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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 105

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Traffic on ALL Sections, from 1st April, 1884, to 16th August, 1884.

| All Sections | Passengers | | | | | Season Tickets | Number | | | | | | Number | | | | |
| | First Class | | Second Class | | Total | Total | Parcels | Horses | Carriages | Dogs | Total | Drays, &c. | Cattle | Calves | Sheep | Pigs | Total |
| | S. | R. | S. | R. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1884 .. | 125,350 | 124,124 | 457,762 | 412,576 | 1,119,812 | 3,639 | 121,789 | 3,791 | 307 | 10,905 | 136,792 | 297 | 10,235 | 932 | 234,354 | 14,788 | 260,606 |
| 1883 .. | 144,072 | 102,830 | 498,664 | 383,748 | 1,129,314 | 3,941 | 122,743 | 3,445 | 322 | 11,169 | 137,679 | 307 | 9,858 | 955 | 209,973 | 16,992 | 238,035 |
| Increase | .. | 21,294 | .. | 28,828 | .. | .. | .. | 346 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 377 | .. | 24,381 | .. | 22,521 |
| Decrease | 18,722 | .. | 40,902 | .. | 9,502 | 302 | 954 | .. | 15 | 264 | 887 | 10 | .. | 23 | .. | 2,204 | .. |

TONNAGE.

| All Sections | Chaff, &c. | Wool. | Firewood. | Timber. | Grain. | Merchandise. | Minerals. | Total |
| | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. |
| 1884 .. | 7,665 0 0 | 8,049 0 0 | 33,235 0 0 | 66,932 18 0 | 262,082 9 3 | 129,478 0 2 | 258,418 15 3 | 770,861 4 0 |
| 1883 .. | 7,195 0 0 | 6,419 0 0 | 34,840 0 0 | 68,882 17 1 | 269,604 14 0 | 128,217 8 1 | 214,434 1 0 | 729,593 0 2 |
| Increase | 470 0 0 | 1,630 0 0 | 3,395 0 0 | .. | .. | 1,260 12 1 | 43,984 14 3 | 41,268 3 2 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | 1,949 19 1 | 7,522 4 1 | .. | .. | .. |

COST of Construction of ALL Lines to 31st March, 1884, including Expenditure on Harbour Works forming part of the Railway System.

| Section | Division | Miles Open | Unopened | Opened | Total |
| | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Kawakawa .. .. | Main Line .. .. | 8 | 47,371 19 8 | 26,603 6 1 | 73,975 5 9 |
| Whangarei-Kamo .. .. | " .. .. | 7 | .. | 61,557 14 11 | 61,557 14 11 |
| Auckland .. .. | Waikato-Thames .. .. | 189 | 106,209 1 1 | 1,179,937 0 0 | 1,286,146 1 1 |
| Napier .. .. | Main Line .. .. | 70 | 22,200 0 0 | 469,583 16 6 | 491,783 16 6 |
| Wellington .. .. | " .. .. | 69 | 7,963 4 0 | 781,416 16 0 | 789,380 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. .. | " .. .. | 132 | .. | 855,252 18 6 | 855,252 18 6 |
| New Plymouth .. .. | Wellington-Foxton .. .. | 51 | 10,875 18 5 | 366,314 7 2 | 377,190 5 7 |
| Private Line .. .. | North Island .. .. | .. | 41,191 15 8 | .. | 41,191 15 8 |
| Stock .. .. | " .. .. | .. | 163,361 13 7 | .. | 163,361 13 7 |
| Surveys .. .. | " .. .. | .. | 7,534 18 3 | .. | 7,534 18 3 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. | " .. .. | .. | 5,168 9 11 | .. | 5,168 9 11 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. | Main Line and Branch .. .. | 361 | 325,003 11 2 | 6,615,631 6 1 | 6,940,634 17 3 |
| Greymouth .. .. | Main Line .. .. | 8 | 16,000 0 0 | 166,268 17 0 | 182,268 17 0 |
| " " | Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. | .. | 29,094 17 7 | .. | 29,094 17 7 |
| " " | Harbour Works .. .. | .. | .. | 164,665 6 0 | 164,665 6 0 |
| Westport .. .. | Main Line .. .. | 18 | .. | 206,944 17 1 | 206,944 17 1 |
| " " | Harbour Works .. .. | .. | .. | 8,467 9 11 | 8,467 9 11 |
| Nelson .. .. | Main Line .. .. | 23 | 5,700 0 0 | 156,682 7 0 | 162,382 7 0 |
| Picton .. .. | " .. .. | 18 | 14,567 3 0 | 192,307 3 3 | 206,874 6 3 |
| Stock .. .. | Middle Island .. .. | .. | 139,742 2 1 | .. | 139,742 2 1 |
| Surveys .. .. | " .. .. | .. | 27,343 7 4 | .. | 27,343 7 4 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. | " .. .. | .. | 5,168 10 0 | .. | 5,168 10 0 |
| | | 1,404 | 974,496 11 9 | 11,251,633 5 6 | 12,226,129 17 3 |

Railway Department, 16th September, 1884.

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.