✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
May 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 993
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897.
| 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. | Total. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | ||||||||||||||
| 1897 | 126,264 | 664,066 | 617,921 | 3,031,136 | 4,439,387 | 43,069 | 489,825 | 11,347 | 778 | 22,891 | 524,841 | 841 | 32,915 | 2,994 | 1,964,110 | 52,327 | 2,053,187 |
| 1896 | 122,543 | 646,384 | 602,389 | 2,791,110 | 4,162,426 | 36,233 | 455,511 | 11,115 | 716 | 22,551 | 489,893 | 693 | 35,623 | 4,028 | 1,839,712 | 53,346 | 1,933,402 |
| Inc. | 3,721 | 17,682 | 15,532 | 240,026 | 276,961 | 6,836 | 34,314 | 232 | 62 | 340 | 34,948 | 148 | .. | .. | 124,398 | .. | 119,785 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,708 | 1,034 | .. | 1,019 | .. |
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 | 60,542 | 0 0 | 98,958 | 8 0 | 80,014 | 0 0 | 257,825 | 8 0 | 423,887 | 13 0 | 415,447 | 19 0 | 1,032,251 | 19 0 | 2,368,927 | 7 0 |
| 1896 | 53,260 | 0 0 | 99,363 | 8 0 | 78,804 | 0 0 | 213,132 | 4 0 | 374,699 | 5 0 | 389,880 | 14 0 | 878,658 | 11 0 | 2,087,798 | 2 0 |
| Increase .. | 7,282 | 0 0 | .. | 1,210 | 0 0 | 44,693 | 4 0 | 49,188 | 8 0 | 25,567 | 5 0 | 153,593 | 8 0 | 281,129 | 5 0 | |
| Decrease.. | .. | 405 | 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.
Railway Department, 29th April, 1897.
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Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics, North Island, Middle Island
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