New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 71

Page 1461

✨ Railway Traffic and Cost Statistics



Dec. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1461

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1890, to 8th November, 1890.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1890 87,581 269,716 401,931 1,062,082
1889 124,274 234,308 532,284 910,280
Inc. .. 35,408 .. 151,802
Dec. 36,693 .. 130,353 ..

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 .. 19,565 0 0 16,461 8 0 59,166 0 0 93,663 12 0 383,187 1 0 231,882 19 0 459,504 1 0 1,263,430 1 0
1889 .. 26,720 0 0 13,798 0 0 47,402 0 0 107,929 6 0 346,590 10 0 224,834 19 0 493,730 9 0 1,261,005 4 0
Increase .. 2,663 8 0 11,764 0 0 .. 36,596 11 0 7,048 0 0 .. 2,424 17 0
Decrease 7,155 0 0 .. .. 14,265 14 0 .. .. 34,226 8 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 .. .. .. 41,398 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, 9th December, 1890. A. C. FIFE, Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 December 1890
Railways, Traffic, Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Sections
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 December 1890
Railways, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, Expenditure
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways