✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
June 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 849
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1893, to 29th April, 1893.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Parcels. | Horses. | Car- | |||||||||||||||||
| riages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, | ||||||||||||||||||
| &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | Total. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1893 | 11,671 | 61,382 | 57,712 | 235,228 | 365,993 | 2,460 | 36,261 | 1,409 | 73 | 2,633 | 40,376 | 78 | 2,649 | 463 | 155,016 | 4,636 | 162,842 | ||||
| 1892 | 11,696 | 64,928 | 55,203 | 228,002 | 359,829 | 2,139 | 34,646 | 1,273 | 74 | 2,855 | 38,878 | 68 | 2,191 | 549 | 101,576 | 5,922 | 110,306 | ||||
| Inc. | .. | .. | 2,509 | 7,226 | 6,164 | 321 | 1,615 | 136 | .. | .. | 1,498 | 10 | 458 | .. | 53,440 | .. | 52,536 | ||||
| Dec. | 25 | 3,546 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 252 | .. | .. | .. | 86 | .. | 1,286 | .. |
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 | 3,672 0 0 | 3,071 0 0 | 7,566 0 0 | 15,091 12 0 | 78,162 0 0 | 31,522 9 0 | 73,171 7 0 | 212,256 8 0 |
| 1892 | 2,240 0 0 | 4,255 12 0 | 8,086 0 0 | 13,340 3 0 | 81,787 15 0 | 35,601 5 0 | 74,072 18 0 | 219,383 13 0 |
| Increase.. | 1,432 0 0 | .. | .. | 1,751 9 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Decrease.. | .. | 1,184 12 0 | 520 0 0 | .. | 3,625 15 0 | 4,078 16 0 | 901 11 0 | 7,127 5 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, 30th May, 1893.
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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