New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 23

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1887, to 3rd March, 1888.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1888 212,582 480,480 828,121 1,652,880
1887 217,506 416,306 794,814 1,459,370
Inc. .. 64,174 33,307 193,510
Dec. 4,924 .. .. ..

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.
1888 .. 20,540 0 0 79,575 12 0 61,560 0 0 146,045 12 0 322,670 9 3 320,933 0 2 655,727 18 3 1,607,052 13 0
1887 .. 19,375 0 0 70,279 12 0 62,645 0 0 148,588 16 0 266,520 9 2 274,898 10 3 609,255 14 1 1,451,563 2 2
Increase 1,165 0 0 9,296 0 0 .. .. 56,150 0 1 46,034 9 3 46,472 4 2 155,489 10 2
Decrease .. .. 1,085 0 0 2,543 4 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, 3rd April, 1888.

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



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 April 1888
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Animals, 1888, 1887, North Island, Middle Island
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Approximate Cost of Railway Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
3 April 1888
Railways, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways