,691 145 34,865 8,143 8,180 15,049 8,642 26 13,135 1,120 5,938 156 3,700 271 4,807 189 11,083 298 10,946 614 3,196 108 3,741 86 3,236 203 26,772 1,549 10550 22 "s iie '41 589 827 1,146 4 217 68 35 "5 42 2 5 80,129 1,524 36 1,752 37 507 13 392 12 2,631 77 380 5 10,259 126 2,107 17 383 371 6,693 2,719 263 13,050 530 260 1,935 706 345 40 448 77 696 54 367 33 2,234 154 298 26 345 14 679 42 11,167 226 1,132 96 1 78 30 4 220 57 17 190 34 114 17 10 6 93 13 14 18 1 92 18 84 1 22 3 11 05 26 3 36!! 26 isi 6 "4 ' 71 1 1 "3 19 '.SO - ■ • 10 2 4 "2 "l "2 1 9 1 37 2 2,907 174 19 152 3 59 68 3 428 9 52 897 22 15 1 74 11 647 126 104 323 36 201 17 68 2 2 68 1 104 3 137 2 209 12 65 4 74 1 74 85,538 2,929 223 3,570 217 1,872 43 1,103 38 3,145 323 423 15 3,135 461 367 6 6 599 224 2,929 3,404 291 6,049 1,069 301 2,683 1,515 939 121 803 267 1,839 412 1,514 175 1,948 642 1,011 71 1,023 22 312 31 3,292 969 1,164 81 00 1 61 24 7 351 21 2 144 2 7 27 1 273 36 1 246 44 101 23 12 4 99 10 13 36 1 84 11 25 1 24 3 26 3 298 32 L0 2 "4 8 1 1 "3 2 12 1 13 4 1 ic 0 7 1 8 1 8 32 2 2,960 247 13 209 1 88 98 4 501 13 68 281 14 28 67 6 385 133 37 298 49 3 187 18 72 3 61 2 154 1 1 177 5 168 16 48 1 65 5 63 5 61 "l "9 2 10 1 13 "6 "l "2 1 3 3,906 219 81 273 5 106 653 102 3 614 9 5 6 28 5 27 12 855 35 5 1,231 104 150 93 67 7 81 385 15 11 9 203 1 9 52 'i2 8 i2 "e 2 1 424,404 6,195 8,878 4,691 1,160 9,341 366 114 "46 763 346 6,751 8,710 6,622 2,699 92,573 835 1,869 23,460 39,827 10,785 8,317 2,102 5,645 7,804 2,560 4,064 3,861 14,759 7,021 7,143 6,012 2,175 6,933 552 1,829 1,656 " 6 " 8 o "30 403 9 63 1 151 48 143 39 21 48 116 60 63 153 249 103 6 49 80 Ts. c. 80 0 24 0 24 0 334 0 120 0 2,696 0 216 0 6 0 6 0 210 0 24 0 54 0 252 0 198 0 306 0 Ts. c. 4,608 0 '6 0 90 0 66 o' 912 0 372 0 30 0 10,967 12 1,193 8 1 12 801 8 738 0 248 4 1,956 4 754 0 5 0 197 4 163 8 192 8 231 0 440 0 134 16 31 12 552 0 470 0 936 8 142 16 161 0 135 8 57 12 484 12 92 4 573 12 141 8 476 16 216 16 292 4 Ts. c. 23,052 6 12 0 12 0 798 0 12 0 6 0 18 0 6 0 2,434 0 24 0 18 0 84 0 54 0 1,272 0 546 0 156 0 1,588 0 768 0 63,970 9 53 16 467 15 3 16 '7 11 37 2 9 7 176 9 56 5 405 7 46 18 435 15 12 4 788 ll! 158 Oj 1,264 9 655 7 12 0 360 4 5,03i 15 Ts. c. 7,557 3 8 9 2 0 48 7 il 3 '53 0 1,691 4 6 16 442 9 173 17 4,349 4 0 3 54 2 21 10 2,307 18 365 13 992 18 1,916 18 996 15 29 10 467 13 40 0 370 0 5 13 462 3 13 1 493 10 0 15 46 4 0 2 1,997 1 45 3 577 17 20 7 582 11 Ts. c. 31,584 18 165 5 20 10 326 3 0 8 128 14 3 0 48 7 0 2 531 9 7 17 7,906 4 0 1 2,067 14 16 19 3,994 13 19 1 74 2 64 10 1,550 5 689 8 90 6 6,975 17 3,111 1 69 11 475 13 876 0 97 10 30 19 79 10 10 7 184 10 5 15 129 17 7 13 432 3 22 5 44 2 10 13 73 7 1 0 209 7 8 11 19,615 16 279 13 36 11 'ie 14 "0 1 1,010 3 5,823 13 186 0 511 5 45 6 54 0 1,032 15 1,682 19 34 0 130 16 3 9 'ie 0 25 18 101,355 18 1,700 11 24 2 1,698 4 0 8 983 13 3 0 1,221 2 0 2 5,156 13 14 13 9,484 1 0 1 3,475 3 16 19 14,450 19 19 4 924 19 355 6 7,804 3 1,696 11 3,986 0 11,040 13 6,560 15 105 1 4,193 15 1,376 8 1,996 9 197 12 1,100 10 279 0 3,432 16 98 14 6,575 6 149 3 8,059 18 290 4 1,149 1 31 0 1,560 11 1 4 2,995 13 19 16 Ts. 0. - - 1 2 1 1 1 "3 7 7 3 1 6 4 2 65 1 4,096 54 "26 5 9 344 18 10 55 "49 "52 1,478 31 20 5,171 70 64 5 38 3 116 2 29 2 116 5 21 1 17 2 81 262 1 '42 "2 12 1 134 1 1 il 401,260 428 99 186 1,070 4,il2 10^920 2,039 12,594 4,196 600 13,348 869 7,265 258,802 7,301 1,285 6 1,538 7 1,486 3 1,294 30 586 1,632 "47 1 15 56 14 1,779 54 '88 4 " 7 "45 Ts. 0. Ts. c. 5,128 0 60 0 126 0 i2 0 6i 0 6 0 720 0 600 0 24 0 216 0 78 0 18 0 432 0 2,342 0 6 0 42 0 42 0 120 0 576 0 10,007 6 0 16 171 4 0 4 68 4 5 8 7,369 16 7 12 9 4 0 8 2,342 12 1,298 16 4 12 0 16 0 4 Ts. c. 8,132 0 1,102 0 1,502 0 108 0 ISO 0 3,354 0 5,332 0 1,890 0 1,392 0 552 0 2,290 0 192 0 270 0 is 0 is 0 60 0 48 0 Ts. 0. 35,794 0 626 13 215 7 538 0 114 9 48 4 2,918 18 45 15 822 5 8 18 5,825 16 7,169 7 185 7 0 9 5,103 2 113 7 21 11 699 16 1,829 2 395 2 30 0 144 13 191 15 588 0 206 13 Ts. c. 10,762 4 626 2 6 7 913 9 7 14 456 8 2 0 256 11 2,090 10 24 3 215 0 298 10 6 0 1,564 10 15 0 178 7 64 12 2,936 15 1,057 5 31 4 644 10 341 8 1 0 910 17 358 5 219 8 3 0 129 9 5 15 627 17 6 19 1,637 6 3 18 458 8 11 15 230 17 34,658 8 612 15 18 14 923 6 21 19 479 1 1 6 221 0 0 16 2,195 11 21 9 342 19 3 7 1,443 1 38 16 7,432 5 6 1 154 2 201 11 1,628 13 2,964 6 78 18 1,804 2 1,068 19 20 14 1,278 2 1,823 9 302 19 59 18 338 6 76 6 773 19 69 11 2,238 1 327 3 1,097 7 126 15 267 19 4 17 390 7 2 6 175 14 12 3 Ts. c. 19,872 1 167 2 133 11 27 16 311 7 3,012 2 162 7 3,189 2 i9 0 10 16 5 0 1,322 10 277 1 46 2 389 13 603 18 0 10 590 1 169 3 48 16 19 0 69 1 22 12 188 15 215 0 17 17 766 13 58 13 84 13 5 6 228 13 Ts. c. 124,353 13 3,194 12 25 1 3,814 9 29 13 1,621 5 6 6 1,053 7 49 0 13,826 5 91 11 6,948 15 12 5 13,371 17 44 16 25,546 18 28 13 492 12 271 12 11,768 4 4,489 19 2,486 3 6,504 13 7,754 3 28 4 3,238 14 2,422 17 734 12 81 13 788 11 104 13 2,346 15 76 10 4,873 0 348 18 5,146 2 203 7 1,121 10 12 16 1,361 8 2 6 2,154 11 12 3 Ts. c. £ s. d. 43,685 12 2 1,851 11 6 81 2 7 1,890 10 5 70 12 10 583 18 2 1 10 5 346 2 1 3 7 0 4,463 3 2 296 12 1 739 13 9 7,421 5 0 878 19 5 596 2 1 17 0 2 7,573 11 8 360 14 9 846 6 6 5,552 2 8 1,043 19 10 2,613 16 1 161 1 10 768 8 8 31 11 8 688 16 7 79 18 11 902 10 1 73 16 4 1,764 19 10 113 17 9 2,314 3 10 183 3 5 5S8 13 8 41 7 0 568 8 10 43 2 7 806 10 2 112 18 10 7,054 2 3 923 5 6 £ s. a. 4,748 14 0 9 10 0 2 13 0 7 12 0 3 19 0 28210 5 42 8 3 876 16 0 lli' 1 6 50 0 67 16 0 2' 0 0 i' 0 0 2 0 0 5' 0 0 £ s. a. 6,732 0 0 155 9 2 5 7 3 162 9 11 6 4 6 62 9 1 0 13 0 46 8 10 5 13 0 625 13 3 44 13 6 21 16 2 0 9 0 996 10 7 38 2 II 61 15 0 130 11 8 4 7 0 70 13 3 43 6 6 903 0 1 231 14 10 35 14 5 1,109 15 9 73 5 8 35 6 3 278 6 11 88 8 10 51 0 6 5 0 11 103 15 7 II 17 6 63 18 11 2 10 7 60 6 2 5 13 9 222 14 6 24 5 7 43 5 9 2 14 9 45 18 9 3 11 5 48 0 9 2 7 0 1,267 19 8 79 9 2 £ s. d. ) 55,166 6 2 i 2,016 10 8 1 86 9 10 . 2,055 13 4 i 75 17 4 653 19 3 ) 2 3 5 ) 396 9 11 1 9 0 6 I 5,271 6 10 i 341 5 7 ! 803 18 2 I 0 9 0 ' 9,294 17 7 917 2 4 I 61 15 0 i 130 11 8 ' 4 7 0 666 15 4 60 6 8 8,590 13 3 592 9 7 882 0 10 6,661 18 5 1,122 5 6 39 11 6 2,949 19 0 199 10 8 821 9 2 36 12 7 793 12 2 91 16 5 1,028 9 0 76 6 11 1,820 6 0 119 11 6 2,565 1 10 207 9 0 631 19 5 44 1 9 631 8 10 46 14 0 862 8 9 115 5 10 8,842 13 1 1,002 14 8 £ s. a. 92,929 16 5 1,774 8 2 27 14 7 1,600 10 0 6 9 0 927 2 5 193 13 11 370 6 11 2 14 3 2,291 11 8 61 11 7 3,185 16 4 2 16 6 2,634 16 6 19 9 9 6,603 2 6 36 17 9 580 0 7 194 0 9 3,530 12 0 449 16 1 757 4 1 5,594 18 5 4,256 15 9 63 0 0 2,754 16 7 1,112 13 10 979 2 2 245 16 9 505 13 2 236 17 6 1,394 6 9 184 12 2 3,649 16 3 288 5 1 2,955 6 2 388 18 11 506 19 9 169 11 1 529 4 4 214 18 4 848 16 10 74 16 5 Cr. 16 0 11 i. £ s. a. 5 524 15 2 2 10 9 2 n 7 0 4 6 10 0 .. - 0 .. ■ 5 0 2 8 1 1 1 2 7 8 3 S 20 0 1 7 4 6V.29 14 9 5 3 55 15 3 3 5 38 ±2 8 n 1 0 12 9 ) ) 60 3 5 1 1 4 3 9 > 1 18 3 ) 483 12 0 > ) ' 15 18 8 T 1 ! 5 7 8 I ! 13 6 1 7 12 1 19 19 1 £ s. cl. 2,233 12 0 169 5 0 i 0 0 si 0 0 216 3 11 i 0 0 12316 6 110 19 10 55 0 0 23 18 3 621 0 1 58 1 10 29 10 0 38 0 0 2 10 0 16 3 9 2 10 0 £ s. a. 95,688 3 7 1,944 2 4 27 14 7 1,605 16 10 6 9 0 927 5 1 193 13 11 423 14 7 2 14 3 2,527 15 8 61 11 7 3,157 1 7 2 16 6 2,814 8 3 19 9 9 110 19 10 6,696 15 2 36 17 9 604 11 7 194 0 9 4,211 15 6 449 16 1 761 7 10 5,596 16 8 4,798 9 7 63 0 0 2,800 4 10 1,112 13 10 1,022 9 10 245 16 9 509 6 8 236 17 6 1,417 11 8 184 12 2 3,672 5 4 288 5 1 2,967 13 3 888 18 11 507 5 3 169 11 1 581 0 9 214 18 4 1,030 15 3 74 16 5 696 3 6 £ s. d. 150,854 9 9 3,960 18 0 114 4 5 3,661 10 2 82 6 4 1,581 4 4 195 17 4 820 4 6 11 14 9 7,799 2 6 402 17 2 3,960 19 9 3 5 6 12,109 5 10 936 12 1 172 14 10 6,827 6 10 41 4 9 1,271 6 11 254 7 5 12,802 8 9 1,042 5 8 1,643 8 8 12,258 15 1 5,920 15 1 102 11 6 5,750 3 10 1,312 4 6 1,843 19 0 282 9 4 1,302 18 10 328 13 11 2,446 0 8 260 19 1 5,492 11 4 407 16 7 5,532 15 1 696 7 11 1,139 4 8 213 12 10 1,162 9 7 261 12 4 1,893 4 0 190 2 3 9,538 16 7 1,002 14 8 11,752 19 2 313 14 8 291 8 1 1,188 16 10 623 i 0 1,687 7 2 579 10 6 4,440 14 10 1,048 12 11 8,941 15 1 1,960 10 8 1,386 1 8 21 5 11 3,228 5 10 173 2 4 5,167 8 11 281 15 6 3,660 9 6 89 12 7 2,517 10 6 103 14 1 12,564 19 8 947 5 6 1,968 3 7 7,970 11 5 Wellington - Napier - New Plymouth Section— continued. Brought forward. Waipukurau. Through. Waipawa. Through. Kaikora. Through. Te Aute. Through. Hastings. Through. Farndon. Through. Napier. Through. Napier (Head Office). Spit. Through. Ashurst. Through. Palmerston North. Through. Longburn. Through. Foxton. Through. Feilding. Through. Halcombe. Through. Greatford. Through. Hunterville. Through. Mangaonoho. Through. Marton. Through. Turakina. Through. Fordell. Through. Aramoho. Through. Wanganui (Coaohing) Through. Wanganui (Goods). Through. Wanganui (H.Offioe) Waitotara. Through. Waverley. Through. Patea. Through. Hawera. Through. Normanby. Through. Eltham. Througn Stratford. Through. Inglewood. Through. Waitara. Through. New Plymouth. Through. Breakwater. Accountant. General. 12 804 1 0 i6 "76 450 0 6 0 84 0 3,556 0 l.oi'a 18 136 0 1 6 0 6 0 9 0 1,800 0 1,014 14 0 4 148 9 2 13 230 14 28 3 6 ! 6 7 1 6 0 0 12} ii 178 8 11 "6 35 22 81 65 13 1 48 0 i2 18 90 0 'is '577 " 7 23 12 360 0 I 0 5 6 225 3 1 65 4 4 is 0 675 8 0 4 367 0 ii 0 167 5 3,621 8 2,601 1 6 0 216 0 289 14 27 1 3 1 16 5 3 6 103 ii 272 2 11 59 "l 1 230 72 0 342 0 0 13 546 13 11 5 1,458 0 1 361 "4 "32 30 0 46 8 1,172 0 222 0 78 10 429 19 7 17 10 1 1 2 10 180 15 7 95 347 42 'l8 1 340 15 7 345 25 52011 2 > Cr.97 19 11 870 4 0 16 30 4,622 13 8 io 191 152 14 2,484 8,181 50 78 42 0 '7 4 42 0 6li 15 2,694 14 22 4 6,402 14 31 18 2,731 8 12,531 15 54 2 404 65 63,081 343 1,498 676 0 42 0 2,88i 16 4,230 0 8,502 5 82 4 1,785 0 1 3 872 11 42 17 834 9 19,682 1 168 4 10,217' 5 61 313 14 8 11,418 is 6 1 11618 2 11,752 19 2 818 14 8 119 4 6 494 10 9 576 8 11 860 15 6 499 13 3 3,461 16 10 923 3 1 2,865 2 3 1,234 7 2 821 8 11 13 5 6 1,987 0 10 102 19 9 3.284 2 1 70 17 4 2,651 7 2 Cr. 0 14 3 1,446 11 10 7 16 6 5,848 9 6 21 17 6 1,968 3 7 2.285 10 0 162 6 7 3,203 69 3,671 106 4,131 141 30,586 684 5,015 14 7,413 82 10,295 205 6,328 71 8,308 67 42,057 624 26 1 1,242 30 1,680 151 1.3S 7 116 3,545 748 473 23 2,006 136 3,184 393 1,660 120 584 40 1,800 237 i7 ios 9. "1 61 52 123 432 87 577 984 1,196 124 4,191 14,623 4,535 8,824 5,244 17,822 13,978 17,615 3,258 2,162 452 977 "47 '6 0 278 8 108 0 '3 16 i94 16 93 19 2 1 208 10 22 8 3,361 10 5 6 1,742 15 16 15 433 17 5 18 1,038 17 54 3 1,310 3 10 0 1,318 15 0 5 1,128 15 7 10 7,960 16 13 17 7,878 17 "8 0 "25 7,884 53 1,622 7 2,241 30 4,036 1 i2 0 6 0 216 0 478 0 312 18 523 4 9 8 538 9 10 17 879 16 3 7 3,024 6 79 5 376 2 1 1 1,301 7 16 16 2,185 18 35 14 1,376 8 9 6 1,159 10 1 15 12,139 8 10 19 4,391 16 248 17 1,790 19 15 8 3,878 16 22 17 4,642 12 11 7 13,424 0 86 2 793 0 1 1 3,401 0 16 16 4,845 13 85 14 3,569 2 9 6 5,043 6 1 15 26,139 11 12 19 4,461 9 636 8 6 41 13 11 723 11 6 74 17 10 868 2 5 120 3 10 5,571 13 8 670 4 11 523 16 9 7 3 6 1,189 13 10 65 9 9 1,740 15 2 201 7 0 922 8 5 86 9 1 1,000 8 4 94 3 2 6,022 3 4 902 1 11 i 10 0 4 0 0 170 13 7 63 17 7 5 3 2 101 0 2 4 19 5 99 16 7 5 6 0 459 11 8 55 18 7 35 11 0 0 16 11 48 11 8 4 12 10 122 16 8 9 11 2 81 10 10 3 17 9 59 13 10. 1 14 5 651 18 4 23 6 0 172 3 7 694 6 1 46 17 1 826 11 8 79 17 3 978 18 0 125 9 10 6,076 12 10 726 3 6 561 12 9 8 0 5 1,241 6 0 70 2 7 1,883 6 10 210 18 2 1,009 2 3 90 6 10 ■ 1,070 18 8 95 17 7 6,716 10 2 925 7 11 488 14 7 576 3 11 856 7 2 499 13 3 3,215 1 11 923 3 1 2,822 11 11 1,234 7 2 803 11 7 13 5 6 1,937 2 4 102 19 9 3,003 10 2 70 17 4 2,636 5 7 Cr. 0 14 3 1,403 6 2 7 16 6 5,403 7 5 21 17 6 1,968 3 7 Cr. 92 0 31 I 119 4 6 3 0 5 2 15 9 io io i 1 199 1 4 16 293 12 752 21 611 23 2,385 147 248 13 547 27 1,157 77 947 37 267 22 5,578 70 33 3 62 2 49 1 245 20 29 1 111 2 103 5 85 57 "4 2 102 3 97 1 310 10 31 "5 - 382 247 92 60 0 325 16 6 9 637 15 0 10 494 16 0 6 737 17 1 10 625 5 43 0 692 19 2 1 1,281 10 22 18 6,032 4 5 12 3,336 8 18 5 1,775 18 5 18 5,263 7 71 14 9,363 19 10 0 9,579 13 0 5 4,053 3 7 10 13,049 13 13 17 12,139 8 "52 "82 6 16 270 0 12 0 786 0 676 13 348 14 2,049 4 2 0 0 ! 3 8 4 i 0 0 i2 3 758 3 3 "9 4 "5 24 0 3 8 90 0 9i 18 1,963 12 "23 132 is 0 628 0 1,172 9 260 3 898 4 8 0 2,782 14 3 0 35 17 10 19 0 1 136 15 6 109 19 5 ii 12 1,669 9 2 '76 4 290 7 32 1 100 1 121 S 69 6 56 1 245 3 223, 14 25 24 1 2 "7 *83 617 249 38 96 0 452 12 is 0 255 11 33 13 300 4 14 13 24 0 0 4 2,088 0 4,048 0 1,456 16 3 17 195 1 45' 7 6 5 5 0 2 19 6 27 8 4 15 2 0 is2 233 12 6 6 1 il '6 0 S3 12 582 0 'i 11 73 13 11 i2 0 174 0 3 io 10 13 17 6 12 4 445 5 5 is 7 "2 is "3 "87 5 40 8 22 129 24 0 59 12 1,956 0 1,219 11 893 6 17 11 164 19 72 1 39 148 "lB 54 0 6 0 162 13 731 5 1,145 15 799 16 12 '6 6 37 12 0 ia '4 463'16 8 228 '54 12 52 "5 147 2 122 2 49 2 "l 796 207 0 456 0 5,0li 16 2,i84 1 50 '26 1,705 ljioa 65 132 0 24 0 231 11 1,472 8 1,444 12 19 15 0 1 25 4 5 255' 7 6 13 4 558 10 11 150 42 15 1 43 2 "47 218 90 0 65 8 1,770 0 4,272 5 558 0 1,505 5 "75 66 0 12 0 196 18 473 4 5 3 0 6 17 9 0 0 14 "i 573 19 7 '70 42 1 2 "l 7 59 246 0 9 16 6 0 242 9 943 18 1,476 5 "65 "l 10^512 1373 96 164 6 0 422 624 0 1,247 7 661 5 923 4 10 16 6 14 il 4 28 14 4 iti ii 2,997 4 1 30 127 "6 185 ] "3 1 166 5 1 754 "80 30 30 0 69 16 12 0 33 2 3,048 17 2,061 13 1,895 2 141 5 703 i,io7 216 0 28 1,608 0 4,863 7 3,652 11 2 0 7 14 3,632 1 42 8 6 309 3 4 135 18 9 " 2 230 4 1,968 14 i2 0 36 'i 6 '±2 13 506 11 7 l,92i' 1 1 4,946 12 8 52,477 9 11 3,467 '6l •' I 3,257' 8 9J 5,685 1 5 1,84416 10 1,03213 5 331 ■■ ■■ •• - •• x, ■-, Totals 737,096 14095 157,388j 4,061 265 8,165 157,388 4,068 265 8,165 101! 14,251 627 135,638 6,870 38,564 0 11,844 0 46,310 11 344,897 0, 383,461 0 16. 14,251 627 835,638 6,871 38,564 11,844 0 25,362 11 39,846 0 87,031 li 39,806 14 94,694 16 46,310 18 344,897 0 383,461 0 120,162 6 8,815 19 0] 19,112 0 148,090 6 8 183,486 9 4,563 2 11 6,559 9 7 194,609 2 0 342,699 7 8 Totals. 25,362 16 39,846 0 87,031 16j 39,806 14 94,694 16 Jrey-Brunneb Seo. — Greymouth Through Brunner Through Head Office Accountant General 12} li 22 5 4,324 11 11 850 17 4 22,749 11,068 7,774 16,370 284 3 40 17 541 5,559 58 1,141 81 15 17 142 7 117 58 875 541 5,825 '73 1 94 17 165 30 242 "i l 8 381 241 6 0 666 0 54 0 72 0 6 0 3,160 0 76 11 423 11 7,599 2 12,481 2 10 7 2,038 14 2 5 127 1 1,206 4 3,683 0 185 14 413 16 88 19 851 11 85,406 18 44,489 2 1,441 1 7,734 16 93,199 19 60,767 1 1! 19 1 2,148 8 383 ii! 36 0 6 0 678 0 48 6 0 3,148 0 54 0 84 0 7,599 i 12,328 ■ 75 i: 576 ! 2 5 91 5 10 7 2,074 10 185 1: 255 li 1,206 ■ 3,840 1' 85,406 18 43,444 1 88 19 1,896 12 93,199 19 59,351 9 1,441 1 9,150 8 1,087 16 6 468 8 0 458 10 11 641 18 9 112 7 6 4 6 0 27 17 3 4 19 0 75 14 5 50 16 7l 114 19 5 6 2 111 42 1 5 10 0 0 45 17 0 1,251 0 7 587 13 5 492 11 1 688 19 2 10 0 0 132 13 7 4,323 6 1 1,065 17 8 9,098 15 2 5,268 0 0 1,948 10 2 24 18 6 152 2 9 85 0 6,423 19 0 1,065 17 8 9,131 18 8 5,268 0 0 2 12 0 Or. 6 4 7 7,674 19 7 1,653 11 1 9,624 9 9 5,956 19 2 12 12 0 126 9 0 Grey-Brunner. Seo.— Greymouth. Through. Brunner. Through. Head Office. Accountant. General. 74 "2 82 10 14 19 2,i50 ii; 48 0 48 0 31 '242 "l 241 2 12 0 15 0 64 1 li 2 2 Cr. 7 9 7 27 406 1 8 5,581 10 6 - Totals 58,025 3,292 0 20,579 6 2,178 5,488 14 130,836 11 163,142 17 163,367 11 2,667 16 4 225 4 2 269 17 4 3,162 17 10 Totals. 345 7.299 1 15.".! 17 233 7,299 15:.; 17 28; 44 2olj 2,539 35! 224 15 720 0 48 0 3,292 20,579 6 2,178 7 5,488 14 130,836 10 163,142 17l 163,367 1 44 201 2,539 352 224 15 720 0 48 0 19,765 18 11 1,965 19 1 164 4 9 21,886 2 9l 25,049 0 7

D.—2.

RETURN No. 12— continued. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898— continued.

7—D. 2.

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p. o 3 o K •3 J ft = a, 03 a Traffic Expenditure. Number of Outward. Coaching. Inward. i, & \ i R 3 O Equiv. & Tonnage Chaff, w , £ for Live- Lime, &c. W0CH - w stock, &c. Firewood. Timber. Grain. M tf r i8e an " Minerals. Outward. 1W0.1 - Grand Total local. Tonnage. Live-Stock, Goods, &c. Inward. Timber. Grain. M .^£j ao ' Minerals. Total. Grand Total Tonnage. Ordinary Passengers. C Season Tickets. Revenue. Total Value forwarded. Stations. ,- 3 5 ■- H CM i-jL 1 5 CM o X O o H a. A xn a <3 "3 a . Equiv. Ton- $ §) nage for A jT Live-stock, M H &c. Chaff, „. „, Lime, &c. WooL Firewood. Coaching. Parcels, and Mails. Total. Miscel- Rents and I laneous. Commission. Goods. Total. Stations. Goods. iREY-HoKITIKA SEC. Greymouth Kuroara Hokitika Heaa Office Accountant General ii 10 3 2 £ s. d. 395 2 7 195 9 10 465 6 11 13,248 7,031 14,995 "l95 218 33 250 1,599 274 861 59 11 63 2 79 36 45 641 1,277 816 02 16 45 8 1 ■ 1 03 26 66 19 10 1 32 3 80 1 1,040 '200 84 Ts. c. Ts. o. 36 0 42 0 Ts. c.| 3 4 12 4 Ts. 0. ' 716 0 234 0 Ts. c. 29 7 7,844 17 60 5 Ts. 0. 28 10 Ts. c. 6,462 15 270 13 1,065 0 Ts. 0. 1,514 16 8 3 10 8 Ts. c. 8,071 8 8,842 17 1,425 0 Ts. c. 8 18 33 1 200] Ts. 0. Ts. c. 24 0 64 0 Ts. c. 15 8 Ts. c. 412 0 Ts. c. 6,701 15 64 0 1,168 14 Ts. c.| 29 13 Ts. o. 1,038 1 1,977 0 4,783 7 Ts. c. 10 11 320 14 1,202 2 Ts. c. 8,201 15 2,445 7 7,692 3 Ts. o. £ s. d. 1,682 15 9 715 3 8 1,642 17 2 £ s. d. 7 0 6 2 10 0 19 18 6 £ s. d. Ill 17 1: 22 10 41 91 1 8 £ s. d. 1,801 13 4 740 4 0 1,753 17 4 £ s. d. 2,821 8 2 1,590 0 1 593 9 8 £ s. d. Cr. 9 12 10 0 13 3 8 2 6 £ s. d. 64 7 0 5 2 6 5 10 0 37 19 0 £ s. a. 2,876 17 4 1,595 15 10 607 2 2 87 19 0 Cr. 0 9 6 £ s. d. 4,677 10 8 2,335 19 10 2,360 19 6 87 19 0 413 14 10 Grey-Hokitika Sec.--Greymouth. Kumara. Hokitika. Heaa Office. Accountant. General. "3 "l 3 32 1,040 84 538 0 ■• I 2412 5 251 19 11 137 12 0 414 4 4 Cr. 0 9 6 179 16 7 •• 1,235 15 11 35,469 ' 512 2,734 12. 100 2,734 123 16( 30 051 1,240 89 13 78 15 8| 950 0 7,934 9 29 l; 7,798 8 1,533 7 18,339 18,428 18 30 1,241 84 89 l; 78 0 15 8 950 0 7,934 9 29 is! 7,798 1,533 7 18,339 6 18,428 18 4,065 9 281 8 11 363 1 1| 4,709 19 5,004 12 11 \Cr. 16 7; 112 18 Totals. Totals 5,116 4 10 9,826 3 10 Westport Section — Westport Waimangaroa Mokihinui Head Office General 13 11 9 10 3 1 4,416 1 5 455 14 3 153 3 2 25,612 8,655 1,032 252 49 65 3 1,886 1,078 140 2 ' 1 59 37 9 1,007 835 1,262 1 "2 28 40 37 1 3 3 1 198 150 84 0 2,922 0 96 0 304 0 4,226 18 298 9 65 15 2,621 15 277 11 36 6 399 4 244,899 18 56,636 5 3,624 14 252,326 7 57,067 0 4 5 2 "l 43 155 6 150 0 2,460 0 174 0 468 0 3,857 2 505 11 466 14 '18 11 47 ! 196 16 1,619 6 1,119 10 301,351 2 331 10 252 15 807,865 0 2,798 17 2,354 4 2,207 3 9 738 1 10 78 17 0 30 15 0 39 4 6 10 13 0 1 11 6 95 7 0 68 10 10 46 11 2 9 12 11 115 17 0! 2,314 19 1 795 6 0 90 1 5 241 19 0 2,925 2 3 28,742 1 10 9,069 7 2 1,221 3 0 13 172 14 10 25 10 0 11 0 0 45 18 8 4,319 0 7 28,768 5 7 9,080 7 2 45 18 8 6,638 19 8 29,563 11 7 9,170 8 7 287 17 8 Westport Section— Westport. Waimangaroa, Mokihinui. Heaa Office. General. XI .. 210 16 8 ■■ ■• 198 6 35,551 117 3,104 101 3,104 105 111 19S 15 14 150 3,102 0 4,829 7 65 15 2,935 12 301,935 7 313,018 1 313,033 15 11 15 14j 150 3,102 0 4,829 7 65 15^ 313,018 1 313,033 15 3,054 17 7 146 16 0 240 11 l: 8,442 5 6 40,736 11 1,221 17 3 255 3 6 42,213 12 Totals 20 5,235 15 6 2,935 12 301,935 7 45,655 17 Totals. Nelson Section— Port Nelson Richmond Wakefield.. Belgrove Head Office General 9 9 n 104 9 5 1 1 8 1,425 10 10 620 5 1 222 11 3 149 2 1 480 16 5 17,870 5,291 4,592 11,483 180 220 110 72 3 2 9i 2,521 24! 285 16( "3 0 1 7 2 4 114 38 37 39 29 348 448 1,420 1,073 1 3 8 3 8 81 31 59 53 4 1 71 22 149 88 4 4 15 6 0 12 0 816 0 150 0 43 123 199 6 0 276 0 1,428 0 192 0 88 4 20 4 3 11 595 7 1,219 15 930 5 332 9 1,677 16 321 1 60 13 468 15 792 10 211 4 113 13 66 10 1,412 11 24 17 706 9 280 14 391 2 2,905 16 1,188 0 3,734 0 3,011 15 2,159 8 1 5 3 2 17 7 104 163 39 7 8 4 4 666 0 270 0 6 0 198 4 167 0 0 4 18 0 1,662 0 222 0 45 2 1,794 4 8 0 13 6 96 9 629 2 1,552 10 280 0 536 15 323 17 244 7 205 12 215 14 458 0 528 19 685 18 1,625 17 197 1 92 14 214 3 2,486 13 7,277 3 928 19 1,100 15 1,205 8 1,425 7 2 334 11 7 476 6 4 1,124 11 5 23 16 0 110 4 8 101 0 0 54 2 0 3 17 6 98 12 8 9 2 6 109 9 9 15 15 11 13 3 2 7 18 2 135 14 0 9 2 6 1,645 1 7 451 7 6 543 11 6 1,136 7 1 258 2 8 2,844 17 11 657 2 4 631 15 11 558 15 2 579 2 6 Cr. 0 0 8 537 0 3 1 18 2 0 11 0 17 11 89 12 10 0 18 3 73 15 0 12 0 0 i 10 0 3,455 19 2 Sl\ 0 6 631 17 0 561 3 1 668 15 4 64 18 0 3,465 1 8 2,316 2 1 1,083 4 6 1,104 14 7 1,805 2 '5 323 0 8 Nelson Section— Port. Nelson. Richmona. Wakefiela. Belgrove. Heaa Office. General. 1 42 0 "2 64 0 5 125 17 8 1 5 330 Totals. Totals 19 3,024 3 4 39,4161 407 3,318 232 3,318 10 332 33( 23 18 984 0 365 8 1,902 0 1,957 1 3,322 4 1,652 12 2,815 13 12,998 18 13,016 18 11 28 18 984 0 365 1,902 0 1,957 1 3,322 4 1,652 l; 2,815_l; 12,998 li 13,016 18) 3,384 12 6 367 16 10 291 3 6: 4,043 12 10 5,271 13 2 630 14 6 151 5 6 6,053 13 1 10,097 5 11 Picton Section — Picton Blenheim Head Office General 10 9 5 2 992 2 3 371 10 8 14,986 8,565 168 133 1 8 2 11 23 12 40 48 11 2 12 23 2 18 40 2 1 5 34 2 117 2,811 39 20 3,708 OJ 67 0 1,242 12 4,020 0 66 0 8 1' 2 l; 90 0 5,567 3 1,130 14 1,480 5 2,100 5 240 14 7,416 16 12,307 7 1 2 34 5 2,811 117 20 3,708 0 1,242 12 67 0 66 0 4,020 oj 2 13 8 17 5,567 8 90 0 1,480 5 1,180 14 240 14 2,100 5 12,307 7 7,416 16 1,384 3 8 827 17 11 21 1 0 13 9 6 0 10 0 112 12 6 16 3 0 16 9 11 105 1 0 1,413 16 2 844 17 10 238 14 6 2,034 17 2 2,851 13 2 Cr. 0 11 10 312 14 10 8 9 11 Or. 0 5 0 55 7 6 195 9 0! 3 15 Oi 2,402 19 6 3,055 12 1 2 18 2 3,816 15 8 3,900 9 11 241 12 8 Picton Section— Picton. Blenheim. Head Office. General. 118 4 3 - 39 •■ - 2 •• •■ 69 Totals. Totals 1,481 17 23,719 18' 13 35 88 3 3! 35 S3 39 2,928 59 134 2 3,708 1,309 12 4,086 11 10 5,657 8 2,610 19 2,340 19 19,724 3 19,858 5 30 2,92! 134 2 3,708 0 1,309 12 4,086 0 11 10 5,657 3 2,610 19] 2,340 19 19,724 8 19,858 5 2,238 2 126 12 137 13 11 2,497 8 6 4,885 18 6 320 19 9[ 254 11 6 5,461 9 9 7,958 18 3| Hurunui-Bluff Sec.— Lyttelton (Coaching) „ (Goods) 1 as (Wharf)} qu Heathcote Woolston Opawa Ghristch. (Pass.) ) „ (Parcels) j „ (Goods) as requ (Traf. Mgr.) Addington - Papanui Styx Belfast Kaiapoi Rangiora Oust Bennett's Oxford Bast West Sefton Amberley Waikari Culverden Hornby Prebbleton Lincoln Ellesmere.. Doyleston .. Leeston Southbridge Little Biver Templeton Rolleston Kirwee Darfield Sheffield .. Springfield Coalgate Burnham .. Selwyn Dunsandel Rakaia Methven Chertsey Ashburton Tinwaia Mt. Somers Winslow Hinds Rangitata Orari Winchester 17 ired 121 13 17 ired ii 13 iii 12J 12J 11 13 13J 14j 15 12 12| "1 10 14 10 9J 10 11 11 1-1 10 13 13 lOf 12 13 14 "I 12 "i 12 121 11 121 131 11 114 11 101 IOJ 11 101 18 68 3 2 1 55 64 10 8 1 2 5 4 1 2 1 4 1 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 4 3 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 12 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2,916 14 3 12,112 15 2 486 1 6 325 0 10 160 0 11 8,526 0 3 ■ 12,242 6 9 1,257 13 7 415 12 11 175 15 1 299 19 6 812 15 6 681 13 6 170 15 8 293 16 10 181 3 2 595 1 6 164 17 1 370 9 2 646 11 3 372 10 5 322 1 7 211 11 7 359 3 0 156 5 2 175 9 4 344 7 1 553 17 3 381 5 5 161 13 10 282 13 3 161 15 9 412 12 11 154 11 8 446 16 5 178 9 0 177 2 3 175 9 1 312 12 8 907 0 5 317 8 1 168 14 5 1,858 9 11 154 12 8 255 11 0 182 15 6 181 1 1 176 16 4 395 1 5 177 19 11 101,2221 11,080 8,872 8,261 1-232,349 4 1 ■■ 8,057 12,426 1,194 4,927 16,081 14,492 1,906 3,202 2,015 5,339 1,954 3,842 8,927 1,968 9,153 1,510 2,355 656 1,959 3,885 5,873 6,102 1,618 1,510 1,861 8,782 1 1,218 4,518 1 1,690 i 931 1,019 I 3,541 i 5,673 2,530 i 1,497 18,982 1 1,287 ) 882 > 553 1,753 1 1,668 j 5,884 1 2,930 1,828 787 154 193 4,504 670 i 53 3 4 130 ! 110 ; 12 2 1 6 11 ! 76 70 1 .. 1 90 ) 14 , 20 i 19 ) 7 i 23 1,748 503 259 94 74,260 1J426 789 69 149 1,887 2,644 873 304 782 403 332 1,686 1,160 950 585 446 1,034 238 1,223 558 544 1,037 105 154 335 974 408 396 311 122 113 358 1,193 450 214 6,395 357 449 105 219 266 899 349 158 544 iis 17 3 26 82 2 1 4 2 2 80 21 55 265 1 17 4 7 18 4 49 2 12 11 74 5 38 19 7 6 52 30 8 7 252 71 6 1 149 ']4 1 "2 "2 7 2 "l 435 71 10 20 M43 326 127 11 67 118 219 27 23 28 24 46 149 142 204 79 4 35 14 8 41 30 57 20 54 63 112 22 76 16 19 11 46 93 53 19 258 44 56 13 53 35 52 18 6,370 195 146 118 15i351 3^502 338 81 344 1,895 4,374 1,786 1,725 1,355 1,539 1,061 2,859 4,363 5,376 412 213 876 1,302 1,092 2,300 2,284 3,578 399 267 1,444 2,939 1,723 2,173 1,693 650 368 1,964 3,423 2,943 775 9,752 346 2,885 845 1,166 1,077 3,387 1,073 151 ii.4 170 3 8 3 77 2 19 5 1 25 86 94 266 1 1 "48 "l 1 1 1 1 4 10 19 1 531 61 7 8 '973 280 74 3 24 65 143 33 33 23 29 46 128 277 846 36 7 20 16 11 34 26 103 20 31 68 129 31 ('il tie 1 151 "3 3 "l "l 800 "158 1,568 49 1 14 17 28 12 23 5 1 3 239 70 703 19 1 36 66 67 73 34 660 835 3 1 7 5,628 2,467 5 9 19 ,'657 186 1,593 1,974 22,664 6,320 10,523 14,552 4392 90,406 52,977 71,217 1,256 27 10,604 13,725 4,096 11,388 16,771 41,767 244 '463 173 3J604 6 453 1,774 1,814 32 79 7 36 29 79 20 18 1,916 323 746 3,876 1,535 798 70 192 01 72 0 24 0 1,488 0 78 0 30 0 144 0 444 0 840 0 378 0 24 0 408 0 12 0 174 0 324 0 90 0 78 0 426 0 878 0 510 0 492 0 282 0 216 0 210 0 24 0 504 0 720 0 240 0 720 0 54 0 14,524 0 2,640 12 22 12 1,196 16 4,073 12 760 0 6 8' i 1,503 4l 2,087 4| 1 248 4 309 0 i 23 10 1 135 8 1 41 0 17 4 1 12 16 1 690 8 I 850 0 I 1,201 12 I 1,277 16 I 19 4 ) 227 8 ( 86 0 ) 25 12 ) 51 0 ) 111 12 ) 130 4 ) 6 0 ) 7 12 ) 66 8 ) 145 8 ) 180 fi 948 oa is 0 6 0 180 0 186 0 6 0 174 0 2,994 0 24 0 36 0 24 0 12 0 6 0 192 0 37,488 13 1,379 2 0 9 2,688 9 625 7 9 2 7 7 197 6 149 11 2 13 1 2 522 14 13 7 81 15 9 7 6 13 9 16 20,826 1 2,339 11 1,462 11 40 10 8,674 8 17,2i8 12 2,919 9 2,562 7 5,306 19 12,556 10 3,338 15 534 1 1,103 14 233 17 148 10 1,242 18 446 15 277 15 176 12 1,074 5 3,998 2 4,378 14 1,632 0 951 0 1,980 17 2,717 19 417 10 1,829 9 946 11 911 2 2,357 8 764 10 198 5 187 0 736 9 407 9 870 9 8,186 8 895 13 974 14 9,491 7 2,977 3 63 15 2,944 0 838 14 1,590 5 1 2,736 9 2.969 10 76,371 11 7,874 8 73 7 8,040 17 0 12 25,215 5 986 16 132 16 34 4 16,743 7 504 3 303 14 42 11 19 6 19 9 39 18 124 16 172 17 172 13 10S 8 18,903 IS 7 18 196 7 38 18 62 18 213 19 . 121 16 66 5 2,286 10 12 15 27 0 66 6 46 3 61 17 45 13 25 4 15 16 82 4 211 15 87 17 22 16 1,138 3 63 10 96 11 78 5 45 2 33 8 126 17 46 6 93,933 8 4,749 8 2,147 7 845 18 2,322 15 601 10 1,965 5 1,162 2 280 10 11 19 92 15 1 10 4 0 4 0 5,170 1 il3 13 244,283 13 18,983 1 3,778 6 5,117 16 0 12 44,i80 9 20,276 5 3,088 13 4,252 17 26,734 2 15,508 5 4,945 10 639 0 1,673 10 480 6 3,815 1 1,591 17 1,753 5 1,427 15 1,580 12 20,858 13 4,403 4 5,627 18 • 2,248 18 1,332 7 2,479 16 3.179 7 5,248 17 6,241 15 1,698 18 1,250 19 8,135 16 3,583 6 2,660 0 475 1 1,064 17 458 17 1,329 9 10,242 9 1,371 6 1,649 13 12,101 17 3,574 2 5,467 19 3,119 1 1,229 16 2,746 18 3,220 10 3,226 6 21; '• •■ 21 2 4 2 2 1; 7 5| 1 236 3,154 10 29 89 17 25 3 7 3 8 103 354 83 1 4 5 5 24 3 76 19 - 24 22 44 937 280 4 iii '27 32 2 120 ■105 5,221 60 1 226 277,892: 283 204 330,023 628 3,406 966 342 3,152 222 47 2,174 6,923 8,059 202,514 1 205 89 345 638 239 2,905 59,830 182 1,040 583 516 5,228 625 518 176 4,307 128 ■ 1,187 661 5,320 1,456 1,007 3,114 11,524 685 105 120 '542 "38 12,901 36 2,253 413 54 26 10 2 26 1,492 58 781 687 57 194 33 511 4,257 "36 6: 5,946 0 6 0 360 0 3,582 0 432 0 150 0 48 0 48 0 552 0 24- 0 6 0 78 0 216 0 300 0 30 0 12 0 24 0 306 0 30 0 16,343 4 12,465 4 849 8 4,135 4 l.oio 4 58 12 132 0 223 8 3 16 842 0 149 16 0 8 180 0 48 0 6 0 3,960 0 1,122 0 258 0 12 0 60 0 306 0 522 0 30 0 36 0 198 0 252 0 216 0 30 0 1,618 18 103 11 34 9 139 11 29,547 12 4,553 7 147 11 27 15 251 2 504 5 168 0 41 11 55 12 43 11 13 2 79 11 420 18 247 7 762 9 69 7 30 0 388 5 346 9 88 18 523 2 228 18 165 2 1,902 0 13 11 51 7 116 0 36 19i 80 9 41 11 17 2 70 0 77 7 321 7 478 9 48 0 2,997 11 86 0 76 0 34 14 100 14 11 2 243 7 51 16 63,820 12 16,498 9 1,217 14 27 7 1 1 11,676 15 18,745 19 2,918 0 21 12 70 7 1,696 3 1,599 1 170 6 326 1 207 5 HI 2 127 5 569 16 667 9 966 12 141 5 136 6 343 15 134 9 189 13 282 12 191 14 498 18 167 0 105 12 321 16 295 1 200 9 229 13 60,731 11 5,276 5 70 3 7,033 18 0 17 63,680 2 661 14 24 19 26 0 1,226 15 931 3 751 15 147 0 270 2 219 3 128 17 141 2 302 12 573 1 1,101 10 2,991 5 42 18 211 4 158 7 231 1 856 12 321 16 420 7 1,181 19 45 10 195 18 _286 18 226 6 24 0 5 10,068 16 104 14 1,328 17 2,223 2 62,496 15 7,536 19 2,854 16 212 5 7,118 7 4,443 18 2,847 9 310 5 1,021 3 166 12 203 17 109 19 561 7 508 8 653 17 1,860 4 484 8 1,279 16 407 16 332 10 1,450 11 587 3 422 4 8,650 18 223 li 740 9 ! 630 9, 482 l! 174 12 126 8 236 8 314 7 474 11 1,519 10 1,869 15 308 11 6,160 13 978 14 499 8 687 8 424 17 276 7 978 15 575 5 158,709 1 34,448 3 2,705 3 10,139 6 1 18 169,078 8 3 6,353 6 353 4 8,906 11 8,152 17 6,444 1 723 2 2,521 1 636 11 456 18 943 13 2,131 1 2,464 5 4,000 8 5,122 1 743 12 2,607 0 1,137 1 1,250 2 2,834 17 1,371 11 1,602 11 . 12,069 17 519 14 1,345 10 1,580 8 999 15 766 19 597 12 392 14 600 15 1,190 6 3,216 0 4,069 19 647 0 18,246 8 1,493 11 2,129 3 1,076 13 1,141 0 593 4 2,032 12 1,458 13 7,605 8 6 393 2 10 357 7 7 243 12 6 34,025 13 2 1,194 17 5 1,717 17 1 67 11 10 336 18 9 1,591 13 10 1,904 5 8 288 11 9 404 16 3 406 1 10 719 18 0 282 6 11 697 15 10 1,991 15 3 940 16 8 717 16 6 113 18 0 256 18 8 93 19 4 . 296 8 11 671 10 3 1,022 5 10 1,466 15 10 155 6 6 293 18 1 332 19 0 695 18 3 198 13 8 1,112 r, 0 915 18 2 187 2 10 31 5 3 101 17 3 4,474 1 8 23 10 0 172 19 1 25 12 0 0 15 0 3 4 2 76 3 6 129 8 9 6 12 6 2 18 0 2 12 6 12 1 6 44 10 0 4 0 0 59 4 6 11 4 8 11 16 0 11 6 0 9 18 0 15 13 0 7 16 6 50 0 0 0 18 4 284 5 5 27 16 3 12 2 7 4 12 1 5,954 3 3 833 0 0 190 18 7 68 0 11 4 12 6 11 9 8 134 6 7 228 5 4 19 3 3 15 16 1 87 1 8 25 2 10 18 18 11 102 1 2 91 12 1 132 15 11 341 3 9 24 15 0 80 15 3 13 18 6 202 7 10 49 3 8 48 8 9 132 9 11 8 9 10 21 15 4 23 16 2 95 15 5 24 13 6 58 15 9 8,805 12 1 608 1 11 400 15 5 350 1 10 38,499 14 10 5,954 3 3 856 .10 0 1,558 15 1 1,811 10 0 72 19 4 351 12 7 1,802 3 11 2,261 19 9 314 7 6 420 12 4 496 1 6 747 13 4 313 7 4 844 7 0 2,087 7 4 1,073 12 7 1,118 4 9 149 17 8 349 9 11 119 3 10 508 14 9 736 6 11 1,078 11 1 1,649 5 9 164 14 8 315 13 5 368 8 8 798 3 8 223 17 1 1,172 18 3 56,546 7 2' 1,514 16 3 594 10 1 1,044 18 11 1 15 7 Cr. 131 15 7 Cr. 20 19 11 1 21,156 6 8 6,114 7 2 796 18 11 985 18 2 9,471 8 3 4,214 16 2 1,922 13 8 344 1 0 614 19 0 433 19 10 905 4 8 613 7 10 2,448 10 0 2,370 4 4 3,861 9 11 8,519 9 1 976 9 6 1,637 8 6 840 18 2 501 9 6 1,138 15 1 1,515 5 9 2,295 16 9 2,021 1 1 348 10 3 452 11 8 2,376 14 10 1,200 4 7 1,064 19 11 662 8 8 307 10 3 299 6 9 766 17 7 '6,454 5 6 1,841 8 6 1,338 5 8 1 7,470 10 10 , 3,473 16 8 , 2,203 4 11 1 2,939 4 10 1 1,378 17 11 ) 1,239 14 4 1 1,901 3 10 > 1,044 10 2 4,361 12 10 11 9 2 Cr. 5 13 5 285 10 3 0 10 69 2 1 0 8 3 1 11 6 0 0 4 15 4 5 12 7 7 0 10 8 1 16 0 0 8 6 0 17 0 0 13 3 0 3 0 13 0 26 1 9 16 7 0 13 6 0 16 5 0 0 6 0 5 10 2 17 8 2 5 2 0 11 3 0 3 6 1 11 5 0 5 5 4 11 5 0 8 7 2 10 11' 2 10 2 1 0 9 5 19 8 1 16 10 17 9 9 8 10 10 ; 2 13 3 1 143 8 2 980 17 8 309 8 3 49 12 4 44411 10 ( 691 1 0 206 3 10 28 10 6 79 5 0 106 5 0 93 2 0 15 0 5 11 11 2 10 46 0 4 129 2 10 46 15 0 11 0 0 65 1 0 0 10 0 36 15 0 3 0 0 0 2 6 26 0 0 50 7 6 39 11 9 3 9 10 15 0 4 0 0 25 0 0 21 11 8 61,888 17 8 1,854 4 6 644 2 5 1,044 18 11 1 15 7 324 5 5 Cr. 26 13 4 22,132 17 11 0 10 6,889 13 1 825 17 8 987 9 8 9,550 13 7 4,336 5 7 2,028 3 3 345 16 8 616 15 0 439 15 3 908 2 8 659 9 5 2,580 13 1 2,417 12 4 3,898 11 8 8,585 16 8 977 13 0 1,674 19 11 843 18 8 501 17 10 1,167 12 9 1,567 18 5 2,335 19 9 2,024 14 5 351 6 8 456 17 1 2,406 6 3 1,222 4 10 1,067 10 10 681 9 4 307 19 8 308 10 5 796 15 5 6,583 15 3 1,879 19 4 1,401 1 3 8,370 10 3 ; 3,517 2 11 I 2,204 4 11 I 2,989 6 10 1,380 15 8 i 1,449 16 10 ) 1,905 16 0 ) 1,087 15 4 8,805 12 1 61,888 17 8 1,854 4 6 1,252 4 4 1.445 14 4 351 17 5 38,824 0 3 5,927 9 11 22,132 17 11 856 11 0 7,948 8 2 2,637 7 8 1,060 9 0 9.902 6 2 6,138 9 6 4,290 3 0 660 4 2 1,037 7 4 935 16 9 1,655 16 0 972 16 9 3,425 0 1 4,504 19 8 4,972 4 3 9,704 1 5 1,127 10 8 2,024 9 10 963 2 6 1,010 12 7 1.903 19 8 2,646 9 6 3,985 5 6 2,189 9 1 667 0 1 825 5 9 8,204 9 11 1.446 1 11 2,240 9 1 1,070 8 7 508 12 0 477 12 7 1,671 0 5 8,008 19 2 2,523 13 10 1,682 4 4 14,984 4 1 3,758 16 4 2,471 7 3 3,052 8 7 1,753 11 5 1,910 6 8 3,551 5 8 1,649 0 9 Hurunui-Bluff Sec. Lyttelton (Coaching). (Goods). ' (Wharf). Heathcote. Woolston. Opawa. Christen. (Passengers „ (Parcels). (Goods). (Traf. Mgr). Addington. Papanui. Styx. Belfast. Kaiapoi. Rangiora. Oust. Bennett's. Oxford East. „ West. Sefton. Amberley. Waikari. Culverden. Hornby, Prebbleton. Lincoln. Ellesmere. Doyleston. Leeston. Southbridge. Little River. Templeton. Rolleston. Kirwee. Darfield. Sheffield. Springfield. Coalgate, Burnham. Selwyn. Dunsandel. Rakaia. Methven. Chertsey. Ashburton. Tinwald. Mt. Somers. Winslow. Hinds. Rangitata. Orari. Winchester. 'i2 7 4 18 6 72 2 12 10 46 48 "2 2 18 "2 1 12 0 6 0 3,264 0 0 4 1,034 18 10 13 6 0 12 0 312 0 1,615 16 "2 1 8 3 129 60 0 96 0 6 0 12 0 30 0 372 0 66 0 102 0 192 0 42 0 36 0 72 0 126 0 24 0 222 0 54 0 12 81 29 6 10 18 120 5 22 2 6 35 38 "2 "l 10 4 16 46 6,079 4,209 7,229 91 209 218 i2 0 6 0 0 9 5 2 180 0 0 9 4,841 12 2,010 4 1,661 1 156 4 2 2 3 3 1| 11 13 6 6 10 0 0 10 0 1 17 6 "l 348 0 360 0 "2 6 4 3 1 10 49 27 7 44 18 29 9 240 49 22 4 4 7 40 7 6 6 7 14 93 22 20 16 39 121 80 22 210 28 95 7 32 45 48 12 30 00 42 1 73 81 28 71 37 226 173 14 41 150 2 76 A "l "6 6 24,725 1,360 5,643 19,257 86,063 32,647 33,478 24,808 59,191 9,094 48,484 28,552 14,892 28,297 7,356 58 7 264 477 592 18 8 885 2,758 31 1,913 64 60 104 256 228 0 12 0 306 0 1,122 0 42 0 492 0 564 0 138 0 858 0 18 0 144 0 86 0 30 0 12 0 282 8 86 4 75 4 19 12 63 16 604 0 304 0 152 4 456 0 347 0 494 4 78 16 195 8 309 0 299 8 188 12 '6 0 24 0 i6 18 1 7 4 0 7 0 101 8 16 S 8 0 267 10 48 0 1,842 11 "l 8 24 5 6 19 11 9 2 218 27 23 14 161 12 4 "l 3 1 1 1 "6 6 3 42 0 36 0 12 0 6 0 90 0 30 0 174 0 6 0 582 0 12 0 330 0 84 0 48 0 12 0 24 0' .12 0 12 0 54 0 204 0 12 0 30 0 840 0 180 0 2 47 2 107 16 254 14 595 4 756 8 151 14 4,386 13 118 1 663 9 168 4 277 7 147 1 244 12 334 8 108 17 68 2 90 12 239 14 545 19 779 7 103 1 3,251 19 118 16 560 6 136 11 194 2 138 14 565 18 421 4 161 9 1 152 15 10 812 11 10 1,326 9 3 593 13 6 261 8 9 5,894 7 11 158 4 7 233 6 1 53 15 2 349 4 9 427 4 1 1,490 5 11 501 0 11 24 19 0 7 18 4 4 0 0 1 10 0 0 17 6 3 0 0 17 8 3 1 10 0 0 17 6 1 10 0 14 4 3 8 8 0 57 13 2 97 4 S 49 3 6 16 14 4 701 17 8 81 18 10 32 13 9 7 16 7; 23 11 0! 27 1 9 130 0 11 42 16 8 200 12 4 169 2 ' 2 874 5 0 1,425 3 11 643 14 6 281 3 1 6,613 13 10 241 13 5 267 2 4 63 1 9 372 15 9 460 9 10 1,645 9 8 561 5 5 16 10 6 7 14 0 28 1 0 112 0 0 30 0 0 60 2 4 756 11 3 43 6 3 10 0 50 0 0 i2 ■ 8 6 6 0 178 17 0 9 852 18 121 l! 21 41 148 1 27 12 1 1 1 1,260 0 I 1 0 2 0 1 17 9| 1 OSS ) 2 2 2| ! 4 5 5 46 "2 "8 3 2 106 5 0 5 3 10 "l 2 i 16 24 0 ■ 90 0 6 0 6 4 0 25 3 8 17 7 10 209 14 3 2 10 0 38 19 9 5 16 35 8 45 18 "3 "l 672 0 18 0 9 11 9 18 11 3 "l 1 ' 2 58 0 IS 0: - Carried forward.. 316 52,946 12 9 544,933 9,246 |109,66l 2,132 223 4,591 105,627 2,05! 193! 4,506 241 6,925 874 846,47! 25,888 13,674 0 36,634 4 10,800 45,561 11 141,436 12 156,212 14 126,349 2 530,668 8 238 6,144 S3! 944,876 24,620 13,818 0 35,795 12 10,056 0 47,455 9 133,170 11 157,591 17 128,180 5 526,067 14 75,361 9 8 6,535 0 6 10,697 1 5 92,593 11 7 174,044 19 2 4,990 9 3 4,863 17 1 183,899 5 6 276,492 17 1 Carried forwara.

D.—2.

RETURN No. 12-continued. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898— continued.

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Coaching. Live-stock, Goods, dec. Stations. g o i o 3 13 00 3 M Traffic Expenditure. Number of Outward. I w J B Inward. Outward. Inward. Revenue. Total Value forwarded. Stations. as & & * p Ph W r$ c 4 % xn CM Equiv. Tonnage for Livestock, tfce. Chaff, Lime, &a. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. M dYse an - «"»»»■ Total. Grand Total I Tonnage. >- r2 "3 p. A Equiv. Tongjj nage for a" Live-stock, w <fcc. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total. rrand Total Tonnage. Coaching. Parcels, Luggage, and Mails. Total. Goods. Ordinary Passengers. Season Tickets. Goods. Miscellaneous. Bents and Commission. Total. [ueunui-Bluff Section — continued. Brought forward Temuka Washdyke Pleasant Point Albury Pairlie Timaru (Coaching)) (Goods) \ (Wharf) J St. Andrew's Makikihi Studholme Waimate Glenavy Pukeuri Junction .. Duntroon Kurow Oamaru (Coaching) ) „ (Goods) [ Breakwater J Waiareka Junction Ngapara Maheno Herbert Hampden Palmerston Dunback Waikouaiti Seaclirt Waitati Purakanui Pt. Chalmers Upper Sawyers' Bay P.Chalmers (Coch'g) 1 „ . (Goods) ( Burke's Ravensbourne Pelichet Bay Duneain (Pass.) ) (Parcels) j (Goods) .. (Traf. Mgr.) Caversham Burnside AbbotslorcL, Middlemarch * Hyde Mosgiel Outram Allanton Henley Waihola Milburn Milton Waitahuna Lawrence Stirling Balelutha Clinton Waipahi Tapanui Kelso Pukerau Gore Riversdale Mataura Edendale Wyndham Woodlands Invercargill (Coch'g)) (Goods) J (Tr. Mgr.) Bluff .. i „ (Wharf) ( Makarewa Thornbury Riverton Orepuki Otautau .. Winton Dipton Lumsden Kingston Accountant Christchurch Thro'h Sheffield, Through .. Springfield, Through General 104 11 10 10 131 14-i 12J 101 11 12 HI 12j 11 14 i<3 iii 10 12 ill 115 15J 8 13 14 13 13.! 13 17 16J 18 171 17 316 3 1 2 1 3 28 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 8 35 2 1 8 2 2 8 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 14 2 2 2 £ s. a. 52,946 12 9 424 3 11 155 8 11 308 8 2 150 0 9 392 10 3 5,334 3 0 177 17 5 178 6 0 345 0 4 444 3 7 362 13 1 161 15 5 257 7 6 486 11 11 4,626 8 4 813 15 7 295 13 8 174 19 5 356 18 9 285 13 9 288 11 1 1,190 4 11 183 5 10 351 10 10 282 5 2 289 2 1 199 10 5 153 2 6 361 5 1 3,914 19 8 302 16 4 316 10 0 350 1 6 544,933 8,805 1,294 3,467 1,108 4,481 f 29,309 2,916 2,077 2,838 6,430 1,919 1,111 1,775 2,5651 1 41,339 "616 1,782 3,197 2,122 2,632 13,714 433 8,442 2,573 2,781 1,420 11,026 7,081 j 44,200 3J357 23,080 17,049 I 168,230 9,246 43 37 82 6 5 171 11 12 6 27 20 6 25 2 259 "l 17 13 29 43 43 88 31 8 27 178 2,310 470 1,592 1,114 3,901 109,660 1,576 87 8C4 234 743 11,704 285 340 195 1,961 367 261 341 893 13,879 341 304 381 489 1,138 1,273 160 682 1,057 523 44 1,083 254 556 12 62 341 2,132 18 33 2 12 25 178 "5 5 10 19 43 21 88 10 26 200 16 14 17 8 7 45 3 32 4 17 1 223 5 "5 15 "l 2 "l 2 'l2 "3 "l "6 1 4,591 71 29 80 56 71 228 31 15 30 63 53 27 45 107 400 12 29 49 20 49 74 15 82 30 71 19 24 13 57 4 43 84 105,627 3,488 140 1,394 1,541 3,077 7,775 1,389 1,182 672 4,158 1,169 278 2,719 3,519 6,559 126 3,948 1,338 831 2,377 3,872 949 1,773 1,821 539 121 640 169 2,516 33 150 673 2,059 21 52 6 5 25 221 5 14 22 45 17 13 9 22 258 26 18 1 4 4 45 2 24 9 7 198 10 3 1 9 17 1 3 3 11 2 1 7 5 8 "3 1 10 4 1 1 4,506l 74 21 43 67 138 246 18 32 49 109 71 21 61 182 251 7 77 39 19 65 114 28 121 117 54 32 24 6 114 6 18 17 241 "2 18 8 1 "l 'ii "1 "1 1 4 3 1 6,925 388 63 10 1 169 3 10 64 259 3 57 46 246 8 300 121 34 343 20 30 147 116 9 147 2 135 36 28 4 874 4 1 28 13 18 "3 77 'l2 27 "5 846,475 27,056 22,791 810 1,942 7,610 '242J 8,717 8,873 5,954 19,010 11,340 14,951 4,294 12,213 3,898 11,169 8,891 22,819 3,641 6,657 14,049 10 3,804 25 322 101 1,051 10 25,888 354 1,29 131 "l8 157 119 112 861 "26 "35 77 30 460 "74 6 47 5 7 4 Ts. 0. Ts. o. 13,674 0 168 0 324 0 36 0 42 0 48 0 60 0 102 0 24 0 36 0 96 0 96 0 72 0 6 0 66 0 924 0 12 0 780 0 30 0 66 0 246 0 408 0 198 0 18 0 24 0 30 0 36,634 4 81 12 478 16 240 0 137 12 868 4 5,662 12 170 0 367 0 118 12 133 8 170 12 379 8 52 16 213 0 1,292 8 3,135 4 162 12 179 0 34 16 108 12 57 0 83 8 201 0 381 16 121 0 73 0 4 0 0 12 1 16 80 4 10,800 6 12 0 54 0 36 0 24 0 42 0 6 0 924 0 24 0 is 0 96 0 216 0 18 0 6 0 216 0 1,488 0 144 0 30 0 180 0 576 0 210 0 192 0 12 0 66 0 0 18 637 2 Ts. c. 45,561 16 16 0 i 7 1 7 1,972 17 3,275 11 9 11 6 14 15 15 2 0 0 9 730 13 658 14 1 7 2 0 0 9 0 5 12 9 1 7 2 13 1 16 2 13 Ts. c. 141,436 12 7,287 2 2,651 16 2,983 16 658 19 733 18 29,659 13 24 5 2,420 17 3,672 1 3,558 7 3,110 18 2,245 15 4,269 9 1,882 14 378 18 16,289 9 66 5 4,738 17 737 10 4,097 17 657 5 861 0 1,069 0 304 3 1,006 4 321 1 26 19 0 15 0 9 7 15 172 4 93 16 Ts. c. 156,212 14 238 14 7,348 2 121 9 58 9 73 8 5,122 3 9,342 5 47 14 50 5 64 8 245 2 81 14 1,644 11 119 15 192 18 4,965 19 2,076 9 131 17 57 13 236 3 73 16 308 6 301 0 388 19 199 9 108 12 241 1 18 6; 22 4 393 13j 39,763 4 3 4 3 10 34 15 Ts. c. 126,349 2 10 13 479 5 15 0 109 10 20 18 11,584 2 10,321 14 17 15 15 3 19 18 31 3 'is 7 28 14 499 0 3,761 12 2,809 15 S07 10 522 11 4 0 14,616 3 15,183 18 32 0 33 0 4 0 12 0 476 5 3,9i7 9 4 0 2,353 0 Ts. c. 530,668 8 7,809 1 11,281 19 3,450 5 1,007 17 1,697 15 54,085 7 23,133 15 2,946 17 4,000 1 3,812 15 4,533 10 2,828 17 6,078 12 2,287 9 1,916 18 5 6,941 12 8,802 16 1,855 9 5,747 3 1,038 10 17,423 2 17,157 7 1,108 5 1,800 6 886 9 880 13 229 13 240 9 890 11 44,600 8 8 4 7 10 2,747 11 Ts. c] 238 2 1 6 7 'is 1 2 3 .1 ) 9 3 1 1 6 3 2 "2 "2 7 9 6,144 55 46 24 14 13 167 4 7 7 10 46 7 119 31 26 566 7 17 35 48 IS 29 120 5 5 74 45 25 35 1 35 '30 1 834 1 1 1 ' 2 14 "2 "l "4 'l 1944,876 142 28,624 154 360 432 . 10,'161 . 1,711 . 1,513 98 207 13,063 231 ! 504 9,103 1,346 30 327 45 196 842 108 753 635 575 714 'l67 275 24,620 "25 1 2 "60 16 1 30 59 39 9 1 4 41 240 "60 Ts. c. Ts. c. 13,818 0 12 0 6 0 6 0 120 0 696 0 90 0 i2 0 6 0 30 0 198 0 342 0 582 0 12 0 18 0 24 0 78 0 108 0 36 0 60 0 282 0 126 0 30 0 6 0 78 0 390 0 90 0 354 0 Ts. 0. 35,795 12 45 12 0 4 4 12 i 16 3,550 16 5,620 0 0 4 2,iii 16 .3,105 0 128 4 4,187 0 10,056 0 54 0 18 0 60 0 144 0 126 0 876 0 60 0 18 0 42 0 12 0 192 0 12 0 180 0 162 0 1,164 0 42 0 264 0 252 0 36 0 90 0 384 0 150 0 156 0 'e 0 60 0 Ts. c. 147,455 9 ) 1,077 6 ) 368 18 ) 205 11 ) 254 4 ) 412 13 ) 3,919 7 0 18 ) 297 15 ( 90 9 I 306 14 1 891 6 1 295 7 I I 353 15 I 212 0 1 3,592 0 1 15 1 80' 0 1 525 11 1 208 9 1 71 16 200 9 311 15 306 4 380 9 327 16 62 13 12 5 28 13 780 0 '5 11 Ts. c. 133,170 11 511 6 163 5 461 4 425 1 718 7 30,888 17 25,606 6 324 8 440 14 426 19 716 3 429 14 10 6 509 0 875 11 12,552 8 13,191 0 74 6 918 9 312 10 99 16 475 9 682 1 215 12 155 18 341 11 190 19 91 16 12 3 196 3 1,996 19 2 10 44 16 7,313 7 Ts. c. 157,591 17 750 12 304 3 322 6 404 14 574 4 18,081 7 712 8 275 3 285 11 209 1 1,308 16 231 17 51 14 500 8 644 3 7,844 2 850 1 17 16 710 6 296 5 121 10 382 4 610 18 389 2 338 16 314 11 59 12 37 13 9 11 1,116 10 21,040 9 0 16 11 8 58 10 128,180 5 1,922 16 3,831 7 1,137 9 379 16 1,331 11 12,057 0 115 10 672 5 666 0 512 16 2,057 1 598 12 116 5 1,124 14 865 4 11,468 16 156 4 1,027 10 1,671 9 1,660 11 638 9 581 19 1,420 5 1,078 10 1,049 12 647 10 179 6 16 9 636 0 6,248 13 622 5 10,537 3 Ts. c. 526,067 14 4,373 12 4,691 17 2,191 2 1,613 15 3,284 11 70,069 7 32,055 2 1,719 11 1,500 14 1,497 10 4,997 6 1,753 10 190 5 2,698 1 2,956 18 39,135 2 17,886 0 1,253 12 4,107 15 2,881 19 967 11 1,808 1 8,466 14 2,175 8 2,140 15 1,913 8 618 10 188 3 27 14 2,055 6 34,643 1 3 6 774 9 18,328 11 Ts. c. £ s. d. 76,361 9 8 1,882 0 9 110 7 5 484 19 1 227 9 8 1,118 1 4 7,359 8 2 455 8 10 443 5 3 482 5 11 1,544 8 7 376 1 11 88 13 10 374 4 3 694 7 10 8,991 11 10 76 16 2 263 13 6 528 0 4 354 5 10 490 7 3 2,219 2 6 88 19 7 555 0 9 341 19 11 373 6 6 115 19 9 1,088 13 3 418 5 1 2,995 15 9 114 19 0 504 18 4 1,006 17 11 35,181 5 10 £ s. d. 6,535 0 6 32 11 0 2 10 0 5 10 0 3 10 0 3 4 0 158 11 3 14 10 6 3 0 0 2 7 6 23 14 0 16 2 6 2 16 2 18 0 2 0 0 127 8 9 6' 2 6 15 13 3 14 4 6 2.3 6 3 37 4 3 29 0 0 77 10 6 28 2 9 8 4 6 22 18 7 71 19 9 987 4 5 154 13 10 496 16 8 234 13 0 4,790 6 0 £ s. d. 10,697 1 5 146 11 2 37 16 7 41 5 5 25 17 9 79 15 6 949 18 3 23 3 7 82 5 7 39 17 2 175 6 10 48 13 6 33 5 8 30 9 0 83 11 8 1,128 12 10 41 3 4 30 4 0 52 11 2 62 10 11 112 1 7 138 6 11 12 17 4 68 19 1 102 1 11 46 18 11 4 0 9 59 11 5 10 5 3 52 14 2 18 3 5 7 2 18 8 10 599 0 0 6,637 7 3 £ s. d. 92,593 11 7 2,061 2 11 150 14 0 531 14 6 256 17 5 1,201 0 9 8,467 17 8 493 2 11 478 10 10 524 10 7 1,743 8 5 434 17 11 124 1 0 407 11 3 779 19 6 10,247 13 5 118 2 0 293 17 6 596 4 9 421 1 3 625 15 1 2,394 13 8 101 16 11 652 19 10 521 12 4 448 8 2 128 5 0 1,171 3 3 500 10 1 4,035 14 4 271 1 1 1,007 2 2 1,259 19 9 40,570 11 10 6,637 7 3 . £ s. dj '174,044 19 2 1 . 3,146 13 4 1 3,969-12 5 i 850 15 8 366 17 6 1 1,147 10 2 1 I 10,825 2 8 1,781 11 2 1,067 9 8 1 1,262 15 6 1,650 17 11 2,561 1 7 1,331 2 4 2,440 4 4 1,505 5 4 2,120 3 5 7,427 8 8 680 2 2 2,905 0 1 479 12 10 3,403 1 11 467 11 2 4,801 4 7 5,110 0 9 918 3 5 868 5 0 313 19 9 288 1 4 41 2 6 75 3 10 204 8 3 10,907 5 0 6 15 0 4 0 0 242 3 2 . £ s. d. ! 4,990 9 3 2 0 10 I 0 10 1 I 0 5 1 1 3-12 0 1 15 7 : 1,026 5 9 ; 0 18 1 6 11 1 9 10 0 14 7 0 0 9 0 2 6 2 17 9 0 0 9 3 5 11 146 16 3 239 8 3 0 0 3 0 14 3 2 11 0 0 11 0 3 9 0 11 10 0 5 0 3 13 4 0 3 0 0 1 10 0 0 10 0 19 0 2 2 89 16 5 1,346 5 6 0 10 0 9 0 5 12 8 11 4 10 2 2 6 317 6 4 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 7 3 0 2 8 0 12 0 177 5 8 0 17 1 5 1 11 0 8 3 1 15 1 0 7 6 3 16 0 20 15 8 10 9 0 3 19 6 10 4 4 2 15 4 2 9 7 0 14 2 0 3 5 9 15 0 8 0 17 11 11 1 4 11 2 0 9 1 13 0 3 16 8 1 12 1 Cr. 16 7 1 174 0 11 £ s. d. 4,863 17 1 69 3 2 19 19 6 31 15 2 11 11 9 60 2 0 45 0 0 808 6 0 191 2 5 11 17 6 68 0 9 66 5 0 42 11 0 5 6 0 16 4 0 11 17 6 5 0 0 430 13 5 63 7 7 2 5 0 5 12 6 10 0 14 7 6 164 15 0 15 12 0 17 12 10 1 10 0 3 0 0 15 0 7411 0 i' 0 0 1,893 7 0 £ s. a. 183,899 5 6 3,217 17 4 3,989 11 11 883 0 11 378 14 4 1,211 4 2 46 15 7 12,659 14 5 1,972 13 7 1,079 8 10 1,332 3 2 1,718 12 9 2,604 7 2 1,336 9 1 2,456 10 10 1,508 3 1 2,132 1 8 8 5 11 8,004 18 4 982 18 0 2,907 5 4 479 14 2 3,411 17 4 . 468 12 1 4,815 15 10 5.275 7 7 934 0 5 889 11 2 315 12 9 291 3 2 41 3 4 76 10 7 204 10 5 89 16 5 12,328 1 6 6 16 0 4 9 0 248 15 10 1,404 11 10 2 2 6 45,830 5 1 18 1 0 258 6 5 3,985 14 9 3,466 11 4 714 3 3 3,060 1 5 2,189 0 9 600 12 4 1,199 4 10 761 14 6 363 17 3 2,045 3 5 5,808 9 3 1,284 9 2 2,789 19 5 21,865 1 3 8,118 7 0 2,270 18 8 2,274 15 7 1,338 8 1 4,692 12 9 2,435 14 8 10,365 8 8 6.276 5 1 5,883 15 0 1,403 19 10 1,160 2 10 5,900 13 0 Cr. 16 7 1 31,839 1 1 £ s. a. 276,492 17 1 5,279 0 3 4,140 5 11 1,414 15 5 635 11 9 2,412 4 11 8,514 13 3 12,659 14 5 1,972 13 7 1,572 11 9 1,810 14 0 2.243 3 4 4,347 15 7 1.771 7 0 2,580 11 10 1,915 14 4 2,912 1 2 10,255 19 4 8,004 18 4 982 18 0 8,025 7 4 773 11 8 4,008 2 1 889 13 4 5,441 10 11 7,670 1 3 1,035 17 4 1,542 11 0 837 5 1 739 11 4 169 8 4 1,247 13 10 705 0 6 4,125 10 9 12,328 1 6 277 17 1 1,011 11 2 1,508 15 7 41,975 3 8 6,639 9 9 45,830 5 1 45 1 0 1,660 18 11 5.024 13 7 4,363 13 8 1,164 18 8 4,706 6 0 5,097 6 7 1,389 14 9 1.772 12 4 1,305 18 4 741 12 4 2,315 1 5 8,444 0 11 1,799 11 10 5,591 15 11 23,222 19 4 11,532 18 0 5,013 15 0 2,805 12 6 1,982 11 8 5,510 1 6 2,824 14 3 15,133 17 11 7,637 7 3 7.244 8 5 3,088 2 4 1,214 13 9 6,598 13 0 17,798 6 1 31,839 1 1 125 0 0 15,162 14 0 641 6 10 5.025 6 10 2,812 11 8 7,411 17 2 Hurunui-Bluff Section — continuext. Brought forward. Temuka. Washdyke. Pleasant Point. Albury. Fairlie. Timaru (Coaching). (Goods). (Wharf). St. Andrew's. Makikihi. Studholme. Waimate. Glenavy. Pukeuri Junction. Duntroon. Kurow. Oamaru (Coaching). (Goods). Breakwater. Waiareka Junction. Ngapara. Maheno, Herbert. Hampden. Palmerston. Dunback. Waikouaiti. Seacliff. Waitati. Purakanui. Port Chalmers Upper. Sawyers' Bay. P.Chalmers (Coaching). (Goods). Burke's. Ravensbourne. Pelichet Bay. Dunedin (Passengers;. (Parcels). (Goods). (Traf. Mgr). Caversham. Burnside. Abbotsford. Miadlemarch. Hyae. Mosgiel. Outram. Allanton. Henley. Waihola. Milburn. Milton. Waitahuna. Lawrence. Stirling. Balelutha. Clinton. Waipahi. Tapanui. Kelso. Pukerau. Gore. Riversaale. Mataura. Edendale. Wyndham. Woodlands. Invercargill (Coaching Goods). Tr. Mgr). Bluff. „ (Wharf). Makarewa. Thornbury. Riverton. 19 61 9,280 11 4 10,665 12 3 68,876 540 io-i 1^257 17,362 042 28 '851 630 '282 2,552 0 2,546 16 is 0 7,907 5 29,650 2 9 74 120 "l "lO 3,389 11 17,277 0 63 ] 340 14 "7 '884 1J0S0 isi 16,752 0 5,155 4 774 0 14,635 11 39,326 17 35,363 0 77,052 7 189,068 19 6,941 10 18,021 10 1,504 14 3,203 0 9,299 16 2,514 12 5,821 1 1,944 12 1,947 13 806 15 6,576 13 10,726 16 4,818 16 13,047 13 4,243 12 9,103 17 5,476 18 1,455 13 2,045 12 3,956 3 2,107 2 12,776 10 6,276 14 7,415 12 3,770 16 3,715 5 5,624 1 49,851 0 45,009 13 9 Cr. 0 2 0 253 9 5 3,951 12 6 3,466 8 8 710 16 3 2,881 15 9 2,178 3 8 594 10 5 1,198 16 7 741 4 5 361 9 9 2,041 7 5 5,726 3 7 1,269 10 2 2,784 14 11 21,854 16 11 8,102 4 8 2,141 17 7 2,265 4 10 1,335 14 .8 4,669 5 10 2,404 0 8 9,840 13 5 6,220 10 2 5,837 9 3 1,401 6 10 1,155 6 2 5,887 0 11 503 6 0 18 0 0 4 10 0 33 15 0 20 21 19 9 9 19.J 12 13,1 13 12J 13 14 15 10 18 15 10 15 9 9 J 3» 12 10 11 101 9 11 3 3 3 2 5 6 4 1 1 1 1 6 2 7 4 8 9 2 1 3 1 9 3 3 8 2 2 426 11 1 455 1 7 404 1 7 229 17 6 653 6 1 863 8 3 570 0 2 162 15 7 217 0 2 210 5 10 189 4 4 783 4 0 225 12 8 969 2 8 596 10 3 1,099 15 1 1,410 5 8 342 19 4 162 16 4 485 0 5 188 16 11 1,395 7 11 428 8 8 429 2 0 360 14 8 281 5 1 293 11 6 (4,549 5 7 { 3,156 6 10 10,654 18,889 11,397 1,506 4,220 27,237 7,878 3,286 3,074 2,181 1,843 11,389 2,852 9,913 6,515 14,883 18,342 2,329 1,757 3,342 2,362 15,288 6,039 6,779 6,852 382 4,570 95,405 1 564 962 458 800 159 281 1,101 459 2,076 581 438 315 363 124 1,993 426 2,046 1,211 3,073 911 377 463 380 269 4,552 1,250 1,359 811 296 - 440 32,075 1 18 24 18 66 13 23 24 7 10 73 5 49 13 128 18 23 27 33 18 121 13 13 54 20 3 279 145 29 98 84 73 160 43 57 93 48 21 193 39 73 72 183 116 27 20 19 55 293 92 68 132 4 46 443 616 451 326 2,470 3,548 2,550 2,348 741 1,318 741 483 3,434 1,511 5,993 3,254 6,175 4,777 673 2,355 1,841 840 5,992 4,129 2,963 2,432 1,874 1,609 8,014 "l 72 46 70 153 103 154 70 37 101 45 27 156 32 115 119 234 186 35 27 28 31 245 95 67 130 13 49 395 472 196 208 139 153 7 10 15 4 9,229 4,299 10,024 10,000 1,462 60 971 1,022 1,012 8,067 21,099 20,558 3,950 11,428 36,521 10,782 14,141 8,771 23,853 8,172 13,819 10,578 580 9,813 1,691 1,360 '761 12 0 216 0 270 0 126 0 60 0 3,336 0 240 0 3,480 0 918 0 186 0 8,106 0 1,704 0 252 0 96 0 132 0 1,890 0 1,110 0 366 0 12 0 60 0 312 0 402 0 186 0 90 0 54 0 78 0 222 0 7 16 769 12 125 4 1,315 12 70 8 293 16 41 4 58 16 30 4 36 0 275 0 109 0 661 4 63 4 770 8 179 16 247 8 126 0 542 16 93 8 1,038 0 575 8 136 0 68 12 275 16 86 4 10 17 6 0 18 9 60 0 22 13 4 8 676 2 225 19 161 18 106 11 3,397 7 1,117 5 3,001 2 931 5 582 14 770 12 6,537 11 391 10 999 5 3,172 8 5,597 8 1,335 8 1,595 18 594 7 4,222 16 3,503 11 11,115 7 9,194 6 1,924 9 851 17 781 18 1,125 0 162 2 1 4,363 7 164 9 163 2 543 5 611 8 131 18 68 18 336 8 76 2 42 7 420 3 359 15 1,000 5 481 13 991 16 355 19 153 12 181 19 260 11 ' 107 9 2,098 19 826 16 5,106 15 813 10 365 14 930 7 181 4 13,060 3 26,695 7 41 0 12 9 5,119 19 14 3 1 10 8 0 4 0 419 16 6,368 9 528 7 25 0 77,807 16 173 1 13 15 1,000 8 1,233 5 5 0 1,011 13 849 13 21 16 556 10 15 9 89 15 450 6 359 14 18,334 5 28,137 7 635 13 2,109 17 12,575 15 1,815 2 6,598 19 2,436 13 891 0 9.374 15 15,303 16 1,640 12 2,793 14 81,666 3 12,696 4 4,574 5 3.375 10 2,269 11 5,104 5 5,034 17 15,812 12 10,846 6 7,941 14 1,899 8 1,586 5 12,412 15 8 4,078 407 38 113 84 6 27 60 '46 199,089 3,732 1,205 1,750 530 151 188 433 7 514 14,086 95 545 1,092 8,757 3,776 99 255 113 101 12,965 89 1,068 679 189 107 3,955 131 180 0 1,864 0 90 0 258 0 774 0 420 0 756 0 6 0 60 0 42 0 12 0 684 0 282 0 192 0 1,044 0 618 0 96 0 6 0 18 0 126 0 126 0 312 0 222 0 222 0 1,536 0 216 0 306 0 34 0 8 8 6 0 66 0 108 0 60 0 108 0 48 0 36 0 24 0 12 0 4 18 544 9 109 2 618 0 1,788 13 528 18 1,076 13 292 9 76 5 37 11 78 9 1.326 9 414 18 1,958 0 478 9 1,074 9 337 2 194 5 305 7 1,047 16 676 9 1,945 7 1.327 2 1,470 0 595 15 949 11 34 5 434 19 1,964 2 52 7 423 14 1,491 7 564 14 497 16 190 1 409 19 94 9 132 6 2,511 1 295 3 991 4 558 6 1,181 15 354 7 154 17 362 5 259 2 233 2 4,376 18 886 4 435 3 265 16 506 4 363 1 73 2 1,364 18 112 10 542 2 2,664 8 576 14 734 7 158 3 273 11 93 3 94 0 984 8 452 5 3,769 0 855 10 1,439 6 762 18 152 4 553 16 508 4 245 17 2,426 18 1,246 0 3,683 0 287 0 664 11 879 5 6,242 11 12,684 6 1,024 7 1,301 4 2,473 8 372 11 2,388 17 1,273 19 1,115 18 589 12 6,229 18 4,899 6 3,309 15 6,053 9 827 7 3,974 7 3,800 11 840 7 999 12 1,942 17 704 18 3,072 15 1,969 8 1,467 9 924 5 1,330 19 3,771 6 1,222 18 2 773 1 6 702 13 .10 361 9 9 1,561 8 2 2,536 1 10 701 10 3 446 5 0 495 16 1 331 10 3 246 13 11 2,412 9 7 466 13 0 2,479 12 8 1,214 16 8 3,105 15 3 2,655 17 4 480 14 7 546 1 9 753 17 8 360 1 4 4,306 18 11 1,259 2 7 1,261 7 11 1,549 8 9 38 13 4 660 9 5 14,886 3 4 27 0 0 118 17 9 2S3 3 1 162 2 6 60 16 7 12 14 3 32 6 0 89 5 8 82 3 5 222 1 8 60 16 11 73 6 0 46 7 9 36 13 1 13 14 1 165 2 7 32 13 0 240 11 4 140 11 5 296 6 0 77 1 6 48 16 10 98 1 10 63 11 1 28 18 S 427 8 10 94 6 4 99 5 6 134 13 9 35 7 7 31 9 1 2,069 15 10 27 0 0 1,402 12 6 1,038 18 10 897 . 2 4 450 15 5 1,646 4 7 2,908 5 10 789 2 5 573 7 6 544 3 10 377 15 1 269 18 0 2,640 11 8 515 2 8 2,801 16 6 1,357 18 1 3,419 11 0 2,742 16 4 530 16 11 644 3 7 817 8 9 388 19 7 4,768 9 3 1,361 '2 2 1,360 13 6 1,684 2 6 84 10 11 698 0 0 17,814 13 2 1 1 7 12 4 "l 2 1 4 4 6 0 1 7 14 2 2 2 4 1 1 218 123 8 8 12 32 165 37 44 40 86 17 17 19 24 59 21 2 2 14 3 81 19 5 21 12 0 18 0 18 0 6 0 96 0 12 0 .1.2 10 2 14 48 32 18 "4 0 331 8 2 18 0 150 2 4 36 15 3 53 16 6 2 0 0 9 11 9 9 10 0 62 19 6 15 16 8 81 12 6 2 10 0 17 9 9 9 17 6 15 6 2 15 0 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 1 2 7 48 185 15 46 95 1 13 897 553 75 50 34 50 66 345 80 92 226 109 62 11 24 2 2 16 0 5 88 4 1 "l 1 1815 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 2 1 43 20 A 7 44 8 59 10 75 30 2 16 2 13 5 ' 6 6 "l "2 "0 1 3 1 16 1 2 1 3 1 7 1 104 879 119 40 12 0 1,182 0 810 0 12 0 114 0 6 0 8 13 9 2 2,091 11 769 7; 0 4 8 0 7 2 3 16 152 13 6 0 56 0 2 10 2 16 10 1 4 4 6 42 22 84 53 363 69 14 42 27 201 16 5 65 6 3 7 1 1 10 152 i2 2 18 54 770 21 1 77 12 0 12 0 4l 0 161 270 12 30 0 294 0 60 0 84 0 480 0 816 0 126 0 108 0 6 0 72 0 120 0 372 0 636 0 138 0 162 0 48 0 24 0 56 10 0 4 10 0 15 0 8 7 0 126 11 6 8 16 7 2 10 0 14 5 6 31 6 0 507 3 4 54 10 0 44 5 0 10 0 10 0 12 0 0 6 51 35 22 65 2 19 1,214 "3 'i2 139 49 383 779 178 36 156 0 86 0 72 0 96 0 i4 11 2 4 15S 14 10 56 14 8 1 34' 1 6 7 13 3 14 10 1 "3 80 797 166 137 "l "l 40 306 0 5 2 9,292 18 0 46 4 10 10 0 6 16 858 14 0 209 1 14 14 50 '76 219 61 15,378 '317 816 0 2,925 0 1,146 0 20,004 5 6,676 16 15,826 6 4,460 3 - 51J848 10 'l5 '780 4;; 28,250 229 1,986 0 2,138 0 2,952 0 5,104 18 8,621 16 33,444 8 20,152 3 61 16 463 7 675 7 iQ'i I.":. 9,901 0 19,147 6 15,5l4 11 403 11 1,839 7 2,092 10 868 8 30,91416 2 750 4 0 11 11 3,244 17 9 168 2 1 345 12 8 673 12 10 423 10 1 428 19 5 574 17 3 182 14 2 702 10 2 518 18 3 ( 13,903 X ■■ 1,252 4,789 7,440 iii 34 5 169 666 409 694 2,420 "3 24 25 13 "2 "70 78 60 94 4,440 " 563 2,142 2,414 21 "l "95 60 67 53 70 116 87 73 181 126 1 "ll 154 273 102 - 188 144 31 20 211 2 22 15 40 16 5 16,594 5,031 42 26 79 26 162 0 1,554 0 474 0 192 0 12 0 24 0 1,898 0 174 0 126 0 6 0 5,845 16 3 4 206 0 143 0 25 16 2,016 0 174 0 18 0 708 0 312 0 228 0 348 0 696 0 258 0 12 0 3,704 18 267 7 1,901 2 400 5 8,321 15 1 194 9 375 2 4,762 9 1,217 15 10 13 2 0 21,733 15 702 0 4,051 19 3,238 13 472 0 99-*? 10,568 1 1,155 6 638 16 122 12 576 14 12,726 10 5,967 1 14,784 14 1,090 1 161 12 67,657 0 8,094 18 23,310 11 5,486 11 10,457 17 "2 48 67 35 81 'ie 73.336 1,397 808 137 "24 204 9 81 1,410 0 24 0 108 0 222 0 36 0 5,590 12 5,762 0 5 12 708 0 12 0 462 0 330 0 --324 --© 192 0 24 0 108 0 372 0 276 0 2,480 0 9 2 640 9 623 2 133 15 886 0 869 11 240 9 157 2 343 15 1,623 7 13,587 12 2,939 17 405 13 438 17 443 10 72,735 3 29,290 13 3,062 17 4,296 16 2,487 0 1,895' 9 0 121 16 10 669 4 4 1,207 17 4 182 14 0 125' 0 0 50 15 0 37 17 1 60 3 0 171 3 10 125' 0 0 2,128 18 0 159 13 11 731 7 4 1,430 4 8 11,968 16 3 501 15 7 4,848 12 5 2,072 15 5 5,945 5 2 819 7 3 0 0 6 8 8 11 2 0 4 245 12 6 139 11 3 17 0 0 13,033 16 0 641 6 10 4,865 12 11 2,081 4 4 5,981 12 6 12 ioi il 14 12 12 14 14J 10 1 2 5 8 4 4 1 6 3 12,010 6,701 1,762 14,706 5,171 9,060 6 2 13 - 163 19 88 21 89 1,083 1,053 674 1,219 781 46 74 7 28 9 1 60 82 30 137 62 5,287 3,904 2,332 3,570 3,434 8 12 20 7: 6( 3i 3: 2c 1 2 7 7 3 6 6 "l 2 1 1 1 1 7 -380 11,915 17,216 5,581 10,623 89 90 20 1 5 1 716 16 508 12 97 4 832 16 579 0 6,127 4 6,032 12 766 12 1,671 9 639 0 252 7 387 18 134 6 399 1 174 0 36 0 12,967 14 381 17 14 8 46 0 5 0 20,691 3 13,809 8 3,100 5 8,343 19 1,417 0 "3 23 15 7 75 19 24 67 166 21 16 r, 133 1,070 94 321 1,020 7,728 5 1 4 1 53 90 0 90 0 144 0 72 0 192 0 '0 16 1,008 19 780 2 359 4 658 6 934 0 1,234 12 1,469 3 419 3 609 18 1,937 3 3,047 6 2,112 15 1,469 12 1,449 7 3,329 14 6,443 4 4,716 9 2,657 1 8,521 6 8,292 8 2,010 1 2 1,118 4 3 434 2 10 2,644 12 5 2,250 12 7 1,282 9 7 2 8 1 8 10 0 9 19 9 2' 0 0 51 3 6 110 1 3 133 14 10 40 13 6 113 7 1 93 3 11 6,302 16 0 1,003-10- -b 2,128 12 5 1,261 18 10 474 16 4 2,760 11 0 2,343 16 6 11,335 14 3 2 8 1 7,801 18 5 6,441 5 2 1,227 10 11 3,147 19 7 1,816 7 3 Or. 200 2 9 10 1 6 19 10 0 0 19 17 0 10 16 5 458 15 0 31 18 0 55 4 9 7 4 11 11 10 0 10 0 2,771 19 7 34' 7 0 7,843 17 11 6,515 19 11 1,234 17 7 3,160 16 7 1,828 3 8 3,030 11 10 9,972 10 4 7,777 18 9 1,709 13 11 5,921 7 7 4,172 0 2 14,366 6 1 2 8 1 23 2 2 1 10 0 Otautau. Winton. Dipton. Lumsden. Kingston. Accountant. Christchurch, Through. Sheffield, Through. Springfield, Through. General. 1 1 "3 i6 0 0 4J 211 6 1! 3,750 8 8 450 0 3 11 "0 15 8 9 2 0 9 19 468 8 6 6 ! 3 11 "0 15 "2 0 8 9 "9 19 6 6 468 8 28 2 2 1 10 0 23' 2 2 1 10 0 10,172 17 2 • • I 450 0 Totals 1135,764 10 8 1,354,829 24,741 1288,961; 4,802 488 11,264 288,961 14,802; is;, 1 11,2641 55! 15,926i 1,351 1885081 32,297 62,847 16, 48,986 0 74,053 25,644 0 110077 11 361,456 2 811,494 10 399,583 1,331,294 9 55! 15,926 Totals. 772 11,393,642 5 11,351 1385081 32,297 62,347 ll 48,986 0 74,053 0 ! ! 25,644 110077 11 361,456 2 811,494 10 399,583 6 1,331,294 9 1,393,642 5 210,015 16 2 19,869 19 0 33,699 0 7 263,584 15 9 472,405 5 9,975 19 1 14,065 9 496,436 14 4 760,021 10 1

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RETURN No. 13. Statement of Carriage and Wagon Stock, and Tarpaulins, for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

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Description. rt rt ! rt n 3 xi A q xi u 3 < £ * ■ M I 2 aki s 'a □ a 9 X a o S O I i £ z d o 51 cfl o Carriages. Saloon, bogie, 35-feet .. » 37i- f eet .» „ 39H' eet „ „ 41-feet, „ „ 44-feet ist class, 6-wheel „ 4-wheel ,, bogie, 30-feet „ „ 40-feet} „ „ 44-feet j Composite, 6-wheel ... ... „ 4-wheel ... „ bogie, 30-feet „ 39i-feet ,, „ 40-feet | „ „ 44-feet) 2nd class, 6-wheel ... ,, 4-wheel ... „ bogie, 30-feet „ 35-feet ,1 „ 39i" feet » „ 40-feet) „ ,, 44-feet) 2 1 1 2 1 I 3 1 1 5 5 2 3 2 6 2 3 2 10 6 7 4 1 10 4 5 9 18 11 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 14 9 1 12 13 7 9 34 27 33 13 9 4 19 4 2 1 34 61 103 4 2 1 2 207 2 2 3 2 8 3 3 3 9 28 11 2 1 1 43 23 H 3 11 1 2 11 1 14 12 38 1 <fc Total ... 2 6 4 73 146 543 283 10 Wagons, etc. Passenger brakes F Goods „ F „ ., bogie F Fell „ F Trucks, &c.— Platform coal P Timber N Cattle . H „ bogie T Sheep, double-floor J „ „ bogie S Horse-boxes QCovered goods K „ (refrigerating) W „ bogie do. V High-side L „ bogie R Low-side M Iron hopper, mineral O „ movable Q Platform, bogie U Cool-trucks X Ballast Y Covered goods, bogie Z ) i 2 68 2 2 74 60 2 j 4 I 2 94 T 9 io i 65 SS 6 49 6 17 52 5 28 25 4 104 44 10 ■58 37 44 7 1 20 18 688 59 232 73 23 171 161 5 246 34 5i 275 40 29 3,i74 35 661 7 12 4 2 29 4 4 8 4 2 2 2 1 3 ■43 60 4 143 543 268 21 455 77 114 424 65 47 4.391 156 1,072 650 17 114 139 65 7 1 1 9 3 12 4 2 12 399 Si 79 80 25 9 14 243 I 3 1 54 4 18 19327 17 12 21 10 14 20 75 61 19 S9 25 6 10 5 20 Total 80 172 "5 938 1,699 5,087 329 403 62 90 8,975 6,082 Tabpaulins 8 16 625 978 4,282 45 40 _Z°_

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RETURN No. 14. Statement of Locomotive Stock for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

Class. Cylinder. Coupled Wheels. Truck Wheels. • •5 rt A! .-.. xi No Dla ' •* ' °- meter. rt 'o rt 3 Cfl -a a i * • SZ" a "-■ 2 SB s 5 3 o s o o u is (A o c 'Ec 3 W c ,?*?" j Stroke. No. Di , a - meter. ; meter. A 'cfl 2 3 o ca u z c o E Double Fairlie Single Fairlie Imerican ,! ,, English Fell ■ i R K N 0 Q ... T P V H ... A C D ... F ... Fa ... G- ... J L La ... M ... U ... W ... Wa ... Fb ... In. 10 10 I2i 13 12 15 15 II 15 15 15 14 8 9i 9i ioi 12 ioi 14 ioi 12 In. 18 18 16 16 20 8 8 6 6 Ft. in. 3 3i 3 9 3 o| 3 °i 4 oi 4 ii 3 oi 4 oi 3 oi 3 S 4 i£ 2 8 2 61 2 6i 3 °i 3 oi 3 oi 3 oi 3 6i 3 °i 3 6i 3 6i 4 6 3 oj 3 3l 3 o| 4 4 4 4 2 6 In. 3<5i 36i 3oi 28i 28i 3°i 28i 26"i 26i 30 3 6 1 9 4 2 6 6 1 18 4 8 6 6 6 6 5 1 6 ... 20 18 18 18 4 6 8 1 20 20 16 IS 18 18 18 18 18 4 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 6 4 4 4 2 18 18 1 1 1 2 2 3 i 12 3 6 1 2 10 11 3 7 10 2 17 36 4 2 20 1 5 2 3 1 2 2 I I 1 6 10 10 6 S 6 32 72 13 4 32 7 3 4 4 2 6 1 13 16 14 14 12 20 18 18 20 20 20 20 18 21 24i 24i 26i 28i 30 26i 26i 2 4 i 6 2 2 6 4 1 4 1 4 2 6 1 Total ... 3 3 32 79 133 6 4 4 273 7

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RETURN No. 15. Comparative Statement of the Mileage opened, Capital expended, Earnings, Expenses, &c., of Railways in the following Colonies (taken from latest Official Records):-

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Colony. Area in Square Miles. a o a CD o XXX CD O rt SH O Gauge. Total Cost. o o S3 H CO CD OD sg CD ■go o Cost per Head of Population. Train Miles run. Gross Earnings. CD a tM CH CD P. CC g '3 =3 Workingexpenses. xn X-. CD o a fc Profit on Working. u CD ft . cc" .as © z fc ft © Q -*> CO £a CD CH H 9 <w to -» © fl CD'S O fc a o CD eg Q— h .3 a, CD ta Passengers carried. Tonnage of Goods. a CD CD o fl CD H © CD . Io fl © To Ai CD fc^ ft © a: ™ fl OD z ■H *: CD .-3 a ea tfc-4 a£ o o a o S o a . _- O CD +=<T* § a St) '3 § a£ O Cgt-C [pensi o fl - CD CD bi :s. © fl Oi fi 2-3 a« M O ? "^fl 9.S fl CD j CO i o o a o CD o o ! O A a ftp o"g Ch rt a SH ccfl £© oil a a n rt Year ending Victoria 87,884j 1,170,304 [3,126 Ft. in. 5 3 £ 38,329,402 £ 12,250 £ a. d. 32 15 0 2,615,935 d. 68-03 £ 1,563,805 d. 40-67 £ 1,052,130 d. 27-36 £ s. d. 2 4 9 837 £ 500 £ 337 £ 122 d. 14-39 1897. 30 June. 344 9,228,687 2-74 59-78 42,263,638 2,383,445 19-00 5-05 New South Wales 310,700 1,311,440 2,575 4 8£ 37,369,205 14,157 509 28 9 11 517 1,068 9,053 8,130,405 3,014,742 88-99 1,601,218 47-25 1,413,524 41-75 3-79 53-11 |2 6 0 22,672,924 4,567,041 1,171 622 549 139 21-46 14-76 2-35 502 1,026 10,503 1896. 31 Dec. 1897. 30 June. Cape of Good Hope 221,311 526,000 2,253 3 6 21,193,417 9,407 233 40 5 10 9,987,448 4,078,561 98-0 1,921,809 46-20 1,867,199 51-80 8-98 47-10 7 15 1 7,978,652 1,378,345 1,810 853 957 193 20-67 11-80 40 411 478 7,308 Queensland 668,224 480,079 2,427 3 6 17,280,569 7,068 198 35 19 11 4,939,159 1,179,273 57-25 684,146 33-25 495,127 24-0 2-86 5801 2 9 2 2,633,556 1,243,603 466 282 204 111 10-81 13-91 2-20 287' 333 4,360 South Australia .. 903,690 361,632 1,868 liSI 13,755,622 7,364 194 38 0 9 3,706,021 1,042,943 67-54 633,220 41-01 409,723 26-53 2-98 60-71 2 17 8 5,803,008 1,149,443 559 339 220 93 19-29 14-09 1-45 326 376 6,353 Natal 20,461 46,788 402 3 6 6,236,555 15,514 116 133 5 11 2,277,106 1,136,214 119-75 421,990 44-47 714,224 75-28 11-45 37-14 24 5 8 898,259 628,799 2,826 1,050 1,777 182 18-92 10-27 4-65 102 221 1,717 1896. 31 Dee. Tasmania 26,215 160,834 420 IS 1} 3,524,051 8,395 383 21 18 3 739,828 162,932 52-85 122,171 39-63 40,761 13-22 1-15 74-98 10 3 542,825 229,707 381 285 96 109 12-43 18-97 3-75 63 156 1,071 Western Australia 975,876 157,819 830 3 6 3,734,477 4,499 190 23 13 4 2,537,192 915,483 86-59 577,655 54-64 337,828 31-95 9-04 63-09 5 16 5 3,607,486 1 845,225; 1,103 696 407 117 1897. 30 June. 20-98 24-64 3-60 151 224 3,485 New Zealand 104,471 717,649 2,016 3 6 15,577,392 7,719 356 21 14 2 3,409,218 1,286,158 90-5 789,054 55-55 497,104 34-95 3-19 61-35 1897. 31 Mar. 1898. 31 Mar. 1 15 10 4,439,387 2,368,927 638 •391 247 150 18-05 16-63 4-76 269 529 8,611 104,471 731,713 2,048 3 6 |15,993,903 7,783 356 21 17 2 3,666,483 1,376,008 90-0 857,191 56-11 518,817 33-89 3-24 62-30 1 17 7 4,672,264 2,518,367 673 420 254 161 17-97 16-91 4-37 273 543 8,975

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RETURN No. 16. Statement of Stores Contracts current during the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. 3 year? ending 31/ 12/97 A. Levi and Co. Ross and Glendining As per schedule. Uniform clothing ... Northern lines ... M ... Hurunui-Bluff Section Uniform caps ... AH sections ») Hallenstein Brothers and Co.... Guards and porters, 4/ ; drivers, &c, 4/9 each. As per schedule. ii General stores — General ironmongery Auckland Furnishing ,, ,t Iron and steel ... ,, Oils, colours, &c. ... „ Ship-chandlery ... „ Drain-pipes ... „ Cement and lime ... ,, Brushware ... „ Leather, &c. ... ,, General ironmongery Wellington Furnishing „ >, Iron and steel ... ,, Oils, colours, &c. ... „ Ship-chandlery ... „ Drain-pipes ... „ Cement and lime ... ., Brushware ••■ >i Leather, &c. ... » General ironmongery Christchurch ... Furnishing „ » Iron and steel ... „ Oils, colours, <fee. ... „ Ship-chandlery ... „ Drain-pipes ... » Cement and lime ... ,, Brushware ... „ Leather, &c. ... » General ironmongery Dunedin Furnishing „ „ Iron and steel ... „ Oils, colours, &e. ... ,, Ship-chandlery ... ,, Drain-pipes ... ,, Cement and lime ... „ For 1896-97 a • *■ ,, ,, ... ,, ,, E. Porter and Co. ... ,, W. and G. Winstone J. J. Craig E. Porter and Co. Briscoe, MacNeil, and Co. ,, ... W. Murphy Milburn Lime and Cement Co. Briscoe, MacNeil, and Co. >i a it )> )! )) !) II 11 >» Ashby, Bergh, and Co. ,, >> ... ,, ») ,, J. Anderson E. Reece and Sons ... Ashby, Bergh, and Co. Springfield Coal Company Ashby, Bergh, and Co. T. Bunting Ashby, Bergh, and Co. A. Briscoe and Co. ... II )> )) a "• li ,, ■ 1 a )> ,, II ,, a ••• A. Briscoe and Co. ... Thomson, Bridger, and Co. ... A. Briscoe and Co. ... Milburn Lime and Cement Company A. Briscoe and Co. ... New Zealand Hardware ComII II II ,, ... Brushware ... „ Leather, &c. ... „ 11 - ... I) j> II Coal-supply... ■■• Auckland „ ... ... Kaihu TUI31/3/98... a ■•• pany Taupiri Extended Coal-mining Company Ditto Grey-Point Elizabeth Company (f.o.b., Greymouth) Blackball Coal Company 6/6 per ton. 5/6 „ 9/10 „ ,, ... ... Napier-Taranaki ,, ... ... jj „ ... ... it „ ... ... Wellington ,, j, a ••■ ••* ,, ... Grey-Point Elizabeth Company >) Westport Coal Company Westport-Cardiff Company ... Grey-Point Elizabeth Company 19/6 „ 19/ .. 22/ 22/6 „ 21/ „ 19/ >. 18/3 » 17/ 22/ „ 20/ „ 6/6 8/ „ ... ... Picton „ ... ... Nelson „ ... ... Westport ... Greymouth „ ... ... Hurunui-Bluff — 1st Section ,, ,, ... ... Westport Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Company ,, ,, 2nd Section 3rd Section ,, Westport-Cardiff Company ... Blackball Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Company Hartley Company ... Westport-Cardiff Company ... Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company Ditto Shag Point Coal Company ... Fernhill Coal Company Kaitangata Coal Company Nightcaps Coal Company Blackball Coal Company . . Grey-Point Elizabeth Company 16/ 17/3 .. 18/3 .- 10/ „ 17/9 » 19/6 „ 19/6 „ 10/ „ 6/ 611 „ 7/i .. 18/6 „ 20/6 „ 4th Section 5th Section ,, Coal-supply... ... WorkshopsNewmarket Grey-Point Elizabeth Company (f.o.b., Greymouth) Ditto 9/10 „ Petone Bastown Addington Hillside >» ,, I) ■■■ '■" 16/6 „ 21/ „ ■7/6 „ 18/6 „ S/6 „ ,, a '" Walton Park ft j, ■ •• ..•

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RETURN No. 16— continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c. — continued.

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Timber-supply ... Auckland „ ... Napier-Taranaki Till 31/3/98 Kauri Timber Company Cairns and Co. Hawke's Bay Sawmillers' Cooperative Association (Ltd.) Taranaki Sawmillers' Co-opera-tive Association (Limited) Manawatu Timber Company... Thomas Price Henry Baigent Feary Brothers West Coast Timber Trading Company As per schedule. .. • ■ • >> „ ... Wellington „ ... Nelson ,, ... Greymouth »> „ .. Hurunui-Bluff — North Division South Division Iron castings ... Auckland „ ... Wellington „ ... Hurunui-Bluff... Uniforms for Stationmasters Uniform caps for Stationmasters Forage ... ... Auckland „ ... ... Christchurch Timber, ironbark For 1897 For 1897 To 31/3/98 Williams, Stephens, and Co George Harrington.., C. and A. Collings ... Smith Brothers A. and T.Burt Hallenstein Brothers and Co. T. Parker and Co. ... W. and G. Winstone Treleaven and Co. ... Murray, Arnold, and Co. » .1 .1 51 ,, ,, ... ... ... ,, tallow-wood General store* — General ironmongery Auckland Furnishing „ „ Iron and steel ... ,, Oils, colours, &c. ... „ Ship-chandlery ... „ Brushware ... „ Leather, &c. ... ,, Drain-pipes ... „ Lime, ordinary & hydraulic ,, Cement, colonial ... ,, General ironmongery Wellington Furnishing ,, „ Iron and steel ... „ Oils, colours, &c. ... ,, Ship-chandlery ... „ Brushware ... „ Leather, &c. ... ,, Drain-pipes ... ,, Lime, ordinary ... ,, Cement, colonial ... ,, General ironmongery Christchurch Furnishing ,, ... „ Iron and steel ... „ Oils, colours, &c. ... ,, Ship-chandlery ... „ Drain-pipes ... „ Lime, ordinary ... ,, Cement, colonial ... „ Brushware ... ,, Leather, &c. ... „ General ironmongery Dunedin 1897 E.C.Whitney William Brown 17/ per 100 ft., and i/9p.lin. ft. piles 17/ and 1/9. iS/6. jj ... ... 2£ years, to 31/3/1900 E. Porter and Co. ... As per schedule. a •" » T» "• ••• >) » » It it ,, ... ... J. J. Craig n »» J. Wilson and Co ... E. W. Mills and Co. Cameron and Christie Briscoe, MacNeil, and Co. Smith and Smith ... E. W. Mills and Co. T. Bunting and Co. E. W. Mills and Co. P. Hutson and Co. ... Milburn Lime Company P. Hution and Co.... Ashby, Bergh, and Co. »» »» j> j» >> »» jj jj )> » »> J. Anderson E. Reece and Sons ... ») n » ,, - ... ... Ashby, Bergh, and Co. J. J. Craig Ashby, Bergh, and Co. i» >» ») a Furnishing ,, „ Iron and steel ... „ Oils, colours, &c. ... „ Ship-chandlery ... ,, New Zealand Hardware Company Thomson, Bridger, and Co. ... New Zealand Hardware Company Smith and Smith New Zealand Hardware Company A. Briscoe and Co. ... Milburn Lime Company )> >> j» » Drain-pipes ... . ,, Lime, ordinary ... „ Cement, colonial ... „ Brushware ... ,, Leather, &c. ... ,, A. Briscoe and Co. ,.. New Zealand Hardware Company Seagar Brothers, Auckland ... Philips and Pike >j a » 20 coal-hoppers, Auckland 12,000 gals. dt»rk axle-oil, at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Pt. Chalmers 3,000 fencing-posts, Dunedin Section 15,000ft. super, birch timber, Westport Section 97,000ft. super, rimu timber, Westport Section 10,000ft. super, silyer-pine timber, Westport Section 8,000ft. super, yellow-pine timber, Westport Section 400 puriri sleepers, Kawakawa District ... »/3/98 31/3/98 £13 each. 9|d. per gall, c.i.f. Settlers Mills in district 22/6 per 100. 10/ to 11/ per cent. ,, 6/ to 12/ „ 18/ to 20/ „ 20/ per cent. Settlers ... ... ... 1/6 to 3/6 each.

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RETURN No. 16— continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c.— continued.

Geo. Felton, Eailway Stores Manager.

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. 2,500 totara sleepers, Whangarei District 13,300 puriri sleepers, Kaipara District... 3,000 manoao sleepers,Kaipara District... 3,000 totara sleepers, Kaipara District ... 4,500 totara sleepers, Auckland District... 62,100 puriri sleepers, Auckland Section 3,000 totara sleepers, Napier Section 75,000 rimu, matai, maire, and totara sleepers, Napier-Taranaki Section 2,000 totara sleepers, Wellington Section 11,500 birch and totara sleepers, Wellington Section 4,300 birch sleepers, Picton Section 41,000 yellow-pine sleepers, Westport ... 66,000 silver-pine sleepers, Greymouth ... 10,000 silver-pine sleepers, Greymouth ... 30,000 silver-pine sleepers, Greymouth 4,000 birch sleepers, Greymouth 1,000 puriri sleepers, Canterbury Section 50,700ft. birch timber, Christchurch Section 10,800 birch sleepers, Christchurch Section 80,000 matai and totara sleepers, in the Dunedin and Invercargill districts 31/3/98 Settlers 3/3 to 3/5 each - 3/6 each. 2/6 „ 2/6 „ 3/ .. 3/9 » 3/ .., 2/ to 4/ each. ,, ... ,, ... ... ... ,, ... Sidney West Settlers F. Burbush Settlers 2/6 each. 2/ to 2/6 each. 28/2/98 31/12/98 31/3/98 Baxter Brothers and Foord ... 2/ each. 2/4 to 2/6 each. 2/4 to 2/6 ,, 2/6 each. 2/6 „ to 2/6 each. 3/3 each. 13/ per cent. Settlers Settlers in the Hokianga District Settlers J> 2/2 each. 2/ to 2/3 and 2/6 to 2/9 each. It ,,

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RETURN No. 17. Statement of Weighing-Machines, Weighbridges, Traversers, Turntables, Cranes, and Pumps for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

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Description. II rt if) rt A rt -3 S rt fit ■=£ E s .1 a A c I 5 o a, v B C — z C3 0 o rt Weighing-machines :— 1 cwt. 2 „ 2i „ a* „ 3 >. 4 „ 5 >> Si Si ,, 6 „ 1 1 6 18 5 1 6 3 2 "18 14 1 8 20 30 5 1 1 2 1 26 IS 4 24 62 56 1 1 1 23 13 "~6 7 .. 8 „ 9 „ io „ 14 S 11 S 3 1 8 2 32 4 S 2 29 35 5 1 2 58 14 8 3 52 Si 6 2 1 4 5 1 2 ii „ 12 „ i2i „ 13 „ 14 „ 15 » 16 „ 1 1 1 2 3 S 2 1 S 3 S 24 1 8 3 13 38 3 1 2 20 „ 21 ,, 22 „ 1 1 2 3 .- 27 „ SO » 6o „ 1 1 2 1 2 11 JL 2 454 Total 59 "3 24S 10 Weighbridges : — 3 tons (cart) 6 „ „ 7 » n 8 „ „ io „ (wagon) 12 „ 14 .. 20 „ „ 3° >, >, Total 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 2 J S 1 2 1 2 2 4 15 3 26 1 S 2 s I 4 i 1 1 I 2 Traveesees 1 10 31 1 1 1 1 56 20 IS TrjENTABLES : — 40-feet (engine) 5° ». 12 „ (wagon) 1 1 36 4 40 16 97 5 8 23 4 3° 8 13 » 14 » » Total 4 5 6 9 19 66 1 1 Cranes: — 4-ton, stationary, hand 4 5 42 14 4 6 1 >', *2 j) j) )) 2 „ 3 i 21 i 4 8 3 7 2 1 3 » 4 11 i> » 5 il » t, 7 » 10 » 20 „ „ 8 ,, „ hydraulic 2 „ travelling, hand 3 » 5 ,, 6 „ >. „ 7 >» » >» 14 „ „ steam 2 ). n " 3 '. 5. i> 5 .. 12 _ ,, Hoisting-engines, steam Pile-driving engines, „ Total I ii 4 6 22 I 3 I 23 2 s I 2 13 2 18 I I I I 1 3 7 2 I 1 1 3 6 2 s I I I 1 1 I 3 3 i 4 7 6 2 I I 4 13 14 1 2 1 i I 1 2 3 3 183 3 - I 3_ 3 7_ 3_ 19 45 C.10 Watee-sebvices : — Steam Hand Windmill Hot-air Hydraulic Oil Gravitation Propeller Total 2 1 1 I 8 20 2 4 ii 3 27 13 4 16 13 69 36 11 2 1 1 1 1 2 29 121 SS 20 49 2 66 I 20 1 2 5 1 18 3i 6 4 3 3 3 343 50 82 l80

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RETURN No. 18. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

RETURN No. 19. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

RETURN No. 20. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

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Weight. i rt rt -3 I JS 6 I 2 3 a a 1 1 a a. >> £- s z fl 3 a a X JZ 3 o s --> O o a. IB v 5 rt c fl O w 2 (3 o s lAILS BELAID : — 4olb. steel 531b. steel 561b. steel 7olb. steel 18 354 27 1,680 6,182 2,034 6,209 462 5,827 | 24 865 14,033 152 4 168 Total ... •Si j 6,289 24 152 ! 4 168 ... 14,898

Description. rt jd rt 5 'xV RJ So fl a ■a a rt S a < oi o C (X, >> — rt q. I 2 * z fl J, X vS s o I 6 o 1) c o 2 c c rt c H Sl/EEPEBS BELAID : — Black-pine Totara Birch Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Ironbark Yellow-pine Maire Karri Manoao Rimu 213 704 3 2,498 1,066 92 320 568 236 4,646 1,046 29,431 936 7,529 33,550 2,556 523 5i7 17,336 40,302 15,773 597 77,889 11,386 486 938 21 "83 875 96 4.085 5,459 187 24,865 8i,S50 24,759 597 83,626 43,672 i,753 3,320 4,612 7,627 122 318 9,522 2,195 4,612 7,627 22 100 318 9,522 Total 920 3,656 1,442 36,059 64,041 164,807 104 5,487 4,181 5,646 286,343 Sleepers bemoved : — Black-pine Totara Birch Rata .... . Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Blue-gum Kamai Oregon Rimu Karri Creosoted Tawa Yellow-pine ... Maire Miro Ironbark 924 4 2,578 i,359 10 2 i,79i 31,030 8,074 35.386 3.645 5S3 251 8 24 i,239 i,79i 70,982 u,393 34,733 17 4,601 62 8 4,106 6,700 4,760 15 26 63 30 4,375 863 101 2,831 463 868 j 3,646 80,412 47,773 49,258 570 4,852 137 1,823 41,236 8,491 4,760 12 12 1,040 1 30 3 2,820 1,070 4 2,820 1 217 3 1 3 217 17 23 17 23 Total 924 2,582 i>359 32,834 52,241 140,255 104 4,408 3-79.5 4,977 243,479

Sections. Miles. Number of Stations and Stopping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Sid lings. Kawakawa :.. ... Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Hurunui-BlufE... Greymouth Westport Nelson Picton At Stations. Out of Stations. Total. 8 18 17 312 451 1,142 32 31 23 21 4 10 10 112 154 424 20 14 13 9 I 2 5 I 2 8 3 32 11 108 24 6 3 1 7 3 11 43 132 9 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 Total 162 50 162 212 2,055 770

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RETURN No. 21. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways Open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1898.

Mileage open for Traffic on 31st March, 1897. Additional Lengths opened during Year. Length closed during Year. Equivalent Total Mileage maintained during Financial Year ended 31st March, 1898. Section. Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintenance for whole Period. Net Addition to Mileage open for Traffic. Net Addition to Mileage under Maintenance. Total Mileage open for Traffic on 31st March, 1898. Line opened. Date of Opening. Length opened. Line. Length. Kawakawa M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. It. ch. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. 7 39 7 39 7 39 Whangarei '7 74 17 74 17 74 Kaihu 17 20 17 20 17 20 Auckland 309 79 Kanohi-Makarau 12th June, 1897 ... 3 6 i 75 313 61* 312 s°* Napier-Taranaki ... 332 34 Wellington 94 20 j Newman-Pahiatua Pahiatua-Mangatainoka ... Mangatainoka-Wooaville ... 3rd May, 1897 ... 2nd August, 1897 IS 27 3 27 14 o 2 16 45i 14 444 52 • nth Dec, 1897 ... S 66 1 62 Hurunui-BlufE 1,128 3 6f Hyde-Kokonga ... 1st October, 1897 10 2 S o 1,133 14* Ditto, Private Lines — 1,138 16* Shag Point Branch Nightcaps Branch G-rey mouth 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 24 2 24 2 24 32 6 32 6 30 t 7 32 6 Westport 30 17 Nelson • 3° 17 23 S 23 S 23 5 Pieton 20 42 20 42 20 42 Total ■ 2,056 8* 2,018 6 37 48 24 73 2 >°43 33* Forest Hill Tramway 10 o •>• : IQ : Q * New chainages add 34 chains. t Does not include Riversdale-Switzers (2 miles).

Passengers Killed or Injured. Servants of the Department Killed or Injured. Persons Killed or Injured while crossing at Level Crossings. Trespassers. Workshops. Miscellaneous. Section. From Causes beyond their own Control. From their own Misconduct or Want of Caution. From Causes beyond their own Control. From their own Misconduct or Want of Caution. sS -6 cu 'cT rt o h Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Kawakawa Whangarei ... Kaihu Auckland WellingtonNapier - New Plymouth II urunui-B luff Greymouth ... Westport Nelson Picton 1 1 2 3 1 . 2 2 19 31 94 ■ 2 2 2 23 32 2 4 8 3 2 i i s 18 30 i i 1 5 5 4 2 37 77 1 4 7 i i 1 7 167 8 4 3 i 1 4 Totals ... 1 5 13 i5S 6i 5 ii 2 2 56 1 17 300

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RETURN No. 22. Statement showing approximately Sleepers laid and removed up to 31st March, 1898.

RETURN No. 23. Comparative Statement of the Number of Employes for March, 1897, and March, 1898.

RETURN No. 24. Statement of Accidents for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

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Approximate Length opened each Year. Sleepers. ■ Year. North Island. Middle Island. Total. Laid during Construction. (2,100 per mile.) Removed during Maintenances 1867 1870-71 1871-72 1872-73 1873-74 i 8 74-75 1875-76 1876-77 1877-78 1878-79 1879-80* 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 M. oh. io 55 61 ig 69 23 64 24 103 76 27 19 26 33 68 39 22 67 2 2 M. ch. 45 70 18 58 11 68 27 62 11 21 126 78 248 4 152 39 94 58 56 46 4° 73 32 71 40 16 40 19 22 50 24 o 47 52 11 39 i? 32 M. ch. 45 7° 18 58 11 68 27 62 21 76 188 17 317 27 216 63 198: 54 83 65 67 26 101 30 63 3 42 21 44 69 ; 80 o 90 78 7° 3i 28 79 18 31 32 45 34 9 27 27 17 26 62 16 44 6 18 41 4 75 37 48 96,338 39.323 24,885 58,327 46,095 395,246 666,409 455,254 417,217 176,006 141,382 212,888 132,379 88,751 94,2ii 168,000 191,048 147,814 69,874 42,814 68,381 71,636 57,4°8 36,382 130,620 92,558 38,876 10,370 78,960 22 19 56 o 43 26 58 72 II 47 18 31 II 57 28 21 20 68 5 68 27 27 74,261 73.947 106,763 125,632 148,325 137,993 139,040 122,027 108,690 129,634 133,954 139,912 132,569 155,827 170,681 188,291 210,588 243,479 17 26 28 38 16 62 14 73 3 64 27 46 33" 58 27 24 3 48 1 11 10 2 Totals 4,240,452 2,541,613 * Nine months only. + Complete information not recorded until 1880-81.

Department. rt cd M rt d be fl - -(■£ - 3 'ci T3 G - 2 fl HI ■ to" a 5j_. *3 a p.. J3 O g 6 o B o v z a. o o 1896-97. General ... Traffic Maintenance ... Locomotive "6 11 26 17 54 7 169 16 263 6 j 176 344 512 432 947 i,i73 853 57 222 47 35 4i 44 "18 19 10 n 23 8 120 i,6o5 2,305 1,597 5,627 10 4 Totals 20 29 j 608 . 1,288 J 2,973 326 120 47 42 1897-98. General Traffic Maintenance ... ... Locomotive "8 4 4 16 14 25 J1L 7 180 12 248 7 210 26 ; 638 400 610 502 980 1,153 1,066 Si 159 49 34 52 48 21 ■ IS 10 12 26 8 122 1,707 2,304 1,918 Totals 53 1,512 3,i99 259 i 134 46 46 6,051

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RETURN No. 25. PARTICULARS of Private-Siding Traffic, showing Value of Traffic done during Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

O O Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station.. **£%£ Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1898. . In. Out. Total. In. Out. Total. KAWAKAWA SBGTIC IN. M. oh. I 616 R. 94/3103.. Jan. 1,1897 New Bay of Islands Coal Company 6 79 Kawakawa .. I Govt. and (Limited) grantees M. ch. 6 79 5 years* .. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. WHANGAREI SECTK )N. 615 i R. 97/2615 .. -Tan. 1,1897 Evan Pinlay son.. .. ..14 55 Otonga .. .. Govt. .. 619 J R. 97/2961 .. Jan. 1, 1897 Charles Smith .. .. .. 12 10 Waro 620 ! R. 97/2924 .. July 1,1897 Hikurangi Collieries (Limited) ..12 54 „ .. .. Govt. and grantee 621 R. 97/3107 .. Jan. 1, 1697 Kauri Timber Company (Limited) 9 40 Hikurangi .. Govt. .. 622 R. 97/3408 .. Jan. 1,1897 Hikurangi Coal Company (Limited) 12 45 Waro .'.' 623 R. 97/3407 .. Jan. 1, 1897 Hikurangi Coal Company (Limited) 12 26 624 I R. 97/3431 .. Jan. 1, 1897 Phcenix Coal Company (Limited) .. 12 02 5 years* 5 . *.. 5 „ * .. Premium.. 5 . *.. 5 , *.. 5 ■ „ *.. 125 - 'o 0 015 3 4 13 7 19'io 6 1 15 2 2 9 8 2 9 8 43 9 7 44 4 10 858 17 2 863 10 9 5,133"5 0 5,15215 6 651 4 6 652 19 8 KAIHU SECTION. 579 ; R. 95/6270 .. Jan. 1,1896 James Trounson .. .. 13 68 Ahikiwi .. .. Grantee 603 R. 96/1763 .. Dee. 24,1896 John Harrison .. .. .. 15 68 : Kaihu 625 R. 96/2155 .. Jan. 1,1897 E. Mitchelson and Co. and James 16 55 „ .. .. Govt. .. Trounson 5 years*.. Premium.. 5 „ * .. 5 ,, *.. 150 0 0 60 0 0 38"5 2 29 2 4 1,349 3 11 1,387 9 1 1,216 2 8 1,245 5 0 AUCKLAND SECTK )N. 417 R. 89/3364 .. May 30, 1889 j Taupiri Extended Coal - mining 64 56 Huntly .. .. Grantees Company (Limited) 521 R. 93/3515 .. Oct. ■ 1, 1893 Bank of New Zealand Estates Com- 18 5 Morrinsville pany (Limited) 527 R. 94/1533 .. Feb. 1,1894 Union Oil, Soap, and Candle Com- 7 35 Westfield.. pany (Limited) 528 R. 94/1533 .. Feb. 1,1894 Auckland Freezing Company 7 49 „ .. Govt. .. (Limited) 557 R. 95/688 .. Feb. 1,1895 T. and S. Morrin and Co. (Limited) 7 56 Onehunga .. Grantees 10 years*.. Premium.. j 10 „ *.. 10 „ * .. t 360 0 0 I 138 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 266 12 6 615 3 10 9,701 14 8 9,701 14 8 104 1 6 370 14 0 466 18 1 1,082 1 11 10 „ * .. t Rental, £25 1,478 10 2 1,160 11 3 2,639 1 5 568 R. 95/3452 .. April 1,1895 Ralph Brothers .. .. ..64 66 Huntly .. .. Grantee 571 R. 95/4170 .. Aug. 1,1895 Auckland Freezing Company 023 Auckland .. Grantees (Limited) 572 R. 95/4728 .. Oct. 1, 1895 Alexander Fergusson .. .. 124 39 Te Kuiti .. .. Govt. .. 587 R. 96/978 .. Mar. 22, 1896 Waikato Coal and Shipping Com- 64 63 Huntly .. .. Grantees pany (Limited) 598 R. 96/3698 .. July 1, 1896 J. C. Firth .. .. .. 58 11 Ohinewai .. Govt. and grantee 605 R. 96/1031 .. Jan. 1, 1897 Ralph Brothers.. .. .. 64 62 Huntly .. .. Grantee 609 R. 97/1123 .. April 1,1897 Kauri Timber Company (Limited) 35 25 Helensville 632 R. 97/4655 . ■ Nov. 1, 1897 J. J. Craig 6 29 New Lynn 2 years 6 t months* 5 years* .. t 3 „ *.. t Rental, £25 Rental, £50 505"6 0 116 10 1 621 16 1 10 „ * .. 5 „ '.. t 48 10 8 63 3 3 111 13 11 2,873 9 5 2,873 9 5 8 . *.. t B Extension,£118 76 12 10 560 0 6 636 13 4 5 „ *.. t 5 „ *.. t 5 „ *.. t 358"2 1 1,532 12 5 1,89014 6 * Three months' notice. + Originally laid under old agreement.

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RETURN No. 25— continued. PARTICULARS of Private-Siding Traffic up to 31st March, 1898.

Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. Term of Grant. Amount of Tjaffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1898. In. Out. Total. In. Out. Total. WELL! M. ch. 2 30 6 37 TOTON-NAPIER-: tew ply: VIOUTH SBi JTION. 24 221 CR. 75/845.. R. 80/1588 .. ! 1875 \ Dec. 13, 1880 Napier Gas Company Gear Meat-preserving and Freezing Company (Limited) P. and J. Bartholomew .. .. Wanganui Sash and Door Factory and Timber Company (Limited) H. Brown .. .. Nelson Brothers (Limited) Napier Petone Govt. .. Grantees Undefined 10 years* .. Premium.. £ a. d. 117 19 11 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 £ s. d. 262 9 11 501 19 3 £ s. d. 91 3 10 1,273 15 4 £ s. d. 353 13 9 1,775 14 7 360 384 R. 87/2630 .. R. 89/1328 .. I Aug. 16, 1887 . May 1,1889 151 44 106 20 j Feilding Wanganui Govt. .. 10 ,, * .. 10 „ t t 4 5 0 3,150 0 3 9 2 3 64 18 11 13 7 3 3,214 19 2 406 462 R. 89/2835 .. R. 91/873 .. i Sept. 13, 1889 April 1, 1891 235 47 96 17 Inglewood Woodville Grantees : 10 , 10 „ * .. t Premium.. 1,085 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 80 14 3 198 15 6 465 1 7 13 19 9 545 15 10 212 15 3 463 480 495 R, 91/872 .. R. 92/213 .. R. 92/1948 .. Mar. 1, 1891 Jan. 1,1892 Sept. 1, 1892 I Nelson Brothers (Limited) (Conroy and Co., tenants) Nelson Brothers (Limited) Williams and Kettle (Limited) 1 74 68 31 100 4 Napier Waipukurau Hastings Govt. Grantees 10 .'*'.'. 10 „*'.'. 10 „ * .. t t Premium.. Rental, £25 248 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 16 15 6 Rental, £25 438 - 0 3 229"4 1 667"4 4 512 513 522 523 526 531 R, 93/1464 .. R. 93/1644 .. R. 93/3608 .. R. 94/529 .. R. 94/504 .. R. 94/2089 .. May 1, 1893 April 1, 1893 Nov. 1. 1893 Oct. 1, 1893 April 18, 1894 June 1, 1894 R. Holt Kendriok Brothers Nelson Brothers (Limited) Henry Judd Rath bone and Mathews .. Wellington Meat Export Company (Limited) Charles Lett New Plymouth Sash and Door Factory and Timber Company (Ltd.) Bailey and Co. Manawatu County Council W. Nelson Hawke's Bay Timber Company (Ltd.) Richter, Nannestad, and Co. Hawke's Bay Timber Company (Ltd.) William Booth and Co. Thomas Tanner .. Taranaki Freezing-works Company (Limited) Dalgety and Co. (Limited) Robert Holt M. W. Welch, W. E. Welch, S. Death, D. Judd Wilding and Co. H. Carlson Napier Gas Company (Limited) .. H. Brown and Co. W. Aitken 99 72 147 56 101 57 50 68 36 73 3 9 Hastings Aramoho Tomoana.. Matarawa Mangatera Ngahauranga Grantee 7 „ * .. 5 „ «... 10 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ t Premium.. t t Premium.. t 425 19 6 16 7 8 1,547 3 0 0 13 7 10 16 11 370 1 10 4 14 6 96 7 1 2,454 5 3 131 9 4 1,111 4 2 1,644 19 4 430 14 0 112 14 9 4,001 8 3 132 2 11 1,122 1 1 2,015 1 2 Grantees 539 - 0 0 Rental, £25 534 514 R. 94/2486 .. R. 94/3207 .. Aug. 1, 1894 April 5,1894 28 33 217 64 Kaitoke Ngaire Govt. .. Govt, and grantees Govt. .. Grantees 5 „ * .. 5 „ * .. t t 312 6 8 19 2 493 3 11 8 19 2 496 16 5 ' 6 0 8 12 15 7 406 4 0 2 5 1 689 14 9 10 1 3 440 6 4 503 3 9 1,131 14 5 818 12 2 539 4 10 412 4 8 15 0 8 689 14 9 11 15 3 2,018 10 4 522 2 9 1,448 2 0 818 12 2 2,150 11 10 545 548 550 553 559 560 567 569 575 R. 94/3321 .. R. 94/3802 .. R. 94/3829 .. R. 94/4060 .. R. 95/1396 .. R. 95/1497 .. R. 95/2949 .. R. 95/3450-.. R. 95/5462 .. Aug. 1, 1894 Oct. 1, 1894 Dec. 1, 1894 Jan. 1, 1895 Oct. 1, 1894 May 1, 1895 Aug. 1, 1895 Aug. 1, 1895 Nov. 15, 1895 9 53 13 34 44 36 ) 33 55 88 63 ) 42 62 57 30 40 12 - 9 40 Rata Carnarvon Makotuku Dannevirke Hokowhitu Makotuku Carterton Matamau Moturoa Govt. .. Grantees Govt. .. Grantee Grantees 5 „ *.. 5 „ * .. 5 „ *.. 5 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 5 „ *.. 10 „ *.. t t t t t t t t Premium.. . 1 14 0 1,578 4 0 18 19 0 316 7 7 275 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £15 l,61l"7 0 578 580 581 R. 96/113 .. R. 96/114 .. R. 95/3386 .. Jan. 1,1896 Jan. 1,1896 Aug. 1, 1895 113 64 111 79 . 11 70 Spit Napier Belmont Grantee Govt. .. 3 „ *.. 10 „ * .. 5 „ *.. t t 632 0 9 2,171 5 9 0 18 0 29 6 2 661 6 11 2,171 5 9 88 8 11 8710 11 596 599 602 606 610 R. 96/2000 .. R. 96/3830 .. R. 96/5010 .. R. 97/825 .. R. 97/1238 .. June 1, 1896 Sept. 1, 1896 Oct. 1, 1896 Mar. 1, 1897 April 1, 1897 50 66 32 54 99 73 221 31 142 59 Kopua Tamaki Hastings Stratford Okoia .. Grantees Grantee Grantees Grantee 5 „ *.. 5 „ *.. 5 „ * .. 5 „ *.. 5 „ *.. t t t t 6 8 3 25 19 1 76 12 4 13 0 10 51 2 8 1,119 3 11 1,102 1 6 6 9 10 163 9 2 193 1 7 1,125 12 2 1,128 0 7 83 2 2 176 10 0 244 4. 3.

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614 617 G18 626 627 628 614 E. 97/2622.. May 1,1897 N.King .. .. .. 7 53 New Plymouth .. Grantee 10 years*.. t 617 E. 97/2654 .. Mar. 26, 1897 Williams and Beetham .. .. 62 10 Waingawa .. Grantees 10 „ * .. t G18 E. 97/172 .. July 1,1897 B. L. Knight .. .. ..9151 Newman .. Grantee 5 „ *.. Premium.. 626 E. 97/1942 .. Aug. 1, 1897 Henry and Co. .. .. .. 93 35 Hukanui .. Grantees 1 „ *.. „ .. 627 E. 97/4085 .. Nov. 1,1897 Murray, Roberts, and Co. .. 113 72 Spit .. .. Govt. .. 10 „ * .. 628 E. 97/4270 .. Deo. 1,1897 New Plymouth Sash and Door Fac- 228 71 Tariki Eoad .. Grantees 5 „ *.. t tory and Timber Company (Ltd.) 629 E. 97/4273 .. Nov. 1,1897 C. Brown (Mrs.).. .- ..217 58 Ngaire .. .. Grantee 5 „ *.. t 633 E. 97/4854 .. Dec. 1,1897 Thomas Mitchell .. ..147 45 Aramoho .. ,, 10 „ * .. Premium.. 637 E. 97/3534 .. Mar. 1,1898 Levin and Co. .. .. .. 65 45 Masterton .. Govt. and 10 „ * .. grantee 7 53 62 10 91 51 93 35 113 72 228 71 Rental, £25 200 0 0 Rental, £25 70"0 0 Eental, £25 130 0 0 Eental, £25 634 18 11 24 17 8 09 4 1,117 3 1 12 8 1 145 11 2 439 8 8 915 19 11 544 10 8 113 14 7 750 4 6 197 12 5 780 10 1 464 6 * 915 19 11 545 0 0 1,230 17 8 762 12 7 197 12 5 629 633 217 58 147 45 637 65 45 PICTON SECTION. 465 R. 91/2179.. July 10,1891 Nelson Brothers (Limited) (Wairau 13 35 Spring Creek .. Grantees 10 years*.. Premium.. Freezing Company, Ltd., tenants) 173 E. 91/3490 .. Nov. 2, 1891 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency 0 10 Picton .. .. „ 10 „ * .. Company (Limited) 491 E. 92/1824.. Feb. 1,1892 Fell Brothers and Co. .. ..17 69 Blenheim.. .. „ 10 „ * .. 519 E. 93/3737 .. Nov. 1,1893 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency 17 62 „ .. .. „ 10 „ .. t .. Company (Limited) . , 465 173 270 0 0 Rental, £25 190 0 0 Eental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 21 8 3 221 4 10 134 17 7 9 8 10 310 15 10 23 12 0 179 10 4 167 13 7 332 4 1 244 16 10 314 7 11 177 2 5 491 519 NELSON SECTION. 238 ] E. 81/1947 .. | Aug. 31, 1881 | Neale and Haddow .. .. | 1 0 | Nelson .. .. | Grantees | 10 years* .. | Premium.. | 150 0 0 I 129 6 2 I 55 5 8 I 184 11 10 WESTPORT SECTION. 570 I E. 95/3687 .. | April 1, 1895 I Mokihinui Sawmill Company .. | 26 72 | Mokihinui .. ] .. 15 years* .. | .. ( I 68 9 11 i 13 5 0 I 81 14 11 GEEYMOUTH SECTION. 344 E. 86/2585 .. Aug. 20, 1886 Westport Colliery Gompaliy .. 8 0 Brunner .. .. Greym'th Har. Bd. 525 E. 94/1176.. Jan. 1,1894 Stratford and Blair .. .. 0 0 Greymouth ..Govt. .. 10 years* .. 533 R. 94/2445 .. Aug. 1, 1894 T. W. Wilson :. .. ' .. 2 52 Kaiata .. .. j „ .. 5 „ * .. t 537 R. 94/2869 .. Aug. 11, 1894 William Morris .. .. .. 10 74 Kumara .. .. „ .. 5 „ * .. 538 R. 94/2882 .. Aug. 11,1894 Westland Sawmilling Company 16 9 Awatuna .. „ .. 5 „ *.. (Limited) 549 E. 94/3879.. Nov. 1,1894 Malfroy and Co. .. .. 2163 HoHo .. .. Govt. and 5 „ *.. Premium.. grantees 552 R. 94/2285 .. Nov. 1,1894 G. Perotti .. .. .. 3 21 Nelson Creek .. Govt. .. 5 „ *.. 573 R. 95/4631 .. Mar. 1,1895 Stratford and Blair .. .. 4 38 Dobson .. .. Grantees 5 „ *.. Premium.. 600 R. 96/4091 .. Jan. 1,1895 G.D.Wilson .. .. ..10 77 Kumara .. Govt. and 5 „ *.. grantees 344 525 533 537 538 Eental, £25 20 0 0 150"0 0 60 8 5 526 15 7 3 17 6 7 14 4 14 9 8 1 13 2 17 2 6 15 7 6 18 2 8,214 16 3 63 14 5 605 5 4 273 4 11 450 0 0 261 3 1 151 17 6 452 0 0 312 10 4 8,275 4 8 590 10 0 609 2 10 280 19 3 464 9 8 262 16 3 153 4 8 458 15 7 319 8 6 549 552 573 600 * Three months' notice. t Originally laid under old agreement. 1 One week's notice.

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CD . C3 O -rj- CD Papers. . Date . of . Grant. Present Holder. • Position. Nearest Station. By whom paid for. Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1898. In. Out. Total. In. Out. Total. HURUNUI-BLUFF SEl ITION. M. ch. 7 39 1 17 21 29 Addington .. Grantee Riccarton .. Grantees Leeston .. .. Govt. '.. £ s. a. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 3 12 R. 81/1026 .-. R. 88/1107 .. R. 82/2186 .■. April 28, 1866 Dec. 28, 1870 Aug. 14, 1882 J.T.Brown Richard Allen White and Co. (Bank of New South Wales' siding) Oamaru Harbour Board Richard Evans Miles, Archer, and Co. (J.Mee, tenant) James A. Mellraith N.Z. and Australian Land Company (Limited). (D. and J. Hay and A. Thomson also have the use of this siding.) For ever .. 9313 6 343 15 0 397 il 3 49l"4 9 343 15 0 13 20 32 33 37 P.W. 76/3501 P.W. 76/2946 R. 82/432 .. P.W. 76/823 P.W. 76/3721 Dec. 18, 1874 Dec. 11, 1875 April 7, 1876 April 22, 1876 July 18, 1876 157 77 1 52 105 54 8 75 166 27 Oamaru .. .. „ Wilson's Siding .. Grantees Timaru .. .. Govt. .. Glentunnel Maheno .. .. „ Undefined For ever .. i (See No. 120.) 204 5 7 606 11 6 30 3 9 22 6 4 455 6 8 467 0 0 780 5 2 63 6 8 659 12 3 1,073 11 6 810 8 11 85 13 0 Undefined P.W. 77/4412 Jan. 23,1878 Oamaru Harbour Board .. j N.Z. and Australian Land Company (Limited) Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company S. Ogdon(Austin and Hadley, tenants) S. Bailey J. Anderson J.H.Lambert .. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) Friedlander Brothers (Limited) .. 157 65 157 65 351 60 Oamaru (1st sidg.) ) (2nd sidg.) j " Edendale f " 10 years* .. 300 0 0 50 0 0 5,175 17 6 4,284 15 3 9,460 12 9 120 142 R. 78/649 .. Aug. 3,1878 10 „ 300 0 0 48 0 0 122 10 2 246 2 6 368 12 8 178 258 266 36S 370 372 R. 82/379 .. R. 82/554 .. R. 88/926 . ■ R. 88/2418 .. R. 88/3259 .. 1878 Jan. 10, 1882 Mar. 24,1882 April 4, 1888 Aug. 16, 1888 Jan. 3, 1889 0 73 10 71 15 0 0 16 237 2 0 20 Mosgiel Township South Malvern .. „ Templeton .. Grantee Lyttelton .. Govt. .. Kensington Lyttelton .. Grantees Grantee Govt. .. Undefined For ever .. 10 years* .. 10 „ 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. Premium.. 153 0 0 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 460 0 0 Rental, £50 260 0 0 Rental, £25 Extension,£331 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 90 0 0 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 158 17 0 218 19 1 108 7 3 488 8 2 82 2 9 62 17 2 434 4 3 2 18 6 229 16 6 240 19 9 62 17 2 653 3 4 111 5 9 718 4 8 Grantees 't Premium.. 374 R. 89/885 .. Mar. 29, 1889 16 40 Lyndhurst .. „ 10 „ * .. 34 14 1 952 14 7 987 8 8 377 R. 89/1511 :. June 8, 1889 Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) 236 32 Dunedin .. .. „ 10 „ * .. 1,632 16 11 219 16 7 1,852 13 6 378 379 381 382 383 R. 89/1878 .. R. 89/1259 .. R. 39/1310 .. R. 89/1333 .. R. 89/2433 .. May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 Aug. 5, 1889 Williams, Stephens, and Co. Rollitt and Co. Belford Mills Company J. Goss Dalgety and Co. (Limited) 5 79 58 72 106 8 6 62 236 21 Christchurch .. Govt. .. Ashburton .. „ Timaru .. .. „ Christchurch .. „ Dunedin .. .. Grantees Govt. .. 10 „ 10 „ 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t t t t Premium.. 1,422 6 9 2,509 17 0 510 0 6 1,183 7 5 2,924 5 10 4 2 8 861 1 4 797 1 10 55 17 11 252 9 4 1,426 9 5 3,370 18 4 1,307 2 4 1,239 5 4 3,176 15 2 Grantees 885 R. 89/1392 .. May 1, 1889 Permanent Investment and Loan Association of Canterbury Friedlander Brothers (Limited) .. Fleming and Gilkison J. Grigg 5 76 Christchurch .. Govt. .. Govt. .. 10 „ * .. t ' 198 6 7 27 1 2 225 7 9 386 387 388 R. 89/1983 .. 1 1. 89/1963 .. R. 89/1624 .. May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 60 68 335 5 64 54 Tinwald Gore .. .. „ Winslow .. .. Govt, and Govt, and grantee Govt. .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t t t Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Extension,£110 21 1 3 202 18 5 372 4 6 896 6 10 1,081 19 6 1,153 2 3 917 8 1 1,284 17 11 1,525 6 9 389 390 391 394 395 R. 89/1964 .. R. 89/1309 .. R. 89/1279 .. R. 89/1868 .. R. 89/1262 .. May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 Fleming and Gilkison Wigram Brothers Friedlander Brothers (Limited) .. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) Rollitt and Co. ;. :. 374 10 1 78 58 73 6 47 57 77 grantee Elles Road .. Govt. .. Heathcote .. „ Ashburton .. „ Christchurch Ashburton . .. Grantees 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ *.: Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 1,118 14 9 568 14 0 630 1 11 2,032 18 2 (See No. 379.) 499 18 11 554 0 8 1,108 18 3 151 15 4 1,618 13 8 1,122 14 8 1,739 0 2 2,184 13 6 „ Grantees

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oy/iooj .. May 1, 1889 Christchurch Gas, Coal, and Coke Company (Limited) Christchurch Meat Company(Limited) W. Scott and Co. Milburn Lime and Cement Company (Limited) N.Z. Pine Company (Limited) W. White and Co. Evans and Co. (Limited) Moir and Co. J. Shand Massey and Co. .. National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Limited) W. Quinn 6 1 Christchurch Govt. and granteesDitto .. 10 years* .. t Extension, £40 Rental; £50 Extension, £140 Rental, £25 Eental, £25 . 171 0 0 Rental, £50 Eental; £25 Eental, £50 Eental, £25 1,441 16 6 123 0 1 I 1,564 16 7 400 R. 89/1692 .-. Aug. 1,1889 13 8 Islington 10 „ t 8,429 1 2 8,526 4 0 16,955 5 2 401 409 E. 89/2417 .. E. 89/3018 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Oct. 2, 1889 25 38 235 25 Southbridge Dunedin Govt. .. Grantees 10 „ *".. 10 „ * t Premium.. 223 15 8 379 19 0 34 10 11 99 7 7 258 6 7 479 6 7 410 411 412 414 418 419 420 E. 89/3132 .. R. 89/3377 .. E. 89/3213 .. R. 89/2422 .. E. 89/3596 .. R. 89/3631 .. E. 89/3216 .. Aug. 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 June 1, 1889 Aug. 1, 1889 Aug. 1, 1889 Nov. 1, 1889 May 1, 1889 Aug. 1, 1889 367 72 7 46 236 37 16 69 26 22 5 22 374 56 One- tree Point .. Addington Dunedin Southbrook Centre Bush Lind's Bridge Invercargill Govt. . i 10 „ *..- 10 „ * .. 10 „ • .. 12 , • .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t t t t t t t 1 1 11 46 7 9 2,142 16 4 759 15 11 12 0 15 1 687 11 8 3 8 10 2,268 18 3 221 11 11 593 18 1 799 12 6 6 10 5 555 10 9 4 10 9 2,315 6 0 2,364 8 3 1,353 14 0 800 14 6 7 15 6 1,243 2 5 •• Eental, £50 424 E. 89/2391 .-. 121 71 Otaio Govt. and grantee Grantees Govt. .. 10 „ * .. t Extension, £80 I Eental, £25 29 2 11 96 10 3 125 13 2 425 429 R. 89/3940 .. E. 90/27 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Nov. 1, 1889 Oamaru Borough Council N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) P. Virtue 157 41 391 48 Oamaru Blufl 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t t Eentai, £50 62 3 4 2,581 16 3 542 7 6 62 3 4 3,124 3 9 432 E. 90/432 .. May 1, 1889 6 19 Christchurch Govt. and grantees 10 „ * .. t Extension, 102 10 0 Eental, £50 Eental, £25 Extension, £45 Eental, £25 1,347 14 3 332 3 10 1,679 18 1 434 435 E. 90/614 .. E. 90/538 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Jan. 1,1890 W. White and Co. H. Harraway 25 33 0 14 Southbridge Burnside ,. Govt. .. Govt. and grantee Govt. .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t t 231 9 8 712 14 11 99 - 0 11 231 9 8 811 15 10 436 E. 90/539 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Walton Park Coal and Pottery Company (Limited) N.Z. Provision and Produce Company Milburn Lime and Cement Company (Limited) G. G. Stead N.Z. and Australian Land Company (Limited), and Bruce Brothers J. Freeman D. Thomas Edwards and Menlove Lyttelton Harbour Board Canterbury (New Zealand) Seed Company Hanmer and Graves Nelson Brothers (Limited) Wood Brothers (Limited) National Mortgage and Agency Co. of N.Z. (Limited) D. H. Brown and Son 2 3 Saddle Hill 10 '„'*.. t 15 10 8 927 15 5 943 6 1 439 440 E. 90/862 .. R. 90/1056 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Jan. 1, 1890 7 1 23 2 Belfast .. .. Ord's Grantees Govt. .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t Eental, £25 344 18 4 736 4 6 199 15 10 1,081 2 10 199 15 10 444 447 R. 90/1132 :. R. 90/2212 .. April 1, 1890 April 1, 1890 7 59 116 9 Addington ■ St. Andrew's Grantees 10 „ * .. 10 „ • .. t t Eental, £25 Eental, £25 741 7 10 413 0 4 45 10 3 1,154 8 2 45 10 3 449 454 455 460 461 E. 90/2561 .. R. 90/3748 .. E. 90/3798 .. E. 91/696 .. R. 91/779 .. Aug. 1, 1889 Oct.- 1, 1890 Aug. 1, 1889 Mar. 6, 1891 Feb. 1, 1891' 241 71 58 76 14 39 0 15 7 60 Abbotsford Ashburton Ngapara Lyttelton Addington Govt. .. Grantee Govt. .. Grantees Grantee 10 „ * .. 10 „ ' .. 10 „ ' .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t t Premium.. t Eentai, £25 17 9 6 159 2 0 653 1 5 597 9 4 47 8 3 98 4 7 506 17 2 670 10 11 756 11 4 47 8 3 440 10 2 1,838 13 10 150 0 0 Rental, £25 342"5 7 1,331 16 8 469 471 E. 91/2112 .. R. 91/2986 .. Aug. 5, 1891 Sept. 14, 1891 59 4 390 12 Ashburton Ocean Beach 8* . *.. 10 ;, *;: t Premium.. Eental, £25 250 0 0 Rental, £25 Eental, £25 Rental, £25 161 16 7 2,999 4 0 631 6 11 681 5 3 793 3 6 3,680 9 3 472 474 E. 91/3338 .. E. 91/3084 .. Oct. 1, 1891 Sept. 1, 1891 7 60 7 57 Addington Grantees 10 „ * .. 10 „ .*,„., t t 2,121 8 10 356 12 3 1,362 14 8 291 7 10 3,484 3 6 648 0 1 475 R. 91/3047 .. Nov. 6, 1891 7 29 Govt. and grantees Grantees 10 „ * .. Premium.. 20 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 1,365 4 4 669 18 6 2,035 2 10 476 478 482 483 E. 91/3639 .. R. 91/3993 .. R. 92/509 .. R. 92/703 .. Oct. 1, 1891 Nov. lj 1891 Jan. 1, 1892 Feb. 1, 1892 N.Z. Provision and Produce Co. .. Friedlander Brothers (Limited) .. N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (Limited) .. W. Quinn 7 1 58 69 239 27 0 6 Belfast .. Ashburton Cattle-yards Studholme Junction 10 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 10 „ ' .. 10 „ * .. t t 4 t ■ 82 15 7 (See No. 391.) 2,441 6 1 41 19 0 466 13 1 549 8 1,407 8 3 116 9 10 3,848 14 4 158 8 1 * Three months' notice. t Originally laid under old aj [reenient.

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RETURN No. 25—continued. PARTICULARS of Private-Siding Traffic up to 31st March, 1898.

CD . az Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. By whom paid for. Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1898. In. Out. Total. In. Out. Total. URUNUI-BLUFE SECTION '— continued. 484 486 R. 92/672 .. R. 92/739 .. Mar. 1, 1892 Mar. 24, 1892 •■ W. White and Co. Southland Frozen Meat and Pro- i auce Export Company (Limitea) Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative ] Association (Limitea) N.Z. Loan ana Mercantile Agency Company (Limitea) Executors of late M. Studholme .. M. ch. 6 51 342 48 Christchurch Mataura Govt. .. Grantees 10 years* .. 10 „ * .. t Premium.. ' £ s. a. Rental, £50 300 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 £ s. a. 710 0 5 738 13 3 £ S. d. 17 10 7 3,569 3 6 £ s. a. 727 11 0 4,307 16 9 487 R. 92/852 .. Feb. 1, 1892 106 9 Timaru 10 „ * .. t 1,441 11 2 1,003 8 0 2,444 19 2 488 R. 92/806 .. Mar. 1, 1892 6 51 Christchurch 10 „ * .. t Rental, £50 770 4 2 358 6 8 1,128 10 10 493 R. 92/1937 .. Feb. 1, 1892 Kempthorne, Prosser, ana Co.'s ! N.Z. Drug Company (Limited) Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairyproduce Export Company (Limited) Canterbury Central Co-operative Dairy Company (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Limited) William H. Martyn N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) Donald Reid and Co. Shaw-Savill and Albion Company ) Kaye and Carter .. V C. S. Wheeler .. .. j Nichol Brothers J. Gore.. Oamaru Totara Tree Stone Company (Limited) J. Palmer John Murdoch and Co. .. 0 6 239 24 Studholme Junction Cattle-yards 10 „ *.. t Rental, £25 Rental, £25 28 10 0 563 4 0 437 9 10 819 18 0 465 19 10 1,383 2 0 496 R. 92/3650 .. July 1, 1891 10 ., * .. t 498 R. 92/3835 .. Oct. 1, 1892 7 8 Belfast 10 „ *.. t Rental, £25 8,688 15 7 7,079 7 11 15,768 3 6 499 R. 92/4111 .. Deo. 14, 1892 7 50 Addington 10 „ *.. Premium.. 46 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 29 11 10 34 19 8 64 11 6 -500 R. 92/3737 .. Nov. 1, 1892 105 75 Timaru 10 „ *.. t 624 8 5 791 2 9 1,415 11 2 505 R. 93/40 .. Nov. 1, 1892 105 74 Timaru 8 years 8 months 10 years* .. 10 „ *.. t Rental, £50 647 i 10 896 5 3 1,543 10 1 506 510 R. 93/109 .. R. 93/1075 .. Jan. 1, 1893 Feb. 1, 1893 2 25 335 7 Wetheral Gore Grantee Grantees t t Rental, £25 Rental, £25 41 7 10 210 5 10 142 10 9 879 10 10 183 18 7 1,089 16 8 511 514 R. 93/1228 .. I R. 93/1824 .. Deo. 1,1892 May . 1,1893 236 17 Dunedin 10 „ *.. t Rental, £50 3,794 4 9 (2,938 7 3 \ 1,309 9 4 ( 4 5 7 3,729 6 9 161 6 0 5 6 10 459 6 0 395 15 3 603 6 11 16 7 1,221 18 9 567 4 7 301 11 0 4,253 10 9 3,334 2 6 1,912 16 3 5 12 2 4,951 5 6 728 10 7 306 17 10 0 0 Lyttelton 10 „ *.. t Rental, £50 515 516 517 R. 93/2140 .. R. 93/3209 .. R. 93/3254 .. May 1, 1893 Oct. 1, 1893 Oct. 1, 1893 391 64 244 13 163 12 Bluff Wingatui Whitecraig Grantee Grantees 10 „ *.. 5 , *.. 5 „ *.. t t t Rental, £50 518 529 . -- Nov. 17, 1893 May 6, 1894 234 53 235 52 Govt. .. Govt, and grantees Grantees Govt. .. 229 2 8 616 12 9 229 2 8 4,888 6 0 R. 93/3617 .-. R. 94/2207 .. Pelichet Bay Dunedin 5 „ *.. 10 „ *.. t t Rental, £50 4,27l'i3 3 . .. Eveline Heathcote Hornby Invercargill Bluff 530 535 536 539 540 R. 94/2208 .. R. 94/2485 .. R. 94/2582 .. R. 94/3024 .. R. 94/3026 .. June 1, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 Aug 1, 1894 Feb. 1, 1894 N.Z. Refrigerating Company (Ltd.) Lyttelton Borough Council Samuel Smart .. Invercargill Corporation The J. G.Ward Farmers' Association of New Zealand (Limited) Thomas Buxton Thomas Hodgkinson Milburn Lime and Cement Co. (Limited) 155 23 2 65 12 8 0 1 391 43 5 „ * .. 5 „ *.. 5 „ *.. 5 „ *.. 10 „ *.. t t t t Rental, £25 315 2 11 33 1- 8 14 3 0 478 18 6 2,385 0 1 591 12 2 444 5 2 28 8 10 556 1 11 906 15 1 33 1 8 458 8 2 507 7 4 2,941 2 0 Grantees Rental, £50 541 542 546 R. 94/3081 .. R. 94/3080 .. R. 94/3483 .. Aug. 1, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 6 41 6 44 267 57 Makarewa Govt. .. 5 „ *.. 5 „ * .. 5 „ *.. t t t 20 1 7 12 1 1 584 7 1 237 2 3 169 3 8 1,585 2 9 257 3 10 181 4 9 2,169 9 10 Milburn ••

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547 551 554 555 556 561 562 563 565 576 577 ru. wjovi 4 . . R. 94/3949 .. E. 94/4291 .. R. 94/4311 .. R. 94/4445 .. R. 95/1813 .. R. 95/1812 .. R. 95/2127 .. R. 94/1271 .. R. 95/5309 .. R. 95/5328 .. Oct. 1, 1894 Dec. 1, 1894 Aug. 1, 1894 Jan. 1, 1895 Nov. 1, 1894 May 1, 1895 April 1, 1895 May 1, 1895 May 1, 1895 May 1, 1895 May 1, 1895 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) B. C. Calverley .. G. R. Waddel Lyttelton Harbour Board Southland County Council George Mackie .. G. McClatchie and Co. .. J. Craig and Co. J. and T. Meek Lyttelton Harbour Board J236 10 1374 55 241 70 391 65 5 4 5 25 6 9 157 42 158 18 0 0 Dunedin Invercargill Abbotsford Blufi Lyttelton Wyndham Wallacetown Christchurch Oamaru Oamaru Lyttelton Govt. and grantees Ditto .. Govt. .. Grantee Govt. .. Grantees Govt. .. 10 years* .. 10 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 10 , •".. 5 , *.. 5 „ * .. 10 „ *.. 3 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 5 „ * .. t t t t 't Rental, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 2,339 7 10 444 19 1 4,365 4 1 (See No. 460.) 441 6 2 341 2 6 141 8 8 727 8 6 2,780 14 0 786 1 7 141 8 8 5,092 12 7 t t t t Rental, £50 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 2,282 13 1 1,437 1 11 932 19 11 (See No. 460.) 100 11 0 81 1 11 507 16 10 2,383 4 1 1,518 3 10 1,440 16 9 582 583 584 R. 96/250 .. R. 96/383 .. R. 96/418 .. Feb. 1, 1896 Jan. 1, 1896 Jan. 1, 1896 John Borgfeldt A. Tapper Henderson and Batger .. ) R. Cleave .. .. } McCallum and Co. T. Tesehemaker.. Otago Dock Trust Timpany Brothers W. Borlase James Macfie and Co. (Limited) .. McCallum and Co. Nelson Brothers (Limited) 3 31 374 46 Papanui Invercargill Govt. and grantees Grantee Govt. .. 3 , * .'. 10 „ * .. t t Rental, £25 Rental, £50 98 15 6 150 6 4 26 1 7 26 9 5 124 17 1 176 15 9 374 39 Grantees 10 „ * .. t Rental, £50 251 3 5 231 2 6 482 5 11 585 586 590 591 592 593 594 595 R. 96/809 .. R. 96/247 .. R. 95/5887 .. R. 96/262 .. R. 96/2802 .. R. 96/3013 .. R. 96/1640 .. R. 96/2443 .. Feb. 9, 1896 Nov. 1, 1895 April 1, 1896 April 1, 1896 July 1, 1896 July 1, 1896 May 1, 1896 July 1, 1896 365 37 165 26 14 72 228 62 235 44 15 0 12 0 Longbush Teschemaker's .. Port Chalmers .. Kapuka Sawyer's Bay Dunedin Kapuka Hornby Govt". .. Grantees Grantee Grantees 5 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 8 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 10 „ * .. 5 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t t Premium.. t t Premium.. 154 0 0 12 18 2 4 6 8 348 3 0 19 4 1,961 12 9 173 4 6 53 9 11 1,411 1 4 49 0 2 112 8 9 2,362 10 6 876 0 5 1,974 10 11 177 11 2 401 12 11 1,412 10 8 49 0 2 477 12 8 2,399 19 4 1,448 13 2 Rental, £50 165 0 0 350 0 0 Rental, £25 365 3 6 37 8 10 572 12 9 597 R. 95/1671 .. Oct. 1, 1896 Otago Iron-rolling Mills Company (Limited) Gibson and Lees Christchurch Meat Co. (Limited) .. E. G. Allen •240 16 Burnside 5 „ * .. 622 7 3 23 16 8 646 3 11 601 604 607 R. 96/3405 .. R. 95/2198 .. R. 97/863 .. Sept. 1, 1896 Dec. 1, 1896 Feb. 1,1897 279 34 103 70 227 78 Lovell's Flat Timaru Upper Port Chalmers Winchester Greenhills Milton 5 „ * .. 10 . * .. 5 „ * .. Premium.. t t 114 0 0 Rental, £25 19 6 4 1,824 4 6 2 16 4 1,193 14 7 5,319 0 7 1,213 0 11 7,143 5 1 2 16 4 608 611 612 R. 97/1122 .. R. 97/1502 .. R. 97/671 .. Mar. 1, 1897 Jan. 1, 1897 Mar. 1, 1897 D. N. Inwood J. A. McLaughlan Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Company (Limited) N.Z. Trust and Loan Company Timaru Milling Company (Limited) P. McGill .... Evans and Co. (Limited) Burwood Coal Company Moritzson and Hopkin 90 75 386 18 271 41 I Grantee Govt. .. Grantees 10 . *.. 5 » * .. 10 „ * .. t t Premium.. Rental, £25 8 3 6 461 19 7 183 4 10 0 19 1 191 8 4 0 19 1 461 19 7 613 630 631 634 635 636 R. 97/2053 .. R. 97/4426 .. R. 97/4377 .. R. 97/2966 .. R. 97/3820 .. R. 97/3139 .. April 1, 1897 Nov. 1, 1897 Oct. 1, 1897 Jan. 1, 1898 Sept. 27, 1897 Feb. 1, 1898 i257 61 106 25 271 42 105 75 6 51 236 48 Henley Timaru Milton Timaru Christchurch Dunedin Govt. .. Grantees 5 , *.. 10 „ * .. 10 , *.. 10 „ *.. 1 // * ■. 10 * * .. t t t t Premium.. 45 0' 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £50 336 0 0 Rental, £50 14 7 10 1,690 14 7 998 15 i 1,267 13 6 58 0 0 289 7 3 58 17 6 1,077 18 3 2,043 16 11 1,292 6 1 6 19 11 6 18 2 73 5 4 2,768 12 10 3,042 12 3 2,559 19 7 64 19 11 296 5 5 638 639 R. 98/503 .. R. 98/1147 .. Jan. 1, 1898 Jan. 1, 1898 F. Lisohner John Deans 4 72 6 10 Conical Hill Christchurch Govt. .. 5 „ * .. 10 „ * .. t Rental, £50 341*13 2 711 3 6 5 14 10 711 3 6 347 8 0 * Thv( o mouths' notice. + Originally laid under old a; •eement

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£ -a a. Mil XxXlX > CM Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cost per Engine-Mile in Perv Cfl Type. £ O 6 Z Shunting. | Ballast. Detail. I Total. Coal. Oil. Rum ling. Tallow. I Waste. Repairs. Wages and Materials. Stores. Fuel. Wages. Running. Total. Repairs. Stores. Fuel. Wagei. Running. Total. 6 CTJ a rt Train. Wages and Materials. i . j :awa: .wa iectio: A D I 10 5,120 3P7 2,170 957 327 8,247 Cwt. 40 1,565 qt. 8| 157 lb. 7* 36 lb. 3i 45 481 £ 8 26 £ I £ I £ 4 291 £ 14 358 5-87 j 73 0-76 ] -26 0-95 -28 •74 '93 2-93 8-46 8-26 IC27 10-41 9 191 I 10 9 32 Total General I 2 I ... 5,120 2,497 957 8,574 1,605 165* 43i 34 10 33 29S 372 238 610 ■92 10-41 6-66 200 charges ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total I I : - ... ... ... 17-07 whangarei sectio F 1 17 2,863 Fa 2 17 25,337 Total 3 ... 28,200 1,197 10,262 2,221 529 6,281 36,128 2,525 136 16 88 254 11,040 527 62 341 463 13,56s 663 78 429 717 1 5 56 124 439 9-70 -19 2-14 4-74 16-77 101 40 248 558 1,309 3-07 -26 1-65 3-71 8-69 368 45 304 682 1,748 4-06 -25 1-72 3-86 989 469 ii,459 2,750 42,409 |. I KAIHU SECTION. C F i 2 i5 i5 6,730 10,853 2,763 3,892 1,905 1,262 ",398 16,007 2,528 3.631 i66i 5i i8i 97 1412 32 428 8 10 137 180 206 296 383 914 o-68 6-42 '17 •is 2-88 2-70 4"33 4'43 8-o6 13-70 133 190 221 ' 18 Total General I 3 :harg( 17,583 6,655 3,167 27,405 6,159 3§7i 235 238^ 460 317 502 1,297 42 4 - 03 •15 2-77 4-40 n'35 ° - 37 323 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... : ••• -. s— I—! 1 Total ... ... - ... ... 1,339 11-72

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RETURN No. 26—continued. LOCOMOTIVE RETURNS for the Year ending 31st March, 1898— continued.

I Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost, Cost per Engine-Mile in Pence. c 'o 0 2 Repairs. Running. .,, Total. ; Wages and Stores. Fuel. "Wages. Material. Repairs. Running. rt xn a Detail. Running. Repairs. Running. Type. 60* < Train. Shunting. 1 Ballast. Total. Coal. Oil. Tallow. Waste. Wages and Material. Total. Stores. Fuel. Wages. ] | AUCKLAND SECTION. A i F 12 Fa 3 J 6 L 2 La 2 P 3 R _3_ IS - J 20 131,748 20 49,948 25 148,327 20 8,240 25 44,757 18 41,147 20 45,660 131,748 49,948 148,327 8,240 44,757 41,147 45,66o 3 0 ,S62 13,108 13,626 13,310 6,228 2,406 6,820 19,406 88 249 181,716 63,M4 162,202 21,550 51,073 43,624 52,480 Cwt. 45,382 24,892 59,384 6,469 15,373 23,327 17,701 qt. 2,635 I,I20i 2,8925 323i 7794 7 68i 8ipi 9,337l lb. I 142 65 22 40 49 46 lb. I 1,152 66ii 1,776 411 506 394 £ I 1,517 644 1,050 106 318 513 79i £ ... 109 So 128 £ j 706 412 989 107 255 395 29S £ 2,987 1,163 2,239 368 657 661 748 8,823 £ ... 5,319 2,269 4,4o6 59S 1,264 1,604 1,873 2 - 00 2'4S 1-18 •15 •19 •19 •16 •16 •19 •18 o'93 i-56 1-46 rig I'20 3"9S 4-42 33i 4-10 3-09 3'64 3"42 7'03 8-62 6-52 6-63 5'94 8-82 8-57 1,971 8l8 1,697 298 461 457 462 6,164 '"88 71 14 34 35 39 1-49 2-82 3-62 2-06 2"I7 i'35 — — : ! Total ! 32 Less recoveral I ... (469,827 I >le mileage & ex] 86,060 lenditure 19,902 1,271 575,789 1,271 192,528 509i S.074 4,939 409 3,159 17,330 17,265 2,774 ■17 i'3i 3-68 7-22 ... General chara ;es, &c. 18,631 574,518 ... ... 7-22 i"iS 8-37 Total 18,63 574,518 ... ... - ... ... - 20,039 ... .- ... WELLINGTON, NAPIER, & NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION. A 1 12 P 2 15 b 10 15 E 7 20 F 11 20 Fa 3 20 H 6 6 J 6 20 K 2 20 L 4 20 La 1 20 M 4 20 O .1 15 R 9 20 8 4 20 W 2 15 Wa 6 20 2,043 9,400 39,901 121,877 80,395 62,883 16,806 127,798 12,046 42,562 17,378 69,000 2,884 174,765 74,253 37,856 99,100 i>073 10,070 46,199 19,020 19,728 15,589 7,039 10,223 777 20,706 2,294 6,906 3" 26,422 14,499 7,73i 17,580 6 5,999 6,083 23,081 740 174 867 17,542 156 40 3,n6 19,476 92,099 146,980 123,204 79,212 34,019 138,888 12,823 80,810 19,828 75,946 3,195 207,182 92,466 47,5iS 1 17,020 288 3,537 i4,79i 49,706 20,099 19,383 34,127 36,500 3,37i 16,418 4,54i 17,398 1,110 S6,i79 24,479 17,762 33,9i 8 57 345 i,346 3,405 1,982 1,311 2,236 2,662 232 1,209 293 i,452 "3 3,555 1,909 1,058 2,740 4 27 140 173 144 67 113 147 8 100 14 79 4 206 30 230 879 1,345 979 S9S 921 1,188 82 573 138 667 37 1,898 93S 463 1,089 17 48 1,088 1,859 1,567 551 1,644 2,006 266 7SO 500 481 IOI 1,279 429 S92 1,672 2 15 53 132 77 44 69 99 7 42 10 57 4 127 68 36 104 12 183 732 2,685 1,112 922 1,661 1,971 150 715 209 962 58 2,673 1,205 827 1,922 81 409 1,818 1,903 2,018 1,122 i,i37 1,641 122 1,339 208 829 46 2,711 1,277 697 1,505 112 655 3.691 6,579 4,774 2,639 4,5" S,7i7 545 2,846 927 2,329 209 6,790 2,979 2,152 5,203 52,658 L390 1-31 0-59 2-83 3"03 3'05 1-67 ii'6o 3'46 4-98 2-23 6-05 1-52 7'59 1-48 in 'iS •18 •14 •22 •15 •13 •48 •17 ■13 •12 092 2-26 1-91 4-38 2'l6 2-79 11-72 3'4i 2-8i 2-12 2'53 3"04 4'36 3'09 3'13 4'i7 394 6-24 5'04 473 3'ii 3'93 3'4o 8-02 2-84 2-28 3'97 2-52 2-62 3'45 3'H 3'3i 3'52 309 8-62 8-07 961 10-74 9'29 7'99 31-82 9-88 13-20 8-44 If22 7'36 IS70 7-86 773 10-86 10 67 85 326 1,578 1,165 1,465 674 864 989 rt 77 8>3 150 547 32 1,767 884 5,995 3,714 1,928 340 •12 •18 •30 •15 •18 •18 •21 131 51 140 2-99 3'43 412 959 Total! 79 I ... Less recoverable mi 25,90s 1,548 12,049 14,850 946 17,999 18,863 275 ■18 3"34 3'49 j 9'/6 °'°7 12,847 1990,947 1 ileage & ex] 236,167 penditure 66,665 23,706 1,293,779 23,706 353,607 ... I General charges... Total 42,959 ... 1,270,073 ... ■ 1 51,268 13,384 9-69 2'53 64,652 I I2'22 ... ... ... ... - I I I 1

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RETURN No. 26—continued. LOCOMOTIVE RETURNS for the Year ending 31st March, 1898— continued.

1 Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cos1 per Engine-Mile in Pence. n c Detail. Running. Repairs. Repairs. Running. Repairs. Wages Total. Wages ,?" d Stores. Fuel. Wages. I and Mate " Material. rial. Running. Running. xn rt' o Z cc*. C- < Train. Shunting. Ballast. Total. Coal. Oil. Tallow. Waste. Stores. Fuel. Wages. Total. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. A 2 D i 7 F 36 Fa 4 Fb ... G 2 J 20 K 6 L 1 N 6 0 5 I 5 7 Q 1 R 6 T 6 U 4 V 10 Wa ... 6 18 20 20 20 20 25 25 20 30 18 18 20 20 18 30 25 312 87,076 335,207 67,169 830 7>356 450,617 77,545 5,944 156,182 107,267 150,210 12,095 75,9io 81,205 97,888 249,060 8 4,327 77,538 205,147 11,580 190 4,219 44,482 6,884 3,2H 9,647 13,73 16,505 i,757 20,674 18,417 3,821 23,724 41 559 466 33,518 112 8,386 328 332 398 36 24 151 5,198 265,080 573,872 78,861 1,020 29,961 495,427 84,761 9.556 165,865 120,464 166,866 13,852 112,994 99,663 101,798 272,914 49 Cwt. 893 40,873 127,951 23,033 281 7,473 183,391 20,497 1,180 46,061 85,040 93,996 5,H7 43,728 63,076 34,370 125,137 55 qt. 68 4,300 8,986 1,280 31 482 8,395 1,309 160 2,871 2,065 2,915 197 1,643 1,807 1,819 5,112 lb. 4 194 426 62 1 25 487 93 11 129 127 172 36 106 "5 82 244 lb. 60 2,135 4,194 617 II 217 4,228 940 99 i,376 i,390 1,910 245 998 1,327 810 2,462 £ 42 1,131 7,485 691 273 4,444 1,089 644 1,982 1,894 1,622 30 1,158 1,318 663 2,374 £ 164 348 49 1 19 338 57 6 116 89 124 11 74 80 £ 23 1,629 3,8" 771 13 318 5,535 996 58 2,152 1,388 2,152 89 74i 1,360 i,577 2,779 3 j £ "7 S,348 10,178 1,285 21 5Si 6,453 1,266 222 1,604 i,954 2,680 286 1,964 1,703 1,156 3,250 1 £ 185 8,272 21,822 2,796 '36 1,161 16,770 3,4o8 930 5,854 5,325 6,578 416 3,937 4,46i 3,468 8,612 1'94 I'02 3'i3 2"IO 0-23 2'ig 3-08 16-18 2-87 377 2'33 0-52 2-46 3'i8 i'S6 2-08 •14 ■15 '15 "14 23 •15 •16 •16 'IS '17 17 •18 •19 •15 •19 •16 •18 ro6 1'47 i'6o 2'34 3'o6 2'SS 2-68 2-82 1-46 3'" 277 3-09 1 "54 1-58 3'27 372 2 45 5'4o 4-84 4-26 3'92 4'95 4-41 3'i3 3'59 5'57 2-32 3'89 3-86 4'95 4-17 4" 10 273 2-86 8'54 7-48 9-14 8-50 8-47 9'30 8-12 9'65 23'36 8-47 io'6o 9-46 7-20 8-36 10-74 8-17 7'57 100 3,668 6,990 887 14 391 4,203 860 204 I,l65 1,206 1,641 29O 1,100 1,163 680 16,410 41 89 130 72 209 2,120 ... ... ... ... 4 Total j 133 I Less recoverabl lemi' 1,971,881 .cage & ex] 565,340 >enditure 60,980 7,905 2,598,201 7,905 43,44o 2,314 23,019 26,841 1,760 25,395 I 40,039 94,035 SSi 93,484 15,623 2-48 ■16 2'34 370 ! 8-68 26,68. 902,152 General charge Total ... 53,075 2,590,296 1'43 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 109,107 io- 11 GREYMOUTH SECTION. F D R 5 2 1 •5 is 15 35,Si3 ",752 3,577 28,504 2,816 4,077 1,043 69I 14 65,060 15,259 7,668 10,914 2,559 1,632 99S 233 105 139 36 23 693 164 1 OS 834 421 179 39 9 5 218 5i 33 1,229 242 168 2,320 723 38S 3-08 6-6 3 5-60 ■14 •14 •16 o-8o o-8o 1 02 4'53 3'8 5'27 8'SS "'37 12-05 846 197 IO4 Total G eneral 8 j ;harg< 50,842 35,397 1,748 87,987 15,105 i,333 198 962 i,434 S3 302 1,639 3,428 483 3'9i •15 •82 4'47 9'35 1-32 1,147 es ... ... ... ... ... .... Total I ... ... - ... ... 3,9H ... -. .- - 1067

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RETURN No. 26— continued. LOCOMOTIVE RETURNS for the Year ending 31st March, 1898— continued.

1 •- cu . Engine-Mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Cost per Engine-Mile in Pence. o rt t. 2 < Detail. Train. Shunting. I Ballast. J Detail. Total. Coal. Oil. Running. I Tallow. ! Waste. Repairs. | Wages and Material. Stores. Fuel. Running. Total. Repairs. Stores. Fuel. Wages. Running. Total, j rt to TO xi Q Wages. Wages and Material. WESTPOET SECTION. Fa Fb C 3 i i 15 IS is 12 34,541 21,995 9,609 296 13,542 3,714 3,025 23,400 1,77 "9 49,260 25,828 12,634 23,829 Cwt. 11,303 6,607 3,597 4,390 qt. 637 305 204 326 lb. 66 32 17 33 lb. 273 129 100 I72 £ 107 48 58 58 £ 29 13 8 16 £ 184 108 58 71 £ I 882 467 229 441 I £ 1,202 636 353 586 0-52 o'45 rid o'S9 "14 •12 090 1-oo i'ii 071 4-29 4'34 4'3S 4'44 5'85 5-91 6-71 5 90 622 238 121 'IS •16 299 2 133 Total General — 66 7 I marge SS, &< 66,441 43,681 1,429 1 ".55' 25,897 1,472 148 674 271 421 2,019 2,777 1,249 4,026 0'59 •14 0-90 4"34 5'97 2-69 8-66 1,280 ... ... ... ... ... .... Total ! i ... I ... ... ... I ... ' 1 NELSON SECTION. D 2 18 12,990 F 2 18 26,904 Total 4 ... 39,894 2,348 3,436 2,223 3 I7,56l 30,343 3,327 295J 22i 150! 568 9 231 297 1,105 777 '13 3''5 4"05 15-10 238 4,891 417! 27i 213 439 15 327 448 1,229 3-47 -12 2-59 3-54 9-72 297 8,218 713I 5oj 363I 1,007 24 558 745 2,334 j 5-04 -i2 2-80 [ 3-73 11-69 535 5,784 2,226 47,904 PIC 'ON SECTION. C G 1 15 1 iS 2 15 4 jharges 165 3,475 20,278 443 585 4,Si6 565 45 1,628 1,73 4,105 26,422 240 696 . 5,102 36 49 272 3 4 20 15 So 174 17 60 384 1 2 IS 13 38 281 30 79 492 61 j 179 1,172 3-48 3-51 3"49 •20 ■12 •'4 2-66 2 - 22 2-54 614 4-61 4'47 j 12-48 10-46 1064 24 50 297 Total General i 1 ! — s : 23,918 5,544 2,238 31,700 6,038 357 27 239 461 18 332 601 1,412 in 3'49 •14 2-51 4'55 10-69 •84 371 '" ... ... ... i .. I ... ... Total — i ! ... ... ! ... ! ... I - I.S23 I ! ... I I ... I I ... I "•S3 I

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RETURN No. 27. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

RETURN No. 28. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of the Number of Vessels discharged and loaded at the Ports of Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

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Mine. 1897-98. 1896-97. Increase. Decrease. Austin Brothers, Sheffield Springfield Coal Company, Springfield Leeming and Co., Whitecliffs Thompson, A., Whitecliffs Deans, J., Glentunnel Wairiri Coal Company, Glentunnel Park, G., Mount Somers Albury Kurow Ngapara Shag Point Allendale Coal Company Walton Park ... Fernhill Freeman's Mosgiel Loveil's Flat ... Gibson and Lees (Loveil's Flat) Nelson's Kaitangata Castle Hill Lakeside, Stirling Anderson's, Stirling McAlister, Stirling Conical Hills O'Hagan, C, Pukerau Johnston, W. Waikaka ... Green, Thomas, Gore Sleeman, C. P., Mataura ... Beattie, J., Mataura Brown's, Mataura Glendhu, Mataura Munro, E., Wyndham Darcy's, Nightcaps Nightcaps Coal Company, Nightcaps Alley, J., Nightcaps Calder, J. and A., Nightcaps Hokonui Coal Company, Winton ... Smith and Logan, Kingston Crossing Graham, J., Fairfax Tons. i,9S8 1,214 1,427 Tons. 1,417 1,608 2,066 Tons. 54i Tons. 394 639 2,700 460 1,414 1 OS 18 2,835 36 8i5 77 18 4 19,383 io,473 11,138 7,109 6,619 i,342 1 OS 1,614 1,578 76,486 17,488 337 6S 6 2,110 406 424 599 28 I3S 4 21,015 ",967 10,603 6,iS7 7,430 3,026 146 5,199 i,34o 93,654 1,632 1,494 811 1,684 41 3,S8S S3S 952 17,168 238 16 4 17,488 321 6 1,877 405 12 460 152 S 66 4 89 1,602 i9,69S 12 443 34 12 17 118 S 66 4 49 237 3.309 3 233 1 40 i,365 16,386 9 6 2,534 323 6 37 20 5 2,497 3°3 S Totals 194, 298 186,275 31,832 23,809

Port. 1897-98. 1896-97. Increase. Decrease. • iSCHAB&BD : — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff No. i,596 265 119 320 64 226 No. i,S93 284 123 325 72 202 No. 3 No. ■9 4 5 8 24 Totals 2,590 2,599 27 36 cOADED : — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmeri Dunedin Bluff i,S3i ' 265 '39 373 7 225 1.563 284 '33 355 3 200 6 18 32 19 4 25 Totals 2,538 2,540 53 5i

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RETURN No. 29. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Hidings open for Traffic on 31st March, 1898, on the Hurunui-Bluff Railway and Branches

Line of Railway. Main Line. Sidings. Branches. Total Railway. Main Line. Branches. Sidings. Total. Total luivalen Single. Double. of Single Track. Chbistchuboh Division : — Main Line ... Rangiora - Sheffield and Eyreton Junction-Bennett's Southbridge and Little River Branches Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch Waimate Branch M. ch. 211 57 M. ch. 6 28 M. ch. 53 56 48 7 42 27 M. ch. 218 s M. ch. 6s 76 M. ch. / 4 54 5 29 4 56 M. ch. 65 76 M. ch. 284 1 '5 8 3° 53 36 47 3 •242 65 2 65 -24 1 22 20 2 5 5 27 35 36 13 12 67 1 70 2 45 2 2 29 25 38 58 14 69 Totals, Christchurch Division 211 57 6 28 242 65 460 70 65 76 24 1 89 77 550 67 Dunedin Division : — Main Line Duntroon Branch Oamaru-Breakwater Branch ... Ngapara & Livingstone Branches Shag Point Branch Waihemo B ranch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch... Fernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch 163 40 37 4i 0 63 27 4 2 10 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 57 65 73 9 ° 22 1 19 27 165 40 47 29 2 72 o 24 2 5 o 14 ° 57 3 47 o 50 o 23 3 2 9 0 65 1 67 1 57 47 29 !I2 69 40 33 1 7 29 9 2 24 9 42 4 73 3 19 2 o 69 22 9 6 S 23 68 21 4 •198 16 18 30 Totals, Dunedin Division ... 165 4° 198 16 3 6 3 56 47 29 18 30 65 59 •29 35 Invekoaegull Division : — Main Line ... Tapanui B ranch Waimea Plains B ranch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Kingston Branch Makarewa-Orepuki Branch Thornbury-Wairio and WairioNightcaps Branches Lumsden-Mararoa Branch 82 41 20 4 36 41 9 35 18 7 87 o 35 52 24 5i 82 41 )-24I 71 19 12 12 4 2 18 o 4S 1 34 7 20 , 4 69 2 48 1 3 19 ■22 12 I °i 53 22 8 38 59 10 o 19 4 1 94 20 40 41 27 19 10 41 11 44 Totals, Invercargill Division 82 41 241 71 324 32 19 12 22 1 41 13 |65 45 Q-rand Totals—Whole Line 459 S8 6 28 682 72 1,148 78 132 37 64 32 196 69 1345 67 Riversdale-Switzers Line* Forest Hill Tramway... 2 O IO O * Taken over, but not 'et open for traffic.

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RETURN No. 30. Statement of Alterations effected in and Additions made to the Scale op Charges during the Year ending the 31st March, 1898. PART I.—PASSENGERS. Genebal Fabes and Regulations. Season Tickets: Regulation amended to provide that twenty-four hours' notice is to be given when these tickets are required. School Season Tickets : Distance for which tickets are available extended from fifty-five to sixty miles. Technical Schools' Commutation Tickets : Age-limit removed. Rates and regulation re technical school season and commutation tickets inserted. Technical School Season Tickets : Distance for which tickets are available extended from fifty-five to sixty miles. Teachers' Saturday Season Tickets : Regulation amended to provide for tickets being issued conditionally on a roll of attendance being kept at each training school or examination class. Regulation re school parties, factories, and friendly societies amended. Regulation re tickets for judges of exhibits proceeding to shows inserted. Regulation re special trains for Government Departments amended. Regulation re conveyance of Defence Forces by special trains inserted. Local Fares and Regulations. Whangarei Section. Stage system abolished, and ordinary tariff fares and regulations adopted. Distance between Whangarei and Kamo to be counted as three miles for purpose of charging fares. Kaihu Section. Minimum fares inserted. Auckland Section. Regulation re round-trip tickets, Auckland to Auckland via Paeroa or Te Aroha and Thames, or vice versa, amended. Tickets not now available via Te Aroha. Napier-Taranaki and Wellington Sections. Fares and regulations re through booking, Te Aro, Wellington, &c, to Napier, &c, via Rimutaka (including coach-journey), removed. Wellington Section. Rates and regulations for workmen's 12-trip tickets, Lower Hutt and Petone to Wellington and Te Aro, inserted. Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section. Regulations for computing fares for through passengers conveyed over Government Railway via Rimutaka line inserted. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Fares to Hanmer Plains Hot Springs from Dunedin and Invercargill inserted. Regulation re issue of excursion tickets to Taieri Beach from Mosgiel, Milburn, Milton, Waitahuna, Lawrence, Stirling, and Balclutha removed. PART lI.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC. Passenger's Luggage: Regulation amended. Passengers allowed to take free of charge 1121b. of either personal luggage or goods (except furniture and bulky musical instruments) purchased bond fide for their own domestic use. No luggage allowed free to day excursionists, but other excursionists to be allowed 112 lb. of personal luggage free. Workpeople allowed to take, at their own risk, worktools, or work which they do at their homes, up to 112 lb,, free. Bicycles, Tricycles, Velocipedes, and Perambulators : Rates for bicycles accompanying passengers made applicable to machines carrying only one rider. Rates for maohines carrying more than one rider inserted. Season and Annual Tickets for Bicycles: Regulations amended to make charge applicable to machines carrying only one rider. Commercial Travellers' Luggage : Each passenger allowed to take 112 lb. of luggage, including weight of two sample bicycles, packed, free. Sample Bicycles : Regulation inserted. Commercial travellers representing recognised bicycle agencies established in New Zealand permitted to carry with them, as commercial travellers' luggage, two sample bicycles. Lost Luggage : Regulation amended. Left Luggage : Regulation amended. Left Parcels : Regulation amended. Parcel Rates: Rates amended. Regulation amended to provide for single-seated bicycles, not packed in cases, being charged as 28 lb., rate and a quarter. Tandems, &c, to be charged 50 per cent, additional for each seat after the first. Chinese crackers included among articles to be charged double parcels rates. Safety small-arm cartridges reduced to single parcels rate. The maximum weight of gunpowder or of Chinese crackers carried through Parcels Department by any one train to be 14 lb. Dangerous goods other than gunpowder and Chinese crackers (in packages not exceeding 14 lb.), safety small-arm cartridges, and fuse not to be accepted for carriage through Parcels Department. Carriages : Rates for two or more carriages sent from same consignor to same consignee, loaded in one truck, and for carriages sent on hire or for repairs, or on loan for use in place of other carriages under repair, and for old carriages exchanged, inserted. Dogs: Regulation amended to provide that dogs not secured in hampers, crates, boxes, or saoks must be provided with efficient means of securing them. Calves, sheep, goats, and pigs (such as are ordinarily sent to market for consumption), properly secured to prevent injury to other goods, to be charged parcel rates. Homing Pigeons: Regulation inserted. Pigeons and crates in connection with pigeon-flying clubs to be conveyed free. Rates for milk consigned to milk-condensing factories inserted. Miscellaneous : Clause re special charge made for sending a messenger in charge of special goods removed.

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Local Rates and Regulations. Whangarei Section. Stage system abolished. Rates for horses, Shetland and polo ponies, foals, mules, and asses, between Opau and Whangarei, inserted. Rates for carriages inserted. Napier-Taranaki Section. Rates for parcels booked between Palmerston and stations on Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's line, for conveyance between Palmerston and Longburn, inserted, and subsequently removed on opening of Government railway to Woodville. Rates for carriages and buggies conveyed between New Plymouth Breakwater and New Plymouth Station inserted. Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section. Regulation for computing charges on through luggage, parcels, horses, carriages, and dogs oonveyed over the Government Railway, via Rimutaka line, inserted.Picton Section. Rates for parcels booked through between Wellington and stations on the Picton Section, landed at or shipped from Picton, inserted. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Regulation re computing charges on parcels between Christchurch and Rangiora and Christchurch and Springston removed. Charge of 6d. for each crate or canvas bag supplied for protection of bicycles conveyed by rail, inserted. PART lII.—GOODS. Classified Rates. Rates for Class F, for distances over 30 miles, reduced. Regulations. Regulations inserted providing that, where the combined " local" or combined " local " and " classified " rates are less than the through classified rate between any two stations, the lower rate is to be charged. Grain and other Agricultural Produce : Regulation re loading and unloading charge amended. Hay, &o.: Rate for pressed chaff, hay, and straw, in quantities under a truck-load, amended. Regulation re loads of hydraulio pressed chaff inserted. Loose flax-straw, flax-tow, or dressed flax not to be accepted for carriage. Lime, Native Produce : Regulation amended. Wool, &c. : Regulation re charge on overweight bales amended. Live-stock: Regulation re calves, sheep, goats, and pigs, in crates, baskets, or sacks, amended. Rates and regulations for stud and show calves, sheep, goats, and pigs, secured in crates, inserted. Rates for small lots of goods of Classes N, P, and Q reduced. Seeds returning from Seed-cleaning Establishments : Regulation amended to include all seeds. Rates for two or more carts, drays, express wagons, or wagons, loaded together in one truck, inserted. Palmerston North and New Plymouth not to be deemed country stations for purpose of charging storage. Weighing : Rate for weighing potatoes reduced. Rate and regulations for carriage of food products for charitable institutions inserted. Miscellaneous: Clause re charge for sending a messenger in charge of a consignment of speoial goods removed. Regulation re free conveyance of goods for relief of sufferers by Hawke's Bay floods inserted and subsequently removed. Regulation re exhibits for New Plymouth Industrial Exhibition, December, 1897, inserted. Regulation re exhibits for Dunedin Industrial Exhibition, 1898, inserted. PART IV.—GOODS : LOCAL RATES. Whangarei Section. Stage system abolished, and ordinary rates and regulations adopted. Regulations for charging goods of Classes A, B, C, D, and H inserted. Rates for carts, drays, &c, inserted. Rates for goods of Classes P and Q, consigned from Ruatangata to Opau for shipment, amended. Rates for timber from Otonga, Hikurangi, and Mangahahuru to Opau, inserted. Rates for sawn timber from Whakapara to Opau inserted. Kaihu Section. Storage rate on timber, Dargaville booms, inserted. Rate for log timber from Maropiu and stations north, consigned to Kaihu Booms, inserted. Auckland Section. Lime and sulphur loaded at Auckland, previously carried to Auckland by rail, and fireclay consigned by rail to or from country stations, exempted from haulage-charge, Auckland to wharf. Regulation re haulage-charges for goods between Auckland Railway-station and Auckland Railway Wharf amended. Regulation for pumice, Firth's siding to Auckland, inserted. Rate reduced. Rate for native brown coal between Onehunga and Auckland inserted. Special rates for goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, between Auckland, Newmarket, or Onehunga ami Waihou, Waitoa, Murray's, and Morrinsville, removed. Rate for sulphur, Rotorua to Westfield or Auckland, removed. Rate and regulation for log timber from Helensvillo to Onehunga wharf inserted.

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Napier-Taranaki Section. Rate for goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, H, N, and P, between Palmerston and Longburn, booked between Palmerston and stations on Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's line, removed. Maximum rate for butter and cheese, consigned by way of Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's line to Wellington, removed. Rate for limed pelts, and tallow in casks, Longburn to Foxton, removed. Rate for dead meat, hides, tallow, and pelts, Woodville to Spit, removed. Rate for wool, Feilding, Palmerston, and Longburn to Foxton, removed. Through rates for wool consigned to Wellington vid Foxton removed. Rate for firewood consigned from Woodville, &c, to Spit, Napier, &c, regazetted, to remain in operation till 31st March, 1898. Rate and regulation for ashes consigned to Matahiwi inserted. Subsequently removed; rate not made use of. New Plymouth Breakwater line charge between Breakwater and New Plymouth reduced. Napier-Taranaki and Wellington Sections. Clause re lime consigned from Mauriceville to stations on Napier-Taranaki Section removed. Rate reduced. Rate for dead meat oonsigned via Manawatu Company's line to Wellington, &0., removed. Regulation re goods of Class M consigned to Johnsonville, &c, from stations between New Plymouth and Wanganui, removed. Wellington Section. Maximum rate for rimu, Hukanui to Lower Hutt, &c, inserted. Rate for coal-dross for lime-burning, Wellington to Mauriceville, reduced. Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section. Regulation for purpose of computing rates and charges on through goods oonveyed over Government Railway, via Rimutaka line, inserted. Greymouth-Brunnerton Section. Shunting rate on slack between Brunnerton and Wallsend removed. Greymouth-Hokitika Section. Regulation for charging goods for Hokitika, conveyed between Greymouth Wharf and Greymouth, inserted. Westport Section. Rate for sheep on Waimangaroa branch-line inserted. Nelson Section. Rate for wool, Foxhill and Wai-iti to Nelson or Port, inserted. Picton Section. Regulation re goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, consigned to Picton, amended to provide for maximum rate of 7s. 6d. per ton. Rate for tallow, hides, and pelts, consigned to Picton for export, removed. Rates and regulations for goods booked through between Wellington and stations on Picton Section, landed at or shipped from Picton, inserted. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Rates for goods of Class H, from Kokonga and Capburn to Dunedin and Port Chalmers, inserted. Maximum rate for timber consigned from Owaka-Glenomaru and intermediate stations to Caversham-Pelichetßay and intermediate stations inserted. Rate for timber from sawmills in Southland to Kensington inserted. Maximum rate for firewood, Owaka, &c, to Abbotsford, &c, inserted, and subsequently removed. Rates for Classes A, B, C, and D goods, between Christchurch and Lyttelton, reduced. Regulation re goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Lyttelton to stations beyond Christchurch, amended. Regulation re bar-iron and castings from Burnside Ironworks amended. Regulation for pelts, Timaru to Woolston, inserted. Rate reduced. Regulation re pelts, Refrigerating Siding, Timaru to Islington, amended. Regulation re pelts, Maheno to Woolston, amended. Regulation re pelts, Gore to Woolston, amended. Regulation re fat, Mataura to Wallacetown, amended. Rate and regulation re pelts, Ocean Beach, Invercargill, and One-tree Point, to Woolston, inserted. Regulation re charging timber and gravel between country stations and Invercargill Jetty inserted. Rates for sheeps' runners, in casks, between Bluff and Ocean Beach, inserted. Special rates for conveyance of goods on district railways abolished. Goods now charged ordinary classified rates. Cardboard boxes included among ships' goods carried by measurement on port lines at half rates. PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE. Clasa. Regulation re carriage of packages containing dangerous goods inserted. Regulation re goods carried at " half rate " amended. Ammonia-gas, compressed, in solid drawn-steel tubes. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. A Ammunition, not otherwise specified. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. A Removed: Apple-blight mixture, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. B Bags, paper, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A Removed: Bicycles, packed. Owners'risk .. .. .'. .. .. .. A Removed: Bicycles and bicycle-wheels, unpacked. Rate and a quarter. Owners' risk. As parcels .. .. '• .. .. .. .. .... See Part 11.

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Class. Bicycles, complete (not packed in cases), to seat one rider, each machine as for 28 lb. Rate and a quarter. Owners'risk. As parcels .." .. .. •• ° M ™^ Tandems, triplets, quadruplets, &c, not packed in cases. Owners' risk. As parcels See l*art 11. Bicycles, packed in cases (if sent through parcels, rate and a quarter). Owners'risk .. A Bicycle-wheels, packed (if sent through parcels, rate and a quarter). Owners' risk .. A Bicycle-wheels, not packed. Rate and a quarter. Owners' risk. As Parcels .. See Part 11. Removed : Blight-mixture, Apple (packed) .. .. • • • • • • • • -° Blight-specific. Owners' risk .. .. • • •-..-' ■ ■ • • ij Bottles, empty, old, oolleoted in New Zealand. Owners' risk .. .. •• • ■ £1 Brass scrap. Owners' risk .. .. • • • • • ■ • • • • • • ** Bridge-cylinders, in pieces. Owners' risk. Special goods .. ■■ ■■ _•• v Calcium, carbide of, in hermetically sealed tins, packed in strong wooden cases, or m airtight and damp-proof iron drums. Owners'risk. Dangerous .. .. •• A Removed: Cartridges, packed. Double rate. Owners'risk. Dangerous. (See also Part II.) A Cartridges, not otherwise speoified, packed. Double rate. Owners'risk. Dangerous .. A Cartridges, safety small-arm, packed. Owners' risk. Dangerous. (If sent through parcels, single rate) .. .. • • • • • • _ •*,.'-* -, . "-"» vii Removed : Cement, manufactured from colonial products. Owners risk. Hate and a nan, but in no case are total charges to exceed Class D ... ,".,.*' ' * S Cement, manufactured from colonial products. Owners' risk. Rate and a half .. .. & Removed : Chaff. If pressed, rate and a half. Owners' risk .. .. .. ■ • V Chaff. Owners' risk .. .. ■ • • ■ • ■ ■ • • • ■ - * Chalk, not otherwise specified .. .. • • • • • ■ ■ • ■ ■ *-" Removed : Charcoal. Rate and a half, but in no oases are total charges to exceed Class D. Owners' risk .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • * * r: Removed: Charcoal, crushed. Owners'risk .. .. .. •• •• •• -N Charcoal, crushed or uncrushed. Owners' risk .. .. • • .. .. Chinese crackers, in packages not exceeding 14 lb. weight. Double rate. Owners risk. As Parcels.. . See Part II Chinese crackers. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .... A Chlorate of potash. Owners' risk. (Not to be loaded in same truck as oil of myrbane) .. A Removed : Clover and grass-seeds returning from seed-cleaning establishments .. See Part 111. Removed: Coke. Rate and a half (but in no case are total charges to exoeed Class D). Owners'risk .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• , *• .£ Coke. Owners'risk .. .. -. •• •• •• •• •• •■ Collodion (in hermetically sealed tins or bottles, packed in sawdust in cases not exceeding 56 lb. each. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. • • • • A Removed : Cotton gunpowder, packed. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. A Cotton-waste, not otherwise specified .. .. .. • • • • • • • • -° Cotton-waste, and other fibrous materials for paper-making. Owners* risk .. .. -N Daisy carts, in pieces, packed in three packages; total weight of each cart not to exceed 2 cwt. Double rate. Owners' risk .. .. • ■ • • • • • ■ -p Food, fish, for Acclimatisation Societies .. .. •• ■• •• •• Vt Foot-rot preparation .. .. • • • • • ■ • • •■ • • r. Removed: Flax-straw. If pressed, double rate. Owners'risk .. .. .. •• * Flax, dressed, pressed. If unpressed, rate and a half. (Loose dressed flax will not be accepted for carriage) .. .. •• ■*~,',%- ," •,, *1 Flax, native, dressed, screw-pressed; otherwise rate and a half. (Loose dressed flax will not be accepted for carriage) .. .. .. •• •■ ••. •• it Flax-straw. Owners' risk. (Loose flax-straw will not be accepted for carriage) .. .. a Gas, ammonia, compressed, in solid drawn-steel tubes. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. * Glass, broken, packed. Owners* risk **~,. ±** ** c d , ttt Removed : Grass- and clover-seeds, returning from seed-cleaning establishments .. See i-art ill. Removed: Laths (native timber), in truck-loads .. .. ;*,,,"* " 5 Laths (native timber), in truck-loads (measurement to be calculated per bundle) .. .. -K. Lead, scrap. Owners' risk .. .. .. •• ■ • ••■ ■ • ■ *J Removed: Lime. Owners' risk .. .. • ■ • ■ . • ■ • • ■" Removed: Lime from local kilns, consigned to country stations for agricultural purposes, or to ship for export .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • £, Removed : Lime, from local kilns, for cement-making .. .. .. •■ • • * Lime, not otherwise specified. Owners' risk .. .. • • • • • • • • -N Lime, native produce. Owners' risk .. .. .. ■ • • • • • • • f' Removed : Meat, preserved .. .. - • • • • ■ • • ■ ■ • • i* Meat, preserved, in casks, cases, or tins .. .. •• -• •• • • « Meat, frozen Reduced to D Meat, chilled .. .. •• •■ ■• •• , •• •• . ** V Myrbane, oil of. Owners' risk. (Not to be loaded in the same truck as chlorate oi potash) A Oil, shale, in 2-ton lots. Owners'risk.. .. ■• •• •• •■ ■• Paper, waste, for paper-making, consigned to a paper-mill. Half rate .. .. .. InPaper bags, not otherwise specified .. .. ■ • ■ • • ■ ■ • • • "■ Petroleum, native, crude, in 2-ton lots. Owners' risk .. .. .. • • • • JJ Pewter, scrap. Owners' risk.. .. ■• •• •■ •• ■• ■• ** Pigeons, homing ■ * •• •• ■• _ S * e p «* "• Poultry living, in crates or cases. Owners'risk. (See also Part II.) .. .. Keduced to a Pumice-stone, packed, and consigned for export (including use of railway tarpaulins). Owners' risk .. .. • • • ■ ■ • ■ • • • • • " ■ !* Removed: Rags .. .. • • • • • • • • • • ■ ■ • • y, Removed: Rags, in bales, not for export. Half rates .. .. -. ■• •• <-; Rags, in bales or bundles. Owners' risk .. .. • • • • • • • • -^ Rails, iron, old, not for scrap. Owners' risk .. .. • • ■ • -• • • *J Rope, old. Owners' risk .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • Removed : Sacking, old, not otherwise specified .. - ■ • • • • • • -N Removed : Sacking, waste-paper, cotton-waste, and other fibrous materials for paper-making, consigned to a paper-mill. Half rate .. • • • • • • • • Sacking, old, for paper-making. Owners' risk .. .. . • • • ■ • • • •« Seeds, returning from seed-cleaning establishments .. .. ■ • ■ ■ *>cc fart lii. Shale-oil, in 2-ton lots. Owners'risk.. .. •• •*,,** •" , ~" Removed: Sheepskins, green, in bundles not exceeding 1 cwt. If loose, or in bundles exceeding 1 cwt., rate and a quarter .. .. • • • ■ ■• • • *** Removed : Sheepskins, green, loose, or in bundles, between private sidings .. .. a Sheepskins, green, in bundles not exceeding 1 cwt. .. ■ ■ • • - • ■ • a

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Class. Sheepskins, green, loose, or in bundles exceeding 1 cwt. Owners to load and unload. (If loaded or unloaded by Railway Department, rate and a quarter.) Owners' risk .. B Removed: Slate slabs, for furniture and house-fitting. Owners'risk. Special goods .. A Removed : Slate slabs, for tanks. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. B Removed: Slates, roofing. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. N Slate slabs, for furniture and house-fitting (imported). Owners' risk. Special goods .. A Slate slabs, for furniture and house-fitting (New Zealand manufacture). Owners' risk. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B Slate slabs, for tanks and slate ridging, imported. Owners' risk .. .. .. B Slate slabs, for tanks and slate ridging, New Zealand manufacture. Owners' risk .. P Slates, roofing, imported. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. N Slates, roofing, New Zealand manufacture. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. P Removed: Straw, flax. If pressed, double rate. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. F Straw, flax. Owners' risk. (Loose straw, flax, will not be accepted for carriage) .. .. F Tow, dressed, pressed. If unpressed, rate and a half. (Loose tow will not be accepted for carriage) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D Tow, native, dressed, pressed. If unpressed, rate and a half. (Loose tow will not be acoepted for carriage) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E Removed: Tricycles, packed. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. A Tricycles, packed in cases. (If sent through parcels, rate and a quarter.) Owners' risk .. A Tricycle-wheels, packed. (If sent through parcels, rate and a quarter.) Owners' risk .. A Removed: Turpentine, spirits of. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. A Turpentine. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to B PART VI.—WHARVES. Kawakawa Section. Opua Wharf: Charges for goods transhipped from or into ships lying at the wharf amended. Whangarei Section. Whangarei Wharf: Rates for labour and goods transhipped inserted. Kaihu Section. Dargaville Wharf: Working-hours defined. Penalty fixed for failure to give notice of intention to discharge or receive goods outside working-hours. Penalty fixed for failure to supply copy of manifest before discharging cargo. Auckland Section. Mercer Wharf: Rates inserted. Paeroa Wharf: Rates for vehicles inserted. Native brown coal from coal-mines in Waikato, oonveyed by rail to Paeroa, to be free. Wellington Section. Kaiwarra Railway Wharf: Regulations amended. Nelson Section. Nelson Wharf: Rate for water supplied to shipping reduced. Rate for goods from ports situated in Golden and Tasman Bays, for export beyond Provincial District of Nelson, inserted, Greymouth Section. Greymouth Wharf : Rate for sleepers when charged at Class Q rates inserted. T. RONAYNE, General Manager.

By Authority: John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9B.

CONSOLIDATION LOCOMOTIVE CLASS B. UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN N.Z. RAILWAY WORKSHOPS. CYLINDERS 16in. STROKE 22in. DIAMETER OF DRIVING WHEELS 3ft-6¼in. DIAMETER OF BOGIE WHEELS 2ft-6in. TRACTIVE POWER 17328LBS. TOTAL WEIGHT IN WORKING TRIM 64TONS. 18CWT.

First-class Railway-carriage, double-bogie, Class A, built in N.Z. Railway Workshops. Length over Headstocks, 44ft.; Number of Passenger-seats, 38.

Double-bogie Break-van, Class F, built in N.Z. Railway Workshops. Length over Headstocks, 30ft.; Tare, 10tons.

Interior of Engine-erecting Shop, Addington Workshops.

Interior of Portion of Boiler-shop, Addington Workshops.

Boiler-shop Machinery, showing Fixed Riveter, Addington Workshops.

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS

MAP OF NEW ZEALAND SHEWING RAILWAYS OPEN FOR TRAFFIC MARCH 1898.