New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 57

Page 1111

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Oct. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1111

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1888, to 15th September, 1888.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
1888 S. 92,058 R. 164,548 S. 389,418 R. 619,622
1887 102,949 211,866 405,426 761,494
Inc. .. .. .. ..
Dec. 10,891 47,318 16,008 141,872

Tons.

All Sections. Chaff, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1888 .. Tons c. qr. 12,270 0 0 Tons c. qr. 7,058 8 0 Tons c. qr. 32,830 0 0 Tons c. qr. 72,528 6 0 Tons c. qr. 261,480 10 0 Tons c. qr. 149,452 18 0 Tons c. qr. 375,059 4 0 Tons c. qr. 910,679 6 0
1887 .. 11,950 0 0 10,725 16 0 34,690 0 0 74,712 16 0 224,569 5 0 155,465 19 0 356,078 16 0 868,192 12 0
Increase 320 0 0 .. .. .. 36,911 5 0 .. 18,980 8 0 42,486 14 0
Decrease .. 3,667 8 0 1,860 0 0 2,184 10 0 .. 6,013 1 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 ..
Hūrunui-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, 16th October, 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
16 October 1888
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, 1888, 1887, Comparison
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Approximate Cost of Railway Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
16 October 1888
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, Expenditure
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways