New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 39

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1891, to 25th April, 1891.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1891 9,261 40,014 43,528 145,660
1890 15,735 45,930 68,844 163,016
Inc. .. .. .. ..
Dec. 6,474 5,916 25,316 17,356

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 2,355 0 0 3,288 0 0 6,438 0 0 11,826 17 0 64,133 14 0 31,574 3 0 64,615 16 0 184,231 10 0
1890 1,800 0 0 4,129 0 0 5,766 0 0 10,655 4 0 76,696 13 0 30,862 9 0 61,551 0 0 191,460 6 0
Increase .. 555 0 0 .. 672 0 0 1,171 13 0 .. 711 14 0 3,064 16 0 ..
Decrease.. .. 841 0 0 .. .. 12,562 19 0 .. .. 7,228 16 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 14,050,785 0 0

Railway Department, 26th May, 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
26 May 1891
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Comparison, 1890, 1891
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

🚂 Transport & Communications
26 May 1891
Railways, Construction, Costs, Public Works, Loans, Sections
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways