✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Data
720 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 36
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1888, to 26th May, 1888.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1888 | 33,919 | 71,230 | 137,292 | 246,014 |
| 1887 | 38,183 | 90,448 | 150,571 | 318,150 |
| Inc. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dec. | 4,264 | 19,218 | 13,279 | 72,136 |
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 .. | 3,830 0 0 | 3,392 0 0 | 12,600 0 0 | 25,865 12 0 | 132,892 5 0 | 54,274 7 1 | 120,777 16 0 | 353,632 0 1 |
| 1887 .. | 4,085 0 0 | 5,385 0 0 | 12,085 0 0 | 26,485 16 0 | 118,202 17 2 | 55,918 18 2 | 125,653 4 0 | 347,815 16 0 |
| Increase | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5,816 4 1 |
| Decrease | 255 0 0 | 1,993 0 0 | 515 0 0 | 620 4 0 | 14,689 7 2 | 1,644 11 1 | 4,875 8 0 | .. |
APPROXIMATE COST of CONSTRUCTION of ALL LINES to 31st March, 1888, 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 90,069 0 0 | 90,069 0 0 |
| Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. | 69,721 0 0 | 69,721 0 0 |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. | 1,920,471 0 0 | 1,807,971 0 0 |
| Main Trunk Line, North Island .. .. | 135,501 0 0 | .. |
| Napier .. .. .. .. .. | 688,052 0 0 | 659,892 0 0 |
| Wellington .. .. .. .. .. | 1,015,730 0 0 | 966,386 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. | 1,403,041 0 0 | 1,403,041 0 0 |
| Wellington-Manawatu .. .. .. | 41,798 0 0 | .. |
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. | 20,229 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | 5,169 0 0 | .. |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. | 8,014,655 0 0 | 7,574,218 0 0 |
| Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. | 211,073 0 0 | 195,114 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. | 69,389 0 0 | .. |
| Grey Harbour Works .. .. .. | 127,234 0 0 | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. | 222,894 0 0 | 222,894 0 0 |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. | 14,111 0 0 | .. |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. | 177,678 0 0 | 165,178 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. | 228,959 0 0 | 198,494 0 0 |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. | 37,094 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | 5,169 0 0 | .. |
| Stock .. .. .. .. .. | 105,072 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. | 14,603,109 0 0 | 13,352,978 0 0 |
Railway Department, 26th June, 1888. J. P. MAXWELL, General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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