✨ Railway Traffic and Costs
JUNE 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 993
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1893, to 27th May, 1893.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. | ||||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||||
| 1893 | 21,210 | 108,896 | 105,770 | 417,316 | 653,192 | 3,269 | 71,889 | 2,197 | 143 | 5,054 | 79,283 | 130 | 4,903 | 710 | 238,770 | 9,986 | 254,499 | |
| 1892 | 20,542 | 108,622 | 100,532 | 389,466 | 619,162 | 2,852 | 66,930 | 2,448 | 141 | 5,344 | 74,863 | 120 | 3,763 | 821 | 183,258 | 11,481 | 199,443 | |
| Inc. | 668 | 274 | 5,238 | 27,850 | 34,030 | 417 | 4,959 | .. | 2 | .. | 4,420 | 10 | 1,140 | .. | 55,512 | .. | 55,056 | |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 251 | .. | 290 | .. | .. | .. | 111 | .. | 1,495 | .. |
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 | 6,984 0 0 | 5,659 0 0 | 15,336 0 0 | 28,441 1 0 | 129,583 1 0 | 63,423 5 0 | 144,651 4 0 | 394,077 11 0 |
| 1892 | 4,170 0 0 | 7,257 8 0 | 15,802 0 0 | 27,300 19 0 | 153,923 11 0 | 70,250 15 0 | 140,143 8 0 | 418,848 1 0 |
| Increase .. | 2,814 0 0 | .. | .. | 1,140 2 0 | .. | .. | 4,507 16 0 | .. |
| Decrease.. | .. | 1,598 8 0 | 466 0 0 | .. | 24,340 10 0 | 6,827 10 0 | .. | 24,770 10 0 |
ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1893, as furnished by Public Works Department, 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 | 15,080 0 0 |
| Whangarei-Kamo .. .. | 70,145 0 0 | .. |
| Kaihu .. .. | 49,622 0 0 | .. |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) .. .. | 184,584 0 0 | 71,287 0 0 |
| Auckland .. .. | 1,727,703 0 0 | 252,940 0 0 |
| Napier .. .. | 860,318 0 0 | .. |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) .. .. | 103,587 0 0 | 49,776 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. .. | 1,427,489 0 0 | .. |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. | .. | 42,117 0 0 |
| Wellington .. .. | 1,067,812 0 0 | 25,383 0 0 |
| Surveys .. .. | .. | 27,502 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. | 8,328,213 0 0 | 72,906 0 0 |
| Greymouth .. .. | 200,283 0 0 | 15,959 0 0 |
| Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. | .. | 127,234 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. | .. | 153,327 0 0 |
| Westport .. .. | 227,496 0 0 | .. |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. | .. | 14,111 0 0 |
| Nelson .. .. | 165,609 0 0 | 12,500 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. | 204,917 0 0 | 56,341 0 0 |
| Stock .. .. | .. | 48,968 0 0 |
| Stock in suspense .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Surveys .. .. | .. | 37,644 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. | 14,733,120 0 0 | 1,033,412 0 0 |
Railway Department, 27th June, 1893.
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways