✨ Railway Traffic and Costs
1854 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 97
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1893, to 11th November, 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 | 70,759 | 367,132 | 361,927 | 1,382,204 | 2,182,022 | 11,169 | 270,598 | 6,991 | 517 | 16,028 | 294,134 | 446 | 23,030 | 2,234 | 626,289 | 26,864 | 678,363 | |
| 1892 | 66,710 | 364,916 | 343,200 | 1,312,496 | 2,087,322 | 10,507 | 248,847 | 7,508 | 530 | 16,528 | 273,413 | 453 | 18,711 | 2,388 | 645,042 | 28,208 | 694,902 | |
| Inc. | 4,049 | 2,216 | 18,727 | 69,708 | 94,700 | 662 | 21,751 | .. | .. | .. | 20,721 | .. | 4,319 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 517 | 13 | 500 | .. | 7 | .. | 154 | 18,753 | 1,944 | 16,539 |
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 | 27,552 0 0 | 18,574 0 0 | 53,572 0 0 | 114,668 10 0 | 298,050 18 0 | 224,073 11 0 | 555,005 7 0 | 1,291,501 6 0 |
| 1892 | 23,170 0 0 | 18,686 12 0 | 55,984 0 0 | 102,278 1 0 | 367,195 13 0 | 230,163 13 0 | 571,760 5 0 | 1,369,238 4 0 |
| Increase .. | 4,382 0 0 | .. | .. | 12,390 9 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Decrease.. | .. | 112 12 0 | 2,412 0 0 | .. | 69,144 15 0 | 6,085 2 0 | 16,754 18 0 | 77,736 18 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, 12th December, 1893.
A. O. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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