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REVENUE DETAILS.

The operating revenue under the main headings, and the percentage of the total under eaeh heading, compared with the previous two years, are as follow: —

The revenue under all heads showed a satisfactory increase over the previous year, the increases being—Passenger, 242 per cent. ; parcels, 3-62 per cent. ; goods, 5-81 per cent. The operating earnings per average mile open and per train-mile were as follow : — Per Average Per Mile open. Train-mile. £ d. 1935 .. .. . .. 1,780 133-44 1934 .. .. .. .. 1,704 132-92 1933 .. .. .. .. 1,611 130-37

The railway operating receipts for the last three years (exclusive of subsidiary services) from the North and South Island Main Lines and Branches are as follow:—

The operating earnings for the last three years for the North and South Island Main Lines and Branches per average mile open and per train-mile are as follow:—

EXPENDITURE DETAILS.

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Per Cent, of I Per Cent, of Per Cent, of | 1935. Operating 1934. Operating 1933. Operating Revenue. Revenue. Revenue. £ I £ £ Passengers, ordinary .. 1,193,372 20-20 j 1,164,731 20-69 1,031,103 19-31 Season tickets .. .. 175,316 2-97 171,603 3-05 176,193 3-30 Parcels, luggage, and mails 292,096 4-94 281,889 5-00 283,822 5-32 Goods.. .. .. 4,138,434 70-05 3,911,245 69-49 3,745,777 70-16 Labour, demurrage, &c. .. 108,846 1-84 99,367 1-77 102,180 1-91 5,908,064 100-00 5,628,835 100-00 5,339,075 100-00

North Island Main Line and Branches. South Island Main Line and Branches. 1935. j 1934. 1933. 1935. 1934. 1933. " , I £ £ £ £ £ £ Passengers, ordinary .. 762,974 741,020 658,006 419,648 412,078 363,336 Season tickets .. 117,316 115,454 116,731 54,731 53,009 56,190 Parcels, luggage, and mails 194,761 187,010 188,098 92,584 89,711 90,428 Goods .. .. 2,299,881 2,188,126 2,085,640 1,733,950 1,625,376 1,558,391 Labour, demurrage, &c. 57,754 54,302 59,091 46,410 40,651 38,768 3,432,686 3,285,912 3,107,566 2,347,323 2,220,825 2,107,113

North Island Main Line and Branches. South Island Main Line and Branches. PeI MUe Per Train-mile. Per Avera S e Mile Per Train-mile, open. open. £ d. £ d. 1935 .. .. .. 2,310 126-87 1,473 143-27 1934 .. .. .. 2,235 126-61 1,393 142-49 1933 .. .. .. 2,145 124-13 1,296 139-52

1934-35. 1933-34. 1932-33. £ £ £ Expenditure on train operation .. 5,138,588 4,877,146 4,833,754 Subsidiary services .. .. .. 401,849 370,007 350,105 £5,540,437 £5,247,153 £5,183,859