New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 49

Page 985

✨ Railway Statistics



Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 985

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1885, to 18th July, 1885.

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. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1885 94,008 110,864 355,627 382,150 942,649 3,752 93,339 2,995 186 8,736 105,256 221 9,622 726 224,858 17,627 253,054
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
Inc. .. 4,762 .. 35,740 13,175 622 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,567 .. 31,417 5,404 38,277
Dec. 8,976 .. 18,359 .. .. .. 5,492 246 77 337 6,152 37 .. 74 .. .. ..

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 5,325 0 0 6,192 4 0 28,450 0 0 59,262 14 0 194,728 7 2 111,523 12 3 208,892 17 3 614,374 16 0
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
Increase .. .. .. 4,854 6 0 .. 11,687 6 3 3,859 12 2 ..
Decrease 700 0 0 1,125 16 0 3,150 0 0 .. 38,830 7 0 .. .. 23,404 17 3

APPROXIMATE COST of CONSTRUCTION of ALL LINES to 31st March, 1885, including Expenditure on Harbour Works forming part of the Railway System.

Section. Gross Cost of Opened and Unopened Lines. Cost of Opened Lines.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Kawakawa .. .. .. .. .. 86,283 0 0 86,283 0 0
Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. .. 64,032 0 0 64,032 0 0
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1,349,672 0 0 1,319,672 0 0
Waikato-Thames .. .. .. .. .. 74,000 0 0 ..
Main Trunk Line, North Island .. .. .. .. .. 2,441 0 0 ..
Napier .. .. .. .. .. 551,218 0 0 551,218 0 0
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 849,714 0 0 799,714 0 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 1,334,573 0 0 1,334,573 0 0
Wellington-Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 41,404 0 0 ..
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. 16,612 0 0 ..
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 5,163 0 0 ..
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. 7,201,507 0 0 6,890,118 0 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 192,975 0 0 176,975 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. 30,200 0 0 ..
Grey Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. 127,018 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 210,886 0 0 210,886 0 0
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. 13,593 0 0 ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 171,990 0 0 164,490 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 228,233 0 0 212,233 0 0
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. 36,117 0 0 ..
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0 ..
Stock .. .. .. .. .. 263,823 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. 12,856,627 0 0 11,810,194 0 0

Railway Department, 19th August, 1885. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Railway Working Account for the Four-weekly Period Ending 18 July 1885 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 August 1885
Railways, Financial Year, Revenue, Expenditure, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 August 1885
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, 1885, 1884
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Approximate Cost of Construction of All Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
19 August 1885
Railways, Construction, Costs, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways