New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 71

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



1568 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 71

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April 1896, to 15th August, 1896.
All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels. Horses. Car- Dogs. Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
S. R. S. R. riages.
1896 42,376 224,210 213,146 956,728 1,436,460 15,376 172,350 3,862 264 9,524 186,000 269 11,687 1,190 681,972 28,612 723,730
1895 41,926 227,214 211,971 879,366 1,360,477 13,122 163,815 3,829 225 9,143 177,012 214 13,063 1,622 645,934 24,412 685,245
Inc. 450 .. 1,175 77,362 75,983 2,254 8,535 33 39 381 8,988 55 .. .. 36,038 4,200 38,485
Dec. .. 3,004 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,376 432 .. .. ..

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 .. 28,150 0 0 9,783 8 0 33,546 0 0 83,821 17 0 194,620 11 0 142,436 16 0 406,686 16 0 899,045 8 0
1895 .. 21,966 0 0 11,098 8 0 34,722 0 0 75,937 19 0 180,372 8 0 139,734 8 0 353,750 16 0 817,581 19 0
Increase .. 6,184 0 0 .. .. 7,883 18 0 14,248 3 0 2,702 8 0 52,936 0 0 81,463 9 0
Decrease.. .. 1,315 0 0 1,176 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, 15th September, 1896



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 September 1896
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction, All Lines

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 September 1896
Railway, Construction, Cost, Infrastructure
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways