✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1887, to 25th June, 1887.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1887 | 53,787 | 132,086 | 215,056 | 463,202 |
| 1886 | 62,200 | 111,700 | 229,199 | 395,808 |
| *Inc. | .. | 20,386 | .. | 67,394 |
| Dec. | 8,413 | .. | 14,143 | .. |
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 .. | 5,740 0 0 | 6,538 4 0 | 18,435 0 0 | 39,354 17 0 | 152,983 4 2 | 79,513 5 1 | 185,380 6 0 | 487,944 16 3 |
| 1886 .. | 4,975 0 0 | 5,518 12 0 | 18,975 0 0 | 41,819 8 0 | 127,050 1 0 | 77,468 9 2 | 165,148 4 1 | 440,954 14 3 |
| Increase | 765 0 0 | 1,019 12 0 | .. | .. | 25,933 3 2 | 2,044 15 3 | 20,232 1 3 | 46,990 2 0 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | 540 0 0 | 2,464 11 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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, 27th July, 1887.
J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic
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Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, 1887, 1886
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways
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Approximate Cost of Railway Construction
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Railway, Construction, Costs, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways