✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
1370 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 68
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1888, to 10th November, 1888.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1888 | 122,914 | 232,598 | 514,035 | 855,243 |
| 1887 | 136,261 | 291,480 | 535,735 | 1,013,166 |
| Inc. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dec. | 13,347 | 58,882 | 21,700 | 157,923 |
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 .. | 15,525 0 0 | 11,402 12 0 | 42,335 0 0 | 99,828 18 0 | 320,195 7 0 | 200,202 2 0 | 505,823 17 0 | 1,195,312 16 0 |
| 1887 .. | 15,555 0 0 | 15,739 0 0 | 43,590 0 0 | 97,677 6 0 | 262,516 17 1 | 207,720 3 3 | 462,647 16 0 | 1,105,446 3 0 |
| Increase | .. | .. | .. | 2,151 12 0 | 57,678 9 3 | .. | 43,176 1 0 | 89,866 13 0 |
| Decrease | 30 0 0 | 4,336 8 0 | 1,255 0 0 | .. | .. | 7,518 1 3 | .. | .. |
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, 10th December, 1888. J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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- J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways