✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs




JULY 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1157

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1895, to 22nd June, 1895.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1895 27,049 152,460 132,573 588,834
1894 28,110 192,729 142,121 501,182
Inc. .. 19,732 .. 87,652
Dec. 1,061 .. 9,548 ..

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.
1895 12,234 0 0 7,682 12 0 22,332 0 0 45,811 3 0 130,015 0 0 89,595 11 0 214,052 6 0 521,722 12 0
1894 10,018 0 0 7,707 16 0 25,838 0 0 45,465 8 0 137,956 12 0 91,660 19 0 200,847 5 0 519,494 0 0
Increase .. 2,216 0 0 .. .. 345 15 0 .. .. 13,205 1 0 2,228 12 0
Decrease.. .. 25 4 0 3,506 0 0 .. 7,941 12 0 2,065 8 0 .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1895, 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.
Β£ s. d. Β£ s. d.
Kawakawa 90,337 0 0 ..
Whangarei-Kamo 115,834 0 0 3,046 0 0
Kaihu .. 51,138 0 0 ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) 184,584 0 0 94,064 0 0
Auckland 1,922,810 0 0 128,690 0 0
Napier 862,737 0 0 ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) 143,527 0 0 62,178 0 0
Wanganui 1,432,849 0 0 ..
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. 42,117 0 0
Wellington 1,073,440 0 0 69,082 0 0
Surveys .. 27,502 0 0
Miscellaneous .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. 8,465,620 0 0 61,813 0 0
Greymouth 200,283 0 0 15,959 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. 127,234 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika 186,083 0 0 ..
Westport 227,494 0 0 ..
Westport Harbour Works .. 14,111 0 0
Nelson 165,641 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton 205,231 0 0 58,347 0 0
Stock .. 25,359 0 0
Stock in suspense 25,000 0 0 ..
Surveys .. 37,678 0 0
Miscellaneous .. 5,168 0 0
Total 15,352,613 0 0 790,054 0 0

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

H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.

Railway Department, 23rd July, 1895.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

πŸš‚ Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure (continued from previous page)

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
23 July 1895
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Year, Statistics, Sections
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways

πŸš‚ Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
23 July 1895
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Statistics
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways

πŸš‚ Estimated Cost of Construction, All Lines

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
23 July 1895
Railways, Construction, Costs, Public Works, Loans
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways