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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1894, to 26th May, 1894.

| All Sections. | Passengers. | | | | Season Tickets. | Number. | | | | | | Number. | | | | | |
| | First Class. | | Second Class. | | | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. |
| | S. | R. | S. | R. | Total. | Total. | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1894 | 19,971 | 94,160 | 99,875 | 348,390 | 562,396 | 3,534 | 71,291 | 1,978 | 116 | 4,645 | 78,030 | 96 | 5,899 | 863 | 251,916 | 9,567 | 268,341 |
| 1893 | 21,210 | 108,896 | 105,770 | 417,316 | 653,192 | 3,269 | 71,889 | 2,197 | 143 | 5,054 | 79,283 | 180 | 4,903 | 710 | 238,770 | 9,986 | 254,499 |
| Inc. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 265 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 996 | 153 | 13,146 | .. | 13,842 |
| Dec. | 1,239 | 14,736 | 5,895 | 68,926 | 90,796 | .. | 598 | 219 | 27 | 409 | 1,253 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | 419 | .. |

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 .. | 7,086 0 0 | 6,010 16 0 | 17,726 0 0 | 30,404 9 0 | 109,310 8 0 | 61,079 6 0 | 136,060 7 0 | 367,677 6 0 |
| 1893 .. | 6,984 0 0 | 5,659 0 0 | 15,336 0 0 | 28,441 1 0 | 129,583 1 0 | 63,423 5 0 | 144,651 4 0 | 394,077 11 0 |
| Increase .. | 102 0 0 | 351 16 0 | 2,390 0 0 | 1,963 8 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Decrease.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20,272 13 0 | 2,343 19 0 | 8,590 17 0 | 26,400 5 0 |

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1894, 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 | 24,306 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 49,942 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) | 184,584 | 0 | 0 | 85,690 | 0 | 0 |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1,882,058 | 0 | 0 | 122,865 | 0 | 0 |
| Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 861,739 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) | 139,933 | 0 | 0 | 39,522 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1,429,178 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) | .. | .. | .. | 42,117 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1,072,596 | 0 | 0 | 42,927 | 0 | 0 |
| Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 27,502 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 5,169 | 0 | 0 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. | 8,362,133 | 0 | 0 | 100,303 | 0 | 0 |
| Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. | 200,283 | 0 | 0 | 15,959 | 0 | 0 |
| Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 127,234 | 0 | 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. | 171,032 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. | 227,495 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 14,111 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 165,609 | 0 | 0 | 12,537 | 0 | 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 204,917 | 0 | 0 | 57,591 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 44,431 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 37,665 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 5,168 | 0 | 0 |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. .. | 15,137,036 | 0 | 0 | 805,097 | 0 | 0 |

Railway Department, 26th June, 1894.

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