✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Data
Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1589
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1884, to 11th October, 1884.
| All Sections. | PASSENGERS. | SEASON TICKETS. | NUMBER. | NUMBER. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Car-riages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1884 .. | 174,307 | 163,820 | 624,725 | 552,520 | 1,515,372 | 5,159 | 166,025 | 5,210 | 412 | 13,937 | 185,584 | 399 | 14,504 | 1,239 | 317,074 | 17,833 |
| 1883 .. | 193,112 | 144,496 | 672,616 | 532,166 | 1,542,390 | 5,588 | 170,153 | 4,838 | 439 | 14,375 | 189,805 | 430 | 13,805 | 1,408 | 291,451 | 20,366 |
| Increase | .. | 19,324 | .. | 20,354 | .. | .. | .. | 372 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 699 | .. | 25,623 | .. |
| Decrease | 18,805 | .. | 47,891 | .. | 27,018 | 429 | 4,128 | .. | 27 | 438 | 4,221 | 31 | .. | 169 | .. | 2,533 |
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 .. | 10,810 0 0 | 9,572 12 0 | 51,030 0 0 | 94,909 4 0 | 312,290 7 1 | 183,915 11 0 | 348,676 9 1 | 1,011,204 3 2 |
| 1883 .. | 9,940 0 0 | 8,313 8 0 | 47,425 0 0 | 97,441 13 1 | 321,105 3 0 | 178,869 4 1 | 298,970 2 2 | 962,064 11 0 |
| Increase | 870 0 0 | 1,259 4 0 | 3,605 0 0 | .. | .. | 5,046 6 3 | 49,706 6 3 | 49,139 12 2 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | 2,532 9 1 | 8,814 15 3 | .. | .. | .. |
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 .. | " .. | 139 | .. | 1,179,937 0 0 | 1,286,146 1 1 |
| Napier .. | Waikato-Thames .. | .. | 106,209 1 1 | .. | 491,783 16 6 |
| Wellington .. | Main Line .. | 70 | 22,200 0 0 | 469,583 16 6 | 789,380 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. | " .. | 69 | 7,963 4 0 | 781,416 16 0 | 855,252 18 6 |
| New Plymouth .. | " .. | 132 | .. | 855,252 18 6 | 377,190 5 7 |
| Private Line .. | Wellington-Foxton .. | 51 | 10,875 18 5 | 366,314 7 2 | 41,191 15 8 |
| Stock .. | North Island .. | .. | 41,191 15 8 | .. | 163,361 13 7 |
| Surveys .. | " .. | .. | 163,361 13 7 | .. | 7,534 18 3 |
| Miscellaneous .. | " .. | .. | 7,534 18 3 | .. | 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 | 376,029 0 7 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. | .. | 29,094 17 7 | .. | ||
| Harbour Works .. | .. | .. | 164,665 6 0 | ||
| Westport .. | Main Line .. | 18 | .. | 206,944 17 1 | 215,412 7 0 |
| Harbour Works .. | .. | .. | 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, 12th November, 1884, J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways