✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 441
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1885, to 27th February, 1886.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1886 | 276,540 | 412,050 | 994,290 | 1,385,050 |
| 1885 | 306,581 | 367,464 | 1,071,582 | 1,205,504 |
| Inc. | .. | 44,586 | .. | 179,546 |
| Dec. | 30,041 | .. | 77,292 | .. |
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. | |
| 1886 .. | 13,720 0 0 | 69,418 8 0 | 74,360 0 0 | 186,345 7 0 | 362,711 2 3 | 334,283 11 2 | 615,586 6 1 | 1,656,424 15 2 |
| 1885 .. | 16,140 0 0 | 61,763 4 0 | 80,525 0 0 | 164,340 14 0 | 386,676 12 0 | 330,109 15 0 | 565,739 0 3 | 1,605,294 5 3 |
| Increase | .. | 7,655 4 0 | .. | 22,004 13 0 | .. | 4,173 16 2 | 49,847 5 2 | 51,130 9 3 |
| Decrease | 2,420 0 0 | .. | 6,165 0 0 | .. | 23,965 9 1 | .. | .. | .. |
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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 |
Railway Department, 20th March, 1886. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic
🚂 Transport & Communications20 March 1886
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Tons, Chaff, Wool, Firewood, Timber, Grain, Merchandise, Minerals
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways
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Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, Gross Cost, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, North Island, Middle Island, Surveys, Miscellaneous, Stock
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways