✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 31
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1895, to 7th December, 1895.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1895 | 75,061 | 412,990 | 378,235 | 1,625,582 |
| 1894 | 78,310 | 399,392 | 399,468 | 1,480,120 |
| Inc. | .. | 13,598 | .. | 145,462 |
| Dec. | 3,249 | .. | 21,233 | .. |
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 | 39,820 0 0 | 26,295 12 0 | 57,130 0 0 | 141,497 9 0 | 267,335 6 0 | 255,043 13 0 | 626,874 1 0 | 1,413,996 1 0 |
| 1894 | 27,666 0 0 | 39,828 4 0 | 62,158 0 0 | 138,948 19 0 | 275,577 14 0 | 252,601 18 0 | 604,964 15 0 | 1,401,745 10 0 |
| Increase .. | 12,154 0 0 | .. | .. | 2,548 10 0 | .. | 2,441 15 0 | 21,909 6 0 | 12,250 11 0 |
| Decrease.. | .. | 13,532 12 0 | 5,028 0 0 | .. | 8,242 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. |
|---|---|---|
| £ 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 200,288 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, 7th January, 1896.
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New Zealand Railways Working Account for Four-weekly Period ending 7 December 1895
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🚂 Transport & Communications7 January 1896
Railways, Finance, Revenue, Expenditure, Statistics, Working Account, December 1895
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
- H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways