✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
1924
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1897, to 18th September, 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 | 50,258 | 284,286 | 258,963 | 1,288,938 | 1,882,445 | 21,559 | 227,835 | 4,167 | 353 | 11,494 | 243,849 | 396 | 16,763 | 1,553 | 923,163 | 22,461 | 964,336 |
| 1896 | 50,550 | 264,446 | 253,924 | 1,119,626 | 1,688,546 | 18,194 | 206,277 | 4,521 | 309 | 11,068 | 222,175 | 312 | 14,689 | 1,400 | 796,386 | 32,658 | 845,445 |
| Inc. | .. | 19,840 | 5,039 | 169,312 | 193,899 | 3,365 | 21,558 | .. | 44 | 426 | 21,674 | 84 | 2,074 | 153 | 126,777 | .. | 118,891 |
| Dec. | 292 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 354 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10,197 | .. |
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 | 43,024 | 0 0 | 13,815 | 12 0 | 42,170 | 0 0 | 145,021 | 16 0 | 243,613 | 19 0 | 207,552 | 16 0 | 502,661 | 2 0 | 1,197,859 |
| 1896 | 32,910 | 0 0 | 11,484 | 16 0 | 39,058 | 0 0 | 101,997 | 11 0 | 225,677 | 12 0 | 169,418 | 9 0 | 488,122 | 5 0 | 1,068,668 |
| Increase .. | 10,114 | 0 0 | 2,330 | 16 0 | 3,112 | 0 0 | 43,024 | 5 0 | 17,936 | 7 0 | 38,134 | 7 0 | 14,538 | 17 0 | 129,190 |
| 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 200,288 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, 19th October, 1897.
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