✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
May 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 623
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1885, to 31st March, 1886.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| 1886 | S. 303,853 | R. 456,684 | S. 1,090,803 | R. 1,510,926 |
| 1885 | 337,469 | 402,412 | 1,185,975 | 1,307,030 |
| Inc. | .. | 54,272 | .. | 203,896 |
| Dec. | 33,616 | .. | 95,172 | .. |
Tons.
| All Sections. | Chaff, &c. | Wool. | Firewood. | Timber. | Grain. | Merchandise. | Minerals. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 .. | Tons c. qr. 14,985 0 0 | Tons c. qr. 74,777 16 0 | Tons c. qr. 80,280 0 0 | Tons c. qr. 202,571 11 0 | Tons c. qr. 413,846 11 3 | Tons c. qr. 368,224 17 2 | Tons c. qr. 669,080 18 0 | Tons c. qr. 1,823,766 14 1 |
| 1885 .. | 17,030 0 0 | 68,522 12 0 | 86,670 0 0 | 178,908 15 0 | 414,589 13 0 | 365,623 9 2 | 618,511 11 0 | 1,749,856 0 2 |
| Increase | .. | 6,255 4 0 | .. | 23,662 16 0 | .. | 2,601 8 0 | 50,569 7 0 | 73,910 13 3 |
| Decrease | 2,045 0 0 | .. | 6,390 0 0 | .. | 743 1 1 | .. | .. | .. |
APPROXIMATE Cost of CONSTRUCTION of ALL LINES, GENERAL GOVERNMENT, PROVINCIAL, and DISTRICT RAILWAYS, to 31st March, 1886, including Expenditure on Harbour Works constructed from the Railway Votes.
| Section. | Gross Cost of Opened and Unopened Lines. | Cost of Opened Lines. |
|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Kawakawa .. .. .. .. .. | 89,441 0 0 | 89,441 0 0 |
| Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. .. | 68,241 0 0 | 68,241 0 0 |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. | 1,586,568 0 0 | 1,545,715 0 0 |
| Waikato-Thames .. .. .. .. .. | 40,050 0 0 | .. |
| Main Trunk Line, North Island .. .. .. .. .. | 60,780 0 0 | .. |
| Napier .. .. .. .. .. | 571,909 0 0 | 559,800 0 0 |
| Wellington .. .. .. .. .. | 907,762 0 0 | 815,000 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. | 1,368,230 0 0 | 1,349,900 0 0 |
| Wellington-Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. | 41,815 0 0 | .. |
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. | 17,129 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. | 5,168 0 0 | .. |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. | 7,641,912 0 0 | 7,286,713 0 0 |
| Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. | 196,259 0 0 | 180,300 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. | 37,777 0 0 | .. |
| Grey Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. | 127,230 0 0 | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. | 214,402 0 0 | 214,402 0 0 |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. | 14,111 0 0 | .. |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. | 174,914 0 0 | 166,700 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. | 219,605 0 0 | 195,800 0 0 |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. | 36,117 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. | 5,169 0 0 | .. |
| Stock .. .. .. .. .. | 300,241 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. | 13,724,830 0 0 | 12,472,012 0 0 |
Railway Department, 7th May, 1886. J. P. MAXWELL, General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections
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🚂 Transport & Communications7 May 1886
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Comparison, 1885, 1886
🏗️ Approximate Cost of Construction of All Lines
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works7 May 1886
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways