New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 30

Page 707

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



APRIL 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 707.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1895, to 31st March, 1896.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
1896 S. 122,543 R. 646,384 S. 602,389 R. 2,791,110
1895 125,799 631,272 627,927 2,520,580
Inc. .. 15,112 .. 270,530
Dec. 3,256 .. 25,538 ..

TONS.

All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1896 Tons c. qr. 53,260 0 0 Tons c. qr. 99,363 8 0 Tons c. qr. 78,804 0 0 Tons c. qr. 213,132 4 0 Tons c. qr. 374,699 5 0 Tons c. qr. 389,880 14 0 Tons c. qr. 878,658 11 0 Tons c. qr. 2,087,798 2 0
1895 36,972 0 0 103,327 16 0 85,102 0 0 198,578 4 0 388,555 14 0 377,938 9 0 857,916 18 0 2,048,391 1 0
Increase .. 16,288 0 0 .. .. 14,554 0 0 .. 11,942 5 0 20,741 13 0 39,407 1 0
Decrease.. .. 3,964 8 0 6,298 0 0 .. 13,856 9 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

Railway Department, 28th April, 1896.

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

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



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🚂 Railway Working Account for Financial Year 1895-96 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 April 1896
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Financial Report, 1895-96
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways