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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs

Sept. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1071

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1885, to 15th August, 1885.

All Sections.

Passengers.

First Class.
S. 1885 116,279
R. 131,326

1884 125,350
R. 124,124

Inc. ..
7,202

Dec. 9,071
..

Second Class.
S. 438,325
R. 453,668

457,762
412,576

..
41,092

19,437
..

Total.
1,139,598
1,119,812

19,786
..

Season Tickets.
Total.
4,372
3,639

733
..

Number.
Parcels.
116,544
121,789

..
5,245

Horses.
3,569
3,791

..
222

Carriages.
224
307

..
83

Dogs.
10,364
10,905

..
541

Total.
130,701
136,792

..
6,091

Number.
Drays, &c.
274
297

..
23

Cattle.
12,251
10,235

2,016
..

Calves.
1,038
932

106
..

Sheep.
278,580
234,354

44,226
..

Pigs.
21,359
14,788

6,571
..

Total.
313,502
260,606

52,896
..

Tons.

All Sections.

Chaff, &c.
Tons c. qr.
1885 .. 6,920 0 0
1884 .. 7,665 0 0
Increase ..
Decrease 745 0 0

Wool.
Tons c. qr.
6,824 8 0
8,049 0 0
..
1,224 12 0

Firewood.
Tons c. qr.
35,590 0 0
38,235 0 0
..
2,645 0 0

Timber.
Tons c. qr.
75,425 9 0
66,932 18 0
8,492 11 0
..

Grain.
Tons c. qr.
222,555 19 2
262,082 9 3
..
39,526 10 1

Merchandise.
Tons c. qr.
137,868 5 3
129,478 0 2
8,390 5 1
..

Minerals.
Tons c. qr.
264,814 15 0
258,418 15 3
6,395 19 1
..

Total.
Tons c. qr.
749,998 17 1
770,861 4 0
..
20,862 6 3

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

Section.

Kawakawa
Whangarei-Kamo ..
Auckland
Waikato-Thames ..
Main Trunk Line, North Island
Napier ..
Wellington
Wanganui
Wellington-Manawatu
Surveys, North Island
Miscellaneous ..
Hurunui-Bluff ..
Greymouth
Greymouth-Hokitika
Grey Harbour Works
Westport ..
Westport Harbour Works
Nelson ..
Pictou ..
Surveys, Middle Island
Miscellaneous ..
Stock ..
Total

Gross Cost of Opened and Unopened Lines.
£ s. d.
86,283 0 0
64,032 0 0
1,349,672 0 0
74,000 0 0
2,441 0 0
551,218 0 0
849,714 0 0
1,334,573 0 0
41,404 0 0
16,612 0 0
5,168 0 0
7,201,507 0 0
192,975 0 0
30,200 0 0
127,018 0 0
210,886 0 0
13,593 0 0
171,990 0 0
228,233 0 0
36,117 0 0
5,168 0 0
263,823 0 0

12,856,627 0 0

Cost of Opened Lines.
£ s. d.
86,283 0 0
64,032 0 0
1,319,672 0 0
..
..
551,218 0 0
799,714 0 0
1,334,573 0 0
..
..
..
6,890,118 0 0
176,975 0 0
..
..
210,886 0 0
..
164,490 0 0
212,233 0 0
..
..
..

11,810,194 0 0

Railway Department, 16th September, 1885.

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1885, No 53

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🚂 Railway Working Account (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated16 September 1885
KeywordsRailway, Traffic, Construction, Costs, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
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J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

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