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REVENUE DETAILS. The operating revenue under the main headings, and the percentage of the total under each 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, 9-87 per cent. ; parcels, 1-85 per cent. ; goods, 11-16 per cent. The operating earnings per average mile open and per train-mile were as follow : — Per Average Per Mile open. Train-mile. £ d. 2,079 139-61 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. 1936-37. 1935-36. 1934-35 £ £ £ Expenditure on train operation .. .. 6,338,385 5,523,193 5,138,588 Subsidiary services .. .. .. 548,408 429,646 401,849 £6,886,793 £5,952,839 £5,540,437

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Per Cent, of Per Cent, of Per Cent, of 1937. Operating ! 1936. Operating | 1935. Operating Revenue. !i Revenue. | Revenue. £ £ £ Passengers, ordinary .. 1,421,633 20'59 1,286,059 20-60 1,193,372 20-20 Season tickets .. .. 189,672 2-75 180,558 2-89 175,316 2-97 Parcels, luggage, and mails 305,526 4-43 299,964 4-80 292,096 4-94 Goods.. .. .. 4,846,417 70-20 4,359,750 69-83 4,138,434 70-05 Labour, demurrage, &c. .. 140,356 2-03 117,188 1-88 108,846 1-84 6,903,604 100-00 6,243,519 100-00 5,908,064 100-00 *

North Island Main Line and Branches. South Island Main Line and Branches. 1937. 1936. 1935. 1937. 1936. 1935. £ £ £ £ £ £ Passengers, ordinary .. 939,908 827,138 762,974! 471,451 448,601 419,648 Season tickets .. 128,286 121,985 117,316 | 57,534" 55,243 54,731 Parcels, luggage, and mails 204,950 201,190 194,761 95,912 93,893 92,584 Goods .. .. 2,768,960 2,476,862 2,299,881 1,957,764 1,775,795 1,733,950 Labour, demurrage, &c. 70,188 62,053 57,754 63,165 48,993 46,410 4,112,292 3,689,228 3,432,686 | 2,645,826 2,422,525 2,347,323

North Island Main Line and Branches. South Island Main Line and Branches. Year. 7 Per Average Mile Per Train . mile . Per Average Mile j Per Train . mi!e . £ d. fid. 1937 .. .. .. 2,767 134-21 1,660 147-23 1936 .. .. .. 2,483 130-25 1,520 143-57 1935 .. .. .. 2,310 126-87 1,473 143-27