Jan. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 63

Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections, from 1st April, 1892, to 10th December, 1892.

All Sections.
Passengers.
First Class. Second Class. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1892 75,877 412,122 387,769 1,471,246 2,347,014
1891 74,561 373,090 371,769 1,352,222 2,171,642
Inc. 1,316 39,032 16,000 119,024 175,372
Dec. .. .. .. .. ..

Season Tickets.
Total.
11,255
11,206
49
..

Number.
Parcels. Horses. Car-riages. Dogs. Total.
283,634 8,688 608 18,153 311,083
259,970 7,270 542 16,847 284,629
23,664 1,418 66 1,306 26,454
.. .. .. .. ..

Number.
Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
517 21,479 2,596 700,521 30,444 755,557
383 25,100 1,508 581,409 38,887 647,287
134 .. 1,088 119,112 .. 108,270
.. 3,621 .. .. 8,443 ..

Tons.

All Sections.
Chaff, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1892 Tons c. qr. 27,778 0 0 Tons c. qr. 36,981 16 0 Tons c. qr. 62,920 0 0 Tons c. qr. 117,193 5 0 Tons c. qr. 388,121 1 0 Tons c. qr. 259,827 0 0 Tons c. qr. 636,776 5 0 Tons c. qr. 1,527,597 7 0
1891 .. 20,500 0 0 .. 27,258 4 0 .. 61,218 0 0 .. 119,826 5 0 .. 384,230 15 0 .. 246,637 18 0 .. 596,386 0 0 .. 1,406,057 2 0
Increase .. 5,278 0 0 .. 9,723 12 0 .. 1,702 0 0 .. .. .. 53,890 6 0 .. 13,189 2 0 .. 40,390 5 0 .. 121,540 5 0
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,633 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 0 184,585 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, 10th January, 1893.
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.