New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 55

Page 1155

✨ Railway Traffic and Costs



July 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1155

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1896, to 20th June, 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 27,164 143,400 133,260 627,022 930,846 8,797 106,935 2,742 160 6,255 116,092 168 7,137 700 464,560 21,086 493,651
1895 27,049 152,460 132,573 588,834 900,916 7,622 103,433 2,829 137 6,033 112,432 128 7,091 1,001 463,310 17,759 489,289
Inc. 115 .. 687 38,188 29,930 1,175 3,502 .. 23 222 3,660 40 46 .. 1,250 3,327 4,362
Dec. .. 9,060 .. .. .. .. .. 87 .. .. .. .. .. 301 .. .. ..

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 18,274 0 0 7,348 16 0 21,758 0 0 51,023 9 0 140,248 4 0 91,218 3 0 240,928 4 0 570,798 16 0
1895 12,234 0 0 7,682 12 0 22,332 0 0 45,811 3 0 130,015 0 0 89,595 11 0 214,052 6 0 521,722 12 0
Increase .. 6,040 0 0 .. .. 5,212 6 0 10,233 4 0 1,622 12 0 26,875 18 0 49,076 4 0
Decrease.. .. 333 16 0 574 0 0 .. .. .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1896, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,638 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | ..
Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. .. .. 115,935 | 0 | 0 | 14,879 | 0 | 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,982 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) .. .. .. .. .. .. 185,098 | 0 | 0 | 111,372 | 0 | 0
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,970,655 | 0 | 0 | 99,122 | 0 | 0
Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. 866,268 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) .. .. .. .. .. .. 143,117 | 0 | 0 | 77,268 | 0 | 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,441,569 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | ..
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 42,117 | 0 | 0
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,089,961 | 0 | 0 | 83,343 | 0 | 0
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 27,502 | 0 | 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 5,169 | 0 | 0
Hurunui-Bluff.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,515,732 | 0 | 0 | 81,173 | 0 | 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,283 | 0 | 0 | 15,959 | 0 | 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 127,234 | 0 | 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. 191,409 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 227,494 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | ..
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 14,111 | 0 | 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 166,562 | 0 | 0 | 12,537 | 0 | 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 205,511 | 0 | 0 | 58,361 | 0 | 0
Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 28,540 | 0 | 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | ..
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 37,890 | 0 | 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 5,168 | 0 | 0
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,487,219 | 0 | 0 | 841,745 | 0 | 0

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.

Railway Department, 21st July, 1896.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Railway Traffic Statement

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 July 1896
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Season Tickets, 1896, 1895
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways

🏗️ Estimated Railway Construction Costs

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