New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 25

Page 453

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



April 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 453

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1892, to 4th March, 1893.

All Sections.
Passengers.
First Class. | Second Class. | Total.
S. | R. | S. | R.
1893 | 114,255 | 606,772 | 564,744 | 2,177,456 | 3,463,227
1892 | 110,945 | 556,718 | 539,495 | 2,018,594 | 3,225,752
Inc. | 3,310 | 50,054 | 25,249 | 158,862 | 237,475
Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..

Season Tickets.
Total.
15,611
15,009
602
..

Number.
Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total.
388,910 | 11,903 | 867 | 24,499 | 426,179
358,175 | 10,240 | 726 | 22,785 | 391,926
30,735 | 1,663 | 141 | 1,714 | 34,253
.. | .. | .. | .. | ..

Number.
Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total.
729 | 27,380 | 3,617 | 1,143,932 | 35,328 | 1,210,986
570 | 30,781 | 2,566 | 900,997 | 45,109 | 980,023
159 | .. | 1,051 | 242,935 | .. | 230,963
.. | 3,401 | .. | .. | 9,781 | ..

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.
1893 .. | 31,812 0 0 | 89,392 12 0 | 81,436 0 0 | 155,905 12 0 | 468,936 16 0 | 362,372 17 0 | 815,501 17 0 | 2,005,357 14 0
1892 .. | 24,920 0 0 | 79,352 12 0 | 78,960 0 0 | 155,690 16 0 | 394,931 16 0 | 338,268 2 0 | 790,269 19 0 | 1,862,393 5 0
Increase .. | 6,892 0 0 | 10,040 0 0 | 2,476 0 0 | 214 16 0 | 74,005 0 0 | 24,104 15 0 | 25,231 18 0 | 142,964 9 0
Decrease.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..

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 .. .. .. .. .. | 15,497,733 0 0 | 14,656,691 0 0

Railway Department, 4th April, 1893.
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 April 1893
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Tons, 1892-93
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
4 April 1893
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Sections, Expenditure, 1892
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways