✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
May 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 609
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1892, to 31st March, 1893.
All Sections.
| Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. | ||||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| 1893 | 124,891 | 660,636 | 613,863 | 2,359,654 | 3,759,044 | 16,504 | 420,610 | 12,993 | 921 | 26,780 | 461,304 | 796 | 29,761 | 3,836 | 1,321,046 | 38,814 |
| 1892 | 124,181 | 611,812 | 600,497 | 2,219,292 | 3,555,764 | 16,341 | 393,407 | 11,370 | 819 | 25,439 | 431,035 | 653 | 33,059 | 3,189 | 1,067,614 | 49,639 |
| Inc. | 710 | 48,824 | 13,366 | 140,362 | 203,280 | 163 | 27,203 | 1,623 | 102 | 1,341 | 30,269 | 143 | .. | 647 | 253,432 | .. |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3,298 | .. | .. | 10,825 |
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 | 34,314 0 0 | 96,841 12 0 | 88,186 0 0 | 168,910 4 0 | 523,636 15 0 | 397,410 16 0 | 884,031 1 0 | 2,193,330 8 0 |
| 1892 | 26,605 0 0 | 85,888 4 0 | 87,834 0 0 | 170,520 11 0 | 442,276 14 0 | 379,768 4 0 | 873,898 13 0 | 2,066,791 6 0 |
| Increase .. | 7,709 0 0 | 10,953 8 0 | 352 0 0 | .. | 81,360 1 0 | 17,642 12 0 | 10,132 8 0 | 126,539 2 0 |
| Decrease.. | .. | .. | .. | 1,610 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. |
|---|---|---|
| £ 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, 2nd May, 1893. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to the termination of the four-weekly period ending 31st March 1893
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- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways