✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
June 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1069
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1898, to 25th May, 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 | 19,486 | 115,026 | 100,842 | 552,206 | 787,060 | 8,869 | 92,655 | 1,876 | 164 | 4,961 | 99,656 | 175 | 8,476 | 1,146 | 467,063 | 7,987 | 484,847 |
| 1897 | 20,598 | 113,006 | 101,851 | 520,670 | 756,125 | 7,488 | 84,029 | 2,218 | 119 | 5,118 | 91,484 | 166 | 5,127 | 752 | 413,563 | 10,936 | 430,544 |
| Inc. | .. | 2,020 | .. | 31,536 | 30,935 | 1,381 | 8,626 | .. | 45 | .. | 8,172 | 9 | 3,349 | 394 | 53,500 | .. | 54,303 |
| Dec. | 1,112 | .. | 1,509 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 342 | .. | 157 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,949 | .. |
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 .. | 16,930 | 0 0 | 7,533 | 12 0 | 16,180 | 0 0 | 51,055 | 19 0 | 108,713 | 15 0 | 80,095 | 16 0 | 180,211 | 17 0 | 460,720 | 19 0 |
| 1897 .. | 14,278 | 0 0 | 6,543 | 0 0 | 15,508 | 0 0 | 55,246 | 4 0 | 125,803 | 15 0 | 74,058 | 10 0 | 170,340 | 10 0 | 461,777 | 19 0 |
| Increase .. | 2,652 | 0 0 | 990 | 12 0 | 672 | 0 0 | .. | .. | 6,037 | 6 0 | 9,871 | 7 0 | .. | |||
| Decrease.. | .. | .. | .. | 4,190 | 5 0 | 17,090 | 0 0 | .. | .. | 1,057 | 0 0 |
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1898, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 91,681 | 0 | 0 | .. | ||
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. | 144,105 | 0 | 0 | 6,696 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 70,544 | 0 | 0 | .. | ||
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2,214,903 | 0 | 0 | 217,156 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth | 3,796,473 | 0 | 0 | 140,048 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) | .. | 42,116 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. | .. | 30,182 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,169 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. | 8,666,899 | 0 | 0 | 83,097 | 0 | 0 |
| Greymouth-Brunner .. .. .. .. | 196,972 | 0 | 0 | 15,959 | 0 | 0 |
| Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. | .. | 127,234 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. | 195,127 | 0 | 0 | .. | ||
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. | 220,772 | 0 | 0 | .. | ||
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. | .. | 14,111 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 165,192 | 0 | 0 | 12,537 | 0 | 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 206,235 | 0 | 0 | 58,711 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. | .. | 49,169 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. | .. | 31,964 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Surveys, Middle Island.. .. .. | .. | 38,825 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,168 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | .. | ||
| Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 15,993,903 | 0 | 0 | 878,142 | 0 | 0 |
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways,
Railway Department, 28th June, 1898.
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