✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1469
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1884, to 13th September, 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. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1884 .. | 148,589 | 143,100 | 538,772 | 481,472 | 1,311,933 | 4,102 | 144,075 | 4,268 | 353 | 12,372 | 161,068 | 343 | 12,019 | 1,070 | 277,599 | 16,337 |
| 1883 .. | 168,537 | 122,902 | 582,998 | 454,164 | 1,328,601 | 4,427 | 146,131 | 4,036 | 367 | 12,744 | 163,278 | 365 | 11,670 | 1,087 | 249,112 | 19,036 |
| Increase | .. | 20,198 | .. | 27,308 | .. | .. | .. | 232 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 349 | .. | 28,487 | .. |
| Decrease | 19,948 | .. | 44,226 | .. | 16,668 | 325 | 2,056 | .. | 14 | 372 | 2,210 | 22 | .. | 17 | .. | 2,699 |
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 .. | 9,400 0 0 | 8,658 0 0 | 44,740 0 0 | 78,976 12 0 | 287,872 11 3 | 155,273 19 0 | 303,219 5 1 | 888,140 8 0 |
| 1883 .. | 8,595 0 0 | 7,306 16 0 | 40,815 0 0 | 81,354 13 1 | 296,161 6 1 | 152,482 7 1 | 256,791 9 0 | 843,506 11 3 |
| Increase | 805 0 0 | 1,351 4 0 | 3,925 0 0 | .. | .. | 2,791 11 3 | 46,427 16 1 | 44,633 16 1 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | 2,378 1 1 | 8,288 14 2 | .. | .. | .. |
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 | 139 | 106,209 1 1 | 1,179,987 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 .. | " .. | 51 | 10,875 18 5 | 366,314 7 2 | 377,190 5 7 |
| Private Line .. | Wellington-Foxton | .. | 41,191 15 8 | .. | 41,191 15 8 |
| Stock .. .. | North Island | .. | 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 | 861 | 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, 14th October, 1884. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways