New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 29

Page 479

✨ Railway Financial Statistics



MAY 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 479

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1888, to 31st March, 1889.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Parcels. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Drays,&c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.

1889 215,253 429,828 880,222 1,607,500 3,132,803 11,817 370,707 8,378 650 19,971 399,706 547 27,589 1,837 842,840 47,126 919,939
1888 230,031 526,334 898,357 1,797,128 3,451,850 11,518 368,680 9,301 619 21,128 399,728 592 30,562 2,204 857,397 50,046 940,801
Inc. .. 299 2,027 .. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dec. 14,778 96,506 18,135 189,628 319,047 923 1,157 22 45 2,973 367 14,557 2,920 20,862

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. Tons

1889 .. 24,335 0 0 78,202 16 0 67,045 0 0 160,399 4 0 447,027 4 0 356,732 11 0 786,689 11 0 1,920,431 6 0
1888 .. 22,190 0 0 84,147 0 0 65,860 0 0 158,023 16 0 358,021 10 0 347,379 9 3 700,140 0 0 1,735,761 15 3
Increase 2,145 0 0 5,944 4 0 1,185 0 0 2,375 8 0 89,005 14 0 9,353 1 1 86,549 11 0 184,669 10 1
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

REVENUE.

All Sections. Ordinary Passengers. Season Tickets. Parcels and Luggage. Goods. Miscellaneous. Rents and Commission. Total Revenue.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

1889 305,631 10 5 17,815 15 8 34,101 4 8 610,488 6 3 15,662 17 1 13,915 9 8 997,615 3 9
1888 334,925 19 1 17,800 9 10 34,726 16 8 579,359 7 8 14,610 15 6 13,420 0 1 994,843 8 10
Increase 15 5 10 31,128 18 7 1,052 1 7 495 9 7 2,771 14 11
Decrease 29,294 8 8 625 12 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.

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, 6th May, 1889.

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic, Revenue, and Construction Costs for New Zealand Railways (Year ending March 1889) (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 May 1889
Railway statistics, Traffic comparison, Revenue, Construction costs, Passenger numbers, Goods tonnage, 1888, 1889
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways