✨ Railway Traffic and Costs
Mar. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 655
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1896, to 30th January, 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. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1897 | 101,720 | 557,616 | 504,874 | 2,484,730 | 3,648,940 | 35,140 | 403,700 | 9,506 | 632 | 19,025 | 432,863 | 658 | 28,261 | 2,513 | 1,430,546 | 44,929 |
| 1896 | 99,826 | 545,344 | 492,123 | 2,270,126 | 3,407,419 | 29,630 | 378,201 | 9,143 | 581 | 18,762 | 406,687 | 563 | 30,822 | 3,288 | 1,267,101 | 41,551 |
| Inc. | 1,894 | 12,272 | 12,751 | 214,604 | 241,521 | 5,510 | 25,499 | 363 | 51 | 263 | 26,176 | 95 | .. | .. | 163,445 | 3,378 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,561 | 775 | .. | .. |
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 | 52,216 0 0 | 82,924 8 0 | 67,544 0 0 | 209,289 1 0 | 340,727 9 0 | 327,865 4 0 | 861,471 18 0 | 1,942,038 0 0 |
| 1896 | 44,812 0 0 | 81,922 0 0 | 66,344 0 0 | 172,166 8 0 | 299,181 2 0 | 316,081 19 0 | 745,146 18 0 | 1,725,654 7 0 |
| Increase .. | 7,404 0 0 | 1,002 8 0 | 1,200 0 0 | 37,122 13 0 | 41,546 7 0 | 11,783 5 0 | 116,325 0 0 | 216,383 13 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 March, 1897.
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