New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 47

Page 737

✨ Railway Traffic and Costs



June 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 737

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1891, to 23rd May, 1891.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels.
S. R. S. R.
1891 18,007 78,948 86,333 290,586
1890 32,727 74,230 140,219 273,800
Inc. .. 4,718 .. 16,786
Dec. 14,720 .. 53,886 ..

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 .. 4,695 0 0 4,819 0 0 14,658 0 0 25,194 12 0 123,121 2 0 60,133 2 0 142,283 13 0
1890 .. 4,365 0 0 6,219 0 0 13,026 0 0 23,315 17 0 163,120 5 0 62,768 14 0 130,823 8 0
Increase .. 330 0 0 .. 1,632 0 0 1,878 15 0 .. .. 11,960 5 0 ..
Decrease.. .. 1,400 0 0 .. .. 39,999 3 0 2,635 12 0 .. 28,233 15 0

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of ALL LINES to 31st March, 1891, 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 .. .. .. .. .. 90,285 0 0 90,235 0 0
Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. .. 70,095 0 0 70,095 0 0
Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) .. .. .. 236,580 0 0 184,354 0 0
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1,894,048 0 0 1,725,583 0 0
Napier .. .. .. .. .. 847,918 0 0 847,918 0 0
Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) .. .. .. 105,821 0 0 103,452 0 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 1,416,947 0 0 1,416,947 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. 42,117 0 0 ..
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 1,066,771 0 0 1,051,577 0 0
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. 27,498 0 0 ..
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0 ..
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. 8,300,668 0 0 7,971,242 0 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 216,190 0 0 200,231 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. 127,234 0 0 ..
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. 100,611 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 227,354 0 0 227,354 0 0
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. 14,111 0 0 ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 177,947 0 0 165,447 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 242,998 0 0 199,151 0 0
Stock .. .. .. .. .. 66,124 0 0 ..
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. 37,619 0 0 ..
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. 15,344,223 0 0 14,278,586 0 0

Railway Department, 23rd June, 1891. A. C. FIFE, Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 June 1891
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Comparison, 1890, 1891

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
23 June 1891
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, Public Works Loan, Expenditure
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways