New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 2

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✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Data



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 2

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1890, to 6th December, 1890.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1890 96,179 316,584 447,896 1,230,520
1889 138,979 275,568 598,000 1,053,540
Inc. .. 41,016 .. 176,980
Dec. 42,800 .. 150,104 ..

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 .. 21,570 0 0 29,715 8 0 67,188 0 0 104,985 18 0 404,745 11 0 262,437 8 0 529,698 3 0 1,420,340 8 0
1889 .. 29,035 0 0 26,509 16 0 53,630 0 0 121,430 7 0 364,747 17 0 256,965 9 0 551,682 13 0 1,404,001 2 0
Increase .. 3,205 12 0 13,558 0 0 .. 39,997 14 0 5,471 19 0 .. 16,339 6 0
Decrease 7,465 0 0 .. .. 16,444 9 0 .. .. 21,984 10 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

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 5th January, 1891.



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🚂 Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to 6th December 1890 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 January 1891
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Traffic, Financial Data, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways