✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
1178 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 86
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1884, to 21st June, 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 .. | 77,944 | 86,468 | 281,039 | 275,318 | 720,169 | 2,114 | 74,251 | 2,534 | 203 | 7,065 | 84,053 | 205 | 6,166 | 674 | 149,222 | 9,896 |
| 1888 .. | 99,978 | 61,742 | 319,342 | 234,628 | 709,090 | 2,312 | 74,783 | 2,251 | 205 | 7,088 | 84,327 | 193 | 5,776 | 715 | 128,192 | 11,679 |
| Increase | .. | 24,726 | .. | 40,690 | 11,079 | .. | .. | 283 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 390 | .. | 21,030 | .. |
| Decrease | 16,034 | .. | 38,303 | .. | .. | 198 | 532 | .. | 2 | 23 | 274 | .. | .. | 41 | .. | 1,843 |
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 .. | 4,305 0 0 | 6,121 8 0 | 23,255 0 0 | 41,224 18 0 | 190,632 16 2 | 75,214 12 3 | 154,322 15 2 | 495,076 10 3 |
| 1888 .. | 3,910 0 0 | 4,911 8 0 | 20,455 0 0 | 41,619 6 0 | 205,693 14 1 | 77,567 9 0 | 129,433 0 3 | 483,589 18 0 |
| Increase | 395 0 0 | 1,210 0 0 | 2,800 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | 24,889 14 3 | 11,486 12 3 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | 394 8 0 | 15,060 17 3 | 2,352 16 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 .. | " .. | 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 | 789,880 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. | " .. | 69 | 7,963 4 0 | 781,416 16 0 | 855,252 18 6 |
| New Plymouth .. | " .. | 132 | .. | 855,252 18 6 | 855,252 18 6 |
| Private Line .. | Wellington-Foxton .. | 51 | 10,875 18 5 | 366,314 7 2 | 377,190 5 7 |
| Stock .. | North Island .. | .. | 41,191 15 8 | .. | 41,191 15 8 |
| Surveys .. | " .. | .. | 163,361 13 7 | .. | 163,361 13 7 |
| Miscellaneous .. | " .. | .. | 7,534 18 3 | .. | 7,534 18 3 |
| 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, 22nd July, 1884. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways,
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