New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 69

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Dec. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1425

[COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1885, to 7th November, 1885.

All Sections.

Passengers.

First Class.
S. 1885 184,799
R. 205,148
1884 197,614
185,804
Inc. .. 19,344
Dec. 12,815 ..

Second Class.
S. 680,235
R. 720,948
709,813
634,220
.. 86,728
29,578 ..

Total.
1,791,130
1,727,451
63,679
..

Season Tickets.
Total.
6,953
5,674
1,279
..

Number.
Parcels.
186,752
188,733
..
1,981

Horses.
5,398
5,988
..
590

Car-
riages.
356
468
..
112

Dogs.
14,730
15,465
..
735

Total.
207,236
210,654
..
3,418

Number.
Drays,
&c.
423
467
..
44

Cattle.
21,047
17,386
3,661
..

Calves.
1,442
1,438
4
..

Sheep.
407,772
363,900
43,872
..

Pigs.
28,655
20,803
7,852
..

Total.
459,339
403,994
55,345
..

Tons.

All Sections.

Chaff, &c.
1885 .. Tons c. qr. 10,390 0 0
1884 .. 12,040 0 0
Increase ..
Decrease 1,650 0 0

Wool.
Tons c. qr. 10,612 16 0
11,767 12 0
..
1,154 16 0

Firewood.
Tons c. qr. 54,200 0 0
57,655 0 0
..
3,455 0 0

Timber.
Tons c. qr. 124,938 19 0
109,367 5 0
15,571 14 0
..

Grain.
Tons c. qr. 296,855 7 2
331,243 17 1
..
34,393 9 3

Merchandise.
Tons c. qr. 224,619 6 3
210,729 17 2
13,889 9 1
..

Minerals.
Tons c. qr. 422,989 8 1
396,116 4 3
26,873 3 2
..

Total.
Tons c. qr. 1,144,605 17 2
1,128,924 16 2
15,681 1 0
..

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 .. .. .. .. ..
Pieton .. .. .. .. ..
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, 8th December, 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
8 December 1885
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Approximate Cost of Construction of All Lines

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