New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 98

Page 1681

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1681

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1892, to 12th November, 1892.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1892 66,710 364,916 343,200 1,312,496
1891 65,240 310,156 326,978 1,156,422
Inc. 1,470 54,760 16,222 156,074
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 .. 23,170 0 0 18,686 12 0 55,984 0 0 102,278 1 0 367,195 13 0 230,163 13 0 571,760 5 0
1891 .. 19,060 0 0 15,727 4 0 54,810 0 0 106,025 4 0 315,459 4 0 219,872 12 0 539,711 6 0
Increase .. 4,110 0 0 2,959 8 0 1,174 0 0 .. 51,736 9 0 10,291 1 0 32,048 19 0
Decrease.. .. .. .. 3,747 3 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 0 184,585 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, 14th December, 1892. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
14 December 1892
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, 1892, 1891, Comparison

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
14 December 1892
Railways, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, 1892
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways