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MAY 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 889
HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.—Four-weekly Period ending 31st March, 1884.
| Name. | Miles Open for Traffic. | REVENUE. | EXPENDITURE. | Per Cent. of Revenue. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-weekly. | Total to Date. | Four-weekly. | Total to Date. | |||
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| Waikari to Palmerston and Branches.. | 472 | 35,494 1 7 | 367,287 0 6 | 14,553 11 9 | 243,284 2 4 | 66·24 |
| Palmerston to Bluff and Branches | 389 | 24,592 2 5 | 302,501 13 11 | 12,479 4 6 | 204,405 0 4 | 67·57 |
| Grand total | 861 | 60,086 4 0 | 669,788 14 5 | 27,032 16 3 | 447,689 2 8 | 66·84 |
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
| Waikari to Palmerston and Branches.. | 461 | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Palmerston to Bluff and Branches | 387 | 39,794 1 4 | 375,605 8 6 | 14,019 5 1 | 220,963 6 6 | 58·83 |
| | | 25,392 16 1 | 306,221 5 4 | 12,433 1 5 | 187,207 5 11 | 61·13 |
| Grand total | 848 | 65,186 17 5 | 681,826 13 10 | 26,452 6 6 | 408,170 12 5 | 59·86 |
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1883, to 31st March, 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 | 364,945 | 366,925 | 1266149 | 1274665 | 3,272,684 | 9,036 | 325,675 | 9,555 | 906 | 24,666 | 360,802 | 939 | 26,393 | 3,282 | 627,090 |
| 1883 | 467,742 | 279,028 | 1589978 | 946,630 | 3,283,378 | 8,611 | 308,620 | 9,850 | 975 | 22,716 | 342,161 | 928 | 23,698 | 3,907 | 421,671 |
| Increase | .. | 87,897 | .. | 328,035 | .. | 425 | 17,055 | .. | .. | 1,950 | 18,641 | 11 | 2,695 | .. | 205,419 |
| Decrease | 102,797 | .. | 323,829 | .. | 10,694 | .. | .. | 295 | 69 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 625 | .. |
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 | 16,470 0 0 | 62,066 12 0 | 81,255 0 0 | 183,449 7 0 | 432,223 11 2 | 350,262 12 0 | 574,312 17 0 | 1,700,039 19 2 |
| 1883 | 11,810 0 0 | 51,702 18 0 | 75,740 0 0 | 197,231 0 2 | 367,428 6 3 | 350,822 12 1 | 510,088 3 3 | 1,564,823 1 1 |
| Increase | 4,660 0 0 | 10,363 14 0 | 5,515 0 0 | .. | 64,795 4 3 | .. | 64,224 13 1 | 135,216 18 1 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | 13,781 13 2 | .. | 560 0 1 | .. | .. |
APPROXIMATE COST of CONSTRUCTION of ALL RAILWAYS, to 31st March, 1884, including Expenditure on Harbour Works forming part of the Railway System.
Kawakawa .. .. .. .. .. £70,000
Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. 57,000
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1,258,000
Napier .. .. .. .. .. 484,000
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 780,000
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 849,000
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 376,000
Hurunui-Bluff and Branches .. 6,947,000
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 381,000
Westport .. .. .. .. .. £215,000
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 162,000
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 207,000
Wellington-Foxton .. .. .. 41,000
Stock .. .. .. .. .. 294,000
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. 35,000
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 7,000
£12,163,000
Railway Department, 6th May, 1884. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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Railway Working Account for Four-weekly Period Ending 31 March 1884
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Railways, Financial Data, Revenue, Expenditure, Sections, North Island, South Island, Comparison, Previous Year
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways