New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 59

Page 1165

✨ Railway Traffic and Costs



JULY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1165

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1893, to 24th June, 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 | 29,294 | 148,662 | 148,733 | 573,310 | 899,999 | 3,966 | 105,682 | 2,876 | 204 | 7,047 | 115,809 | 189 | 7,218 | 1,111 | 321,234 | 13,877 | 343,629 |
| 1892 | 28,109 | 145,492 | 141,889 | 538,360 | 853,850 | 3,510 | 98,642 | 3,134 | 207 | 7,348 | 109,331 | 174 | 5,769 | 1,141 | 261,778 | 15,197 | 284,059 |
| Inc. | 1,185 | 3,170 | 6,844 | 34,950 | 46,149 | 456 | 7,040 | .. | .. | .. | 6,478 | 15 | 1,449 | .. | 59,456 | .. | 59,570 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 258 | 3 | 301 | .. | .. | .. | 30 | .. | 1,320 | .. |

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 | .. | 10,806 0 0 | 7,146 0 0 | 22,362 0 0 | 42,505 15 0 | 173,194 1 0 | 89,405 19 0 | 222,826 13 0 | 568,246 8 0 |
| 1892 | .. | 7,060 0 0 | 8,612 16 0 | 23,872 0 0 | 40,229 6 0 | 211,092 14 0 | 95,613 19 0 | 217,002 3 0 | 603,482 18 0 |
| Increase .. | | 3,746 0 0 | .. | .. | 2,276 9 0 | .. | .. | 5,824 10 0 | .. |
| Decrease.. | | .. | 1,466 16 0 | 1,510 0 0 | .. | 37,898 13 0 | 6,208 0 0 | .. | 35,236 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 | 71,287 0 0 |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) | 184,584 0 0 | 252,940 0 0 |
| Auckland | 1,727,703 0 0 | .. |
| Napier | 860,318 0 0 | 49,776 0 0 |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) | 103,587 0 0 | .. |
| Wanganui | 1,427,489 0 0 | 42,117 0 0 |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) | .. | 25,383 0 0 |
| Wellington | 1,067,812 0 0 | 27,502 0 0 |
| Surveys | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. | 8,328,213 0 0 | 72,906 0 0 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. | 200,288 0 0 | 15,959 0 0 |
| Greymouth | .. | 127,234 0 0 |
| Greymouth Harbour Works | .. | 153,327 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika | 227,496 0 0 | .. |
| Westport | .. | 14,111 0 0 |
| Westport Harbour Works | 165,609 0 0 | 12,500 0 0 |
| Nelson | 204,917 0 0 | 56,341 0 0 |
| Picton | .. | 48,968 0 0 |
| Stock | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Stock in suspense | .. | 37,644 0 0 |
| Surveys | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. | .. | .. |
| Total | 14,733,120 0 0 | 1,033,412 0 0 |

Railway Department, 25th July, 1893.

D

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 July 1893
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, 1893

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Construction, All Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 July 1893
Railways, Construction Costs, Public Works, 1893
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways