✨ Railway Statistics
May 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 855
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1896, to 25th April, 1896.
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 1896 | 9,502 | 57,114 | 44,941 | 247,670 | 359,227 | 3,212 | 33,847 | 1,259 | 52 | 2,017 | 37,175 | 66 | 2,173 | 103 | 202,614 | 8,415 | 213,371 |
| 1895 | 10,091 | 69,230 | 43,629 | 246,788 | 369,738 | 2,902 | 35,419 | 1,287 | 48 | 2,085 | 38,839 | 39 | 2,594 | 363 | 191,884 | 6,269 | 201,149 |
| Inc. | .. | .. | 1,312 | 882 | .. | 310 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 27 | .. | .. | 10,730 | 2,146 | 12,222 |
| Dec. | 589 | 12,116 | .. | .. | 10,511 | .. | 1,572 | 28 | .. | 68 | 1,664 | .. | 421 | 260 | .. | .. | .. |
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 | 3,502 0 0 | 2,923 0 0 | 5,916 0 0 | 15,373 18 0 | 44,087 8 0 | 30,228 13 0 | 69,296 16 0 | 171,327 15 0 |
| 1895 | 4,026 0 0 | 3,390 12 0 | 7,320 0 0 | 15,721 6 0 | 51,875 1 0 | 35,071 16 0 | 70,056 9 0 | 187,461 4 0 |
| Increase .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Decrease.. | 524 0 0 | 467 12 0 | 1,404 0 0 | 347 8 0 | 7,787 13 0 | 4,843 3 0 | 579 13 0 | 16,133 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 .. .. .. .. | 200,283 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, 26th May, 1896.
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