New Zealand Gazette – 1894 – No. 19

Page 393

✨ Railway Traffic and Costs



Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 393

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1893, to 3rd February, 1894.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels. Horses. Car-riages. Dogs. Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1894 106,138 548,210 537,110 2,100,620 3,292,078 14,641 381,045 10,173 703 21,529 413,450 691 29,586 3,187 929,266 31,838 994,568
1893 102,170 552,200 509,632 1,996,550 3,160,552 14,031 355,299 11,010 773 22,039 389,121 649 25,406 3,306 949,317 33,350 1,012,028
Inc. 3,968 .. 27,478 104,070 131,526 610 25,746 .. .. .. 24,329 42 4,180 .. .. .. ..
Dec. .. 3,990 .. .. .. .. .. 837 70 510 .. .. .. 119 20,051 1,512 17,460

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 .. 33,162 0 0 83,795 4 0 69,722 0 0 154,314 0 0 247,188 1 0 310,469 19 0 727,396 7 0 1,726,047 11 0
1893 .. 29,454 0 0 79,295 4 0 75,226 0 0 141,451 8 0 433,127 3 0 322,870 16 0 748,134 6 0 1,829,558 17 0
Increase .. 3,708 0 0 4,500 0 0 .. 12,862 12 0 .. .. .. ..
Decrease.. .. .. 5,504 0 0 .. 85,939 2 0 12,400 17 0 20,737 19 0 103,511 6 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) .. .. 134,584 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, 6th March, 1894.

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



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 March 1894
Traffic, Passengers, Season Tickets, Parcels, Animals, Tons, Chaff, Wool, Firewood, Timber, Grain, Merchandise, Minerals
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 March 1894
Cost, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works, Loans, Harbour-works, Railway System
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways