✨ Railway Traffic and Costs
Feb. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 277
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1891, to 2nd January, 1892.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. | ||||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||||
| 1892 | 85,570 | 449,370 | 426,653 | 1,663,180 | 2,624,773 | 11,763 | 295,000 | 8,334 | 615 | 18,651 | 322,600 | 426 | 27,138 | 1,815 | 638,977 | 40,839 | 709,195 | |
| 1891 | 106,282 | 383,412 | 500,063 | 1,515,576 | 2,505,333 | 9,688 | 286,926 | 6,970 | 586 | 16,692 | 311,174 | 387 | 26,290 | 1,634 | 816,618 | 44,473 | 889,402 | |
| Inc. | .. | 65,958 | .. | 147,604 | 119,440 | 2,075 | 8,074 | 1,364 | 29 | 1,959 | 11,426 | 39 | 848 | 181 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Dec. | 20,712 | .. | 73,410 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 177,641 | 3,634 | 180,207 |
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. | |
| 1892 | 21,860 0 0 | 48,977 4 0 | 66,120 0 0 | 131,559 15 0 | 352,875 14 0 | 270,939 10 0 | 652,812 9 0 | 1,545,144 12 0 |
| 1891 | 22,895 0 0 | 50,809 16 0 | 72,546 0 0 | 115,319 13 0 | 422,998 5 0 | 290,676 17 0 | 586,242 15 0 | 1,561,488 6 0 |
| Increase .. | .. | .. | .. | 16,240 2 0 | .. | .. | 66,569 14 0 | .. |
| Decrease .. | 1,035 0 0 | 1,832 12 0 | 6,426 0 0 | .. | 70,122 11 0 | 19,737 7 0 | .. | 16,343 14 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 8,300,668 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, 3rd February, 1892. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways