New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 52

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✨ Railway Statistics



1004 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 52

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1888, to 18th August, 1888.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1888 77,136 140,632 329,786 526,114
1887 86,451 185,796 342,582 665,458
Inc. .. .. .. ..
Dec. 9,315 45,164 12,796 139,344

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 .. 10,215 0 0 6,353 12 0 28,175 0 0 59,595 18 0 297,392 16 0 123,291 15 0 300,886 9 0 765,910 10 0
1887 .. 10,160 0 0 9,293 4 0 29,560 0 0 62,896 16 0 201,413 11 1 127,769 2 3 301,271 16 0 742,364 10 0
Increase 55 0 0 .. .. .. 35,979 4 3 .. .. 23,546 0 0
Decrease .. 2,939 12 0 1,385 0 0 3,300 18 0 .. 4,477 7 3 385 7 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, 18th September, 1888. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Railway Working Account for Four-weekly Period (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
18 September 1888
Railway, Financial, Revenue, Expenditure, 1888, North Island, Middle Island, Statistics

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
18 September 1888
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, 1888, Statistics

🏗️ Approximate Cost of Construction of All Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
18 September 1888
Railway, Construction, Costs, 1888, Financial
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways