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NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.-STATEMENT of AVERAGE COST of CARRIAGE IMPORTED by the GENERAL GOVERNMENT.

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First Class. Composite. Second. Class. Brakes. 6 Wheels. 4 Wheels. 6 Wheels. 4 Wheels. Cross-seated. 6 Wheels. 4 Wheels. Passenger. Goods. Fell. Kaipara :— ■ Average English charges Average Colonial charges ... £ B. d. 493 4 9 45 12 1 538 16 10 £ s. d. 338 6 4 36 9 8 £ s. d. 455 i7 5 45 12 1 £ s. d. 309 13 11 36 9 8 £ s. d. ... J £ *. d. 39° 7 7 45 12 1 £ s. d. 274 17 2 36 9 8 £ *• d. £ s. d. 194 16 11 27 7 3 £ s. d. 1 Net average cost ... 374 16 o 501 9 6 346 3 7 435 19 8 311 6 10 222 4 2 Auckland :—- Average English charges ... Average Colonial charges ... 525 5 1° 45 8 9 487 9 11 45 12 1 35° 2 1 36 10 7 434 o 6 45 8 3 263 11 10 36 9 8 291 2 4 36 9 8 165 is 10 27 8 4 ... Net average cost ... 57o 14 7 533 2 o 386 12 8 ... 479 8 9 300 1 6 327 12 o 193 4 2 Napier :— Average English charges ... Average Colonial charges ... 529 16 1 '56 2 6 313 13 7 44 18 o 484 10 3 56 2 5 350 2 4 44 18 o 423 4 o 56 2 5 263 15 o 44 18 o 291 3 4 44 18 o 168 s 2 33 13 7 , ISet average cost ... 585 18 7 358 11 7 540 12 8 395 o 4 479 6 5 308 13 o 336 1 4 201 18 9 Wellington :— Average English charges ... Average Colonial charges ... 492 7 1 25 o o 313 13 8 20 o o 492 8 9 25 o o 329 5 10 20 o o 422 15 8 25 o o 335 16 5 20 o o 291 1 2 20 o o 167 19 10 15 o o 182 19 IO 173 1 4 15 o o 188 1 4 Net average cost ... 5i7 7 1 333 13 8 5i7 8 9 349 5 10 447 15 8 355 16 5 3" 1 2 ... Foxton :— Average English charges ... Average Colonial charges ... 438 8 3 68 10 10 328 19 10 54 16 8 383 16 6 37o 13 4 68 10 10 267 1 10 54 17 3 163 2 10 40 2 6 ... ... ... ... Net average cost ... ... ... 506 19 1 439 4 2 i 321 19 1 203 5 4 Wanganui :— Average English charges ... Average Colonial charges ... i 492 6 9 70 2 1 562 8 10 33i 7 5 56 1 8 387 9 1 454 19 4 70 2 1 318 7 3 56 1 8 374 8 11 380 7 s 70 2 1 275 3 11 56 1 8 189 1 9 56 1 8 168 s 1 42 1 3 Net average cost ... _ 525 1 5 ... 450 9 6 33i 5 7 245 3 5 210 6 4 ... New Plymouth :— Average English charges Average Colonial charges ... 356 1 1 77 3 3 266 17 8 77 3 4 290 16 2 77 3 3 ... ... ... ... ... Net average Cost .,. I I ___ 1 433 4 4 344 1 o 367 19 5 Greymouth :— Average English charges Average Colonial charges ... I 357 16 1 80 11 5 285 5 6 80 11 5 168 11 11 60 8 7 ... ... ... ... Net average cost ... 438 7 6 365 16 11 229 o 6 ... ...