✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1923
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1895, to 9th November, 1895.
All Sections.
| Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | |||||||||||||||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |
| 1895 | 66,510 | 366,250 | 335,578 | 1,431,350 | 2,199,688 | 21,417 | 263,806 | 6,070 | 390 | 13,591 | 283,857 | 370 | 23,063 | 2,411 | 884,873 | 34,706 |
| 1894 | 69,147 | 352,442 | 353,645 | 1,318,672 | 2,093,906 | 16,815 | 262,538 | 6,283 | 443 | 15,086 | 284,350 | 412 | 23,160 | 2,585 | 656,353 | 27,285 |
| Inc. | .. | 13,808 | .. | 112,678 | 105,782 | 4,602 | 1,268 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 228,520 | 7,421 |
| Dec. | 2,637 | .. | 18,067 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 213 | 53 | 1,495 | 493 | 42 | 97 | 174 | .. | .. |
Tons.
| All Sections. | Chaff, &c. | Wool. | Firewood. | Timber. | Grain. | Merchandise. | Minerals. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. |
| 36,766 0 0 | 20,585 16 0 | 52,000 0 0 | 123,907 19 0 | 244,647 2 0 | 224,873 17 0 | 557,798 15 0 | 1,260,579 9 0 | |
| 1894 | 25,440 0 0 | 20,289 4 0 | 56,692 0 0 | 123,616 4 0 | 258,963 9 0 | 225,630 4 0 | 545,732 11 0 | 1,256,363 12 0 |
| Increase .. | 11,326 0 0 | 296 12 0 | .. | 291 15 0 | .. | .. | 12,066 4 0 | 4,215 7 0 |
| Decrease.. | .. | .. | 4,692 0 0 | .. | 14,316 7 0 | 756 7 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 | 3,046 0 0 |
| Whangarei-Kamo | 115,834 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, 10th December, 1895.
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