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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1897, to 5th February, 1898.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1898 | 98,422 | 569,172 | 496,196 | 2,756,526 |
| 1897 | 101,720 | 557,616 | 504,874 | 2,484,730 |
| Inc. | .. | 11,556 | .. | 271,796 |
| Dec. | 3,298 | .. | 8,678 | .. |
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. | |
| 1898 .. | 65,362 0 0 | 89,469 4 0 | 70,844 0 0 | 263,024 5 0 | 346,729 17 0 | 381,281 17 0 | 885,911 17 0 | 2,102,123 0 0 |
| 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 |
| Increase .. | 13,146 0 0 | 6,544 16 0 | 2,800 0 0 | 53,735 4 0 | 6,002 8 0 | 53,416 13 0 | 24,439 19 0 | 160,085 0 0 |
| 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, 8th March, 1898.
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