✨ Railway Statistics




Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1555

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1892, to 15th October, 1892.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1892 58,114 302,024 299,471 1,113,728
1891 56,516 267,942 285,168 1,000,996
Inc. 1,598 34,082 14,303 112,732
Dec. .. .. .. ..

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 19,768 0 0 13,938 0 0 49,420 0 0 89,676 19 0 343,713 14 0 204,555 19 0 502,960 15 0 1,224,033 7 0
1891 17,175 0 0 12,211 4 0 48,414 0 0 91,165 6 0 291,187 18 0 193,534 16 0 480,302 11 0 1,133,990 15 0
Increase .. 2,593 0 0 1,726 16 0 1,006 0 0 .. 52,525 16 0 11,021 3 0 22,658 4 0 90,042 12 0
Decrease.. .. .. .. 1,488 7 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.
Β£ s. d. Β£ 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 0 184,585 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, 15th November, 1892. A. C. FIFE, Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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πŸš‚ Railway Working Account for Four Sections (continued from previous page)

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
15 November 1892
Railways, Financial, Revenue, Expenditure, Statistics, 1892

πŸš‚ Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
15 November 1892
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Statistics, 1892

πŸ—οΈ Estimated Cost of Construction of All Lines

πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure & Public Works
15 November 1892
Railways, Construction, Costs, Public Works, 1892
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways