New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 103

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



2208 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 103

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS FROM 1st April, 1897, to 13th November, 1897.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Drays. &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1897 66,533 386,748 339,912 1,751,932 2,545,125 29,416 308,023 5,800 465 14,463 328,751 506 25,167 2,272 1,089,613 27,834 1,145,392
1896 67,578 351,902 337,760 1,484,514 2,241,754 25,698 279,770 6,184 424 14,066 300,444 433 21,282 1,987 946,384 38,694 1,008,780
Inc. .. 34,846 2,152 267,418 303,371 3,718 28,253 .. 41 397 28,307 73 3,885 285 143,229 .. 136,612
Dec. 1,045 .. .. .. .. .. .. 384 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,860 ..

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.
1897 53,254 0 0 21,389 4 0 53,146 0 0 192,297 9 0 290,904 4 0 268,834 13 0 658,423 12 0 1,588,249 2 0
1896 42,640 0 0 18,270 12 0 50,380 0 0 146,419 16 0 278,176 5 0 234,453 6 0 634,562 2 0 1,404,902 1 0
Increase .. 10,614 0 0 3,118 12 0 2,766 0 0 45,877 13 0 12,727 19 0 34,381 7 0 23,861 10 0 183,347 1 0
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, TO 31st March, 1897, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 137,734 0 0 1,195 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,990 0 0 .. .. ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) .. .. .. .. .. .. 184,624 0 0 119,713 0 0
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,979,071 0 0 110,371 0 0
Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. 872,931 0 0 .. .. ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) .. .. .. .. .. .. 143,630 0 0 98,761 0 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,446,564 0 0 .. .. ..
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,098,418 0 0 116,470 0 0
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,597 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,551,104 0 0 129,967 0 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,283 0 0 15,959 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,234 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. 192,597 0 0 .. .. ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 227,494 0 0 .. .. ..
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,111 0 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 166,736 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 205,573 0 0 58,637 0 0
Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,788 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 .. .. ..
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,795 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,577,392 0 0 957,588 0 0

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 14th December, 1897.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns (continued from previous page)

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14 December 1897
Railways, Traffic, Statistics, Revenue, Expenditure, 1897, 1896
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways