New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 55

Page 1375

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1375

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1886, to 18th September, 1886.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1886 117,721 186,818 429,397 681,544
1885 139,491 153,620 519,534 529,736
Inc. .. 33,198 .. 151,808
Dec. 21,770 .. 90,137 ..

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 .. 12,110 0 0 8,509 4 0 36,570 0 0 81,918 15 0 193,947 1 0 147,026 0 0 343,246 18 1 823,327 18 1
1885 .. 8,200 0 0 7,592 16 0 42,600 0 0 91,978 11 0 248,786 12 3 163,420 17 0 315,576 11 1 878,155 8 0
Increase 3,910 0 0 916 8 0 .. .. .. .. 27,670 7 0 ..
Decrease .. .. 6,030 0 0 10,059 16 0 54,839 11 3 16,394 17 0 .. 54,827 9 3

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.
£ 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 1,545,181 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

Railway Department, 20th October, 1886. J. P. MAXWELL, General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 October 1886
Railways, Traffic, Statistics, Passengers, Freight

🏗️ Cost of Railway Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
20 October 1886
Railways, Construction, Expenditure, Lines, Sections
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways