✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
Jan. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 53
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1886, to 11th December, 1886.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1886 | 173,055 | 297,984 | 632,296 | 1,056,838 |
| 1885 | 205,105 | 253,522 | 751,739 | 886,832 |
| Inc. | .. | 44,462 | .. | 170,006 |
| Dec. | 32,050 | .. | 119,443 | .. |
Tons.
| All Sections. | Chaff, &c. | Wool. | Firewood. | Timber. | Grain. | Merchandise. | Minerals. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 .. | Tons c. qr. 17,615 0 0 | Tons c. qr. 29,527 4 0 | Tons c. qr. 53,250 0 0 | Tons c. qr. 123,490 15 0 | Tons c. qr. 242,361 17 2 | Tons c. qr. 221,756 7 0 | Tons c. qr. 509,046 6 1 | Tons c. qr. 1,197,047 9 3 |
| 1885 .. | 11,450 0 0 | 22,544 8 0 | 60,390 0 0 | 141,129 0 0 | 315,504 17 0 | 251,631 9 3 | 474,066 8 0 | 1,276,716 2 3 |
| Increase | 6,165 0 0 | 6,982 16 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34,979 18 1 | .. |
| Decrease | .. | .. | 7,140 0 0 | 17,638 5 0 | 73,142 19 2 | 29,875 2 3 | .. | 79,668 13 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, 12th January, 1887.
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Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Statistics, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
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Railways, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, North Island, Middle Island, Harbour Works
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways