✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
754 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 36
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1890, to 24th May, 1890.
All Sections.
Passengers.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
Number. Number.
Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Drays &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
1890 32,727 74,230 140,219 273,800 520,976 2,361 57,519 1,472 132 4,187 63,310 93 4,913 420 224,056 16,300 245,782
1889 33,227 73,812 137,298 280,364 524,701 2,123 57,639 1,486 104 4,169 63,398 93 3,861 170 120,538 14,648 139,310
Inc. .. 418 2,921 .. .. 238 .. .. 28 18 .. .. 1,052 250 103,518 1,652 106,472
Dec. 500 .. .. 6,564 3,725 .. 120 14 .. .. 88 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tons.
All Sections.
Chaff, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1890 .. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr.
4,365 0 0 6,219 0 0 13,026 0 0 23,315 17 0 163,120 5 0 62,768 14 0 130,323 8 0 403,138 4 0
1889 .. 5,830 0 0 4,308 8 0 11,585 0 0 26,018 4 0 147,847 16 0 54,706 4 0 108,914 14 0 359,210 6 0
Increase .. 1,910 12 0 1,441 0 0 .. 15,272 9 0 8,062 10 0 21,408 14 0 43,927 18 0
Decrease 1,465 0 0 .. .. 2,702 7 0 .. .. .. ..
ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF ALL LINES TO 31st MARCH, 1890, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,235 0 0 90,235 0 0
Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,095 0 0 70,095 0 0
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,855,001 0 0 1,722,971 0 0
Main Trunk Line, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 332,033 0 0 287,583 0 0
Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. 789,554 0 0 656,164 0 0
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,065,554 0 0 1,051,054 0 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,408,900 0 0 1,408,900 0 0
Wellington-Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,398 0 0 ..
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,206 0 0 ..
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0 ..
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,236,601 0 0 7,947,618 0 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 216,178 0 0 200,219 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. 99,784 0 0 ..
Grey Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,234 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 226,415 0 0 226,415 0 0
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,111 0 0 ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 177,948 0 0 165,448 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 231,601 0 0 199,033 0 0
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,600 0 0 ..
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0 ..
Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,423 0 0 25,000 0 0
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,164,758 0 0 14,050,735 0 0
Railway Department, 24th June, 1890. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic
🚂 Transport & Communications24 June 1890
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Comparison, 1890, 1889
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works24 June 1890
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, Public Works Loan
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways