1660 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 88

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS FROM 1st APRIL, 1893, TO 14th OCTOBER, 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 | 61,722 | 308,908 | 314,985 | 1,178,606 | 1,864,221 | 10,383 | 235,058 | 5,780 | 434 | 14,241 | 255,513 | 381 | 19,941 | 2,049 | 595,863 | 24,518 | 642,752 |
| 1892 | 58,114 | 302,024 | 299,471 | 1,113,728 | 1,773,337 | 9,698 | 215,992 | 6,343 | 437 | 14,623 | 237,395 | 387 | 16,275 | 2,196 | 590,530 | 26,324 | 635,712 |
| Inc. | 3,608 | 6,884 | 15,514 | 64,878 | 90,884 | 685 | 19,066 | .. | .. | .. | 18,118 | .. | 3,666 | .. | 5,333 | .. | 7,040 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 563 | 3 | 382 | .. | 6 | .. | 147 | .. | 1,806 | .. |

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 | 25,020 0 0 | 13,503 16 0 | 48,018 0 0 | 99,039 15 0 | 276,314 16 0 | 198,746 9 0 | 500,389 1 0 | 1,161,031 17 0 |
| 1892 | 19,768 0 0 | 13,988 0 0 | 49,420 0 0 | 89,676 19 0 | 343,713 14 0 | 204,555 19 0 | 502,960 15 0 | 1,224,033 7 0 |
| Increase.. | 5,252 0 0 | .. | .. | 9,362 16 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Decrease.. | .. | 434 4 0 | 1,402 0 0 | .. | 67,398 18 0 | 5,809 10 0 | 2,571 14 0 | 63,001 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. | | | | | | | 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 200,283 | 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, 14th November, 1893.

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