New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 23

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✨ Railway Traffic and Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1895, to 29th February, 1896.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1896 111,105 595,404 545,543 2,528,056 3,780,108 32,981 416,233 10,091 647 20,490 447,461 622 32,868 3,625 1,529,362 47,296 1,613,773
1895 114,968 579,746 577,161 2,236,424 3,508,299 26,307 410,195 10,307 699 21,808 443,009 639 32,701 4,800 1,265,865 38,923 1,342,928
Inc. .. 15,658 .. 291,632 271,809 6,674 6,038 .. .. .. 4,452 .. 167 .. 263,497 8,373 270,845
Dec. 3,863 .. 31,618 .. .. .. .. 216 52 1,318 .. 17 .. 1,175 .. .. ..

Tons.

All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &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.
1896 .. 48,934 0 0 93,572 4 0 72,358 0 0 191,527 1 0 325,840 9 0 350,618 8 0 808,567 0 0 1,891,417 2 0
1895 .. 34,098 0 0 98,078 4 0 78,184 0 0 180,728 1 0 340,639 1 0 345,277 17 0 781,058 9 0 1,858,063 12 0
Increase .. 14,836 0 0 .. .. 10,799 0 0 .. 5,340 11 0 27,508 11 0 33,353 10 0
Decrease .. .. 4,506 0 0 5,826 0 0 .. 14,798 12 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, 31st March, 1896.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Railway Traffic Statement

🚂 Transport & Communications
31 March 1896
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Cattle, Wool, Firewood, Timber, Merchandise, Minerals
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways

🏗️ Estimated Railway Construction Costs

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
31 March 1896
Railways, Construction, Costs, Lines, Public Works, Loans, Sections
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways