New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 60

Page 1489

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1489

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1886, to 16th October, 1886.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
1886 S. 136,627 R. 216,402 S. 499,930 R. 787,116
1885 165,149 175,898 608,221 613,572
Inc. .. 40,504 .. 173,544
Dec. 28,522 .. 108,291 ..

Tons.

All Sections. Chaff, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1886 .. Tons c. qr. 14,190 0 0 Tons c. qr. 10,766 16 0 Tons c. qr. 41,875 0 0 Tons c. qr. 94,952 11 0 Tons c. qr. 211,390 2 1 Tons c. qr. 172,685 10 3 Tons c. qr. 401,646 8 2 Tons c. qr. 947,506 8 2
1885 .. 9,340 0 0 8,367 12 0 48,550 0 0 108,676 18 0 275,953 1 2 194,783 15 0 369,537 1 0 1,015,208 7 2
Increase 4,850 0 0 2,399 4 0 .. .. .. .. 32,109 7 2 ..
Decrease .. .. 6,675 0 0 13,724 7 0 64,562 19 1 22,098 4 1 .. 67,701 19 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.
£ 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

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 17th November, 1886.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

💰 Railway Working Account for Financial Year 1886-87 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
17 November 1886
Railways, Financial Statistics, Revenue, Expenditure, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 November 1886
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Statistics, 1886, 1885
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Cost of Construction of All Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
17 November 1886
Railways, Construction, Costs, Government, Provincial, District, Lines, 1886
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 November 1886
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics, 1886, 1885
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Cost of Construction of All Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
17 November 1886
Railways, Construction, Costs, Lines, Government, Provincial, District, 1886
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways