✨ Railway Traffic Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1888, to 2nd March, 1889.
Passengers.
Season
Tickets.
Number.
Number.
All Sections.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1889 195,545 395,846 802,215 1,480,268 2,873,874 10,962 342,093 7,560 597 18,262 368,512 498 25,691 1,719,762 638 43,810 834,356
1888 212,582 480,480 828,121 1,652,880 3,174,063 10,912 340,518 8,449 571 19,510 369,048 555 28,636 2,135 778,144 45,474 854,944
Inc. .. .. .. .. .. 50 1,575 .. 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dec. 17,037 84,634 25,906 172,612 300,189 .. .. 889 .. 1,248 536 57 2,945 416 15,506 1,664 20,588
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.
1889 .. 22,705 0 0 73,295 12 0 61,490 0 0 147,622 14 0 399,085 4 0 325,441 6 0 735,326 4 0 1,764,966 0 0
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
Increase .. 2,165 0 0 .. .. .. 70 0 0 1,577 2 0 76,414 14 1 4,508 5 2 79,598 5 1 157,913 7 0
Decrease .. .. .. 6,280 0 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, 2nd April, 1889.
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections
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Railway traffic, Comparative statistics, Construction costs, Freight tonnage, Passenger numbers, Financial data, All Sections
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways