New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 31

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



APRIL 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 501

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

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels.
S. R. S. R.
1891 143,741 546,894 660,484 2,082,510
1890 216,793 474,362 926,016 1,759,288
Inc. .. 72,532 .. 323,222
Dec. 73,052 .. 265,532 ..

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 29,800 0 0 87,701 0 0 73,650 0 0 153,077 15 0 528,682 19 0 385,019 17 0 828,079 3 0 2,086,010 14 0
1890 37,900 0 0 91,213 12 0 77,454 0 0 172,813 13 0 498,198 11 0 399,258 3 0 797,117 8 0 2,073,955 7 0
Increase .. .. .. .. .. 30,484 8 0 .. 30,961 15 0 12,055 7 0
Decrease.. 8,100 0 0 3,512 12 0 3,804 0 0 19,735 18 0 .. 14,238 6 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, 29th April, 1891. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 April 1891
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 April 1891
Railways, Construction, Costs, Sections, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways