✨ Railway Statistics and Costs
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1897, to 11th December, 1897.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1897 | 75,776 | 436,444 | 384,408 | 1,978,100 |
| 1896 | 77,992 | 427,214 | 386,647 | 1,779,650 |
| Inc. | .. | 9,230 | .. | 198,450 |
| Dec. | 2,216 | .. | 2,239 | .. |
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 .. | 58,012 0 0 | 44,537 16 0 | 59,356 0 0 | 217,630 6 0 | 309,469 19 0 | 304,440 4 0 | 738,442 3 0 | 1,731,888 8 0 |
| 1896 .. | 45,832 0 0 | 35,942 0 0 | 56,246 0 0 | 169,825 2 0 | 302,905 9 0 | 263,412 16 0 | 714,370 1 0 | 1,588,533 8 0 |
| Increase .. | 12,180 0 0 | 8,595 16 0 | 3,110 0 0 | 47,805 4 0 | 6,564 10 0 | 41,027 8 0 | 24,072 2 0 | 143,355 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 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. | 54,990 0 0 | .. |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) .. | 184,624 0 0 | 119,713 0 |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. | 1,979,071 0 0 | 110,371 |
| Napier .. .. .. .. .. | 872,931 0 0 | .. |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) .. | 143,680 0 0 | 98,761 |
| Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. | 1,446,564 0 0 | .. |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. | .. | 42,116 |
| Wellington .. .. .. .. .. | 1,098,418 0 0 | 116,470 |
| Surveys .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 28,597 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 .. .. | .. | 127,284 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 | 12,587 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. | 205,573 0 0 | 58,637 0 0 |
| Stock .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 82,788 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, 11th January, 1898.
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