✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 381
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1889, to 1st March, 1890.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1890 | 197,663 | 432,960 | 843,144 | 1,618,548 |
| 1889 | 195,545 | 395,846 | 802,215 | 1,480,268 |
| Inc. | 2,118 | 37,114 | 40,929 | 138,280 |
| 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 .. | 35,380 0 0 | 84,807 0 0 | 71,376 0 0 | 158,035 6 0 | 440,962 0 0 | 363,183 0 0 | 720,185 0 0 | 1,873,928 6 0 |
| 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 |
| Increase | 12,675 0 0 | 11,511 8 0 | 9,886 0 0 | 10,412 12 0 | 41,876 16 0 | 37,741 14 0 | .. | 108,962 6 0 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15,141 4 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, 1st April, 1890. A. C. FIFE, Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways