New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 12

Page 387

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Feb. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 387

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1896, to 2nd January, 1897.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1897 88,920 502,778 441,328 2,248,606
1896 86,625 490,490 432,932 2,051,068
Inc. 2,295 12,288 8,396 197,538
Dec. .. .. .. ..

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 o. qr.
1897 48,916 0 0 63,684 16 0 61,814 0 0 191,083 14 0 322,039 3 0 292,713 13 0 785,592 17 0 1,765,844 3 0
1896 42,244 0 0 59,290 8 0 61,102 0 0 155,566 9 0 280,503 18 0 283,941 12 0 680,181 12 0 1,562,829 19 0
Increase .. 6,672 0 0 4,394 8 0 712 0 0 35,517 5 0 41,535 5 0 8,772 1 0 105,411 5 0 203,014 4 0
Decrease.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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, 2nd February, 1897.



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🚂 Comparative Railway Traffic Statement

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 February 1897
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Freight, Statistics, 1896-1897
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways

🏗️ Estimated Railway Construction Costs

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
4 February 1897
Railway, Construction, Costs, Lines, Public Works, 1896
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways