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NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS— continued. Income and Expenditure in respect of Railway Operation, Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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i Per Cent, of Per Cent, of Operating Revenue. ! 1 Operating Revenue. EXPENDITURE. 1925-26. 1924-25. I REVENUE. ! 1G25-26. \ 1924-25. 1925-26. 1924-25. I i 1925-26. 1924-25. _ __J ; I i ! Ji ; I | i_ 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Maintenance, way and works .. .. 1,144,384 8 10 1,137,628 19 0 15-08 16-22 Passengers, ordinary .. .. 2,271,497 12 7 2,073,456 3 8 29 93 j 29 56 Maintenance, signals .. .. .. 105,063 13 3 83,880 11 1 1-38 1-20 Passengers season tickets .. .. 265,549 4 2 210,741 11 0 3-50 3-00 Maintenance, rolling-stock .. .. 1,311,317 6 8 1,095,639 12 4 17-28 15-62 , Parcels, luggage, and mails .. .. 409,206 13 9 416,223 3 10 5-39 5-93 Examination, lubrication, and lighting of 59,446 15 10 58,500 0 0 0-78 0-83 , Goods .. .. .. .. 4,499,160 0 9 4,117,745 9 7 59-28 58-70 vehicles j Labour, demurrage, &c. .. .. 143,860 11 3 196,481 15 6 1-90 j 2 81 Locomotive transportation .. .. 1,577,173 3 11 1,365,838 1 6 20-78 19-^7 Traffic transportation .. .. .. 1,743,641 8 6 1,626,927 15 7 23-19 1 Head Office and general charges .. .. 82,528 6 1 84, y 21 # 5 1-09 1-21 Superannuation subsidy .. £145,000 0 0 Less amount allocated to subsidiary services, &c. .. .. 3,985 9 0 141,014 11 0 80,000 0 0 1-86 1-14 Total operating expenses .. 6,164,569 14 1 5,533,136 3 11 81 23 78-88 Net operating revenue .. 1,424,704 8 5 1,481,512 9 8 18-77 21-12 7,589,274 2 6 7,014,648 13 7 100-00 100-00 7,589,274 2 6 7,014,648 13 7 100-00 ! 100-00 i 1