✨ Railway Statistics and Construction Costs
JUNE 2. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 953
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1898, to 30th April, 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. | Total. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | ||||||||||||||
| 1898 | 10,699 | 68,852 | 55,631 | 326,976 | 462,158 | 4,808 | 48,202 | 1,037 | 83 | 2,563 | 51,885 | 90 | 4,554 | 658 | 274,315 | 4,960 | 284,577 |
| 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 |
| Inc. | .. | 2,566 | .. | 17,944 | 17,149 | 477 | 3,863 | .. | 19 | .. | 3,666 | .. | 2,370 | 158 | 32,893 | .. | 34,572 |
| Dec. | 1,131 | .. | 2,230 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | .. | 187 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 835 | .. |
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 | 8,492 0 0 | 4,033 12 0 | 8,468 0 0 | 27,427 2 0 | 52,825 17 0 | 38,999 3 0 | 93,581 12 0 | 233,827 6 0 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Increase .. | 1,952 0 0 | .. | 1,150 0 0 | .. | .. | 1,169 9 0 | 5,776 9 0 | .. | |||||||
| Decrease.. | .. | 52 4 0 | .. | 1,201 15 0 | 17,346 12 0 | .. | .. | 8,552 13 0 |
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, 31st May, 1898.
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