✨ Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics
MAY 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 591
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1886, to 31st March, 1887.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1887 | 259,873 | 496,112 | 951,932 | 1,718,486 | 3,426,403 | 11,821 | 341,634 | 9,165 | 689 | 21,598 | 373,086 | 597 | 35,544 | 1,891 | 856,431 | 48,151 |
| 1886 | 303,853 | 456,684 | 1,090,803 | 1,510,926 | 3,362,266 | 10,717 | 317,242 | 9,518 | 653 | 22,668 | 350,081 | 660 | 34,107 | 2,527 | 781,470 | 40,558 |
| Inc. | .. | 39,428 | .. | 207,560 | 64,137 | 1,104 | 24,392 | .. | 36 | .. | 23,005 | .. | 1,437 | .. | 74,961 | 7,593 |
| Dec. | 43,980 | .. | 138,871 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 353 | .. | 1,070 | .. | 63 | .. | 636 | .. | .. |
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. | |
| 1887 .. | 22,110 0 0 | 82,963 8 0 | 73,040 0 0 | 175,581 5 0 | 345,253 12 1 | 329,227 0 3 | 719,578 14 2 | 1,747,754 0 2 |
| 1886 .. | 14,985 0 0 | 74,777 16 0 | 80,280 0 0 | 202,571 11 0 | 413,846 11 3 | 363,224 17 2 | 669,080 18 0 | 1,823,766 14 1 |
| Increase | 7,125 0 0 | 8,185 12 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50,497 16 2 | .. |
| Decrease | .. | .. | 7,240 0 0 | 26,990 6 0 | 68,592 19 2 | 38,997 16 3 | .. | 76,012 13 3 |
REVENUE.
| All Sections. | Ordinary Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Parcels and Luggage. | Goods. | Miscellaneous. | Rents and Commission. | Total Revenue. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| 1887 .. | 339,255 10 11 | 16,997 14 7 | 33,749 1 9 | 581,350 7 5 | 14,892 17 9 | 12,522 11 4 | 998,768 3 9 |
| 1886 .. | 346,895 9 7 | 16,481 11 2 | 33,271 3 5 | 622,810 0 9 | 16,731 16 7 | 11,223 12 10 | 1,047,418 14 4 |
| Increase | .. | 516 3 5 | 477 18 4 | .. | .. | 1,293 18 6 | .. |
| Decrease | 7,639 18 8 | .. | .. | 41,459 13 4 | 1,838 18 10 | .. | 48,650 10 7 |
APPROXIMATE COST of CONSTRUCTION of ALL LINES to 31st March, 1887, 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 .. | 90,528 0 0 | 90,528 0 0 |
| Whangarei-Kamo .. | 69,961 0 0 | 69,961 0 0 |
| Auckland .. | 1,677,368 0 0 | 1,672,506 0 0 |
| Waikato-Thames .. | 46,832 0 0 | .. |
| Main Trunk Line, North Island .. | 182,869 0 0 | .. |
| Napier .. | 635,972 0 0 | 628,669 0 0 |
| Wellington .. | 980,107 0 0 | 961,871 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. | 1,398,738 0 0 | 1,398,738 0 0 |
| Wellington-Manawatu .. | 41,816 0 0 | .. |
| Surveys, North Island .. | 17,334 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. | 5,169 0 0 | .. |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. | 7,848,348 0 0 | 7,428,562 0 0 |
| Greymouth .. | 205,352 0 0 | 189,393 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. | 54,549 0 0 | .. |
| Grey Harbour Works .. | 127,234 0 0 | .. |
| Westport .. | 214,804 0 0 | 214,804 0 0 |
| Westport Harbour Works .. | 14,111 0 0 | .. |
| Nelson .. | 176,465 0 0 | 163,965 0 0 |
| Picton .. | 226,700 0 0 | 198,570 0 0 |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. | 37,095 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. | 5,169 0 0 | .. |
| Stock .. | 162,595 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. | 14,219,116 0 0 | 13,017,567 0 0 |
Railway Department, 4th May, 1887. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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Railway, Traffic, Revenue, Statistics, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways