New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 40

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 40

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Traffic on all Sections, from 1st April, 1886, to 26th June, 1886.

All Sections.

Passengers.
First Class.
Second Class.
Total.
Season Tickets.
Total.
Number.
Parcels.
Horses.
Carriages.
Dogs.
Total.
Number.
Drays, &c.
Cattle.
Calves.
Sheep.
Pigs.
Total.

1886
S. 62,200
R. 111,700
S. 229,199
R. 395,808
798,907
2,645
77,847
2,311
149
6,387
86,694
144
7,000
564
204,248
18,504
230,460

1885
71,016
91,420
268,062
307,668
738,166
2,372
70,335
2,535
158
6,817
79,845
174
7,405
575
181,935
14,026
204,116

Inc.
..
20,280
..
88,140
60,741
273
7,512
..
..
..
6,849
..
..
..
22,313
4,478
26,345

Dec.
8,816
..
38,863
..
..
..
..
224
9
430
..
30
405
11
..
..
..

Tons.

All Sections.
Chaff, &c.
Wool.
Firewood.
Timber.
Grain.
Merchandise.
Minerals.
Total.

1886 ..
Tons c. qr.
4,975 0 0
Tons c. qr.
5,518 12 0
Tons c. qr.
18,975 0 0
Tons c. qr.
41,819 8 0
Tons c. qr.
127,050 1 0
Tons c. qr.
77,468 9 2
Tons c. qr.
165,148 4 1
Tons c. qr.
440,954 14 3

1885 ..
3,760 0 0
5,548 12 0
21,940 0 0
44,895 17 0
165,354 18 2
85,867 6 3
151,580 7 2
478,947 1 3

Increase
1,215 0 0
..
..
..
..
..
13,567 16 3
..

Decrease
..
30 0 0
2,965 0 0
3,076 9 0
38,304 17 2
8,398 17 1
..
37,992 7 0

STATEMENT showing 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.

Kawakawa .. .. .. .. .. ..
£ 89,441 s. 0 d. 0
£ 89,441 s. 0 d. 0

Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. ..
68,241 0 0
68,241 0 0

Auckland .. .. .. .. .. ..
1,586,568 0 0
1,545,181 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 .. .. .. .. ..
7,643,238 0 0
7,288,049 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 .. .. .. ..
13,726,166 0 0
12,472,814 0 0

J. P. MAXWELL,
Railway Department, 28th July, 1886.
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 July 1886
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Sections, 1886, 1885

🏗️ Cost of Railway Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
28 July 1886
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, Government, Provincial, District
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways