✨ Railway Statistics
Oct. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1715
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1896, to 12th September, 1896.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1896 | 50,550 | 264,446 | 253,924 | 1,119,626 |
| 1895 | 49,813 | 267,544 | 251,761 | 1,085,044 |
| Inc. | 737 | .. | 2,163 | 84,582 |
| Dec. | .. | 3,098 | .. | .. |
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 | 32,910 0 0 | 11,484 16 0 | 39,058 0 0 | 101,997 11 0 | 225,677 12 0 | 169,418 9 0 | 488,122 5 0 | 1,068,668 13 0 |
| 1895 | 27,464 0 0 | 13,237 12 0 | 41,032 0 0 | 92,078 6 0 | 201,629 18 0 | 166,315 11 0 | 420,020 13 0 | 961,778 0 0 |
| Increase .. | 5,446 0 0 | .. | .. | 9,919 5 0 | 24,047 14 0 | 3,102 18 0 | 68,101 12 0 | 106,890 13 0 |
| Decrease.. | .. | 1,752 16 0 | 1,974 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 200,238 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, 13th October, 1896.
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Railway, Traffic, Revenue, Expenditure, Statistics, Construction Costs, Financial Year 1896-97, North Island, Middle Island
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
- H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways