✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
Mar. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 273
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1889, to 1st February, 1890.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1890 | 177,241 | 389,822 | 761,154 | 1,483,506 |
| 1889 | 175,547 | 359,700 | 727,225 | 1,362,382 |
| Inc. | 1,694 | 30,122 | 33,929 | 121,124 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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. | |
| 1890 .. | 32,940 0 0 | 72,253 12 0 | 64,992 0 0 | 145,113 14 0 | 409,353 18 0 | 326,312 1 0 | 653,500 11 0 | 1,704,470 16 0 |
| 1889 .. | 21,315 0 0 | 61,637 4 0 | 56,115 0 0 | 133,868 6 0 | 380,249 12 0 | 292,170 1 0 | 679,835 5 0 | 1,625,190 8 0 |
| Increase | 11,625 0 0 | 10,616 8 0 | 8,877 0 0 | 11,245 8 0 | 29,109 6 0 | 34,142 0 0 | .. | 79,280 8 0 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26,334 14 0 | .. |
APPROXIMATE Cost of Construction of ALL LINES to 31st March, 1889, including Public Works Loan 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 89,993 0 0 | 89,993 0 0 |
| Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. | 69,722 0 0 | 69,722 0 0 |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. | 1,850,157 0 0 | 1,688,971 0 0 |
| Main Trunk Line, North Island .. .. | 320,619 0 0 | 207,996 0 0 |
| Napier .. .. .. .. .. | 727,540 0 0 | 662,832 0 0 |
| Wellington .. .. .. .. | 1,050,975 0 0 | 976,465 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. | 1,400,674 0 0 | 1,400,674 0 0 |
| Wellington-Manawatu .. .. .. | 41,895 0 0 | .. |
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. | 26,163 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | 5,169 0 0 | .. |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. | 8,083,740 0 0 | 7,580,494 0 0 |
| Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. | 215,080 0 0 | 199,121 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. | 92,274 0 0 | .. |
| Grey Harbour Works .. .. .. | 127,234 0 0 | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. | 232,934 0 0 | 232,934 0 0 |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. | 14,111 0 0 | .. |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. | 177,587 0 0 | 165,087 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. | 230,990 0 0 | 198,548 0 0 |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. .. | 37,572 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | 5,168 0 0 | .. |
| Stock .. .. .. .. .. | 75,590 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. | 14,875,187 0 0 | 13,472,837 0 0 |
Railway Department, 4th March, 1890. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections
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🚂 Transport & Communications4 March 1890
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Animals, Tons, Chaff, Wool, Firewood, Timber, Grain, Merchandise, Minerals
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
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Approximate Cost of Construction of All Lines
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🚂 Transport & Communications4 March 1890
Railways, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, Gross Cost, Opened Lines, Public Works Loan Expenditure, Harbour Works
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways