✨ Railway Traffic and Costs
948 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 45
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1890, to 19th July, 1890.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Car-riages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1890 | 57,939 | 129,042 | 256,095 | 504,462 | 947,538 | 4,778 | 114,359 | 2,484 | 217 | 7,892 | 124,952 | 168 | 10,670 | 841 | 394,134 | 28,018 |
| 1889 | 63,649 | 124,348 | 268,116 | 473,260 | 929,373 | 4,196 | 114,594 | 2,670 | 193 | 7,435 | 124,892 | 196 | 7,528 | 545 | 227,106 | 24,909 |
| Inc. | .. | 4,694 | .. | 31,202 | 18,165 | 582 | .. | .. | 24 | 457 | 60 | .. | 3,142 | 296 | 167,028 | 3,109 |
| Dec. | 5,710 | .. | 12,021 | .. | .. | .. | 235 | 186 | .. | .. | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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 .. | 9,695 0 0 | 8,493 0 0 | 27,336 0 0 | 47,635 16 0 | 256,885 8 0 | 121,581 11 0 | 272,768 2 0 | 744,394 17 0 |
| 1889 .. | 14,115 0 0 | 6,318 4 0 | 22,855 0 0 | 51,335 8 0 | 231,376 12 0 | 110,399 8 0 | 238,965 17 0 | 675,365 9 0 |
| Increase | .. | 2,174 16 0 | 4,481 0 0 | .. | 25,508 16 0 | 11,182 3 0 | 33,802 5 0 | 69,029 8 0 |
| Decrease | 4,420 0 0 | .. | .. | 3,699 12 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 .. .. .. .. | 332,083 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 | 199,038 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, 19th August, 1890. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic
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