New Zealand Gazette – 1895 – No. 61

Page 1283

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Aug. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1283

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1895, to 20th July, 1895.

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.
1895 34,400 188,488 172,122 732,932 1,127,942 10,859 133,793 3,329 181 7,529 144,832 170 9,725 1,188 557,734 22,033 590,850
1894 36,214 172,046 183,721 652,888 1,044,869 7,956 133,966 3,129 213 8,382 145,690 183 11,074 1,372 423,283 16,687 452,599
Inc. .. 16,442 .. 80,044 83,073 2,903 .. 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. 134,451 5,346 138,251
Dec. 1,814 .. 11,599 .. .. .. 173 .. 32 853 858 13 1,349 184 .. .. ..

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 .. 16,764 0 0 9,495 0 0 28,266 0 0 61,570 5 0 156,812 11 0 114,511 18 0 282,015 5 0 669,434 19 0
1894 .. 13,125 0 0 9,161 12 0 32,054 0 0 59,683 11 0 164,804 12 0 117,897 2 0 282,495 15 0 679,221 12 0
Increase .. 3,639 0 0 333 8 0 .. 1,886 14 0 .. .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. .. 3,788 0 0 .. 7,992 1 0 3,385 4 0 480 10 0 9,786 13 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.
£ s. d. £ 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, 20th August, 1895.

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 August 1895
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Season Tickets, Parcels, Animals, 1895, 1894
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Construction, All Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
20 August 1895
Railways, Construction, Costs, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works Department, 1895
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways