New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 17

Page 327

✨ Railway Traffic and Costs



Mar. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 327

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1890, to 31st January, 1891.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1891 119,593 435,006 555,874 1,688,736
1890 177,241 389,822 761,154 1,483,506
Inc. .. 45,184 .. 205,230
Dec. 57,648 .. 205,280 ..

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.
1891 .. 24,755 0 0 70,354 12 0 73,191 0 0 128,467 8 0 447,661 14 0 322,705 7 0 660,139 0 0 1,727,274 1 0
1890 .. 32,940 0 0 72,253 12 0 64,992 0 0 145,113 14 0 409,358 18 0 326,312 1 0 653,500 11 0 1,704,470 16 0
Increase .. .. 8,199 0 0 .. 38,302 16 0 .. 6,638 9 0 22,803 5 0
Decrease 8,185 0 0 1,899 0 0 .. 16,646 6 0 .. 3,606 14 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 0 199,033 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, 3rd March, 1891. A. C. FIFE, Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 March 1891
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Statistics, 1890-91
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Construction of All Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
3 March 1891
Railway, Construction, Costs, Public Works, Loans, 1890
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways