✨ Railway Financial Statistics
Aug. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1295
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1884, to 19th July, 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 .. | 102,976 | 106,102 | 373,986 | 346,410 | 929,474 | 3,130 | 98,831 | 3,241 | 263 | 9,073 | 111,408 | 258 | 8,055 | 800 | 193,441 | 12,223 | 214,777 | |
| 1883 .. | 120,595 | 82,188 | 413,401 | 310,230 | 926,414 | 3,391 | 98,983 | 2,750 | 256 | 9,242 | 111,231 | 251 | 7,690 | 884 | 161,381 | 14,566 | 184,772 | |
| Increase | .. | 23,914 | .. | 36,180 | 3,060 | .. | .. | 491 | 7 | .. | 177 | 7 | 365 | .. | 32,060 | .. | 30,005 | |
| Decrease | 17,619 | .. | 39,415 | .. | .. | 261 | 152 | .. | .. | 169 | .. | .. | .. | 84 | .. | 2,343 | .. |
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 .. | 6,025 0 0 | 7,318 0 0 | 31,600 0 0 | 54,408 8 0 | 233,558 14 2 | 99,836 6 0 | 205,033 5 1 | 637,779 13 3 |
| 1883 .. | 5,495 0 0 | 5,764 8 0 | 27,835 0 0 | 54,653 11 3 | 240,344 14 3 | 102,112 6 3 | 170,439 11 2 | 606,644 12 3 |
| Increase | 530 0 0 | 1,553 12 0 | 3,765 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | 34,593 13 3 | 31,135 1 0 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | 245 3 3 | 6,786 0 1 | 2,276 0 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 .. | Waikato-Thames .. | 139 | 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 .. | " .. | 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 | .. | 376,029 0 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, 19th August, 1884. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways