New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 57

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1898, to 26th June, 1898.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels. Horses. Other Livestock. Dogs. Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1898 27,387 155,280 143,211 748,818 1,074,696 12,708 135,368 2,383 243 6,947 144,941 244 12,381 1,427 607,731 10,352 632,135
1897 28,622 162,638 145,062 784,660 1,120,982 10,691 121,034 2,666 171 7,040 130,911 228 7,893 882 550,699 14,293 573,395
Inc. .. .. .. .. .. 2,017 14,334 .. 72 .. 14,030 16 4,488 545 57,682 .. 58,740
Dec. 1,235 7,358 1,851 35,842 46,286 .. .. 283 .. 93 .. .. .. .. .. 3,941 ..

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 26,632 0 0 10,203 4 0 24,732 0 0 75,706 4 0 155,504 4 0 114,486 16 0 275,286 6 0 682,550
1897 23,718 0 0 8,524 0 0 23,128 0 0 77,078 5 0 165,500 16 0 102,126 1 0 252,008 8 0 652,083
Increase .. 2,914 0 0 1,679 4 0 1,604 0 0 .. .. .. .. 12,360 15 0 23,277 18 0 30,467
Decrease.. .. .. .. 1,372 1 0 9,996 12 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, 26th July, 1898.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic for April to June 1898

🚂 Transport & Communications
26 July 1898
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Tons, 1898, North Island, South Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to March 1898

🚂 Transport & Communications
26 July 1898
Railway Construction, Cost Estimates, Public Works, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, 1898
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways