New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 20

Page 397

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 397

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1884, to 28th February, 1885.

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.
1885 306,581 367,464 1,071,582 1,205,504 2,951,131 8,172 286,948 9,469 731 21,897 319,045 686 27,232 2,425 598,029 28,029
1884 334,820 338,938 1,153,447 1,175,898 3,003,103 8,455 299,109 8,698 822 22,553 331,182 823 24,001 2,860 536,760 26,695
Inc. .. 28,526 .. 29,606 .. .. .. 771 .. .. .. .. 3,231 .. 61,269 1,334
Dec. 28,239 .. 81,865 .. 51,972 283 12,161 .. 91 656 12,137 137 .. 435 .. ..

Tons.

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.
1885 .. 16,140 0 0 61,763 4 0 80,525 0 0 164,340 14 0 386,676 12 0 330,109 15 0 565,739 0 3 1,605,294 5 3
1884 .. 15,325 0 0 56,474 16 0 75,080 0 0 167,833 0 0 398,714 10 0 314,412 14 2 513,765 18 3 1,541,605 19 1
Increase 815 0 0 5,288 8 0 5,445 0 0 .. .. 15,697 0 2 51,973 2 0 63,688 6 2
Decrease .. .. .. 3,492 6 0 12,037 18 0 .. .. ..

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 5,168 9 11 6,615,631 6 1 6,940,634 17 3
Greymouth .. .. Main Line .. .. 8 325,003 11 2 166,268 17 0 376,029 0 7
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. 16,000 0 0 ..
Harbour Works .. .. .. 29,094 17 7 164,665 6 0 215,412 7 0
Westport .. .. Main Line .. .. 18 .. 206,944 17 1
Harbour Works .. .. .. .. 8,467 9 11 162,382 7 0
Nelson .. .. Main Line .. .. 23 5,700 0 0 156,682 7 0 206,874 6 3
Picton .. .. " .. .. 18 14,567 3 0 192,307 3 3 139,742 2 1
Stock .. .. Middle Island .. .. .. 139,742 2 1 .. 27,343 7 4
Surveys .. .. " .. .. .. 27,343 7 4 .. 5,168 10 0
Miscellaneous .. .. " .. .. .. 5,168 10 0 ..
1,404 974,496 11 9 11,251,683 5 6 12,226,129 17 3

Railway Department, 1st April, 1885. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to the termination of the four-weekly period ending 28th February 1885 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 April 1885
Railways, Working Account, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Year, 1884-85, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 April 1885
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Season Tickets, Parcels, Animals, Freight
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Cost of Construction of All Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
1 April 1885
Railways, Construction, Expenditure, Harbour Works, North Island, Middle Island
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways