New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 59

Page 1209

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1209

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1885, to 12th September, 1885.

All Sections.

Passengers.
First Class.
Second Class.
Total.

Season Tickets.
Total.

Number.
Parcels.
Horses.
Carriages.
Dogs.
Total.

Number.
Pigs &c.
Cattle.
Calves.
Sheep.
Pigs.
Total.

1885
S. 139,491
R. 153,620
S. 519,534
R. 529,736
1,342,381
4,887
139,288
3,947
262
11,931
155,428
323
15,426
1,252
327,465
24,605
369,071

1884
148,589
143,100
538,772
481,472
1,311,933
4,102
144,075
4,268
353
12,372
161,068
343
12,019
1,070
277,599
16,337
307,368

Inc.
..
10,520
..
48,264
30,448
785
..
..
..
..
..
..
3,407
182
49,866
8,268
61,703

Dec.
9,098
..
19,238
..
..
..
4,787
321
91
441
5,640
20
..
..
..
..
..

Tons.

All Sections.

Chaff, &c.
Wool.
Firewood.
Timber.
Grain.
Merchandise.
Minerals.
Total.

1885 ..
Tons c. qr.
8,200 0 0
Tons c. qr.
7,592 16 0
Tons c. qr.
42,600 0 0
Tons c. qr.
91,978 11 0
Tons c. qr.
248,786 12 3
Tons c. qr.
163,420 17 0
Tons c. qr.
315,576 11 1
Tons c. qr.
878,155 8 0

1884 ..
9,400 0 0
8,658 0 0
44,740 0 0
78,976 12 0
287,872 11 3
155,273 19 0
303,219 5 1
888,140 8 0

Increase
..
..
..
13,001 19 0
..
8,146 18 0
12,357 6 0
..

Decrease
1,200 0 0
1,065 4 0
2,140 0 0
..
39,085 19 0
..
..
9,985 0 0

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.

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 .. .. .. .. ..
5,168 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, 13th October, 1885.

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



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 October 1885
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Sections, 1885, 1884, Comparison
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Approximate Cost of Construction of All Lines (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
13 October 1885
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, North Island, Middle Island, Expenditure
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways