✨ Railway Traffic and Costs
JAN. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 73
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1896, to 5th December, 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. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1896 | 77,992 | 427,214 | 386,647 | 1,779,650 | 2,671,503 | 28,568 | 318,463 | 7,430 | 496 | 15,692 | 342,081 | 490 | 24,208 | 2,118 | 1,015,299 | 40,840 |
| 1895 | 75,061 | 412,990 | 378,235 | 1,625,582 | 2,491,868 | 23,904 | 299,600 | 7,119 | 446 | 15,257 | 322,422 | 421 | 26,099 | 2,799 | 961,997 | 37,035 |
| Inc. | 2,931 | 14,224 | 8,412 | 154,068 | 179,635 | 4,664 | 18,863 | 311 | 50 | 435 | 19,659 | 69 | .. | .. | 53,302 | 3,805 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,891 | 681 | .. | .. |
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 | 45,832 0 0 | 35,942 0 0 | 56,246 0 0 | 169,825 2 0 | 302,905 9 0 | 263,412 16 0 | 714,370 1 0 | 1,588,533 8 0 | ||||||||
| 1895 | 39,820 0 0 | 34,565 12 0 | 57,130 0 0 | 141,497 9 0 | 267,335 6 0 | 255,043 13 0 | 626,874 *1 0 | 1,422,266 1 0 | ||||||||
| Increase .. | 6,012 0 0 | 1,376 8 0 | .. | 28,327 13 0 | 35,570 3 0 | 8,369 3 0 | 87,496 0 0 | 166,267 7 0 | ||||||||
| Decrease.. | .. | .. | 884 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 | 200,288 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, 5th January, 1897.
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