New Zealand Gazette – 1894 – No. 10

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Feb. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 241

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1893, to 6th January, 1894.

| 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1894 | 92,382 | 493,368 | 473,779 | 1,906,992 | 2,966,521 | 12,706 | 345,249 | 9,112 | 640 | 19,660 | 374,661 | 589 | 27,769 | 2,638 | 776,948 | 29,230 | 837,174 |
| 1893 | 88,061 | 493,740 | 449,463 | 1,805,884 | 2,837,148 | 12,038 | 320,790 | 9,732 | 692 | 20,067 | 351,281 | 575 | 23,457 | 2,806 | 799,582 | 32,000 | 858,420 |
| Inc. | 4,321 | .. | 24,316 | 101,108 | 129,373 | 668 | 24,459 | .. | .. | .. | 23,380 | 14 | 4,312 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dec. | .. | 372 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 620 | 52 | 407 | .. | .. | .. | 168 | 22,634 | 2,770 | 21,246 |

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. |
| 1894 | 30,978 0 0 | 60,966 4 0 | 63,122 0 0 | 140,900 0 0 | 328,568 1 0 | 278,803 4 0 | 663,856 7 0 | 1,567,193 16 0 |
| 1893 | 27,468 0 0 | 60,683 12 0 | 68,422 0 0 | 128,964 7 0 | 409,205 18 0 | 288,229 3 0 | 684,786 3 0 | 1,667,759 3 0 |
| Increase .. | 3,510 0 0 | 282 12 0 | .. | 11,935 13 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Decrease.. | .. | .. | 5,300 0 0 | .. | 80,637 17 0 | 9,425 19 0 | 20,929 16 0 | 100,565 7 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 | 3,328,213 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, 6th February, 1894.

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



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 February 1894
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Season Tickets, Parcels, Horses, Carriages, Dogs, Drays, Cattle, Calves, Sheep, Pigs, Tons, Chaff, Wool, Firewood, Timber, Grain, Merchandise, Minerals
  • A. O. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Construction, All Lines (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
6 February 1894
Railways, Construction, Costs, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works Department, Loans, Harbour Works
  • A. O. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways