✨ Railway Statistics




JULY 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 853

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1890, to 21st June, 1890.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1890 47,875 100,380 209,128 386,240
1889 48,982 101,690 202,296 377,694
Inc. .. .. 6,832 8,546
Dec. 1,107 1,310 .. ..

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 .. 6,985 0 0 7,395 0 0 21,066 0 0 35,553 3 0 220,367 2 0 94,582 13 0 202,340 10 0 588,289 8 0
1889 .. 10,050 0 0 5,619 4 0 17,560 0 0 39,004 12 0 199,980 8 0 83,864 14 0 173,084 18 0 529,163 16 0
Increase .. 1,775 16 0 3,506 0 0 .. 20,386 14 0 10,717 19 0 29,255 12 0 59,125 12 0
Decrease 3,065 0 0 .. .. 3,451 9 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.
Β£ s. d. Β£ 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 .. .. .. .. .. 332,083 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 .. .. .. .. .. 41,898 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, 22nd July, 1890. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

πŸš‚ Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to the termination of the four-weekly period ending 21st June, 1890 (continued from previous page)

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
22 July 1890
Railway, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Year, 1890-91, North Island, Middle Island, Four-weekly, Total, Per Cent, Average

πŸš‚ Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
22 July 1890
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Season Tickets, 1890, 1889, Comparison, Increase, Decrease

πŸ—οΈ Estimated Cost of Construction of All Lines

πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure & Public Works
22 July 1890
Railway, Construction, Cost, Public Works Loan, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways