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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 50
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1897, to 1st May, 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 | 11,830 | 66,286 | 57,861 | 309,032 | 445,009 | 4,331 | 44,339 | 1,066 | 64 | 2,750 | 48,219 | 104 | 2,184 | 500 | 241,422 | 5,795 | 250,005 |
| 1896 | 9,502 | 57,114 | 44,941 | 247,670 | 359,227 | 3,212 | 33,847 | 1,259 | 52 | 2,017 | 37,175 | 66 | 2,173 | 103 | 202,614 | 8,415 | 213,371 |
| Inc. | 2,328 | 9,172 | 12,920 | 61,362 | 85,782 | 1,119 | 10,492 | .. | 12 | 733 | 11,044 | 38 | 11 | 397 | 38,808 | .. | 36,634 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 193 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,620 | .. |
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 | 6,540 0 0 | 4,085 16 0 | 7,318 0 0 | 28,628 17 0 | 70,172 9 0 | 37,829 14 0 | 87,805 3 0 | 242,379 19 0 |
| 1896 | 3,502 0 0 | 2,923 0 0 | 5,916 0 0 | 15,373 18 0 | 44,087 8 0 | 30,228 13 0 | 69,296 16 0 | 171,327 15 0 |
| Increase .. | 3,038 0 0 | 1,162 16 0 | 1,402 0 0 | 13,254 19 0 | 26,085 1 0 | 7,601 1 0 | 18,508 7 0 | 71,052 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 .. .. .. .. | 200,283 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, 1st June, 1897,
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