New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 65

Page 1289

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Aug. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1289

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1893, to 22nd July, 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 | 37,168 | 186,186 | 189,663 | 720,764 | 1,133,781 | 6,214 | 137,778 | 3,476 | 272 | 9,084 | 150,610 | 234 | 9,834 | 1,427 | 414,645 | 16,849 | 442,989 |
| 1892 | 35,298 | 184,090 | 182,092 | 682,906 | 1,084,386 | 5,706 | 127,903 | 3,855 | 272 | 9,231 | 141,261 | 212 | 7,915 | 1,368 | 358,332 | 18,001 | 385,828 |
| Inc. | 1,870 | 2,096 | 7,571 | 37,858 | 49,395 | 508 | 9,875 | .. | .. | .. | 9,349 | 22 | 1,919 | 59 | 56,313 | .. | 57,161 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 379 | .. | 147 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,152 | .. |

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 | 14,772 0 0 | 8,494 0 0 | 30,250 0 0 | 54,772 19 0 | 203,581 18 0 | 114,821 13 0 | 295,089 12 0 | 721,782 2 0 |
| 1892 | 9,470 0 0 | 9,680 0 0 | 30,580 0 0 | 51,989 9 0 | 251,296 12 0 | 123,742 9 0 | 293,443 3 0 | 770,201 13 0 |
| Increase | 5,302 0 0 | .. | .. | 2,783 10 0 | .. | .. | 1,646 9 0 | .. |
| Decrease | .. | 1,186 0 0 | 330 0 0 | .. | 47,714 14 0 | 8,920 16 0 | .. | 48,419 11 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 | Cost of Opened Lines | Cost of Unopened Lines |
| | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Kawakawa | 90,337 0 0 | .. |
| Whangarei-Kamo | 70,145 0 0 | 15,080 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 | 200,288 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, 22nd August, 1893. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 August 1893
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Statistics, 1893, 1892

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
22 August 1893
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Public Works, Expenditure
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways