New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 1

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs

Jan. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 19

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1885, to 5th December, 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	205,105	253,522	751,739	886,832	2,097,198	7,414	210,987	6,319	435	16,277	234,018	481	24,196	1,628	464,659	31,040	522,004
1884	221,188	223,794	790,987	763,970	1,999,939	6,076	211,833	6,942	534	16,907	236,216	529	20,016	1,741	413,616	22,633	458,535
Inc.	..	29,728	..	122,862	97,259	1,338	..	..	..	..	..	..	4,180	..	51,043	8,407	63,469
Dec.	16,083	..	39,248	..	..	..	846	623	99	630	2,198	48	..	113	..	..	..

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 ..	11,450 0 0	22,544 8 0	60,390 0 0	141,129 0 0	315,504 17 0	251,631 9 3	474,066 8 0	1,276,716 2 3
1884 ..	13,265 0 0	20,032 8 0	63,605 0 0	122,969 10 0	347,250 13 2	239,806 9 1	439,738 2 0	1,246,667 2 3
Increase	..	2,512 0 0	..	18,159 10 0	..	11,825 0 2	34,328 6 0	30,049 0 0
Decrease	1,815 0 0	..	3,215 0 0	..	31,745 16 2	..	..	..

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 .. .. .. ..	5,168 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

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

Railway Department, 6th January, 1886.

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