✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
Feb. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 169
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1885, to 2nd January, 1886.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1886 | 224,386 | 331,040 | 820,211 | 1,155,522 |
| 1885 | 243,870 | 289,926 | 866,543 | 1,015,230 |
| Inc. | .. | 41,114 | .. | 140,292 |
| Dec. | 19,484 | .. | 46,332 | .. |
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 .. | 12,215 0 0 | 41,363 4 0 | 64,640 0 0 | 155,786 11 0 | 327,520 14 0 | 272,546 4 1 | 517,557 2 0 | 1,391,678 15 1 |
| 1885 .. | 13,970 0 0 | 32,644 8 0 | 67,790 0 0 | 135,082 3 0 | 357,685 18 1 | 265,028 13 2 | 473,104 11 1 | 1,345,305 14 0 |
| Increase | .. | 8,718 16 0 | .. | 20,704 8 0 | .. | 7,517 10 3 | 44,452 10 3 | 46,373 1 1 |
| Decrease | 1,705 0 0 | .. | 3,150 0 0 | .. | 30,165 4 1 | .. | .. | .. |
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 .. .. .. .. .. | 551,213 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, 3rd February, 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 & Communications4 February 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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Approximate Cost of Construction of All Lines
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🚂 Transport & Communications4 February 1886
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, North Island, Middle Island, Harbour Works
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways