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