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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1897, to 31st March, 1898.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1898 | 118,178 | 671,276 | 595,270 | 3,287,550 | 4,672,264 | 48,660 | 530,993 | 9,936 | 862 | 23,069 | 564,860 | 926 | 41,272 | 3,663 | 2,356,595 | 42,784 |
| 1897 | 126,264 | 664,066 | 617,921 | 3,031,186 | 4,439,387 | 48,069 | 489,825 | 11,347 | 778 | 22,891 | 524,841 | 841 | 32,915 | 2,994 | 1,964,110 | 52,327 |
| Inc. | .. | 7,200 | .. | 256,414 | 232,877 | 5,591 | 41,168 | .. | 84 | 178 | 40,019 | 85 | 8,357 | 669 | 392,485 | .. |
| Dec. | 8,086 | .. | 22,651 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,411 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9,543 |
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 | 77,226 0 0 | 103,054 16 0 | 83,656 0 0 | 313,073 7 0 | 427,448 2 0 | 465,041 8 0 | 1,048,867 11 0 | 2,518,367 4 0 |
| 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 | 1,082,251 19 0 | 2,368,927 7 0 |
| Increase .. | 16,684 0 0 | 4,096 8 0 | 3,642 0 0 | 55,247 19 0 | 3,560 9 0 | 49,593 9 0 | 16,615 12 0 | 149,439 17 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 200,283 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, 3rd May, 1898.
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Railway traffic, Comparative statement, Passengers, Season tickets, Parcels, Livestock, Goods, Construction costs, Opened lines, Unopened lines, Railway sections, Kawakawa, Whangarei, Kaihu, Marton-Te Awamutu, Auckland, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington-Foxton, Wellington, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, Picton, March 1898
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways