✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1892, to 25th June, 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 | 28,109 | 145,492 | 141,889 | 538,360 | 853,850 | 3,510 | 98,642 | 3,134 | 207 | 7,348 | 109,331 | 174 | 5,769 | 1,141 | 261,778 | 15,197 | 284,059 |
| 1891 | 26,188 | 116,720 | 128,238 | 440,554 | 711,700 | 3,644 | 89,780 | 2,349 | 165 | 6,571 | 98,865 | 134 | 6,964 | 576 | 252,155 | 20,105 | 279,934 |
| Inc. | 1,921 | 28,772 | 13,651 | 97,806 | 142,150 | .. | 8,862 | 785 | 42 | 777 | 10,466 | 40 | .. | 565 | 9,623 | .. | 4,125 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 134 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,195 | .. | .. | 4,908 | .. |
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 | 7,060 0 0 | 8,612 16 0 | 23,872 0 0 | 40,229 6 0 | 211,092 14 0 | 95,613 19 0 | 217,002 3 0 | 603,482 18 0 | ||||||||
| 1891 | 7,260 0 0 | 6,154 12 0 | 21,858 0 0 | 36,521 0 0 | 167,462 19 0 | 84,254 17 0 | 212,947 2 0 | 536,458 10 0 | ||||||||
| Increase .. | .. | 2,458 4 0 | 2,014 0 0 | 3,708 6 0 | 43,629 15 0 | 11,359 2 0 | 4,055 1 0 | 67,024 8 0 | ||||||||
| Decrease.. | 200 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of ALL LINES to 31st March, 1892, 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 90,337 0 0 | 90,337 0 0 |
| Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. | 72,090 0 0 | 72,090 0 0 |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) .. .. | 239,005 0 0 | 184,535 0 0 |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. | 1,934,152 0 0 | 1,725,333 0 0 |
| Napier .. .. .. .. .. | 857,243 0 0 | 857,243 0 0 |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) .. .. | 122,546 0 0 | 103,587 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. | 1,425,225 0 0 | 1,425,225 0 0 |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. | 42,117 0 0 | .. |
| Wellington .. .. .. .. .. | 1,071,702 0 0 | 1,054,465 0 0 |
| Surveys .. .. .. .. .. | 27,498 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | 5,169 0 0 | .. |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. | 8,362,949 0 0 | 8,322,942 0 0 |
| Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. | 216,247 0 0 | 200,288 0 0 |
| Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. | 127,234 0 0 | .. |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. | 117,748 0 0 | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. | 227,496 0 0 | 227,496 0 0 |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. | 14,111 0 0 | .. |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. | 178,109 0 0 | 165,609 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. | 251,639 0 0 | 202,491 0 0 |
| Stock .. .. .. .. .. | 47,379 0 0 | .. |
| Stock in suspense .. .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | 25,000 0 0 |
| Surveys .. .. .. .. .. | 37,619 0 0 | .. |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | 5,168 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. | 15,497,783 0 0 | 14,656,691 0 0 |
Railway Department, 26th July, 1892.
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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