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.