New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 77

Page 1157

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Oct. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1157

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1891, to 12th September, 1891.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1891 48,513 227,192 245,340 856,744
1890 72,583 195,862 830,190 762,852
Inc. .. 31,330 .. 93,892
Dec. 24,070 .. 84,850 ..

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 15,055 0 0 10,843 4 0 42,942 0 0 76,784 9 0 267,660 1 0 170,012 11 0 417,448 12 0 1,000,745 17 0
1890 15,445 0 0 11,624 0 0 42,558 0 0 71,366 18 0 331,387 5 0 180,008 10 0 377,765 19 0 1,030,155 12 0
Increase .. .. .. 384 0 0 5,417 11 0 .. .. 39,682 13 0 ..
Decrease.. 390 0 0 780 16 0 .. .. 63,727 4 0 9,995 19 0 .. 29,409 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 .. .. .. .. .. 90,235 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 .. .. .. .. 8,300,663 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, 12th October, 1891. A. C. FIFE, Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to 12th September 1891 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
12 October 1891
Railway, Working Account, Revenue, Expenditure, 1891, Traffic, Construction Costs
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways