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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1884, to 3rd January, 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. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1885 .. | 243,870 | 289,926 | 866,543 | 1,015,230 | 2,415,569 | 6,442 | 237,604 | 7,895 | 609 | 18,561 | 264,669 | 563 | 22,236 | 1,891 | 467,843 | 24,238 |
| 1884 .. | 269,245 | 277,773 | 936,540 | 996,728 | 2,480,286 | 6,970 | 247,163 | 7,414 | 688 | 19,218 | 274,483 | 641 | 19,877 | 2,197 | 407,920 | 23,343 |
| Increase | .. | 12,153 | .. | 18,502 | .. | .. | .. | 481 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,359 | .. | 59,923 | 895 |
| Decrease | 25,375 | .. | 69,997 | .. | 64,717 | 528 | 9,559 | .. | 79 | 657 | 9,814 | 78 | .. | 306 | .. | .. |
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 .. | 13,970 0 0 | 32,644 8 0 | 67,790 0 0 | 135,082 3 0 | 357,685 18 1 | 265,028 13 2 | 473,104 11 1 | 1,345,305 14 0 |
| 1884 .. | 13,155 0 0 | 30,013 4 0 | 62,805 0 0 | 139,311 5 0 | 370,317 7 1 | 256,513 17 1 | 417,374 2 0 | 1,289,489 15 2 |
| Increase | 815 0 0 | 2,631 4 0 | 4,985 0 0 | .. | .. | 8,514 16 1 | 55,730 9 1 | 55,815 18 2 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | 4,229 2 0 | 12,631 9 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 |
| Whangarei-Kamo | .. | " .. | 7 | .. | 61,557 14 11 |
| Auckland .. | .. | " .. | 189 | .. | 1,179,937 0 0 |
| Napier .. | .. | Waikato-Thames | .. | 106,209 1 1 | .. |
| Wellington .. | .. | Main Line .. | 70 | 22,200 0 0 | 469,588 16 6 |
| Wanganui .. | .. | " .. | 69 | 7,963 4 0 | 781,416 16 0 |
| New Plymouth .. | .. | " .. | 132 | .. | 855,252 18 6 |
| Private Line .. | .. | Wellington-Foxton .. | 51 | 10,875 18 5 | 366,314 7 2 |
| Stock .. | .. | North Island | .. | 41,191 15 8 | .. |
| Surveys .. | .. | " | .. | 163,361 13 7 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. | .. | " | .. | 7,534 18 3 | .. |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. | .. | Main Line and Branch | 861 | 325,003 11 2 | 6,615,631 6 1 |
| Greymouth .. | .. | Main Line .. | 8 | 16,000 0 0 | 166,268 17 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika | .. | 29,094 17 7 | .. | ||
| Harbour Works | .. | .. | 164,665 6 0 | ||
| Westport .. | .. | Main Line .. | 18 | .. | 206,944 17 1 |
| Harbour Works | .. | .. | 8,467 9 11 | ||
| Nelson .. | .. | Main Line .. | 23 | 5,700 0 0 | 156,682 7 0 |
| Picton .. | .. | " .. | 18 | 14,567 3 0 | 192,307 3 3 |
| Stock .. | .. | Middle Island | .. | 139,742 2 1 | .. |
| Surveys .. | .. | " | .. | 27,343 7 4 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. | .. | " | .. | 5,168 10 0 | .. |
| 1,404 | 974,496 11 9 | 11,251,638 5 6 |
Railway Department, 4th February, 1885.
J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to the termination of the four-weekly period ending 3rd January, 1885
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Railway, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Year, Sections, North Island, Middle Island, Passengers, Season Tickets, Cargo, Construction Costs
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways